ZOMBIE TENNIS LEAGUE at Ideal Glass Studios – New York, NY

Tennis Season is in the air and Ideal Glass Studios, USTA Eastern and Red Ball Tennis are teaming up to bring tennis to the afterlife — and everyone else. Zombie Tennis, a theatrically immersive, community-powered, inviting guests to play Red Ball Tennis — a slower, beginner-friendly version of the sport — while dressed as zombies, ghosts, and other reanimated icons of the court. Whether you’ve never picked up a racquet or you’ve been training for the zombie apocalypse, the game is “so easy, even the dead can play.”

Tennis Meets the Afterlife

Inside the experimental spirit of Ideal Glass Studios, Zombie Tennis will unfold across custom-built mini court where social matches are played in full costume. Prizes will be awarded for Creepiest Serve, Funniest Zombie Walk, and Best Undead Tennis Look. Between volleys, guests can enjoy curated zombie film screenings, photo ops, flash mob dancing with Thriller NYC, Get zombified by Halloween Adventure, The HOF Shop, The Alter Mind Collective and interactive art — a playfully satirical “closing ceremony” for tennis season that invites fans, athletes, artists, and curious onlookers into an unexpected new arena of engagement.

Event Features:

• Red Ball Tennis Courts for all levels – even the undead
• Costumed Play & Awards for best zombie tennis getups
• Zombie Movie Lounge featuring cult classics
• Photo Booths, DJ & Libations
• Social Mixer Zones for humans and otherwise
• Flash Mob by Thriller NYC – get you grave on
• SFX Make-Up by Halloween Adventure and Interglactic Creations
• Runes from the Crypt – CosMODA sees your future, do you dare?

Whether you’re a diehard tennis fan or a dance-floor zombie with a mean backhand, this event offers a rare opportunity to engage with tennis in a whole new light — and maybe even moonwalk your way through a Thriller halftime dance break.