Platt's Racquet Stringing

06/04/2022

You know it is summer when Red Lion Tennis Academy starts their summer camp. Here is great opportunity to get young ones out to learn and play tennis. Also a great chance for more advanced students to improve their game. Troy Miller is a great instructor. He brings lots of energy, enthusiasm, and fun to his camps. Camps are Monday - Thursday from 12-2 with Friday being a weather makeup day. Camp starts June 6th. Come for a day, a week, or even all summer. Who knows, you may be lucky and be there when a special guest instructor comes out of retirement. I wonder who that might be. 🤔

RLTA is the only way to play!

05/18/2022

This is why I do this. Getting fresh strings and a new grip makes a racquet feel brand new again.

01/16/2022

He is the only player in the tournament who was not vaccinated. This can be a problem going forward for him. If there are exemptions, then he needs to make sure that he completes his paperwork correctly. Now with Djokovic out, this opens up the top half of the draw for Nadal.

Djokovic statement:

“I am extremely disappointed with the Court ruling to dismiss my application for judicial review of the Minister’s decision to cancel my visa, which means I cannot stay in Australia and participate in the Australian Open,” he said. “I respect the Court’s ruling and I will cooperate with the relevant authorities in relation to my departure from the country. I am uncomfortable that the focus of the past weeks has been on me and I hope that we can all now focus on the game and tournament I love.”

http://www.tennisnow.com/News/2022/January/Out-of-Aussie-Open-Novak-Djokovic-Loses-in-Court.aspx

01/09/2022

Time to start the year off right. Whether you got a new racquet this holiday season or you need a racquet makeover (string, grip, grommets), now is a great time to get it done. Check out these racquet makeovers and new additions! 🤩

09/12/2021

Wow! Congrats to you Daniil Medvedev! Not only did you win your first major but beat Djokovic in straight sets. Very impressive.

MEDVEDEV'S MOMENT 🏆

🇷🇺 Daniil Medvedev becomes a Grand Slam champion after defeating Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 at the US Open Tennis Championships!

08/15/2021

Updated my storage for my strings and things. Everything is now on the pegboard for easy access!!

08/10/2021

Received my recent purchase of Quadro Twist string from Ytex. I was very happy to see the extra goodies I received. Thank you Ivor Savage and Ytex for the mask and set of Hexagon-X black strings!

08/06/2021

It is August, so that means the end of summer and school is starting soon for students and teachers. 😭 (teacher here 🙋‍♂️) But that also means the start of high school sports. Girls tennis is this fall so now would be the time to get your racquet ready for the season. Don't wait for the strings to break. If you haven't had your racquet strung all summer, NOW is the time to get it done. While you're at it, get a new grip as well. Here is my daughter's racquet all freshened up with a new grip and a new set of strings. New grips have arrived and some new string is on the way.

08/06/2021

This customer wanted a hybrid stringing. Head Lynx Edge (polyester) for the mains and Head Velocity MLT (multifilament) on the crosses. This type of stringing provides the power of a poly string with the touch and feel of a multifilament.

07/30/2021

I have to admit I have not been watching tennis during the Olympics. I have been following highlights and reading headlines, especially around Djokovic's quest for a possible Golden Slam. When I saw this headline and watched the highlights, I am amazed how Zverev was able to pull off this win. Early in the 2nd set he was melting down and it looked like it was over. But he managed to comeback and in the 3rd set it was Djokovic who was melting down. Congrats to Zverev on a great win!

Tennis - Zverev claimed ten of the last 11 games to defeat world no. 1

07/30/2021

Some more racquets done. The Prince racquet is done with Wilson Synthetic Gut @ 50 lbs. This racquets has the dreaded O-ports (not a stringers favorite). The Head racquets are for none other than the Troy Miller of Red Lion Tennis Academy with the special Breast Cancer ribbon stencil. They were strung with his favorite string, Ytex Quadro Twist. One strung @ 56 lbs and the other @ 58 lbs.

07/01/2021

Some of the latest and greatest. Forgot to take a picture of the Head racquet. 🤦‍♂️