platform tennis

American  

noun

1. a variation of tennis played on a wooden platform enclosed with chicken wire in which the players hit a rubber ball with wooden paddles following the same basic rules as tennis except that only one serve is permitted and balls can be played off the back and side fences.

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Etymology

Origin of platform tennis

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55

Example Sentences

Today, at 17, she also wants to use the platform tennis gives her to advocate for justice on racial and social inequity.

From Washington Post • Aug. 11, 2021

To reinforce that message, Medinah created a series of other structures—including tennis courts, platform tennis courts and a golf learning center, all meant to communicate a vibrant year-round community.

From Golf Digest • Aug. 8, 2019

The couple met in 2017, when mutual friends invited Ms. Lamb to watch Mr. FitzSimons play in a platform tennis tournament in Larchmont.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2018

Diane Straus, 66, the publisher of two liberal policy magazines who was also a championship platform tennis player, died Dec. 20 at her home in Washington.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2017

Fishing, bowling, indoor-outdoor pools, hiking, biking, climbing, kayaking, golf, horseback riding, platform tennis, regular tennis, scenic flights–think of it as a fall escape for the very, very restless.

From Forbes • Sep. 3, 2014