Over thirty Pro and Amateur division teams turned out to compete at Beach Tennis USA's Ft. Lauderdale Open this weekend. Local players Kevin Marshburn and Greg McPhillips, (Ft. Lauderdale), won the Amateur division and Laura Cundy And Marissa Rock (Ft. Lauderdale) advanced to the finals of the Women's Pro division, only to be taken down quickly by three-time national champ Nadia Johnston and her partner Nicole Melch (both from Long Beach, NY), 8-2.

The fierce battle for supremacy in the Men's Pro division continued as Mike Edison and Brett Johnson of Team Rhino (Clearwater, FL) defeated Marty Salokas and Donny Young (Hermosa Beach, CA), 8-3. The same teams faced each other in March at the BTUSA Tampa Bay Open, where Salokas and Young triumphed.

Beach Tennis USA comes home to Long Beach, NY this weekend for the Tri-State Open. There's something for everyone at this event including top-level pro action, amateur and juniors competition, a paddle division, and lots of open "free-play". Grab your racquet and get down to the beach! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW!

Mike Edison of Team Rhino gives pointers to the crew of South Florida Live at the BTUSA Ft. Lauderdale Open. Click HERE to view the segment.

Beach Tennis USA's official charity, Beach Tennis Believes, is on a mission to give back to the communities it visits throughout this year's National Tour.

The Michelle O'Neil Foundation has been selected as our local charitable partner for the 2009 Tri-State Open. The Michelle O'Neill Foundation, Inc., is a not-for-profit organization to benefit children with cancer, established in memory of a courageous young woman whose love of life and incredible courage have inspired us to work towards providing recreation and relief to children and their families who are facing the economic and emotional stresses associated with this catastrophic illness.

Beach tennis is the hottest new sport in America and now you can be a part of it. Annual membership is only $35, and all players who become charter members will receive:

• Discounts on all BTUSA event registration fees
• Eligibility for Pro and Amateur points series
• 10% discount on all licensed BTUSA merchandise, including net systems, balls and official BTUSA apparel
• FREE BTUSA T-shirt

Beach Tennis USA and the EVP Tour, the largest pro-am beach volleyball attraction in America, today announced a joint venture that will bring both sports together for a 10-city national tour in 2010.

The dual-sport tour, which will include stops in Florida, Southern California, Chicago, and New York, will leverage both the long standing success of the EVP Tour and the recent momentum that beach tennis has gained as a pro sport and a beach lifestyle phenomenon.

You've seen him perform at our events and now you can get Hooray Beach Tennis USA, by SPECIAL, at the iTunes Store and CDBaby.com.

We've made some great new improvements to our web site this season, including the addition of more photos, video, and now we've added three new blogs.

Our BTUSA Pro Player Blog features tips and stories from our top pros. The Rec Room is authored by Melissa Gibson, BTUSA VP of Business Development, and contains great information on how you can get involved with "the movement".

Zach Smart's Sports Blog, features Zach's award-winning insight into the world of not just beach tennis, but every sport. Zach has been busy with daily BTUSA updates from the Sony Ericsson Open. CLICK HERE TO CHECK THEM OUT.

Now you can follow the 2009 National Tour on all of your favorite social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and see daily photo updates on our Flickr Photostream.

BTUSA welcomes Lee Mendell of Brigantine Beach Community Education & Recreation, in Brigantine, NJ and Thomas d'Aqui of Biloxi, MS to our family of "Places 2 Play".

Learn how you too can turn your beach club, bar, or community beach into an official BTUSA Place 2 Play. Contact us by clicking here.

Now you can catch highlights of the 2009 season and keep up with the latest news in beach tennis by subscribing to the new BTUSA Video Newsflash. Already an iTunes user? CLICK HERE.

And you can also listen to our monthly audio podcast, available in iTunes or at BeachTennisUSA.net. This month's episode features an exclusive interview with BTUSA's Dan Weinberg.

This year we've integrated a Paddle Division into many of our tour stops. Need a paddle? We've got 'em! We've also got net systems, beach tennis balls, and our full line of official BTUSA hats, shirts, and sand socks.