Salokas and Young Win Beach Tennis USA Tri-State Open

Players wrestled with 30mph wind gusts during Saturday’s preliminary matches of the Beach Tennis USA Tri-State Open, in Long Beach, NY and when the skies cleared on Sunday, only the best players remained. In the Men’s Pro division, Marty Salokas and Donny Young (Hermosa Beach, CA) defeated Whitney Kraft and Devon Wakeford 8-5, to win their second event of the BTUSA 2009 National Tour. Kraft and Wakeford managed to hang tough for the first four games, but Salokas and Young soon gained momentum of the match and never looked back.

Hometown favorite and three-time national beach tennis champion, Nadia Johnston and her partner Nicole Melch (Long Beach, NY), won the Women’s Pro division finals, defeating Lucy Streeter and Jessica Baker (Hermosa Beach, CA) 8-6. Johnston has her eyes fixed on recapturing the national title, which she lost to the Maloney Sisters—Lisa and Laura (San Diego, CA) last year in Long Beach.

Beach Tennis Believes, the official charity of Beach Tennis USA, raised over $300 for the Michelle O’Neil Foundation during the weekend. Beach Tennis Believes partners with local charitable causes in the cities that host the Beach Tennis USA National Tour events.

Pro beach tennis action will return to Long Beach on Labor Day weekend with the 2009 BTUSA National Beach Tennis Championship. Recreational league play will begin in June in Long Beach, at the cities permanent beach tennis courts, located on the beach at Grand Boulevard.

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Beach Tennis USA--Rhino Revenge in Ft. Lauderdale!

Edison & Johnson (Team Rhino) Defeat Salokas & Young 8-3

Nadia Johnston & Nicole Melch take Women's Pro Match, 8-2

Over thirty Pro and Amateur division teams turned out to compete at Beach Tennis USA’s Ft. Lauderdale Open this weekend. Local players Kevin Marshburn and Greg McPhillips, (Ft. Lauderdale), won the Amateur division and Laura Cundy And Marissa Rock (Ft. Lauderdale) advanced to the finals of the Women’s Pro division, only to be taken down quickly by three-time national champ Nadia Johnston and her partner Nicole Melch (both from Long Beach, NY), 8-2.

The fierce battle for supremacy in the Men’s Pro division continued as Mike Edison and Brett Johnson of Team Rhino (Clearwater, FL) defeated Marty Salokas and Donny Young (Hermosa Beach, CA), 8-3. The same teams faced each other in March at the BTUSA Tampa Bay Open, where Salokas and Young triumphed.

The BTUSA National Tour will move on to Long Beach, NY on May 22-23, for the Tri-State Open. Players can register for Juniors, Amateur, and Pro divisions by clicking here.

TheHolisticOption.com Celebrates One-Year Anniversary

“WebMD of Holistic Medicine” Reaches New Milestone


The Holistic Option, Inc., which launched the holistic health site www.TheHolisticOption.com, today announced the one-year anniversary of the website. TheHolisticOption.com, which was launched April 30, 2008, has been dubbed the “WebMD of holistic medicine” and has quickly become the standard as an online resource and community for holistic health, vetted practitioners, discussion forums, and featured content in articles, videos, blogs, latest news, natural products reviews, podcasts and more. Access to the site's extensive and user-friendly library of information is available to the public at no cost whatsoever.

TheHolisticOption.com is committed to bringing reliable, holistic health information to the mainstream in the United States. The Professional Associations that have come forth to recognize the site, including the American Holistic Medical Association (AHMA), as well as its professional Advisory Board, are key factors in changing the stigma of holistic care that has existed in the United States until now. The site is now averaging 35,000 visitors per month, each spending an average of 5 minutes on the site. Since the site’s inception in April of 2008, TheHolisticOption.com’s weekly podcast, “Holistic Health & Wellness”, has gained much popularity. The podcast is featured in the Top 50 Alternative Health shows in iTunes and has over 10,000 subscribers, with an average of 125 new subscribers daily.

"Just one year after launching TheHolisticOption.com, traffic to the website is climbing rapidly, many renowned experts have joined our professional Advisory Board, and ‘Holistic Health & Wellness’ is one of the top shows in iTunes” said Kelly Campbell, President and Founder of The Holistic Option, Inc. “The response we've had is incredible, and the rising demand for a reliable health resource and holistic practitioners proves that people want to get back to basics and start living healthier lives, naturally."

TheHolisticOption.com is looking forward to great prosperity throughout 2009. The company is currently developing an iPhone application, called “Holistic Med” which will allow users to browse natural remedies, connect with holistic practitioners and locate natural product providers in their immediate area. Recent partners include Institute for Integrative Nutrition, Mamaherb, American Association for Health Freedom (AAHF), and GenGreen Life. The company is also developing the first-ever supplemental insurance program for holistic health care, which will enable patients to afford the wellness services they seek and need. The incentive for practitioners to enroll is that the program does not limit their treatment capabilities, requires no paperwork and helps to grow their practices.

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A health community for the whole you, the mission of TheHolisticOption.com is to increase awareness among consumers about health and wellness from a holistic perspective, which addresses the 'whole person' – body, mind, and spirit – and the root cause or factors of any health condition, not merely the symptoms thereof. Essentially "the WebMD of natural medicine", TheHolisticOption.com allows visitors and community members alike to share their experiences and browse natural remedies, articles, videos, blogs, discussion forums, podcasts and natural products, as well as fully-vetted, holistic practitioners throughout the U.S. – for free. To learn more, visit www.TheHolisticOption.com.

HEAD Penn Racquet Sports Renews Partnership With Beach Tennis USA

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HEAD Penn Racquet Sports and Beach Tennis USA (BTUSA) announced that they have renewed their partnership for another year. For the fourth consecutive season HEAD will serve as the official racquet and Penn will be the official ball for all the events comprising BTUSA’s 2009 National Tour, including the season-ending National Championship in Long Beach, NY. HEAD Penn equipment will be used exclusively in all matches and at all events.

Beach tennis, which is essentially doubles tennis played on sand, uses HEAD racquets and Pro Penn T.I.P. 2 low-compression tennis balls. Played both as a recreational and competitive sport, beach tennis is fun for players of all ages.

“HEAD Penn is proud to continue as the official sponsor of Beach Tennis USA – bringing tennis to a new audience in a unique and fun way. We appreciate the efforts of Beach Tennis USA to grow the game and appeal to various player types,” said Amy Wishingrad, National Promotions Manager.

This year’s BTUSA National Tour began with a weeklong tournament/showcase at the site of the Sony Ericsson Open, in Key Biscayne, FL. The 10-city, pro-am tour will conclude at the 2009 National Beach Tennis Championship, in Long Beach, NY on Labor Day weekend, September 5-6.

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