MARY BRASCIA PREPARES TO HIT A FOREHAND SERVE DEEP TO HER OPPONENT’ S BACKHAND DURING PRO WOMEN’ S SINGLES DIVISION PLAY AT THE PPA MESA OPEN TOURNAMENT IN MESA, AZ. PHOTO BY BRUCE YEUNG; IG: @ YEUNGPHOTOGRAPHY.
• Give yourselves 5 points if you serve deep and to the backhand! Play to 11, then rotate roles.
For more advanced players
You can set up an additional zone closer to the baseline for even more points if a serve or return lands in that“ mega-deep” area.
You can also create lanes to serve and return to. For example, you could place a target parallel to the center line about halfway between the non-volley line and the baseline. The server will receive more points for serving to the zone that leads to the opponent’ s backhand, and the returner will also receive additional points for returning down the lane to the server’ s backhand. •
Lamar Scott was the 2024 PPR Clinician of the Year. He is a Dual Impact pro certified with PTR Tennis and PPR Pickleball. Currently Lamar serves as the workshop coordinator and coach developer liaison for PPR.
JULY / AUGUST 2025 | MAGAZINE 63