While our sport might look different with COVID additional health and safety guidelines in place, tennis is a sport conducive to social distancing. Tennis has helped many to remain physically and socially active during the pandemic. With COVID-19 vaccines beginning to roll-out and other recent positive trends, the outlook for tennis in 2021 looks bright.

According to the USTA, tennis racket sales were up 43% during the third quarter of 2020 and 22% for the year. The Physical Activity Council reported a near 50% increase in tennis participation in the U.S. in the third quarter of 2020 vs. 2019. These trends coincide with when most of the country was reopening (July to Sept. 2020), and likely signal more new and returning players to tennis.

While USTA Kentucky and TACK league registrations were down last year with the pandemic, 857 players have registered for the current 2021 TACK Session I Adult and Fun Leagues. 2021 TACK Winter Fun League even experienced a 45% increase in player registrations over last year with more teams signing up than EVER BEFORE.