Nude Tennis Tournament

Tampa Bay "Buffaneers" play the Lake Como Sun Seekers

Volleyball in the Buff Tournament Scheduled for June

Where do athletes who play tennis in the nude keep their balls? Readers may find the answer to this riddle at www.TennisInTheBuff.com where the first Nude Tennis Tournament is online for viewing.

The streaming video has The Tampa Bay "Buffaneers" playing the Lake Como Sun Seekers wearing not much else besides athletic footwear. Blue and white wristbands were worn to tell the teams apart. All participants were well covered with sunscreen specifically designed for folks who prefer to go au natural.

Players ranged in age from 39 to 76 with 6 women and 10 men competing. All players are members of the American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR), which has 50,000 members in the U.S.

The Lake Como Nudist Resort hosted the tournament to showcase its exceptional tennis facilities. "The goal of the tennis tournament and broadcast is to open the doors to our resort and show the world the healthy fun and exercise enjoyed here," said resort spokesperson Elf Andersen. "Our average guest is not a runway model, most are in their early 40s and are lovers of the outdoors and back to nature types."

Located in Land O'Lakes, Florida, the Lake Como Nudist Resort (www.Lakecomoresort.com) is on 200 acres and includes a nature preserve, nature trail, and 35 acre lake. The facility has the most state-of-the art volleyball and tennis facilities in the nudist community.

First time visitors are welcome after taking a complimentary tour of the resort. Daily, weekly and monthly stays are available for RVers and vacationers. According to Andersen the resort has over 1300 members, 300 of whom are permanent residents.

"Within days of its debut, the www.TennisInTheBuff.com site generated two Million hits," said Anderson. "This is the first time any nudist resort has marketed in this manner -- showing nudists in a typical resort activity that anyone can relate to."

Due to the success of www.TennisInTheBuff.com the resort has scheduled a co-ed volleyball tournament on June 11 with footage to be broadcast at http://www.VolleybalIinTheBuff.com.

Edited by Dave Shultz