A message from Venice Beach Recreation and Parks’ Fred Ealey!
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This is a reminder that this weekend April 2-3, 2016 Venice Beach Recreation Center will be hosting our Spring Doubles POP/Paddle Tournament. I would like to thank everyone who signed up early via the Muscle Beach Office. Your support is always appreciated For everyone else who did not pre-register. See the following:
Registration begins at 8:30am
Cost: $30/team (please have correct change)
Matches will begin promptly at 10am
No sign ups once bracket is complete
Your doubles team can be ANY combination of gender. We would like to host a women’s division, so ladies come on out. We need 6 teams to have a division (obviously in the same skill set open, a, b,c). If not women will compete in the main pool and will be placed appropriately based on skill.
Open division will be No Bucket
A-C division will be Bucket
– Double Elimination
– 8 game pro set
Please be prepared to play multiple games and some back to back. There will only be a 15 min grace for forfeits once your match has been called.
Look forward to seeing you all out.
About: Paddle Tennis is a game that looks like a cross between ping-pong and tennis. The court looks like a scaled down tennis court and the rules are the same as tennis as well. The racquets resemble large ping pong paddles.
The Venice Beach Paddle Tennis Tournament is widely regarded as one of the toughest and best Paddle Tennis tournaments in the World to win, because the Venice Beach Paddle Tennis recreational facility is where most of the top professional players live and practice their games year round.
Several tournaments are held at our local courts throughout the year and local resident Scott Freedman has been considered one of the World’s best for over two decades. Kent Seto, Doug Kolker and Daryl Lemon are also some of the names to know in Paddle Tennis.
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2016 TOURNAMENTS. Start training now!
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April 2nd & 3rd. Spring Doubles
May. 7-8. Cinco de Mayo.
June 18-19 Venice Beach Summer Singles
July 16-17 L.A. City Doubles
Aug. 20-21 US Open National Singles
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LOCATION: Paddle Tennis Courts: 1800 Ocean Front Walk. Venice, CA 90291. | 310.399.2775 | 310.396.6764
PARKING: South City Parking Lot: 2100 Ocean Front Walk. Venice, Ca 90291. (End of Venice Blvd. approximately 4 miles from the 405 freeway) Click here for additional parking!
Red shirt: Daryl Lemmon
In this photo: US Open Doubles Champions Australian brothers Austin and Scott Doerner with 2014 National Singles Champion Scott Freedman and Don Schwake
Power ladies of Paddle Tennis
Poke Poke’s Trish
For more event info, or paddle tennis racket info and rentals, contact Fred Ealey at Venice Recreation and Parks. 1800 Ocean Front Walk. Venice, CA 90291. 310.399.2775
