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April 2017

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Getting a grip misses the mark The cover of February Tennis Industry magazine is misleading. As tennis teachers, we try to help our students to use the correct service grip and not use the “waiter’s” serve. However, I do... (Click here to read more...)

March 2017

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Analyzing ‘Serving American Style’ The “Master Pro Corner” article by James R. Shaughnessy in the USPTA ADDvantage section of TI’s November/December issue made a compelling case for the “American Style” serve over the “Trophy Style.” But the statistical box... (Click here to read more...)

November 2016

Letters: Focus on the Customer

I enjoyed Peter Francesconi’s “Our Serve” in the August issue, “The Best Part of Your Day.” What tennis director Adam Molda tells his coaches is very important. When I was regularly conducting PTR certification workshops, I would always mention... (Click here to read more...)

September 2016

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Hooking the 50-Plus Market The “Our Serve” column in the July issue, “Fishing in Profitable Waters,” really hits home. While the 10 and Under Tennis initiative has proven to be a great investment by the USTA, growing adult tennis... (Click here to read more...)

May 2016

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Get Dennis Into the Hall! I just read Our Serve in the April issue (“Righting an Industry Wrong”) and completed my nomination of Dennis Van der Meer for the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Thanks for bringing this to... (Click here to read more...)

March 2016

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Tyler Junior College PTM Your article “Class Acts” in the January issue outlined an important new foundation to the growth of professional tennis instruction. Proper, modern and thorough education is essential for the industry to maintain respect and admiration... (Click here to read more...)

February 2016

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‘Fish Where the Fish Are’ I am in complete agreement with your Our Serve on “Catching More Players” in the November/December issue. As tennis professionals and providers, it is one of our duties to grow the game, and while... (Click here to read more...)

January 2016

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Offer ROG Tennis for All Ages Regarding the article “Pickleball and Tennis: Can They Be Friends?” in the November/December issue, I believe tennis facilities should offer adults ROG tennis on 36- and 60-foot courts, rather than lose tennis courts... (Click here to read more...)

November 2015

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Fighting the Fight Each issue, Editorial Director Peter Francesconi writes a column called “Our Serve” in which he often begs, pleads and cajoles the tennis industry to keep its eye on the participation ball. Please, keep serving. Participation is... (Click here to read more...)

September 2015

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AEDs Should be Mandatory As a follow-up to the “Emergency Procedures” letter in the August issue, our club experienced a scary situation just this past June when one of our members collapsed on court during a match. With the... (Click here to read more...)

August 2015

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Yellow-Ball Success In response to the letter in the July issue titled “Show Us Something Better,” I invite Wayne Elderton to attend any of the Little Mo sectional, regional, national or international events and watch the girls and boys... (Click here to read more...)

July 2015

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Show Us Something Better I truly appreciate Ellen Miller’s article, “Fix Your Delivery,” in the May issue. In Canada, while our “battle” with 10-and-under tennis is mostly over (it is now the norm rather than the exception), there are... (Click here to read more...)

June 2015

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Improving Participation In the May issue, I enjoyed reading many terrific thoughts and suggestions concerning how we can improve tennis participation levels. For me, three concepts in particular are interconnected and crucial toward increasing the popularity of tennis. First,... (Click here to read more...)

April 2015

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Thankful for ROG I was so happy to read Ellen Miller's article in the February issue about Red, Orange, and Green balls (“ROG Balls and Shorter Courts Aren’t Just for Kids!”). At my little tennis charity, Camp Esmeralda, they... (Click here to read more...)

March 2015

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Positive Impact I enjoyed “Our Guiding Lights” in the January 2015 issue (“Our Serve”). It made me think about the numerous people who have had an influence on my life and career. I can only hope that I can... (Click here to read more...)

September 2014

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Likes Advocacy Message Great “Our Serve” column about advocacy in the July issue. I agree 100 percent with you. Keep beating the drum. Bruce A. Hunt Executive Director Southern California Tennis Association I want to say “thank you” for... (Click here to read more...)

August 2014

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Importance of Advocacy The “Our Serve” about advocacy in the July issue was spot-on. I've been an owner/operator of a tennis and swim club for nine years and currently am the tennis director at a country club for nine... (Click here to read more...)

July 2014

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Cardio Tennis Message Great message on Cardio Tennis in the June issue (Your Serve, “How Cardio Tennis Contributes to the Tennis Industry”). Here in Texas we are doing our best to promote the programs and finally we are getting... (Click here to read more...)

