Tennis is a wonderful recreational sport, but it isn’t as easy as it looks. To return a small ball across a long court and over a center net with a racquet takes skill and practice. For instance, one of the most important skills in tennis is the serve, the first shot of every point. If you get off

Publication: Child Life

Tennis pro contractors have operated the City of Dallas, Texas, tennis centers since 1980. During this 15-year period, tennis attendance has steadily increased, along with revenues, while city expenditures have decreased. At the same time, citizens have continued to receive quality service at a

Publication: Parks & Recreation

Wheelchair tennis is fast, family-oriented and fun for all. Wheelchair tennis is one of the fastest growing sports in the United States for children and adults with physical disabilities. Not only does it offer a great workout, it can be a life-long family activity. And it is fun! With a few minor

Publication: The Exceptional Parent

Tennis has been good to Ray Benton, and he’s more than returned the favor. The 60-year-old former Dubuquer, who might just be the best-kept tennis secret this town has ever had, was back in Dubuque this weekend to play in his first Mississippi Valley Open tournament. It was a long trip from his

Publication: Telegraph – Herald (Dubuque)

TENNIS CLUB AT PEBBLE BEACH RESORTS, CalifJul. 21–Jimmy Connors is hamming it up again. He won’t stop cracking jokes. He won’t sit still for a photographer. He won’t stop teasing other tennis greats of yesteryear. But ask Connors about his 50 percent stake in Net Assets Inc., which owns the Nuveen

Publication: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Tennis has been good to Ray Benton, and he’s more than returned the favor. The 60-year-old former Dubuquer, who might just be the best-kept tennis secret this town has ever had, was back in Dubuque this weekend to play in his first Mississippi Valley Open tournament. It was a long trip from his

Publication: Telegraph – Herald (Dubuque)

Tennis is a wonderful recreational sport, but it isn’t as easy as it looks. To return a small ball across a long court and over a center net with a racquet takes skill and practice. For instance, one of the most important skills in tennis is the serve, the first shot of every point. If you get off

Publication: Child Life

Tennis pro contractors have operated the City of Dallas, Texas, tennis centers since 1980. During this 15-year period, tennis attendance has steadily increased, along with revenues, while city expenditures have decreased. At the same time, citizens have continued to receive quality service at a

Publication: Parks & Recreation

Wheelchair tennis is fast, family-oriented and fun for all. Wheelchair tennis is one of the fastest growing sports in the United States for children and adults with physical disabilities. Not only does it offer a great workout, it can be a life-long family activity. And it is fun! With a few minor

Publication: The Exceptional Parent

Tennis is not making a racket in some areas, but it has became a hard hitter in others. Some areas of the sport are experiencing growth, such as player participation and equipment purchases. But some television viewership is in decline. Locally, at the Men’s Futures of Pittsburgh event and National

Publication: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Who says tennis isn’t a team sport? The year 2000 could easily go down as the year of team tennis. At all levels, tennis teams are gaining more exposure and finding more competitive opportunities. About the last two or three years, the USTA [United States Tennis Association] has really made an

Publication: Parks & Recreation

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