Platform tennis tournament postponed

(April 9, 2021) Organizers of a Platform Tennis Club tournament scheduled on April 24 in Ocean Pines have postponed the event. 
 
Sue Walter, one of the tournament organizers, said it was her hope that the tournament could be rescheduled this fall.
 
Walter said many out-of-state platform tennis players were reluctant to take part in April because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
“A lot of them are still not vaccinated and/or weary of travelling outside of their home turf,” she said. “We will try again for a September date, and hope that everyone will have been vaccinated and are willing to travel by then.”
 
The tournament was to honor longtime Platform Tennis Club member Jim Freeman, who passed away on March 15 after a battle with cancer. 
 
Freeman served the U.S. Marines with honor, and tournament proceeds would have benefited Semper Fi & America's Fund, a nonprofit “dedicated to providing immediate financial assistance and lifetime support to combat wounded, critically ill and catastrophically injured members of all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families.” 
 
Walter said the tournament, once rescheduled, would still honor Freeman and raise funds for Semper Fi & America's Fund.
 
"Jim Freeman was a huge part of platform tennis and we will all miss him terribly," she said.
 
For questions or more information, contact Walter at [email protected] or co-organizer Michael Petito at [email protected].