MIAMI
FLORIDA
USA
24-25 OTTOBRE 2009

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IFBT-USA’s Oktoberfest Beach Tennis Tournament

was a great success! This was the first IFBT event to

be held in the USA, with a full tour on the way. Some of

the best teams in the world participated over the

weekend of Oct 24-25, with 6 different categories. The

World Cup event included representation from Puerto

Rico, Italy, France, Peru, Ecuador, Czech Republic,

Columbia, Venezuela, Germany and the USA.

During the event, athletes from all over the world took

part in the extreme action sport which is known to

combine the sports of Tennis, Volleyball and

Badminton into one. The excitement took place on

standard sized Beach Volleyball courts, measuring

8x16 meters, with the net set at the height of five 5’7”.

Slightly depressurized tennis balls and beach tennis

rackets (or paddles) made out of graphite were used.

The players battled it out from sunrise to sunset

participating in various categories that were offered

such as a similar version of Beach Tennis that is

played with a regular tennis racket. However, for this

version, the net was raised to 5’10. The rules remained

the same in all categories offered, which included: 1

set match with 7 game set, tennis scoring (15, 30, 40…)

but no ad on deuce, the ball cannot bounce on the

sand, only one serve allowed and lets always count.

Prior to the event, Instructor Certifications were given

by Gianni Bellettini, President of the IFBT and creator

of the sport Beach Tennis. Amongst those certified to

teach Beach Tennis in the USA were: Adrienne Cerra,

President of IFBT-USA, Rick Simeon, VP of IFBT-USA

and Beach Tennis Gold Medalist World Champ, Miguel

A. Hernandez Zapata, President of Beach Tennis

Puerto Rico, Nidia Ramirez, Dania/Hollywood Beach

Representative, and Johnny Lafontante, Fitness

Instructor and Beach Tennis Representative.

The weekend commenced with morning rain on

Saturday, and then quickly cleared to become a

beautiful, sunny weekend with temperatures in the

90’s. The level of play was excellent as the players

competed for ranking points, cash and prizes. In

addition, during the event, IFBT-USA raised funds to

support the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure

of Breast Cancer and also sent out a special thank

you to the City of Deerfield Beach, all the foreign

teams who traveled to participate and all the

sponsors who helped make the event possible.

Here are the results of the

2009 IFBT USA World Cup:

Categories:

Women’s Singles:

     1. Michela Del Pasqua

2. Elena Del Duca

3. Giorgia Gadoni

Men’s Singles:

1. Marco Scheda

2. Fabio Tarlazzi

3. Stephan Retali

Mixed Doubles:

     1. Michela Del Pascua/ Marco Scheda

2. Giorgia Gadoni/ Fabio Tarlazzi

     3. Anne Marimoutou/ Stephane Retali

Women’s Doubles:

1. Elena Del Duca/ Giorgia Gadoni

           2. Michela Del Pascua/ Valentina Ridolfi

3. Kim O’Keefe/Marilou Lekanne

Men’s Doubles:

      1. Marco Scheda/Fabio Tarlazzi

2. Rick Simeon/Jan Macko

             3. Stephane Retali/ Daniele Guidetti

Men’s Doubles with Tennis Racket

     1.Marco Scheda/Fabio Tarlazzi

   2. Mike Edison/Brett Johnson

3. Rick Simeon/Jan Macko

Mixed Doubles Challenger:

Nikki Roth/ Tom Pappalardo

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS

AND PARTICIPANTS!

BELLETTINI CON ADRIENNE CERRA
RESPONSABILE USA

ADRIENNE CERRA CON IL DIPLOMA DI STRUTTORE

MICHELA DEL PASQUA

LA RSPONSABILE DEL VENENZUELA
NIDIA RAMIREZ CON DIPLOMA DI STRUTTORE

IL RESPONSABILE DI PORTO RICO
CON IL DIPLOMA DI ISTRUTTORE
MIGUEL HERMANDEZ ZAPATA

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