Beach Activities:
Get there early to enjoy the surf. We will be there most of the day. Monica Rojas has agreed to run a beach tennis tournament. We will set up beach volleyball and horseshoes in the sand as well as bocci ball on the grass.
Guys bring your shoes, there is suppose to be a basketball court close to where we are setting up as well so we will try to get a little 3 on 3 going as well.
Beach Tennis Tournament
There has been enough interest in this that we are going to attempt to set up a court at the beach and run a little tournament.
Think about getting a partner...(mixed doubles)
and plan on playing Saturday on the beach..
details will follow later.
WHAT IS BEACH TENNIS?
Beach tennis merges the worlds of tennis and beach volleyball into one exciting sport.
It’s like regular tennis except it’s played on a regulation beach volleyball court. Using tennis racquets, two players on each team volley back and forth, hitting a slightly depressurized tennis ball directly over the net without letting it bounce... One hit per team is all that’s allowed.
Your team scores a point each time your opponents hit the ball outside the lines or let it hit the sand.
Q: How does the ball bounce?
A: It doesn’t. If the ball hits the sand, the point is over.
This is a de-pressurized ball (6 lbs of pressure instead of 12).
Q: What are the court dimensions?
A: The court is 30 feet wide by 60 feet long. There is a center line that splits the court lengthwise.
Q: How high is the net?
A: The net is 5'10" tall.
Q: What are the rules? How is the game scored?
A: Scoring is 15 - 30 - 40 and no-ad at deuce. At deuce, receiving team chooses which player will receive the serve. Only one hit per side, as in tennis and badminton. . One serve only … off the net counts, as in beach volleyball... no faults or lets. Serves must go cross-court. Touching the net in any way or breaking the plane of the net – that is, reaching over the net with your racquet, even on the follow through – will result in a loss of the point. Each match consists of one eight-game set. The match must be won by two games (e.g. 9-7). If the match score is tied at 8-8, a 12-point tennis tiebreaker (first team to 7 points wins) will be played to determine the winner. Remember, the Number One rule in beach tennis is to have fun!