Tennis Industry News

New York City was the gathering place March 1 for a TIA board of directors meeting designed to include the BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup, the Madison Square Garden event for which the TIA was a participating sponsor. Also taking place that night was Tennis Night in America and the Racket UP, America! million-dollar serve.

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MSG Plus and ESPN2 will televise the 2010 BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean Cup live on March 1. The one-day, single-elimination tournament will include four of the world’s top female tennis players – Svetlana Kuznetova, Venus Williams, Kim Clijsters and Ana Ivanovic – at Madison Square Garden.

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Serena Williams, the Billie Jean King Cup’s defending champion, has withdrawn from the upcoming BNP Paribas Showdown, scheduled for Monday, March 1, at Madison Square Garden. Williams will be replaced by former French Open champ and former World No. 1 Ana Ivanovic.

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While 2009 racquet shipments showed an overall decline for the year, there is a bright spot, as fourth-quarter sales numbers from pro/specialty moved upward, ahead of the fourth quarter in 2008. Fourth-quarter comparisons show racquet sales at pro/specialty stores increased in 2009 by 3% (for both units and dollars) relative to 2008.

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Whether you’re a facility manager, tennis retailer or teaching pro, you can find the resources that can help your business at GrowingTennis.com/Resources—all for free.

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The TIA is rolling out a “PlayTennis” widget designed to reach mainstream consumers with information on how to get started in tennis. Any website can use this widget so consumers can find programs, places to play, retailers, demo racquets, game-matching and coaching.

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January started on a nice note for college tennis, as Thiel College in Greenville, Pa., recently added men’s and women’s varsity programs, and Edgewood College in Madison, Wis., added men’s varsity. But the Intercollegiate Tennis Association says advocacy remains a priority to help existing programs that may be in jeopardy.

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With job listings, internship positions, development tools and other resources, website connects job-seekers and employers in all areas of the tennis business.

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Now tennis retailers can add the power of manufacturers’ branding to their store’s websites. One of the unique features of the TennisConnect software is the new “Pick & Click” content editor.

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The pairings for the two semifinal matches of the upcoming “BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup” have been set for the March 1 event at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In one semi, Serena Williams will face Kim Clijsters, the first  time the two players will meet since the semifinals of the 2009 US Open.

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