Tennis star serves as inspiration Port native heading to Athens for the Paralympic Games By DON BEHM dbehm@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel Monday, August 16, 2004 Kaitlyn Verfuerth, a former Port Washington High School tennis player, is taking her racket to Athens, where she intends to smash

Publication: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Annapolis tennis group Jaime Veracka, the founder of the 10-year old Annapolis Area Tennis School, is a passionate advocate of wheelchair tennis. Veracka is a certified tennis instructor who has worked with several wheelchair athletes over the last few years including Brenda Gilmore, a Prince

Publication: Capital (Annapolis)

The tennis industry right now is contradictory. On one hand, overall participation in the sport is up. The 22.6 million people in the United States who played tennis last year represent the highest number since 1980. However, product sales in all categories were down in 1993, some substantially.

Publication: Parks & Recreation

Tennis is one of the few sports conducive to total family participation — active participation — allowing mom, dad, junior and sis to play together, side by side on the same court. With that in mind, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) has made Courting Families the theme for this month’s

Publication: Parks & Recreation