Tennis takes two, and sometimes the hardest part of tennis is finding a partner to hit with. What happens when you’re dying to play some tennis, but none of your friends have time? You no longer have to resort to hitting against a wall, because Tennis Buddy makes finding an opponent easy and accessible.
The Tennis Buddy app allows any user who downloads it to immediately find a tennis partner in the area. Before you think, “well I don’t just want a random partner who can’t really play,” Tennis Buddy has provided all the filters you need to make sure you have the right hitting partner for your skill level. You can set a distance the app will search for a player in your area while also filtering skill level, rating, gender, age, or even club where your partner plays. The newest update allows the user to also filter what user type the app will find, such as player, coach, stringer, or stores near you. Every tennis need is filled with this innovative app, and you no longer have to allow your friend’s schedules to determine when you can and can’t get out on the court and play tennis.
Tennis Buddy is very user friendly and allows for an easy first login through your Facebook or Google account. Once logged in, users have the option to provide a picture of themselves and specify their tennis rating for others to search. It’s important to be detailed and honest on your personal player profile, because these profiles are what other players can look through to see if you would be a good fit for them. It’s a very social app that relies on user participation. The more users that download the app, the greater the network is for tennis players to search through.
Tennis Buddy also allows any user to send out a broadcast message to all people in the area with the app, and anyone nearby will receive it instantly. There is an option to limit who receives the broadcast if you want to be more selective. Once you get a reply, it is up to the players to set a time and location to play some tennis! Tennis Buddy then allows players to leave feedback on any partners they chose to play. This is helpful for other users because you can see how other players got along with this player and if it is someone that people would want to hit with again.
Tennis Buddy was launched last fall and co-founder Sophia Vogt, former Division 1 player at University of San Diego, found that Tennis Buddy “has been connecting [her] with so many new friends across the world” and “opened [her] eyes to the different ways in which people can become successful in the field.” The interactive experience of Tennis Buddy allows people with similar interests to find each other and participate in something they both appreciate together. It’s exciting for the tennis community because tennis is very individual at the junior and collegiate competitive levels. Once these players transition into life after tennis, players still crave the competitiveness of tennis with an added social aspect. Tennis Buddy brings a social quality to the sport by allowing two people to come together and have a good time playing tennis.
Users can be as casual or serious as they want, and the beauty of this app is that people have that choice. If a former college player misses the competition they used to find in the NCAA, they can still use this app to find highly ranked players to compete with and remind them of old times. Similarly, a well-retired player who may have lost some technique in the sport can search for lower-ranked players to have a fun, casual hit with just to dust off the rackets for a day.
Players want to stay connected and want to be able to step on the court at any time no matter what condition their tennis is in.Tennis Buddy is the perfect application to keep players in touch with the game at their convenience. All it takes is access to any mobile device or tablet, and your perfect hitting partner could be right around the corner.