Beach Tennis USA's SoCal Points Series Concludes in Long Beach, CA

Beach Tennis USA's SoCal Points Series Concludes in Long Beach, CA

West Coast Championship To Be Televised on Two Networks

NEW YORK, July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Beach Tennis USA(R) will hold the final West Coast event of its 2007 National Tour on Saturday and Sunday, July 21-22 in Long Beach, California. The "SoCal Series Slam" will take place at Granada Beach in Belmont Shore, just south of the Belmont Plaza Pool. This is the fourth and final tournament of the Southern California events comprising Beach Tennis USA's SoCal Points Series and will be taped for broadcast on both Tennis Channel and SportsNet New York (SNY).

On Saturday, there will be free instructional play with balls & racquets provided courtesy of Head and Penn, official equipment suppliers of Beach Tennis USA. Preliminary qualifying play for both the Men's and Women's Pro divisions will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, with elimination rounds beginning later that day. The Men and Women's Pro finals will take place Sunday at 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., respectively.

Southern California's best beach tennis talent will compete for a $1,000 first-place prize, as well as series points. At the conclusion of Sunday's event, the team with the most series points will win a cash bonus plus a guaranteed spot in the 2007 National Beach Tennis Championship in Long Beach, NY on September 1-2.

Beach tennis is played on a regulation beach volleyball court where two players on each team use standard tennis racquets to hit a depressurized tennis ball back and forth over the net without letting it hit the sand. Players wishing to compete in the SoCal Series Slam can register online at http://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, is a true hybrid sport that combines tennis and beach volleyball into one exciting and fast-paced game. Now in its third season, Beach Tennis USA has garnered increased attention while hosting events in Southern 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 and SportsNet New York (SNY). The company continues to grow by adding new licensees in various U.S. cities. To learn more about this fast-growing sport, or to become a licensee, please visit http://www.beachtennisusa.net/.

Source: Beach Tennis USA

CONTACT: John Rarrick of Beach Tennis USA, +1-212-671-1080, Ext. 103,
JR@bullseyepublicrelations.com

Web site:

http://www.beachtennisusa.net/

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