Hidden Dunes Beach & Tennis Resort has always offered an excellent tennis program, but now Hidden Dunes is quickly becoming known as the best place in the Destin area for pickleball. Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America and quickly becoming many family’s new favorite tradition. At Hidden Dunes, we celebrate timeless traditions and we’re excited to be a part of our residents’ and guests’ new favorite pastime. We’re excited to share what’s new at Hidden Dunes Tennis & Pickleball Center and
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Published on Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Hidden Dunes Beach and Tennis Resort is a top location for tennis and pickleball in the Destin, Florida area. For the second consecutive year in a row, the Hidden Dunes Tennis and Pickleball Center has been ranked #1 for Best Game Arranging. The resort has also been named a Silver Medal Resort for 11 consecutive years. While maintaining a successful tennis program, the resort has also added pickleball, which earned the Silver Medal ranking as well.
This is a tremendous accomplishment of the staff, including Director of Racquet Sports Rhett Russell
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Published on Wednesday, May 24, 2023
If you’re looking for a great family-friendly Florida tennis resort, look no further than Hidden Dunes Beach & Tennis Resort . Hidden Dunes Resort offers a great mix of group clinics, private lessons, court time with like-level game matching services and beach time. But don’t just take our word for it. Hidden Dunes Beach & Tennis Resort is regarded as one of the premier beach and tennis resorts in Florida, earning both local and national recognition, including being voted 2021 Best Tennis Center by the readers of Emerald Coast
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Published on Wednesday, September 28, 2022
We're pleased to announce that Rhett Russell has joined Hidden Dunes Tennis Center as the new Director of Racquet Sports. Russell replaces Renee Broxson who led the Hidden Dunes Tennis program for more than 17 years.
Russell brings a long career of tennis instruction and tournament play along with the support of his racquet-wielding family, which includes his wife, Amy Russell, and six children who have all earned their own prestigious tennis rankings and recognition. In high school, Russell earned the Prince Scholastic All-American and he credits
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Published on Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Hidden Dunes Beach & Tennis Resort was recently honored as the Best Tennis Center on the Emerald Coast in 2021 Best of the Emerald Coast Awards , announced in the October of issue of Emerald Coast Magazine. For more than 20 years, Emerald Coast Magazine has celebrated the best businesses along Florida’s Emerald Coast through its reader’s choice awards.
Director of Tennis Renee Broxson has created a world-class tennis program that is recognized for tennis instruction and like-level game matching services. Hidden Dunes Tennis
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Published on Wednesday, November 24, 2021
The pros at Hidden Dunes Beach & Tennis Resort are gearing up for summer and looking forward to great season. Tennis Director Renee Broxson will be leading a variety of adult and youth tennis clinics to enhance your game.
Renee has been coaching tennis enthusiasts at Hidden Dunes Resort for more than 16 years. She is active member of the USPTA, attends world and sectional conferences for continuing education, and has been the recipient of the Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award and the Gulf Coast Conference Sportsmanship Award. Her
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Published on Monday, May 17, 2021
Tennis Professional Charlie Fischer joins the Hidden Dunes Tennis Center as the new Director of Tennis. After 27 years as the Tennis/Marketing Director of Golf at the Chattahoochee Country Club in Gainesville, Ga, Fischer moved to the Emerald Coast as joined our Head Tennis Professional Renee Broxson to lead one of the best tennis programs in the Southeast.
With extensive experience in tennis and golf, Fischer is a certified USPTA-Elite Pro, PTR and a PPR Pickleball Coach. A graduate of Long Beach State in California, Fischer has achieved USPTA
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Published on Thursday, December 17, 2020
Newman-Dailey’s real estate team members have a wide variety of talents and interests. In addition to being experts on the Destin real estate market, some love the ballet, some love to fish, some love to serve the community and some love to play sports.
Real Estate Agent Shannyn Stevenson loves tennis and her passion for the sport earned her and her team mates a spot in the 2019 mixed 18 and over sectional championships at the USTA National Campus in Orlando. The two-weekend event hosted 58 teams from across the states competing for the championship
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Published on Monday, October 28, 2019
Do you enjoy tennis? Have you been searching for the best tennis resorts in Florida? Look no further than the premier tennis resorts in Northwest Florida. Tennis Resorts Online knows the Florida Panhandle is a great place for tennis enthusiasts. Among the North Florida resorts that rank within the top 50 Tennis Resorts , Hidden Dunes Beach & Tennis Resort has earned this ranking for six consecutive years, scoring high in all areas, especially like-level game matching. The gated resort overlooks miles of soft
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Published on Thursday, February 1, 2018
Tennis players often like to bring their rackets and play a few games while on vacation. With that in mind, you may be looking for the best vacation rentals for tennis in the South Walton and Destin area. We're excited to announce that Hidden Dunes Beach & Tennis Resort was named a “ Silver Medal Resort ,” by Tennis Resorts Online for the sixth consecutive year! The ranking places Hidden Dunes among the top 50 tennis resorts in the world. Nestled along the sugar white sand beaches in Northwest Florida near Sandestin, Hidden Dunes Beach &
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Published on Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Congrats to Tennis Director Renee Broxson and her team! Hidden Dunes Tennis Center was once again named a “Silver Medal Resort,” by Tennis Resorts Online, ranking Hidden Dunes Tennis Center among the Top 50 Tennis Resorts for the fifth consecutive year. Tennis Resorts Online solicits the opinions of racquet-wielding vacationers worldwide and compiles their collective experience into an annual ranking of the “Top 100 Tennis Resorts and Camps.” Resorts are ranked in more than 20 categories, ranging from the tennis courts and instruction tothe quality
