Optimized thermoplastic racquet

A sports racquet extending along a longitudinal axis and configured for supporting a quantity of racquet string generally about a string plane, the racquet comprising:

• a frame formed of a thermoplastic material, the frame including a head portion and a handle portion, the head portion being formed of first and second hoop regions, each of the first and second hoop regions including a main curved wall defining first and second peripheral edges, the first and second peripheral edges of the hoop region defining a peripheral edge plane, at least one of the first and second hoop regions including a first set of projections extending from one of the first and second hoop regions across the string plane and engaging the other of the first and second hoop regions such that the first set of projections extend at least from the peripheral edge plane of the first hoop region to the peripheral edge plane of the second hoop region, the first set of projections spacing apart the first and second hoop regions by a first predetermined dimension to define a plurality of through-hoop region openings, the first predetermined dimension being substantially the same as the distance between the peripheral edge planes of the first and second hoop regions, the handle portion being formed of first and second handle regions directly coupled together without defining one of a plurality of handle openings.