The Palisades Tennis Center hosted a Player Appreciation Day from noon to 3 p.m. this Sunday. Over 200 people flocked to the facility to watch the first-ever Live Ball Tournament, a fast-paced, pro-fed, tennis workout bringing together competition, teamwork and fitness. The tennis was fast a furious as four seperate adult divisions with approximately 20 teams per division battled for the honor of top gun for the day. The tennis was jumping and the music, by Scott Norris of Coastline DJ’s was pumping. Scott Norris, the d.j. ,has two children, Monica and Freddie who play at the Palisades Tennis Center. He was generous with his time on Sunday and made the day great by playing a mix of hip hop, rock n’ roll classicsand top 40’s pop. All players and guests were treated to complimentary lunch and beverages as well as tons of prizes raffled off by Carrie Cimino and Jamey Wilson of Head/Penn Racquet Sports. Other sponsors included Wilson Racquet Sports and The Palisadian Post. The Palisadian-Post was the titles sponsor of this event and has made a generous effort to help support various junior and adult tennis events at the Palisades Tennis Center over the years. Each twosome played two heats, with the top eight teams in each division advancing to the semifinals. The finals consisted of the top four teams from each division. When the courts were finally cleared, it was Ross Loel and Walker Kehrer winning the Open division, Michael Light teaming with David Haskell to win the 4.5-5.0 division, Danielle Greene partnering with Steve Avdul to win the 3.5-4.0 division and Mark Oliver pairing with Kevin Chan to take the title in the 2.5-3.0 division.
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