Beach Tennis USA 2008 National Tour Comes to Clearwater

Winner Of Tampa Bay Open To Earn Berth In National Championship

NEW YORK, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Beach Tennis USA(R), the organization
responsible for launching the sport of beach tennis in North America, will
hold the second event of its 10-city 2008 National Tour with the Tampa Bay
Open, at Club V, 12901 U.S. Highway 19 North, Clearwater, Florida, April 29-
30. The weekend-long event will showcase the top-ranked beach tennis teams
from around the country, with the Men's and Women's Pro Division finals
scheduled to take place on Sunday, April 20 at 4:00 pm. The event will also
feature amateur and junior league play, which will be held throughout the
weekend. Newcomers to the sport of beach tennis will be able to learn along
side some of Beach Tennis USA's biggest stars. One junior player will also
qualify to be "Fuzzy the Mascot" during the pro tournament.
Since its inaugural tour in 2005, BTUSA tournaments have drawn many former
tennis tour veterans back into competition, including Gretchen Magers
(Wimbledon), Jay Berger (Davis Cup) and Pablo Arraya (1992 Olympics). Murphy
Jensen, 1993 French Open Doubles champ, is the play-by-play announcer for
Beach Tennis USA's televised events. Last year, 75 Men's and Women's Pro
division teams from 12 countries competed for $15,000 in cash prizes at
BTUSA's National Championship.
This year, Beach Tennis USA events will be televised to over 45 million
homes on SunSports, Tennis Channel, Comcast SportsNet, and SportsNet New York
(SNY). The first major, televised event of the 2008 National Tour will be the
Sunshine State Slam, May 3-4, in Miami Beach, Florida. For a full schedule of
events and to register to play, please visit www.beachtennisusa.net.
About Beach Tennis USA
Beach tennis, which was launched in the U.S. as a pro and recreational
sport in 2005 by real estate developer Marc Altheim, combines tennis and beach
volleyball into one exciting and fast-paced game. Now in its fourth season,
Beach Tennis USA has garnered increased attention while hosting events in
South Florida, Southern California and New York. Beach Tennis USA has also
gained recognition in the tennis world, attracting many former top-rated
tennis players and having televised competitions featured on Tennis Channel,
Comcast SportsNet, and SportsNet New York (SNY). The company continues to grow
by adding new licensees in various U.S. cities and establishing "Team Beach
Tennis," which promotes year-round league play. To learn more about this fast-
growing sport, or to become a licensee, please visit www.beachtennisusa.net.
SOURCE Beach Tennis USA

John Rarrick, of BullsEye Public Relations, +1-212-671-1080 X103,
JR@bullseyepublicrelations.com, for Beach Tennis USA