Milliken: Limit to singles not good for seniors in Sun City
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When I heard how the people in New York were limiting tennis and pickleball to singles only, I thought that some inane power tripping functionary thought that up with no regard to science or data, and that thank goodness we live in common sense Sun City, Arizona where smarter heads prevail.
Imagine then my utter surprise and utter disgust to hear that those same rules are in place here!
Who thinks it is safer in 100-plus degree weather for seniors to go out and play singles rather than doubles? I submit that damage to legs, hearts and lungs are much more dangerous to our health than COVID, especially when you consider that more than 70% of Arizona’s COVID deaths occur in nursing homes where, to my knowledge, no tennis or pickleball is played.
