In Occitania, we continue to equip ourselves with padel. This time, it is the turn of the Tennis Club of Valras with an atypical history.

The Gasquet family was the first to work and train tennis players at the Valras Tennis Club

The Gasquet were a real engine to boost the Tennis Club Valras.

Tells the current President of the TCV, Mars Roger.

In March 2018, the club therefore embarked on the padel with the construction of 2 lots. Marc Roger continues:

We have 3 qualified instructors. The 3 instructors will be able to teach padel and the club is open all year round, although in summer the club is particularly busy.

The teaching of padel with PADEL TENNIS ACADEMY

Until now, the tennis club offered 6 tennis courts, but the Valras Tennis Club has removed 1 to add 2 tennis courts. padel.

But in reality, "we reflect on the padel for over 3 years! And the town hall decided to take matters in hand to allow the tennis club to have its own padel"

Conca Sport builds 2 pitches of padel

The inauguration of the club padel will take place tomorrow at 11am with the presence of the Mayor of Valras, Mr Combes.

Oliver André, the manager padel of the club will offer a small demonstration and initiation padel.

The president of Valras Tennis Club, Marc Roger conlut:

I myself am a tennis player who has recently been practicing padel. And I hope to launch myself in some national competitions soon.

In fact, we are organizing a P100 tournament next June, which will be our first padel at Tennis Club de Valras.

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovers the padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since padel is part of his life. You often see him touring France going to cover the major events of padel French.