Winter Haven to Host One-on-One Doubles Tennis and Blues Concert in April

The serve-and-volley game of tennis, One-On-One Doubles, is bringing its professional tournament combined with a rockin’ blues concert and after-party to the Country Club of Winter Haven on Saturday, April 28 from 2-6:30 p.m. in Winter Haven, Fla.

The Winter Haven One-On-One Doubles Prize Money Shootout will feature Grand Slam tennis legends Emilio Sanchez, Luke Jensen, Mikael Pernfors, and Mel Purcell in a two-hour round-robin format.

One-On-One Doubles is the half-court, serve and volley singles game played crosscourt-only with the alley included. Tournaments enforce its serve-and-volley rule, on both serves, or there is a loss of point. Half-volleys are permitted, and the returner can stay back or come in.

“We are not seeing much, if any, serve-and-volley tennis these days, so this game, One-On-One Doubles, brings this style of entertaining play to the tennis fans of Polk County and to television,” said Ed Krass, founder and director of the One-On-One Doubles Prize Money Shootouts.

One-On-One Doubles, known as the “Third Game of Tennis” alongside singles and doubles, is played in a compact timeframe in a round-robin format with short sets and no-ad scoring.

The event’s Pro-Am Doubles matches, with sponsors and tournament players, will take place from 10:30-11:30 a.m. prior to the main event. The One-On-One Doubles Tennis Shootout will take place from 2:15-4:30 p.m., with the Rockin’ Blues Concert from 4:30-6:30 p.m.

The event will be broadcast via Fox Sports Florida, New England Sports Network (NESN) and the Tuff TV National Network going out to more than 68 million homes.

For tickets or more event info go to https://oneononedoubles.com.