Did you say "Beach Tennis?"
Beach tennis is debuting at the North American Sand Soccer Championships this week. Maybe sounds a little weird, but who hasn't played Smashball at the beach? I know it was a favorite of us here at WATR. So why not beach tennis, seems like a natural extension? Where do we sign up?
The playing area is the same as a standard beach volleyball court. The net is about 6 feet high, and the equipment is a traditional tennis racquet and ball that is not pressurized, making it a bit less lively. Scoring is the same as tennis, but there’s no deuce point. Matches last about 30 minutes. The winner is the first to take eight games, instead of the normal six. Serves are overhand, smashes at the net are frequent, and the ball is dead as soon as it hits the ground, as in badminton. But the soft sand invites all sorts of diving and rolling that the hard-court variety discourages.
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Posted by Bob Wallace at June 13, 2005 8:45 AM
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