Engineering Breakthrough Suspends the String Bed, Expands the Sweetspot

*DEC. 31, 2008 – *Dave Haggerty, the chief executive officer of Head USA and president of Penn Racquet Sports, has been named “Person of the Year” by Racquet Sports Industry magazine in the publication’s January 2009 issue. Haggerty led off…

*WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., December 23, 2008 — *The USTA announced today that Martin Blackman has been hired as Senior Director for Talent Identification and Development for USTA Player Development. Blackman will be based at the USTA Training Facility in Boca…

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., December 22, 2008 – The USTA announced today that Americans John Isner and Christina McHale earned wild card entries into the 2009 Australian Open men’s and women’s singles main draws after winning USTA wild card tournaments at…

You Make The Call Lets Fans Rank Network’s Top 10 Matches of 2008,
to Appear in Prime Time December 22-31

London, UK. – The ATP, governing body of the men’s professional tennis circuit, today unveiled the latest evolution of its advertising campaign – FEEL IT. Now in its second year, the multimillion dollar campaign, will again feature ATP World Tour…

Phoenix, AZ – December 2008 — HEAD Penn Racquet Sports is pleased to announce two new Sales Representatives, Jason Thoerner and Chuck Bahn. Jason Thoerner is currently ranked in the Top 10 in the world for racquetball and has a…

NEW YORK, N.Y. (December 16, 2008) – Some of tennis’ top names are expected to return to team action when the 34th season of the World TeamTennis Pro League presented by Advanta kicks off on July 2. The League announced…

The USTA is hosting a playoff this week to award a men’s and a women’s singles main draw wild card to the 2009 Australian Open. The women’s wild card tournament began yesterday at the USTA Training Center in Boca Raton,…

You Make The Call Lets Fans Rank Network’s Top 10 Matches of 2008,
to Appear in Prime Time December 22-31

2008 USTA/Tennis Industry Association (TIA) study shows
Highest number of players (26.9 million players) in 15 years;
Total play occasions rise 13% to more than 600 million

New USTA Certified Regional Training Centers will Expand
USTA Player Development’s Programming Throughout the Country

The Junior Tennis Champions Center in Washington, D.C. and
The Racquet Club of the South in Atlanta Selected as First Sites for Program

Miami, FL – December 8, 2008 – The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne has been recognized once again by TENNIS Magazine among the “top 50 U.S. Tennis Resorts”. The magazine presented four different categories: Best Lodging, Best Dining, Best Instruction and Best…

– Legendary player to also assist with product development and marketing

AUSTIN, Texas & SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:GOLF) today became the first golf and tennis specialty retailer to offer a Live Chat service online. With technology from InstantService, this addition comes just in time for the key holiday shopping…