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      <copyright>Copyright 2008</copyright>
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         <title>Finding That Tennis Passion</title>
         <description><![CDATA[ I&rsquo;ve been involved in the tennis business for more than 20 years. And I have to admit that when I first joined Tennis Magazine in 1987, I would not have said I was particularly passionate about the sport. I...]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Continuing Your Education</title>
         <description><![CDATA[ We&rsquo;re coming into the big pro tennis season in the U.S., as the Olympus US Open Series kicks off in July and leads right to the US Open. But while the pro tours provide a lot of excitement, one...]]></description>
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         <category>Our Serve</category>
         <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Boosting Your Online Game</title>
         <description><![CDATA[ This magazine is all about helping your business. Whether a pro shop, facility, teaching pro, coach, court builder, CTA, manufacturer&mdash;we want you to succeed. We want more people playing tennis, we want to see full courts and more being...]]></description>
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         <category>Our Serve</category>
         <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Letters: Positive Signs</title>
         <description><![CDATA[ Dear Sirs, I thoroughly appreciated the &ldquo;Tennis&rsquo; Upward Swing&rdquo; articles in the May issue on the growth in the tennis industry. I keep articles like this for our Professional Tennis Management classes here at Methodist University. In fact, the...]]></description>
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         <category>Miscellaneous</category>
         <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Letters: Stringing Ability Pays Off</title>
         <description> Dear Sirs, It turns out my stringing talents have paid off! Being on a Navy ship in the ocean, we don&apos;t really go around storms, we just tie everything down and trudge on through. Well, if you have ever...</description>
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         <category>Miscellaneous</category>
         <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Letters: &lsquo;Shallow&rsquo; Luxilon Story Deserved Better]]></title>
         <description> Dear Sirs, I found Joel Drucker&apos;s article about Luxilon string to be disappointingly shallow. Drucker writes as though he has no personal experience either using Luxilon or stringing for players who do. He doesn&apos;t even spell &quot;Fluoro&quot; correctly. Right...</description>
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         <category>Miscellaneous</category>
         <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Industry News</title>
         <description>ESPN, Tennis Channel To Show US Open The USTA, ESPN and Tennis Channel signed a six-year deal in May that, starting in 2009, will increase by nearly 100 hours the amount of tennis broadcast during the US Open and Olympus...</description>
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         <category>Industry News</category>
         <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Happy Returns</title>
         <description>With experts in racquet customization and stringing on hand, the GSS Stringers Symposium can be a key investment in your business.</description>
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         <category>Education</category>
         <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Retain Control of your Website</title>
         <description>Your job as a business owner is to ensure that you have a duplicate set of keys to your online kingdom.</description>
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         <category>Business/Marketing</category>
         <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Clickety-Split!</title>
         <description><![CDATA[When players sign up online, you&rsquo;re providing the ultimate in customer service and giving your business a boost, too.]]></description>
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         <category>Business/Marketing</category>
         <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>New Generation</title>
         <description>Whether you run a tennis shop, facility or program, interactive elements can help market your brand.</description>
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         <category>Business/Marketing</category>
         <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Spreading the tennis bug</title>
         <description>For one club, the viral nature of Facebook has been a boon to their business.</description>
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         <category>Business/Marketing</category>
         <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Web write-offs</title>
         <description>Right now, there are no formal tax rules on how to treat web expenses. But there are ways you can benefit.</description>
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         <category>Business/Marketing</category>
         <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Pro Supex Matrix Hybrid</title>
         <description> Pro Supex Matrix Hybrid is composed of two strings that are designed to offer the best in both durability and playability: Pro Supex Big Ace (mains) and Pro Supex Maxim Touch (crosses). Big Ace is a German-made monofilament co-polymer...</description>
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         <category>Playtests</category>
         <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>Off Message</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A tennis insider says the industry needs to forget about comparisons to the past, embrace the fact that we&rsquo;re a niche sport, and promote the wonderful assets of the game.]]></description>
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         <category>Your Serve</category>
         <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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