For the fifth consecutive year, the City of Long Beach, NY will host the BTUSA National Championship tournament on Labor Day Weekend. For those of you who have been there before, it's easy to understand why some people call it "Lollapalooza meets tennis on the beach". The best racquet and paddle players from around the world will compete for $10,000 in cash during this insane two-day event. This year's event will feature a full day of paddle competition, a Juniors division, and a Pro Mixed Doubles division. Featuring live music, sampling tents, audience giveaways and raffles, this event has something for everyone.

Our hotel partner this year is the newly-opened Allegria Hotel and Spa, just blocks away from the event site in Long Beach. CLICK HERE TO VISIT THEIR SITE.

Beach Tennis USA travels to Isle of Palms, SC, August 22-23 for the BTUSA Charleston Open. Charleston is the site of the very first BTUSA event, which took place in 2005, and home to the 2005 and 2006 National Champions, Phil Whitesell and Chris Henderson (pictured here) . 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 or paddle and come on down to The Windjammer for some fun in the sun!

Three-time National Champ Nadia Johnston was featured in this month's issue of Long Island Tennis Magazine. CLICK HERE to check out the article.

CLICK HERE to read about Stephen Sayoc in the Buffalo News. Sayoc is making great things happen in Upstate New York and has been a regular fixture on this year's pro tour, even making it out to our Long Beach, CA event.

CLICK HERE to read about our recent event in Long Beach, CA. Fourth of July in SoCal...Does it get any better?! The Hermosa Crew was out in full force for this event.

CLICK HERE to read a this great article from the Chicago Examiner. Chicago is the latest city to join the movement.

For the second straight summer, celebrities have flocked to Malibu, CA for sun, fun, and...BEACH TENNIS! This year, the paparazzi have spotted Cheryl Burke and Derek Hough from Dancing With The Stars, and AnnaLynne McCord from 90210 showing off their paddle skills.

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

One of our most popular Places 2 Play is beautiful Sarasota, Fl, and this weekend SoCo Sports will host a beach tennis tournament, Sunday from 3-8pm, on Siesta Beach, featuring Mixed Doubles, Men's and Women's division.

For the second time in two weeks, Marty "Kid Kodiac" Salokas and Donny "The Golden Bullet" Young (Hermosa Beach, CA) defeated their Hermosa Beach brethren Joe Testa and Billy Lambon (Hermosa Beach, CA), with a fierce 8-6 victory at the Beach Tennis USA Long Beach Open. The struggle for momentum was pendulous as both team traded for points up till the sixth game, when Salokas and Young surged ahead after a heated line dispute that went against them. The victory puts them securely in the points series lead over Phil Whitesell and Chris Henderson of Charleston, SC, who they will do doubt face at the 2009 BTUSA National Championship, in Long Beach, NY, on Labor Day Weekend.

In the Women's Pro division, Team Matchpoint-Joslyn Burkett and Lee Whitwell (San Diego, CA) defeated Renee Brigden and Jessica Baker (Hermosa Beach, CA) 8-3, to take their first BTUSA title. For Burkett and Whitwell, it was their third trip to the finals and the first time they didn't have to face the Maloney Sisters-Lisa and Laura in Pro competition.

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.

Check out our new selection of official BTUSA apparel and equipment. We've got hats, shirts, sand socks, rally towels, and our patented net systems. If it's beach tennis, it's here!