Tag: tennis

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...

Irvine slices a silver medal in Turkey tennis tournament

Hank Irvine has recently returned home from the International Tennis Federation’s World Masters Team Tennis Championship with a silver medal. He plays as a member of the Zimbabwe team, which came...

Friends of Tennis Committee report next volleys

BY CAM WATTS, NANCY LECKERLING, JON LECKERLING AND MARK HORAN Since the last reporting in the February 2, 2024 Boca Beacon, the Friends of Tennis Committee, led by Cam Watts, Nancy and Jon...

Love-ly net gain for tennis boosters in pickleball debate

After several weeks of meetings and planning, Lee County Commissioner Kevin Ruane, on behalf of the county, met with several island tennis advocates, agreeing to keep the two tennis courts on...

Those are some really expensive tennis courts:

July 8, 2022
Marcy Shortuse
News

County talks about upcoming project on Wheeler, drops the numbers and … WOW! Pickles are usually small things. Pickleball is more or less a diminutive version of tennis, too. But when Lee...

Lee County announces timeline for dog park, says tennis court status still up in the air

Lee County Communications Director Betsy Clayton confirmed this week that the Wheeler Road dog park construction is set to begin in June and will take five months to complete. The park will...