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The Arthur L. Allen Tennis Center treks to The Miami Open

One of Naples more unique

tennis benefits is being located

so close to what many consider

a 5th major, The Miami Open.

This event started back in 1985

and was known as The Lipton.

Several years and major sponsors

later, the world’s top player’s

return to Miami each spring for

this annual competition. With

draws worthy of a world class

RICHARD CAVALLERI/SHUTTERSTOCK.COM event, Novak Djokovic and SERENA WILLIAMS
PHOTO CREDIT: LEONARD ZHUKOVSKY/SHUTTERSTOCK.COM
Serena Williams will look to return to defend their singles titles. Also returning to
day bus trip to the Miami Open.These day trips will
defend their doubles title will be the American duo of Bob and Mike Bryan. vary from facility to facility, but offered at the Allen
Tennis Center this year is a one day trip departing
With the island of Key Biscayne, just South of Miami, being the annual host for on Thursday, March 24th from downtown Naples
at 7:45 a.m. and arriving back in Naples at 8:30 p.m.
this extravaganza, it was once stated by tournament creator, Butch Buchholtz, “You go The cost of the trip is $85.00 which includes round
trip transportation, parking and ticket into event
over that bridge, and it’s like leaving a city and entering tropical paradise. It had that which includes a reserved seat in the stadium court.
Seats go fast, so please reserve your spot ASAP. For
postcard feeling.” The site at Crandon Park features a 14,000 seat stadium court and further questions or sign up, please call the Arthur
L. Allen Tennis Center Staff at 239.213.3060.
uses 12 hard courts for competition play. There are six additional courts set aside for

player practice and training. When attending a day session in early round competition,

spectators have a tremendous opportunity to get very close to the big name players on

the practice courts as well as the smaller side courts next to the grand stadium court.

This is where you are able to get a true feeling of how quick and powerful these players

really are.

The Arthur L. Allen Tennis Center, as well as several area clubs, offers an annual one

O P E N I N V I TAT I O N !

We may build more splendid habitations, Naples Historical Society’s Board of Directors is pleased to
Fill our homes with paintings and sculptures, invite interested community members to one or all public
But we cannot buy with gold the old associations. information presentations about a new project for an old subject:
the Naples Historic District. The Society created the Naples
-- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Historic District Advisory Roundtable in 2013 to explore and
craft an action plan centering on preservation in the District.
This project proposes a fresh approach, one that reflects the
extraordinary breadth of historic preservation and still respects
the needs of the community at large.

Please visit Naples Historical Society’s website for
the most up-to-date presentation information:
www.NaplesHistoricalSociety.org.

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