Beach Tennis USA Shines at the Sony Ericsson Open
Tennis fans at the 2008 Sony Ericsson Open flocked to the Beach Tennis USA® sand court this weekend for a close up look at America’s fastest growing beach sport. The invitational tournament kicked off the BTUSA 2008 National Tour and featured some prominent former tennis pros, including Pablo Arroya (ATP), Mario Tabares and partner Ivan Perez (Davis Cup), and Maurice Ruah and partner Boris Czarnecki (both Davis Cup), who defeated Mike Edison and Brett Johnson, of Clearwater, FL, 8-5 to take the first place trophy.
Many of the tennis players who competed at the Sony Ericsson Open this year came by to try their hand at beach tennis, including Radek Stepanek (ranked ATP 28) and Sara Errani (ranked WTA 72). Also on hand to call the action were BTUSA TV hosts Murphy Jensen and Alex Querna.
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