http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/ RacquetSportsIndustry.com is the official web site for Racquet Sports Industry magazine en Copyright 2008 Thu, 08 May 2008 09:20:24 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 08 May 2008 - Hilton Head Island, SC -- Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) is excited to present a new set of tools and resources to help tennis teachers work with children under age 10. As with its Munchkin Tennis, PTR... http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/news/2008/05/ptr_kids_tennis_launched.html http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/news/2008/05/ptr_kids_tennis_launched.html Kids Thu, 08 May 2008 09:20:24 -0800 Lyon, France – May 7, 2008 –- Babolat, one of the leading manufacturers of tennis products, today announces Ryan Harrison and Christian Harrison have chosen to use Babolat racquets and strings for the next four years. Babolat has had a... http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/news/2008/05/harrison_brothers_choose_babol.html http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/news/2008/05/harrison_brothers_choose_babol.html Players Wed, 07 May 2008 14:19:27 -0800 Event: The Qatar German Open Dates: May 5th to May 11th, 2008 Event Venue: Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in Berlin, Germany Surface: Clay/Outdoors Prize Money: $1,340,000 USD Defending Champion: Ana Ivanovic of Serbia The German Open is underway at the Rot-Weiss... http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/news/2008/05/wta_tour_qatar_telecom_german.html http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/news/2008/05/wta_tour_qatar_telecom_german.html Tournaments/Events Wed, 07 May 2008 11:48:08 -0800 06 May 2008 - Hilton Head Island, SC - - Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) announced today that Steve Keller has joined the staff as Director of Development. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the position. As Director of Development,... http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/news/2008/05/ptr_announces_new_director_of.html http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/news/2008/05/ptr_announces_new_director_of.html Associations Tue, 06 May 2008 11:43:31 -0800 Junior Davis Cup, Junior Fed Cup and World Junior Tennis Teams All Advance U.S. Girls’ World Junior Tennis Team Will Attempt to Win Back-to-Back Titles in August http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/news/2008/05/four_us_junior_teams_go_undefe.html http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/news/2008/05/four_us_junior_teams_go_undefe.html Tournaments/Events Tue, 06 May 2008 08:57:07 -0800 Co-Branded “The Sweetest Match” Partnership Uses Historic Tennis Tournament’s Strawberries and Cream Tradition, Mutual Health Benefits of Both Tennis and Strawberries to Put Products in Front of Like Consumers Promotion to Generate Unprecedented 1.25 Billion Media Impressions for Network http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/news/2008/05/tennis_channel_teams_with_cali.html http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/news/2008/05/tennis_channel_teams_with_cali.html Business/Marketing Tue, 06 May 2008 08:51:52 -0800 [CHICAGO] –- Wilson increased their market share lead in First Quarter 2008 compared to year end as the #1 racquet brand according to the Sports Marketing Surveys first quarter 2008 results just released. According to the first quarter sell-thru results,... http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/news/2008/05/wilson_continues_to_lead_indus.html http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/news/2008/05/wilson_continues_to_lead_indus.html Racquets Tue, 06 May 2008 08:48:46 -0800 CHICAGO, IL (May 5, 2008) -— Bälle de Mätch is proud to announce industry veteran Sheri Norris has joined the company as National Sales & Promotions Manager effective today. “Bälle de Mätch is fortunate to have Sheri lead the sales... http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/news/2008/05/balle_de_match_hires_industry.html http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/news/2008/05/balle_de_match_hires_industry.html People Mon, 05 May 2008 12:19:32 -0800 Boulder, CO – May 2, 2008 -– Babolat, the leading French manufacturer of tennis racquets, announces the launch of the Babolat Aero Strike tennis racquet, a lighter version of three-time French Open winner (2005-07) Rafael Nadal’s Aero Pro Drive, the... http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/news/2008/05/babolat_introduces_new_aero_st.html http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/news/2008/05/babolat_introduces_new_aero_st.html Racquets Mon, 05 May 2008 09:35:36 -0800 Industry Leader Now Has More Racquet and Footwear Models in Top Fifteen Than Any Other Brand and #1 Position in String http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/news/2008/05/prince_continues_momentum_acco.html http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/news/2008/05/prince_continues_momentum_acco.html Business/Marketing Mon, 05 May 2008 08:39:08 -0800 Enhances expert control offering http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/news/2008/05/babolat_extends_aero_storm_and_1.html http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/news/2008/05/babolat_extends_aero_storm_and_1.html Frames Sat, 03 May 2008 06:01:54 -0800 USPTA encourages kids to play Tennis – for the health of it!SM with free tennis clinic http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/news/2008/05/uspta_to_host_tennis_across_am.html http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/news/2008/05/uspta_to_host_tennis_across_am.html Tournaments/Events Fri, 02 May 2008 10:14:34 -0800 Journalist and commentator Gloria Borger once said, "For most folks, no news is good news; for the press, good news is not news." Well, we humbly disagree, at least with the second part of that quote. For tennis, there has... http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/articles/2008/05/spread_the_news.html http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/articles/2008/05/spread_the_news.html Our Serve Thu, 01 May 2008 14:14:16 -0800 Fonte Retires From Prince Prince Americas President Doug Fonte has retired-for the second time. Fonte came out of retirement in 2005 to help rebuild the Prince brand in the U.S., then later added responsibility for Canada and Latin America. "This... http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/articles/2008/05/industry_news_41.html http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/articles/2008/05/industry_news_41.html Industry News Thu, 01 May 2008 13:14:16 -0800 Luxilon has been getting a lot of play among the top pros, but is this string right for your players? http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/articles/2008/05/finding_the_right_mix.html http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/articles/2008/05/finding_the_right_mix.html Strings Thu, 01 May 2008 12:14:16 -0800