The 114th edition of The Ojai tennis tournament kicks of today in and around the Ojai, CA area. Although expedition play featuring LFMAO’s Redfoo and open qualifying rounds were held yesterday, the tournament is officially underway today. In addition to Open fields, the tournament also hosts Junior, PAC12, DIII, and Community College draws. The tournament …
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Mar
Mar
What could be considered as the grand finale in the unofficial Plexipave® season kicks off this week in the form of ATP Masters and WTA Premier event, the BNP Paribas Open. For the 16th year running, the tournament located in Indian Wells, CA chose Plexipave® IW as its surface. Plexipave® IW is a custom surface …
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Feb
Feb
The main draw action kicked off with a bang yesterday at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, Mexico. There were new, blue courts, a competitive draw, and even a match held on water! A lot of buzz has surrounded this year’s event due to their transition from clay to acrylic courts. It seems many are …
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Feb
Feb
In honor of the Winter Olympics opening today, we thought we’d celebrate by counting down our favorite Olympic Tennis venues, since the sport was reintroduced in 1988. (Tennis had been dropped after the 1924 Games.) We compared venues on metrics such as max capacity, courts used, and whether or not the venue was still in …
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Li Na Wins First Australian Open Championship on Plexicushion® by Plexipave®
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Jan
Jan
It was a case of third time’s a charm for Li Na this past weekend at Melbourne Park. The women’s singles finals came to an explosive finish with Li Na coming out victorious. Li who was almost eliminated in the third round, met 1st time finalist, Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia, in a finale that heavily …
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Dec
Dec
The 2014 Australian Open Series kicks off December 28 with the Hyundai Hopman Cup. The series consists of 5 tournaments that span the two weeks leading up to the Australian Open. All 5 venues feature the AO surface of choice, Plexicushion® Prestige. The well known signature Australian Open Series “True Blue” courts are bright and …
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Nov
Nov
You’ve recently become the proud owner of a new tennis court. Now what? Tennis courts require maintenance no matter the surface type. It is important to take good care of your court now to avoid expensive problems in the future. Here are some simple guidelines for looking after your tennis court surface and ensuring that …
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Oct
Oct
Rebound Ace® in collaboration with HARO Sports Flooring presented an alternative tennis surface for Davis Cup action last September. As the world’s first completely mobile surface system, the ROME Tennis surface provided a temporary surface for the Germany vs Brazil and Switzerland vs. Ecuador matches. Both home squads, Germany and Switzerland, came out victories on …
California Sports Surfaces
California Products Corporation Announces Acquisition of Rebound Ace® Sports
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Aug
Aug
Andover, Massachusetts, August 14, 2013 – California Products Corporation, a leading manufacturer of sports surfaces, architectural and environmental containment coatings has announced the acquisition of Rebound Ace® Sports. Rebound Ace®, founded in 1979 and headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, manufactures innovative sports surface systems used for tennis, netball, basketball, volleyball, badminton, gymnastics, cricket and other multi-sport …
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Jul
Jul
Basketball is one of the world’s most popular and widely viewed sports. It was invented by Dr. James Naismith in Springfield, MA in 1981. Initially, players shot a ball into peach baskets that hung from a 10-foot wall. Due to efficiency, the bottoms of the baskets were removed, rules were set, and the sport of …