One of the best seasons in years, but APTA was facing financial difficulties as sponsorship declined

The lead article in the January edition of Platform Tennis was on the large turnouts for regional tournaments.

The Westchester (Rye) Invitational put a 64 team cap on the number of entries to keep it manageable.

Despite this the Minutes of the APTA Executive Committee of February 9, 1981 reflected the struggle the APTA was having with dwindling sponsorship and the crisis this was having on Tournament play and the APTA’s bottom line. The forecast for 1981 was for a $11,903 loss. [Also see APTA 1981 Annual Meeting Minutes>]