Three Apex awards for TennisPro magazine
July 9, 2012
Hilton Head Island, SC — Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) announced that its TennisPro Magazine was presented with three 2012 APEX Awards (Awards for Publishing Excellence) for writing. TennisPro is the official publication of PTR tennis teachers and coaches.
This is the 24th Annual APEX Awards, a competition for writers, editors, publications staff and business and nonprofit communicators. The selection of the 2012 APEX award recipients was based on excellence in graphic design, editorial content and the success of the entry in achieving overall communications effectiveness and excellence.
The APEX awarded TennisPro were for the January/February 2011 issue in the category of Education & Training Writing, the September/October 2011 issue for Sports Writing, and the January/February 2012 issue in the category of Magazine & Journal Writing.
“PTR feels strongly about providing our members with the very best educational materials, including TennisPro,” said Dan Santorum, PTR CEO. “That all three awards are for writing is an affirmation that we are providing our members with information of the highest caliber.”
PTR Director of Communications and Editor of TennisPro, Peggy Edwards said, “These awards wouldn’t be possible without the generosity of those professionals who are willing to share their knowledge with our members around the world. It’s an honor to be recognized, especially at this level.”
PTR is the largest global organization of tennis teaching professionals with more than 14,000 members in 117 countries. It has the greatest percentage of multicultural and women members of any such organization. PTR is dedicated to educating, certifying and servicing tennis teachers and coaches around the world in order to grow the game.