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

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 Gasparilla Inn Tennis Club and the Boca Grande Club. The matches will begin on Saturday, Jan. 18 and will end on Saturday, Feb. 8. Everyone is welcome to enter; it is open to all area residents, members and guests of all three clubs.

January 18-25: Play will begin with open mixed doubles at the Boca Grande Club and 70+ mixed doubles at The Gasparilla Inn Tennis Club.

January 25-February 1: Open ladies’ doubles at The Gasparilla Inn Tennis Club and open men’s doubles at the Boca Bay Pass Club.

February 1-8: 70+ ladies’ doubles at Boca Grande Club, 70+ men’s doubles at the Gasparilla Inn Tennis Club. Open men’s singles are at Boca Grande Club and open ladies’ singles at the Boca Bay Pass Club.

The entry fee is $40 per person, per event. That price includes tournament merchandise. Make checks payable to the Boca Beacon. Entry forms are available at local tennis clubs or in the Beacon office. 

Questions? Call your tennis club or the Boca Beacon at (941) 964-2995. Boca Bay Pass Club tennis club: (941) 964-2145; The Gasparilla Inn Tennis Club: (941) 964-4515; Boca Grande Club: (941) 964-2211