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

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

Attendees will also have a chance to try platform tennis, a kind of mash-up of tennis and racquetball in which players can hit the balls off the fence.

From Washington Post • Jul. 30, 2015

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