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Veteran coach leads team to undefeated season and back-to-back sectional titles
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood High School’s Deirdre Tobin, head coach of the Boys Varsity Tennis Team, has been named Bergen County Boys Tennis Coach of the Year, following an extraordinary and historic 2025 season that culminated in Ridgewood’s first NJSIAA Group 4 State Championship title since 1968.
file photo by Boyd Loving
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Ridgewood NJ, Registration for Summer Camp, Tennis and Pickleball, and Graydon Pool (early-bird rate) opens on Tuesday, April 1st at 8:30 am through Community Pass. To prevent registration challenges for Summer Camp, please review and update the CommunityPass account you will be using to make sure that your child(ren)’s information is accurate. Most importantly, please verify that the grade for the current 2024-2025 school year is correct. For more information, visit the Recreation Department webpage.
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Leonia NJ, spring is in the air, and that means it’s time to dust off your pickleball paddles, tennis rackets, and golf clubs—because Bergen County’s sports facilities are officially open for the season!
Whether you’re looking to perfect your backhand on the seven county-owned pickleball and tennis courts or tee off at one of six scenic golf courses, there’s plenty of opportunity to get outside and stay active this spring. Continue reading Bergen County Opens Pickleball, Tennis Courts & Golf Courses for Spring 2025!
Continue reading The Courts Are Finally Open in Samuel Nelkin County Park in Wallington
Wood Dale County Park in Woodcliff Lake, Samuel Nelkin County Park in Wallington, and Saddle River County Park in Rochelle Park
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Hackensack NJ, the Bergen County Commissioners voted on Wednesday night to begin sport court improvements at three county parks to improve access to tennis, pickleball, and basketball courts. The three parks undergoing improvements will be Wood Dale County Park in Woodcliff Lake, Samuel Nelkin County Park in Wallington, and Saddle River County Park in Rochelle Park.
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Paramus NJ, the Borough of Paramus plans to construct its first pickleball court as the sport continues to sweep New Jersey and the nation. Pickleball is currently the fastest growing sport in America. Borough officials are currently in the process of finding a location to install a combined tennis and pickleball court after receiving a $207,500 Bergen County Open Space grant last year. Ultimately the town hopes to create an attractive Multi use Game Area to accommodate both sports.
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VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD
VILLAGE COUNCIL
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
MARCH 8, 2023
8:00 P.M.
Continue reading VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING MARCH 8, 2023 8:00 P.M
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Demarest NJ, Game, set, and match: Erin Ha. This Tenafly teen just signed her letter of intent to play tennis for the Yale Bulldogs. Her February 17 signing ceremony was held at the Academy of the Holy Angels, where Ha is midway through her senior year. Those in attendance included teammates, classmates, and Ha’s parents Karen and David.
Continue reading Academy of the Holy Angels Senior Erin Ha Set to Play Tennis for Yale
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Demarest, NJ: The Academy of the Holy Angels Varsity Tennis Team closed out the month of September by winning the Bergen County Championship and accomplishing a clean sweep of the singles and doubles titles.
VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD
VILLAGE COUNCIL
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
JANUARY 12, 2022
8:00 P.M.
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Ridgewood NJ, at the Graydon Badge Office you can also pick up Tennis and Pickleball badges for more local summer fun.
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“I am on the Board or work with a number of tennis/pickleball facilities. Playing doubles for pickleball differs significantly from tennis doubles. With pickleball you have the same 4 players, but you’re playing in a space that’s 40% the size of a tennis court. Due to this reduced space it’s common for players to be within 3-5 feet of each other; and while striving to make the next shot, grunt, talk or otherwise project numerous oral and nasal particles into this reduced space placing their fellow players at risk.
In addition to standard safety practices such as bringing and using hand sanitizers, to play pickleball doubles many clubs have adopted the following rules:
1) Wear masks while playing
2) Bring a ball to be used by team 1 and a separate ball to be used by team 2. Team 2 would not use their hands to touch team 1’s ball and vice versa
3) Players sign a waiver stating that they are playing their own risk and hold their fellow players and the club (or whomever owns the facility) harmless.
These rules are easy to follow and meet the goals of all concerned”
From uplifting your mood to strengthening your muscles and keeping you fit, a good game of tennis comes with an array of physical, social, and psychological benefits. However, the quality of a tennis game depends not only on the skills of the players but also on the racquets used.
However, finding the right tennis racquet is undoubtedly not as easy as it sounds. Racquet stores like Radracquetss have a wide variety of tennis racquets in store, varying with respect to features like the swing style, weight, head size, and frame stiffness. However, all racquets can be classified into 4 categories based on common characteristics, and being aware of these types can come to your rescue, allowing you to find the perfect one for yourself. Today, we will be taking a look at the 4 most common types of tennis racquets, so let’s get started.
Continue reading The 4 Types of Tennis Racquets on The Market
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Ridgewood NJ, TENNIS COURT LOCATIONS There are 16 tennis courts throughout the Village of Ridgewood at the following sites: Bellair Road (3) off Ackerman Avenue South Pleasant Avenue (4) opposite Somerville School East Glen Avenue (2) at Glen School Monroe Street (2) West Glen Ave. & North Monroe St. East Ridgewood Avenue (5) at Ridgewood High School .
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From left, Ridgewood freshman Sophia Swanson, junior Alex Absey and senior Elizabeth O’Keefe all reached the large-school finals at last weekend’s Bergen County tournament. Absey navigated the third-singles bracket to earn a place in the championship match, while Swanson and O’Keefe teamed up to do the same at first doubles.
Pair of finalists propels Ridgewood Girls Tennis to second in Bergen tournament
OCTOBER 2, 2015 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2015, 12:31 AM
BY MATTHEW BIRCHENOUGH
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
RHS first doubles and third singles reach title matches in large-schools bracket
If just one more match went in its favor, the Ridgewood High School girls tennis team would be celebrating after earning at least a share of the Bergen County large-schools crown.
Unfortunately for the Maroons, not all the bounces went their way, but there are still plenty of positives to extract from this past weekend’s tournament, not least of which is the motivation Ridgewood now has heading into the state sectionals.
The Maroons placed finalists in two brackets, which helped drive them to a second-place finish in the large-schools division with 10 points, just behind Holy Angels’ 11.
“Of course we were pleased with the finish we had but a little disappointed that we couldn’t clinch, but credit Holy Angels for their strong play in the tournament,” Ridgewood head coach Medha Kirtane said in a phone interview earlier this week.
Elizabeth O’Keefe and Sophia Swanson, seeded third at first doubles, reached the finals where they fell to top-seeded Danielle Mandel and Anna Antonova of Fair Lawn.
Meanwhile, third-singles player Alex Absey battled her way through the bracket as a second seed, making her way to the finals before being knocked off by Indian Hills’ Ariella Shugleyt, 6-1, 6-4.
The Maroons improved on last year’s performance in the tournament, when they finished in a tie for second with eight points.
