Ranking points, prizes, and fun competition at Dania Beach, FL
Beach tennis players gathered on Sunday, October 21, 2012 to compete for IFBT Grade 4 ranking points and prizes on the new beach tennis hot spot, in Dania Beach, Florida. The second tournament of the 2012 Fall Series had numerous talented players in participation. Men's and Women's Doubles, Mixed Doubles, and Men's Singles were some of the exciting categories.
Laura Herrero and Gemma Egea winners of the European Championship of Beach Tennis in Barcelona, and members of the Catalan team that won the World Beach Tennis Championship in Marina Ravena, Laura Herrero, Gemma Egea, Gerard Rodriguez, Alex Albors, Jordi Elias and Aleix Belis receive the award from the Barcelona City Council in the 12th Sant Andreu Night of Sport for his outstanding participation in international sporting events.
On September 29th and 30th the stage of IFBT Brazilian Beach Tennis Circuit was held in Rio de Janeiro, on the gorgeous Flamengo beach, one of the most beautiful sceneries in the world.
With the participation of over 120 doubles teams from various parts of Brazil, the event was sponsored by Powerade and featured points for the World IFBT(G2) and CBBT rankings.
In the Men's Master Category, Marcus Linhares and Tony Costa defeated Luis Albuquerque and José Bruno in the finals match with a score of 8/5.