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January 1, 2008

Tennis goes green

Industry manufacturers and organizations join in the fight to improve the environment.

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November 1, 2007

RSI Industry Resource Guide 2007

Listing by company 10-S Tennis Supply 1400 NW 13th Avenue Pompano Beach, FL 33069 P 800-247-3907 561-547-1772 F 954-969-5451 email: sales@10-s.com web: www.10-s.com Alpha Sports 7208 McNeil Drive, #207 Austin, TX 78729 P 800-922-9024 512-250-1499 F 512-279-9454 email: info@alphatennis.com web:...

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September 1, 2007

Blue Chip Investment

A community rallies together to refurbish 24 courts at a park and rec facility in Georgia.

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August 1, 2007

In a Pickle

Named after a family pet more than 40 years ago, Pickleball is growing in the U.S.

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July 1, 2007

Penn Offers Chance to Win Chrysler Sebring

For a limited time this summer, specially marked four-packs of Penn Championship and Pro Penn tennis balls will include a chance to win a 2008 Chrysler Sebring convertible and other prizes from HEAD/Penn. Also included in the pack is...

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Short sets

Just before the French Open, pro player James Blake went back to Dunlop Sports Group. He'll play with a Dunlop Aerogel racquet. Blake was with Prince for the last 18 months, and helped that company develop new frames. The...

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Classifieds

For Sale: Tennis and Health Club. Four indoor tennis courts, racquetball, Nautilus, free weights, six outdoor courts with clubhouse and garage. 423-341-3484 visit web site at www.toddsmith.usptapro.com For Sale: (3) Fischer Magnetic Tour 100 sq. in. All in new condition,...

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HEAD 'Radical' Promo Offers Chance to Hit with Agassi

How radical can the game of tennis get? Head is asking tennis fans around the world to weigh in with a new "How Radical Are You?" promotion that coincides with the launch of the new MicroGel Radical racquet. Head...

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June 1, 2007

Racquet Sports Industry Relaunches Website

Racquet Sports Industry recently relaunched its website, www.racquetsportsindustry.com, to allow access to news from the industry as it happens. Visitors to the new website will find continually updated information on the business of tennis and other racquet sports. The...

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New Penn Website Launched

Penn has an updated and redesigned website, www.pennracquet.com that has the company's complete product line, its print advertising campaigns, a video about making tennis balls called "How to Make America's No. 1 Selling Ball," games, and wallpaper to download....

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Lendl Teams Up with Trion:Z

Tennis legend Ivan Lendl has signed on to be the official tennis spokesman for Trion:Z, which makes ionic/magnetic necklaces and bracelets worn by professional athletes in golf, tennis, football, baseball, basketball, car racing, and more. "Fitness has always been...

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Own the Zone Offers VibrationDampeners

Are your players looking to improve on the simple rubber-band vibration dampener that top pros such as Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, and Maria Sharapova have used? Now, according to Own the Zone band vibration dampeners, they can. The manufacturer...

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Cardio Tennis Does Ireland

More than 60 coaches from around Ireland gathered at the National Tennis Centre in Dublin to attend a Cardio Tennis workshop in late April, put on by the TIA's Michele Krause and two other teaching pros from her Cardio...

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Classifieds

NOW HIRING: REGIONAL SALES REPRESENTATIVES Fischer, one of the leading manufacturers of ski and tennis equipment worldwide, is accepting applications for Regional Sales Representatives in the Tennis division. If interested, please submit a cover letter and resume to info@fischertennisusa.com...

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Letters

Keep Members Happy and Offer Many Programs To the Editor: The Your Serve article "Teaching Assistance" (April) by Liza Horan was well written, and it is very important to understand why pros are underpaid. First, teaching pros still teach the...

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Shortsets

Dunlop Sports Group Americas has been granted the worldwide licensing rights for the use of the legendary Peanuts characters, created by Charles M. Schulz, in the marketing and sales of its children sports products. Dunlop will use the characters...

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RSI Industry Resource Guide 2007

Listing by company 10-S Tennis Supply 1400 NW 13th Avenue Pompano Beach, FL 33069 phone: 800-247-3907 or 561-547-1772 fax: 954-969-5451 email: sales@10-s.com web: www.10-s.com Alpha Sports 7208 McNeil Drive, #207 Austin, TX 78729 phone: 800-922-9024 or 512-250-1499 fax: 512-279-9454 email:...

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May 1, 2007

Wilson Unveils New Multimedia Website

Wilson Racquet Sports has gone live with its revamped tennis website, which can be accessed at www.wilson.com or www.wilsontennis.com. In addition to a new look and format, the website has new features designed to engage consumers with interactive components...

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Zym Electrolyte Drink Tablets

Drop a Zym Portable Electrolyte Drink tablet into water to help replace lost electrolytes and vitamins during a match. Combined with water, the fast-dissolving Zym has only 1 gram of sugar and 7 calories per 16 ounces. Visit gozym.com...

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Short sets

Portland (Ore.) After School Tennis and the Hillsboro Park & Recreation Department have been named as the 2006 Recreational Coach Workshop Host Site of the Year. This award, in its inaugural year, honors an RCW host site that went...

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January 1, 2007

A Tennis Wish List

As we begin the New Year, we asked people in the industry — including teaching pros, pro shop and facility managers, court builders, manufacturers, and more — to tell us what they'd like to see.

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November 1, 2006

RSI Industry Resource Guide 2006

Listing by Company 10-S Tennis Supply 1820 7th Avenue North Lake Worth, FL 33461 P 800-247-3907 561-547-1772 F 561-547-3371 Email: sales@10-s.com Web: www.10-s.com/ Agile Courts Construction Co. Inc. 7335 SW 104th Street Miami, FL 33156 P 305-667-1228 F 305-667-6959 Email:...

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May 1, 2006

High-Tech Tennis Toys for Fun and Profit

As a sports psychology consultant and father of a 13-year-old son, it's hard to escape the fact that for better or worse, technology and electronics are a major part of our lives. Whether you own a store, manage a...

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June 1, 2005

Smash Tennis Mag for Teens to Debut in July

The executives at Miller Publishing Group (the folks who publish Tennis magazine) seem to think so. The company recently announced the launch of Smash, a slightly oversized, highly innovative tennis magazine aimed at one the most coveted markets around...

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Protect Your Players From the Sun

Arm your players with the right sun protection to ensure that damaging rays don't cut short their time on court or compromise their health. Both UVA and UVB rays can lead to skin cancer, according to the Skin Cancer...

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May 1, 2005

Taking the Heat

To help your players avoid heat-related illnesses on court, you need to take some precautions.

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August 1, 2004

Working the Angles

For decades, Madeline Hauptman has been a singular entrepreneur in the racquet manufacturing business.

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July 1, 2004

Wilson Pro Room

If you're good enough, the folks in the Wilson Pro Room can help you become better.

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April 1, 2004

Marketplace

Head Tour Team Combi Bag The Tour Team series of five bags features the new Climate Control Technology that Head says adds stability to the temperature within select pockets. The company says that racquets stored in pockets with CCT...

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