Tag: tennis

Getting prepped for Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic

The Boca Beacon’s Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic opens on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. The annual all-island tournament will be held at the Boca Bay Pass Club, The Gasparilla Inn Tennis Club and...

Tennis and pickleball progress

November 26, 2025
Staff Report
News, Sports & Outdoors

Work continues on the Wheeler Road tennis and pickleball complex. The additions include new pickleball courts at the south end of the park, as well as the resurfacing of the tennis area....

Tennis and pickleball game plans for Wheeler Road

An aerial view of the Wheeler Road recreation area. The old tennis courts have been removed at left of the parking area. The traffic circle will be the site of pickleball. The parking area for...

County approves Wheeler improvements, including tennis, pickleball, restrooms

Facilities staff found budget savings On Tuesday, June 3, the Lee Board of County Commissioners approved projects to renovate the Wheeler Road Community Park, as well as the Lavender’s Landing...

County plans $1.7 million tennis, pickleball facility

On the agenda for the next Lee County Commissioners meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 3 is the item to approve the contract to renovate Wheeler Road Community Park. Item Number 19 on...

Volley from grass of Wimbledon to Florida

Hank Irvine There’s tennis royalty living just off the Gasparilla Causeway in Cape Haze. He would laugh at that description of himself, but then he laughs easily. Hank Irvine has been playing...

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: An appreciation for wildlife and family … Lenore Lobel

February 6, 2025
Sheila Evans
Profiles

Most tennis players in and around Boca Grande know Lenore Lobel as a formidable opponent on the courts. If that’s all they know, they are missing a lot, although that, in itself, is pretty...

Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic opens Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025

December 26, 2024
Garland Pollard
Events

The Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic opens on Saturday, Jan. 18. The all-island tournament, sponsored by the Boca Beacon’s publisher, Dusty Hopkins, will be held at the Boca Bay Pass Club, The...

New Wheeler Road tennis & pickleball design released

Lee County Parks & Recreation has developed concept plans for changes and additions to Wheeler Road Community Park, including pickleball courts, and is asking for public comment. Mack A....

Tennis supports the Captains

An island tennis team kicked off the first day of a three-day tennis event Monday, April 22, versus a team from Miami. While they were playing, organizers Jane Shanley and Anne Beatty encouraged...