The APTA Visits Tar Heel Territory
BRAD EASTERBROOK
OCTOBER 10, 2010
CHAPEL HILL. NC
 The Date: October 10th
The Time: High Noon
The Place: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
The Mission: Spread the Word of Paddle
The Ambassadors:
Anton “the Big Russian” Mavrin
Mark “I Eat Pulled Pork for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner” Fischl
Johan “Opulence” DuRandt
Brad “the Bradford” Easterbrook
Nestled underneath the brick façade of an Athletic Building on the University of North Carolina Campus approximately one hundred yards from the Dean Dome Basketball stadium sits an unlikely sight; three platform tennis courts. On October 10th, an even more unlikely sight occurred; all three courts filled to capacity, four pro ambassadors teaching clinics, spectators watching from outside the cages, and passersby stopping to wonder what all the hoopla is about.
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Congratulations to Jerry Albrikes and Peter Harvey for their victory in the 2011 Tar Heel Men's Platform Tennis Tournament. They defeated Forrest Rich Green and Rich Brown in the final.
Peter Berka and Draw Eberly followed up their 2nd place finish at the Midwesterns by capturing the the 6th Annual Peachtree Invitational in Atlanta. They defeated Mike Cochrane and Brian Uihlein in a 6-2, 6-2 final.
Hall of Famer Hank Irvine took some time out to visit the Villages in Florida, where platform tennis is a new and popular addition to a seriously sporting retirement community.
The greatest players currently in the game of platform tennis will be heading to historic Richmond, Virginia this October 15th-17th for the 2010 Premier Cup.