European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 26, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ski Europe double the fun with a Tennis ski Deal you can hit the Ball and the slopes \ by Bucky Fox staff writer what was Hakan Dahlbo going to do not stay in Seefeld Austria Here was this Young skier and Tennis pro swinging Down from his native Sweden when the question hit him with the Force of a forehand. Leave Seefeld All he had to do was look up at the Alps Down at the olympic Cross country ski tracks across at the swimming Complex Over to the skating rink straight at the wonder Village Back to the Lake then through the Tennis Hall and Dahlbo had his answer Are you crazy. This swede was t going anywhere. Ten years later Dahlbo is still in Seefeld. Now he s 32, the father of two the head of a Tennis school and Happy to be breathing austrian air. Seefeld is great Dahlbo said after another Tennis session because it s so International. You see everyone Here italians swedes  americans too. Visitors from the United states Roll through Seefeld on tourist buses. Only a Small percentage stick around for the big ticket activity Cross country skiing for which Seefeld held races in the olympics of 1964 and 76. And Only a few americans mesh their skiing with Dahlbo s Tennis. That might change for three reasons the armed forces recreation Center s Tennis schools in Garmisch Germany went the Way of wooden rackets dead and gone. Carmich that Hub of american skiers is just 21 Miles North of Seefeld. The drive is 30 minutes Don t forget your Green insurance card for austrian Border guards. The train ride costing $15 round trip for adults and $10 for kids takes 45 minutes. Dahlbo knows about the american military and wants to attract people who mix skiing with Tennis. His swedish Tennis school offers lessons for $40 an hour with we Klong courses totalling $575 for a group of three to four people. Dahlbo s staff of four in Seefeld does t teach just topspin backhands. The swedes also stress such esoteric Points As breathing and footwork and push for Harmony especially Between couples. If i see you Bug her and the other Way around i la put you in another group said Gunnar Karlsson Karlsson who joined Dahlbo s school in 1988, is another swede who s sticking around Seefeld. On this afternoon he had just finished teaching that rare pair no prodding from the husband no Back lashing from the wife. Normally if you re married you play in separate groups unless you want to stay together he said. I try to get an atmosphere on the court where i make the the Tennis Hall in Seefeld Austria houses eight courts and is open All Day. Instruction. What you think of her backhand you can say  mixing Tennis with skiing can make for an uplifting vacation. It can also get hectic especially with lessons. So maybe skip the training along with that breathing Hoo a and just hit the Doggone Ball. For More information on the swedish Tennis school Call 05212-4515, or fax 05212-4566. If calling from outside Austria dial your country s Access code and Austria s country code 43, and then drop the first Zero. Seefeld s Tennis Hall holds eight granulated carpet courts and is open All Day. You can Call for court time at 05212 2095, with an hour of play costing $30. This is Why Seefeld is such a draw for ski Tennis enthusiasts the Tennis Hall is 100 Yards from the olympic nordic tracks 300 Yards from the Schwan Dikopf downhill lift and a 10-minute drive from the More dramatic Ros shiite downhill lift. Then there s the wonderful Olympia indoor swimming Sauna steam Bath Seefeld tourist Bureau Curling skating and Cross country skating Are All available right around Seefeld s indoor swimming Pool Complex. The ski lifts Are a Short distance away. Seefeld tourist Board Complex that costs $15 $10 for kids. It s open from 9 30 . To 10 . However you want to set up a visit to Seefeld you can Call the town s assistant tourist director Markus Schoner at 05212-2313 or 05212-2316. Here Are some other places where you hit the Ball and the slopes Lenzer Heide Switzerland. The hotel schweizerhof offers indoor Tennis right in its Complex which sits within a bus hop of the downhill Sld slopes. Freddy Widmer has been teaching on the two courts for 10 years. Call 41 081-340111. Lax Switzerland. The sport hotel signing features a two court Tennis Hall and stands in the Hub of the Flims lax dream ski area. Its phone number is 41 081-390151. Saalbach Hinte Glemm Austria. International Tennis management & marketing services makes it easy. It offers All angles in one we Klong package Tennis and ski instruction hotel breakfast dinner everything except ski passes. The Deal goes for $345 at a one Star hotel and $1,082 at a 4va-Star hotel. Its Headquarters Are in Frankfurt Germany the phone number is 49 069-95515222. Saalbach Hinte Glemm is a couple of hours farther from most americans than Seefeld. But it has a huge plus skiing. Saalbach is rated by Many  As one of the 10 Best ski areas in Europe. George Pascal the Boss at its is a new yorker who like the swedish Tennis school s Dahlbo travels All Over Europe pushing Tennis at a Sci report. It s a competitive Field just As Pascal makes it sound we Don t teach breathing. We teach practical things that help you  october 26, 1994 31