Want to Spend the Rest of Your Life Playing Tennis?
TENNIS Magazine names the six best places to retire and play
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10/17/06 - New York, NY – Work is done and now there’s finally time to perfect that tennis game and play all day, every day. Where are you going to do it? From Virginia in the east to California in the west and Florida in the south, the current issue of TENNIS Magazine (November/December 2006) names the six best locations in the United States where tennis players can spend their retirement years in bliss. When the magazine took into account the climate, number of courts, cultural opportunities, and real estate options, six residential/recreational communities came out on top.
Here, alphabetically by location, are TENNIS Magazine’s picks:
Charleston, SC: Few small cities in America capture the imagination quite like Charleston. Southern charm, elegant homes, historic sites, and of course, its location, at a confluence of rivers and inlets, tidal creeks and marshes, makes it the perfect setting for a lazy life. For tennis players it probably helps that two of TENNIS’ Top 10 resorts are just across the water – Kiawah Island (28 courts) and Wild Dunes (18 courts). For solitude as well as tennis, you may want to escape Kiawah’s vacation crowds and buy a home in the very private, new Kiawah community called Cassique, just across the bridge from the main entrance. The community features a Tom Watson designed golf course, a 9,000-square-foot fitness center, and four terraced courts.
Charlottesville, VA: The low cost of living, high quality of life, four distinct seasons, and low crime rate make Charlottesville one of the most livable places in America. The Glenmore gated community boasts eight clay courts and four hard courts and a mild climate that lets you play to your heart’s content year-round. The club pro organizes enough clinics, tournaments and social events to give you lots of court time.
Hilton Head Island, SC: Hilton Head Island is the 350-court gorilla of resort destinations – as in 350 courts in less than 60 square miles. You can save a bundle of dollars and avoid vacationing crowds by settling into one of the communities just outside the main entrance to the island. Or you can live in Indigo Run, an exclusive gated enclave in the middle of the island, laced with lagoons and inlets rather than beach and seascapes. Its members-only Golden Bear Club is an active spot with a gung-ho tennis director who keeps the six impeccable clay courts buzzing with clinics, round robins, and team events.
La Quinta, CA: Part of the Coachella Valley, which stretches from Palm Springs in the west to Indio in the east, La Quinta is a quiet community anchored by the La Quinta Resort & Club, with its 23 tennis courts and fabled golf. PGA West, a sister playground of the resort, is a well-established, master-planned country-club community of more than 2,200 acres with 19 courts on three surfaces – for your very own Grand Slam experience every day. There is also a sunken stadium court for tournaments and exhibitions.
Palm Coast, FL: This unsung development covers 62 square miles, reaching inland from the Atlantic shore between St. Augustine and Daytona Beach. Grand Haven, a gated community covering 1,350 acres, revolves around an attractive Village Center, home of a clubhouse, fitness center, and pool and tennis center with seven lit clay courts. Between tournaments, you can stay fit with walking trails, biking trails, and one-and-a-half miles of esplanade along the IntraCoastal Waterway.
Scottsdale, AZ: This corner of Arizona offers desert scenery, a relaxed, sporty lifestyle, and lots of sunshine. Desert Highlands, conveniently located near Pinnacle Peak, just north of Scottsdale, boasts the Desert Highlands Racquet Club, a 13-court oasis featuring three surfaces in a well-designed layout. Courtside pavilions keep you cool between sets. You can also work on your conditioning in the 7,000-square-foot Pavilion Fitness Center.
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