Platform Tennis is
on Fire in Glen Ellyn!
As the premier location for platform
tennis in the western suburbs, the Glen Ellyn Park District is in the midst of
its most successful year. Membership is up over 17% from last year, with 234
players enjoying the sport. The park district partners with the Glen Ellyn
Platform Tennis Club, a non-for-profit club dedicated to promoting and
supporting the sport of platform tennis in and around Glen Ellyn, to grow the
membership and host a variety of events.
The Club is also the sponsoring group
of men’s and women’s travel league teams. These teams play competitively across
the Chicagoland area against 40 other platform tennis facilities.
Accomplishments this year included:
·
Eleven
men’s travel teams with over 110 members;
·
Nine
of the eleven teams in the playoffs, five semi-finalists and one championship;
·
Formed
the first Glen Ellyn women’s travel team;
·
A
full-time pro joined the park district, new furniture was added to the tennis hut,
and continued partnership with the Glen Ellyn Park District for exploring
further capital improvements; and,
·
The
club has grown to the sixth largest club in all of the Chicago area in terms of
travel team members, and the second largest with four courts.
Congratulations to the Men’s intermediate
Series 4.0(b) team on their Chicagoland championship. The team, led by Captain
Mark Malec, beat Tennaqua Swim and Racquet Club on March 4 and celebrated their
victory at the award ceremony at the Glen View Club.
Play continues on a year-round basis
at Maryknoll Park. Join the fun!
