Tennis Industry News

Sixty-five percent of new and beginning players continued in follow-up tennis programming in 2009, according to the TIA’s most recent Cost of Doing Business–Facilities report. The nearly two-thirds retention rate is in line with similar rates from 2007 and 2005.

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Physical Education programs in schools are having an impact on participation numbers for tennis, according the Physical Activity Council (PAC). 

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“When it comes to kids, tennis clearly knows something that golf does not,” says a recent Wall Street Journal article. While the golf industry worries it has lost nearly a million kids ages 6 to 17 (a 24% drop, to 2.9 million), the tennis industry is an example of how to do things right.

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When it comes to welcoming players to tennis, Brookstone Meadows Tennis Club in Anderson, SC, is at the top of its game. Dr. Sophie Woorons-Johnston, the owner/director, runs all sorts of programs for players of every ability level and every age group, including leagues; Cardio Tennis for adults, kids and families; social round robins and mixers; and more.

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Tennis facility owners and operators, along with others in the industry, can now get the latest trends and data for operating a tennis facility in the “Cost of Doing Business: Tennis Facilities” report from the TIA . The bi-annual report provides a method for facilities to measure their performance against industry averages.

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Who said you need tennis courts to run a successful Cardio Tennis program? At the Lowell & Helen Dunigan Family YMCA in Evansville, IN, Tennis Director Siobhan Belloli creates two tennis courts out of the indoor basketball courts during the winter, using pop-up nets and pressureless balls.

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Not only is May National Tennis Month, it’s also National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. To help celebrate both, check out the “Tennis–For the Health of It!” booklet, presented by the USPTA, which includes 34 reasons to play tennis.

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As the warmer weather starts to envelop more parts of country, May is a great time to get out and play tennis. And while many of us have made the sport an integral part of our lives year round, only May actually bears the official designation “National Tennis Month.”

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The deadline for two prestigious USTA awards is fast approaching. Applications for both the Community Tennis Association of the Year award and the Eve Kraft Community Service Award are due by Friday, June 25. Awards applications are available online at http://www.usta.com/GetInvolved/CTA.aspx.

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Four new QuickStart Tennis courts at the Family Circle Tennis Center in Charleston, S.C., were dedicated to Lucy Garvin, USTA Chairman of the Board and President. The dedication ceremony took place in April during the Family Circle Cup tournament. The QST courts are adjacent to Match Court 5 at the tennis center.

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