Tennis Industry News

TennisConnect™ Renames Facilities Software, Debuts Innovative Retailer Version

‘TennisConnect™ Facility’ joins suite of industry software products.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (Sept. 1, 2009) — TennisConnect™, the leader in software solutionsfor the tennis industry, announces a name change to its software package that will make it easier for tennis providers to find the product that is right for their business. TennisConnect™ Facility is the new name for the former TennisConnect™ Professional. The name more accurately reflects TennisConnect™’s commitment to providing clubs and facilities with software solutions designed specifically to support their efforts to expand their player base, communicate more effectively with members, allow for online registration and enrollment capabilities, and reduce administrative time and costs.

“TennisConnect™ has established itself as the premier platform for many tennis providers, from Community Tennis Associations and independent teaching entrepreneurs, to facilities, pro shops and specialty retailers,” says Jolyn de Boer, executive director of the Tennis Industry Association, which provides the TennisConnect™ software. “The ‘Facility’ name change better reflects the ‘edition’ of TennisConnect™ that is appropriate for a given provider,” she adds.

The TennisConnect™ suite of products consists of: TennisConnect™ Standard—the software for managing contacts, group email communications, player matching (Find-a-Game), an interactive calendar and a hosted website; TennisConnect™ Facility—which adds facility-specific features for member management and administration, online court reservations and associated lesson-search functions; and the new TennisConnect™ Retailer—which adds software to support a demo racquet center and String Center.

“Each version of the TennisConnect™ software utilizes the same core technology, allowing a customer to upgrade seamlessly,” says Charlie Ruddy, TennisConnect™ product manager. (For facilities that have a retail operation, TennisConnect™ Facility can easily be upgraded to the new Retailer edition for a small monthly fee).

Also available with all TC editions is “TennisCollect,” which adds integrated pricing rules for court time, lessons, enrollable events, and membership dues and fees, as well as payment options for account charges or online credit-card payments, says Ruddy.

For more information on TennisConnect™, including finding the edition that is right for yourbusiness, visit TennisConnect™.com or contact Marty Mohar at the Tennis Industry Association,

866-686-3036 x 227 or Marty at TennisIndustry.org.