2018 is set to be the official year of beach tennis in South Africa. This comes after Tennis South Africa (TSA) officially launched the fun tennis format on March 13, with a host of exciting announcements.
TSA has spent the last twelve months trialling beach tennis across the country and is stepping up its commitment to the format. To kick-off beach tennis, three events will be staged. The Rand Show, which takes place at Nasrec, over the Easter weekend, will host the TSA Beach Tennis Challenge with a mass participation doubles event which is open to anybody who would like to try their hand at beach tennis.
Beach tennis at the Arnold Classic Africa, the first ever International Tennis Federation (ITF) international prize money event in South Africa, will take place in May. The two times TSA Beach Tennis Classics, which is ITF international ranking events two and three, are scheduled for May.
The Rand Show TSA Beach Tennis Challenge has a unique hook, the winners of both the men’s and women’s sections will represent TSA, all expenses paid, at the ITF Beach Tennis World Championships in Russia in August 2018.
Meanwhile, TSA has also confirmed Vodacom as the official video streaming partner of beach tennis. The first event streamed will be The Rand Show TSA Beach Tennis Challenge.
Beach Tennis is an approved ITF discipline and South Africa is one of 47 countries around the world where the sport is now being promoted and played. TSA believes that beach tennis is the “fun tennis” of the future, as it is a game that can be played by all ages and all playing abilities.
Richard Glover, CEO of TSA said, “Visit any beach in South Africa during the festive season and you will see a wide variety of people playing a simple form of beach tennis – with a paddle and ball. What this demonstrates is that beach tennis is fun, easy to play and appeals to all ages. It offers a simple and easy entry point into our sport and we think it is a dynamic platform from which to grow tennis in South Africa.”
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