Celebrity Tennis Premieres Tomorrow
January 31, 2010 by Tennis Ledger Wire Services · Leave a Comment
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28, 2010 – Tennis Channel, the only 24-hour, television-based multimedia destination dedicated to both the professional sport and tennis lifestyle, will premier original series Celebrity Tennis, Monday, Feb. 1, at 6:30 pm ET. The half-hour show is hosted by film, television actor and commentator of The World Poker Tour, Vince Van Patten, [...]
Prince Introduces New Lightspeed Footwear Series to Tennis Players
January 21, 2010 by Tennis Ledger Wire Services · Leave a Comment
January 21, 2010 – Bordentown, NJ, – Prince, a global leader in performance tennis equipment, announces the arrival of Lightspeed footwear for competitive players. Designed to be lower, lighter and faster, Lightspeed models feature sleek silhouettes on a low-profile platform that keeps a player’s center of gravity low for enhanced balance, agility and responsiveness on [...]
Sharapova’s Loss May Be More Than A Bad Day
January 18, 2010 by Joe McDonald · Leave a Comment
Don’t weep for Maria Sharapova.
Don’t shed a tear for her, the same way you didn’t cry for Serena Williams, Tiger Woods, or even Conan O’Brien. These are rich celebrities, who make more money than any of us commoners would dream about.
And in Maria’s case, she just signed an extension of her Nike deal that will [...]
Recreational Tennis Players Increasingly Disillusioned with High-Tech Strings
September 18, 2009 by Tennis Ledger Wire Services · Leave a Comment
Ashaway, RI — Perhaps it’s a function of the aging demographic in the recreational tennis market, or a function of the economic downturn, or perhaps it’s a combination of both, but according to Steve Crandall of Ashaway Racket Strings, players seem disenchanted with today’s high-tech, high-end strings, and are increasingly turning to softer playing, more [...]
Golfsmith Signs Lease for Greater LA’s Largest-Ever Golf and Tennis Store
June 10, 2009 by Tennis Ledger Wire Services · Leave a Comment
IRVINE, CA, June 9, 2009 — Fore! Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOLF) announced today that it has signed a lease for a new 40,000-square foot playground for golfers and tennis players in Orange County that will open in November 2009. The new Golfsmith Xtreme, located at 16181 Lake Forest Drive just south of The [...]
An Excerpt From “American Doubles”
February 20, 2009 by Marcia Frost · Leave a Comment
“The Bryans Rule”
An excerpt, printed with permission, from AMERICAN DOUBLES …the Trials …the Triumphs …the Domination by Marcia Frost. The book, published by Mansion Grove House, is available on Amazon.com, BN.com, and AmericanDoublesBook.net.
Kathy Bryan was playing a doubles match on her due date so her boys were literally born to play tennis when they made [...]