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University of Alabama recently completed construction of the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility, an indoor tennis center located adjacent to the Alabama Tennis Stadium. The new tennis center contains six regulation NCAA hard courts, in addition to a lobby and restroom. San Rafael, CA (PRWEB) March 19, 2012 Excitement for the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility began even before the initial ground breaking took place. "With the construction of the new six court indoor...
NEW YORK, March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A new book - TITANIC: THE TENNIS STORY by Lindsay Gibbs ($12.95, New Chapter Press) - tells the incredible stories of tennis players Dick Williams and Karl Behr, who survived the sinking of the Titanic 100 years ago on April 15, met on the rescue ship Carpathia, and went on to become teammates on the U.S. Davis Cup team and, incredibly, faced each other in the quarterfinals of the 1914 U.S. Championships (the modern-day US Open). Williams...
Doubles final to pit No. 1 seeds Santiago Gonzalez and Scott Lipsky against Bobby Reynolds and Michael Russell. Irving, Texas (PRWEB) March 18, 2012 The Dallas Tennis Classic, a new stop on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour played at the prestigious Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas, announced the singles final matchup for Sunday, which will include Russian, Igor Andreev and Canadian, Frank Dancevic. In doubles action the final will pit...
NEW YORK, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sheets(TM) Brand, the creator and developer of Sheets(TM) dissolvable strips, today announced a sponsorship agreement to become the official Energy product of the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open. The 28th edition of the Sony Ericsson Open will once again feature the top players in the world competing at the Crandon Park Tennis Center for one of the most prestigious titles in tennis. The tournament is owned and operated by IMG and will be held in...
For the 2012 season, Nike Tennis Camps will offer thirteen new tennis camps in eight different states. With the largest offering of summer tennis camps in the United States, the Nike Tennis Camps network now consists of 74 locations. San Rafael, CA (PRWEB) March 02, 2012 The Nike premier junior and adult summer tennis camps offer tennis players of all skill levels a chance to live, eat and breathe tennis for a week including 30 hours of tennis for 5 days, fun filled evening activities,...
BOCA RATON, Fla., March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Approximately 200 St. Andrews Country Club members filled the stands at the Delray Beach Stadium and Tennis Center on February 27, 2012 to watch the evening's feature ATP Champions Tour match between Aaron Krickstein and Michael Chang. Aaron Krickstein has been the Director of Tennis at St. Andrews Country Club for 10 years and enjoys the opportunity to help kids and adults improve their tennis games. (Logo:...
***AARP's Fitness Ambassador Proves You Can Be a Competitive Athlete at Any Age*** WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AARP today announced that its Fitness Ambassador, tennis legend Martina Navratilova, has joined the cast of ABC's Dancing with the Stars. At age 55, Navratilova is once again proving that age should not place boundaries on people's goals or what they can accomplish. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20070209/NYF043LOGO) "Whether you're 55...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily Black History Month feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28: ALTHEA GIBSON Profile America for the 28th day of Black History Month. Sports fans know the tennis greats, sisters Venus and Serena Williams. But they may not know the path was blazed for them over 50 years ago, when Althea Gibson became the first African-American...
MetroPCS to also Serve as Co-presenting Sponsor of the Tennis for 10,000 Kids Community Outreach Program Grapevine, TX (PRWEB) February 24, 2012 The 2012 Texas Tennis Open, which will feature many of today’s top Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) professional tennis stars, announced today that MetroPCS Communications, Inc., the leader in flat-rate, no annual contract and unlimited wireless services, is an official sponsor of the 2012 tournament and the co-presenting sponsor of the...
Partnership enables novices to learn and enhance performance using the same techniques as practiced by Olympic athletes at select locations for Nike Tennis Camps San Rafael, CA (PRWEB) February 23, 2012 For the second year in a row, Nike Tennis Camps will continue to offer Dartfish video solutions to young tennis players and athletes at select locations. The partnership will enable coaches to film the campers while playing tennis and other sports, compile the footage into a digital...