June 2014

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Bringing on the ‘Boom’ In May’s “Your Serve” column, Chuck Gill wondered whether a tennis boom — akin to what we experienced in the 1970s — could be re-created. Here in USTA Eastern, we say emphatically “Yes!” In fact,... (Click here to read more...)

April 2014

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Dropping the Ball? I noticed the blurb in Industry News in the November/December issue about the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation doubling the cost of seasonal permits. I have always been shocked by how little attention... (Click here to read more...)

March 2014

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Redone Magazine is ‘A Winner’ Great job with the new Tennis Industry! I was always a big fan of the original Tennis Industry. The new publication is well laid out and very informative. Also, the ADDvantage section will be... (Click here to read more...)

September 2013

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Tennis Role Models Thank you for the article “Pros and Coaches as Role Models” by Bruce Knittle in the August issue (Your Serve). In a sport that is bound by etiquette, tennis needs to maintain this type of philosophy,... (Click here to read more...)

August 2013

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Grand Slams Are ‘Star-Struck’ I fully agree with Peter Francesconi's “Our Serve” column in the June issue regarding "A Tennis Balancing Act." I, too, fear that the scale is tipping too far in the direction of prize money for... (Click here to read more...)

May 2013

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10U Mandate ‘The Right Thing to Do’ I thought your “Our Serve” editorial on 10 and Under Tennis (“Take a Second Look at 10U Tennis”) in the April issue was right on, well-stated and needed! Change is always difficult,... (Click here to read more...)

February 2013

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Questions Wisdom of Single Teaching Group I enjoy reading RSI. It fills a real void in providing inside industry information. But I don’t agree with the thoughts expressed in Peter Francesconi’s “Our Serve” column in the Nov./Dec. issue about... (Click here to read more...)

September 2012

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More on a ‘Restring Campaign’ After reading the letters in the August edition of RSI about a “restringing campaign” I do have one thing that I think needs to be mentioned. Television announcers do a disservice when discussing polyester... (Click here to read more...)

August 2012

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Readers Weigh In on the Need For a Restringing Campaign Thank you for the “Our Serve” in the July issue about an industry-wide “restringing campaign.” One of the first things I learned when I became a certified stringer was... (Click here to read more...)

June 2012

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Let Them Play I must strongly disagree with Angela Buxton’s Your Serve in the April issue (“Too Much of a Good Thing?”). I believe today’s pro tennis players are very aware of the fitness level required to compete in... (Click here to read more...)

August 2011

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USPTA article; Support our troops through tennis (Click here to read more...)

July 2011

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Derek Ameel and Peggy Edwards (Click here to read more...)

April 2011

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The Beauty of Tennis I really enjoyed Jeff Lewis’s Your Serve (“Club Tennis at Its Finest”) in the February issue. It reminded me of playing with a general manager of a nuclear facility that provided reactors for U.S. Navy... (Click here to read more...)

September 2010

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Pro Tennis Helps Grow Community Tennis As the general manager of the Family Circle Cup held in the spring, I read with great interest Richard Pagliaro’s article in the August issue regarding professional tennis and its effect on community tennis.... (Click here to read more...)

August 2010

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String Playtests Make Job Easier I’d like to tell you how the String Playtest has helped improve my customers’ game. The column helps me to delineate to them data on the new strings and how they react from actual use.... (Click here to read more...)

July 2010

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One Teaching Pro Group or Two? Great job on the “Teaching Assistance” article in the June RSI. It was very well written and brought to light all of the opinions, facts and views of both organizations and industry leaders. You... (Click here to read more...)

January 2010

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Thoughts on the Foot Fault (Click here to read more...)

November 2009

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Mixed reaction to ‘Technology Smokescreen’ (Click here to read more...)

September 2009

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Questioning Tennis Sponsor Ads I just finished reading Pat Hanssen’s “Your Serve” article, “A Suitable Tennis Partner,” in the August issue, regarding inappropriate TV commercials. I couldn’t agree more. My children are grown, but I still cringe when ads like... (Click here to read more...)

September 2005

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The Need for News Coverage Great "Your Serve" in the July 2005 issue of Racquet Sports Industry by Mark Winters ("Something to Write About"). He is right on the money! The declining coverage tennis receives in local media is... (Click here to read more...)