March 17th marked the 2nd stop of the IFBT Beach Tennis Tour. The G-3 event followed California's G-4 tournament held two weeks prior, which kicked off an exciting year of Beach Tennis. The 2013 St. Patrick's Day Tournament was held near Miami, in Dania Beach, Florida and welcomed many newcomers and world ranked players.
The International Federation of Beach Tennis in Australia works to promote Beach Tennis! Paul Mapley, President of IFBT-Australia, send us his report from the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix.
Last week we saw 5 of the best drivers in the world take to the sand in Port Melbourne, to play Beach Tennis! It was an absolute pleasure to open up for them as they competed fiercely against each other in the trying winds, watching Giedo Van der Garde taking out Max Chilton in the Finals Match.
IFBT-Puerto Rico hosted the 1st Beach Tennis G-3 tournament of the year at the beautiful Ocean Park Beach. Over forty of the top beach tennis players in Puerto Rico gathered for the great event.
It was a sunny weekend with terrific Beach Tennis action! The matches began early on Saturday morning with the Singles Open category. Top IFBT ranked player, Gabriel Montilla faced a rival top seed, Carlos Rivera in a much anticipated Singles Finals. The score was 6-1 in favor of Montilla.