Padel Boston has nearly doubled its Dedham facility to 25,000 square feet, adding three courts as the club introduces more players to the racquet sport.
The expansion brings the facility at 220 Rustcraft Road to six courts and includes improved private event space and a dedicated game area, according to the club’s website.
Founder Chase Woodsum opened Padel Boston in December 2024. The club describes itself as Massachusetts’ first dedicated padel facility.
In its April expansion announcement, the business said demand for evening and weekend courts, leagues, tournaments and private events had driven the decision to grow. The project incorporated adjoining space at 210 Rustcraft Road, with internal connections to the original facility, another lounge and additional seating and viewing areas.
Woodsum described padel as a cross between tennis and squash in an Oct. 17 WBZ NewsRadio report. Players compete in doubles across a net on an enclosed court, using the surrounding walls during rallies. Scoring follows the familiar tennis sequence of 15, 30 and 40.
“Most tennis players don’t want to use the walls right when they start,” Woodsum told WBZ reporter Suzanne Sausville.
After giving Sausville a brief lesson, he said she quickly began adjusting to the timing of shots off the walls.
Padel originated in Mexico in 1969. The International Padel Federation estimated that the sport had 38 million players across 178 countries and territories in June 2026, according to its global participation update.
Woodsum left his previous job to establish the club after discovering the sport, according to his biography on the business’s website. Padel Boston is also advertising positions for coaches, front desk staff and college brand ambassadors.
The club is open daily from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Membership is not required to reserve a court. Booking information is available at playpadelboston.com.