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Published on Thursday, October 6, 2016
If one of your New Year’s Resolutions is to improve your tennis game, Newman-Dailey is ready to help make your goal a reality. Director of Tennis Renee Broxson and her team at Hidden Dunes Beach & Tennis Resort serves up some of the best tennis clinics in Destin, Florida. Renee is an experienced tennis pro and active member of the USPTA. She attends world and sectional conferences for continuing education, and has been the recipient of the Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award and the Gulf Coast Conference Sportsmanship Award. She was also
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Published on Wednesday, January 8, 2014
South Walton is synonymous with great tennis. If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to improve your tennis game, Newman-Dailey is ready to help make your goal a reality. Director of Tennis Renee Broxson and her team at Hidden Dunes Beach & Tennis Resort in Miramar Beach serves up some of the best tennis instruction in South Walton. Renee is an experienced tennis pro and active member of the USPTA. She attends world and sectional conferences for continuing education, and has been the recipient of the Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award
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Published on Wednesday, January 8, 2014
"My family really enjoyed Hidden Dunes. We found this gem of a place on a last minute vacation plan. We picked it for the combo of villas on the beach and tennis center. We had a great time. The tennis center is GREAT. The staff was very helpful with all the planning and scheduling details. We did the clinics and they helped us make matches with other players from the area. We also enjoyed the location at the beach and the villa we stayed in was well stocked
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Published on Thursday, August 1, 2013
"Our family chose Hidden Dunes for our beach vacation because we also love the game of tennis and the staff there does not disappoint! The skills/drills sessions are affordable and it stood out to me that pros Renee and George strive to offer tips and\ pointers to each participant and not just "go through the motions". And Anne did a wonderful job setting up matches for us and adding to the friendly atmosphere. I also love the setting of the well-maintained
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Published on Thursday, June 20, 2013
Hidden Dunes Beach & Tennis Resort
earned the ranking as one of the 2013 "Top 50 Tennis Resorts" by
Tennis Resorts Online
for the second consecutive year
. Nestled along the sugar white sand beaches of South Walton in the Florida Panhandle, Hidden Dunes Beach & Tennis Resort features six championship clay Rubico courts and consistently receives high marks for overall tennis experience, tennis staff, instruction and game matching.
Tennis Resorts Online noted that the reason
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Published on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Renee-- On behalf of the 41 players that participated in the tournament this past weekend I would like to thank you,George and Anne for an absolutely fantastic weekend.Comment after comment from the players was that the format, hospitality, and competition resulted in this being their favorite tournament ever.You and your staff were wonderful and we all very much appreciate all the hard work that went into making this Hidden Dunes/Hubert Kessler tournament so special. Hope to see you soon. Gaines---PS. Special thanks to all
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Published on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Last week we highlighted golf as our healthy living in Destin activity, so this week we're highlighting tennis in Destin, Fla.
While there are many options, our favorite (yes, we're biased) is tennis at Hidden Dunes Beach & Tennis Resort, located near Sandestin.
Hidden Dunes Beach & Tennis Resort
was ranked as one of the top 50 tennis resorts worldwide by
Tennis Resort Online
. Hidden Dunes Tennis Center features six championship clay Rubico courts
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Published on Tuesday, January 22, 2013
We're delighted to announce that Hidden Dunes Beach & Tennis
Resort
in Destin, FL ranked among the top 50 tennis resorts in the nation according to
Tennis Resort Online
. The online magazine asked vacationers to assess the nation's resorts in more than 20 categories. The categories included
all aspects of the tennis experience as well as such diverse off-court characteristics as the quality of the lodging, restaurants, children's programs and value for dollar. Those reviews were then tabulated in order to determine
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Published on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Some athletes are practically born into their sport of choice, taking up a love for the game soon after walking or beginning school, while others become aware of their skills in their teens. But Hidden Dunes Beach and Tennis Resort’s new director of tennis, Renee Broxson, did not even realize she had a passion and an aptitude for professional tennis until her late twenties.
Broxson, originally from St. Louis, moved to Navarre in her early twenties and didn’t start playing tennis until she was 28. She soon discovered she was extremely
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Published on Friday, September 16, 2011
Newman-Dailey Resort Properties, Inc., the rental management company for Hidden Dunes Beach and Tennis Resort of Destin, Florida, announces that the director of tennis, Myke Loomis, is celebrating her 26th anniversary with the resort. Currently a member of the USPTA, Loomis played on the 2007 and 2008 USA Margaret Court Cup (Women’s 45) teams. In addition to winning a number of Florida championships and being inducted into the Arkansas Tennis Hall of Fame, she won the 2008 World Doubles Championships in Antalya, Turkey, and was a finalist
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Published on Friday, December 10, 2010
Phil Landauer has as many United States Tennis Association national championship trophies as there are days in a month, but perhaps the biggest thrill of his tennis career took place on foreign soil. Representing the United States at the Dubler Cup in Dublin, Ireland, Landauer and his three American teammates stood and listened as the Star Spangled Banner played to signify a victory in what he called “a Davis Cup for seniors.” That win in the 45-and-up age group was just one highlight in a career that has seen plenty. “There were
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Published on Wednesday, December 1, 2010