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MANTIS Get a Grip on the Market UK based racket sports brand MANTIS have this week launched two new Tennis grips into the market following a successful first year. The Tour replacement grip and the Performa Dry over- grip have been added to the range which already includes the Performa Perforated and the Performa Tac over- grips. The MANTIS Tour is a high quality PU replacement grip developed to provide the highest level of comfort and feel for the professionals’ right through to the club player; whilst the Performa Dry Grip is ideal for use in more humid conditions for the player who requires a high quality absorbent over grip. Martin Aldridge, founder and managing director of MANTIS, said; “The new grips are a superb addition to our range and we have been delighted with the response thus far. We are also looking at adding more grips into the range in the next few months to help compliment the current MANTIS offerings and that offer the racket sports player exceptionally good quality product for their sports needs, at affordable prices. MANTIS is the official racket to the Allam British Open squash event in Hull in May from the 20th26th 2013. For more information about MANTIS go to www.mantis-sport.com Become a MANTIS fan on Facebook go to www.facebook.com/mantissports Follow MANTIS on twitter @MANTISsport MANTIS Tour replacement grip is available in a single blister pack and available in White MANTIS Performa Dry grip is available in a 3 card pack and available in white only.
MANTIS Extends String Portfolio Following a successful first year in the market MANTIS have today announced an extension to their product portfolio. The exciting UK based racket sports brand has added new strings to the squash and tennis range as they look to further cement their place in the market. The MANTIS tri-spin polyester string has been specifically developed to enable the modern tennis player to achieve increased levels of spin and power but with excellent control. The premium grade co-polyester benefits from a triangular profile to provide a more abrasive surface and enhance ‘grip’ at ball contact thus maximising the potential for creating spin. The MANTIS Tour Response is already being used by the top MANTIS ambassadors including Steve Coppinger, who reached the Quarter- final of the recent PSA event in New York, ranked 23 on the PSA tour and Emma Beddoes who is ranked 28 on the WSA tour. With a “Gut like “ performance the Tour response provides a soft string with the feel and playability of natural gut but with the benefit of enhanced durability. Whilst also in the squash range, the MANTIS Tour Braided is an excellent all-round squash string providing superb power whilst also maintaining excellent control due to the braided construction. Martin Aldridge, founder and managing director of MANTIS, said; “We are delighted with the new squash and tennis string offerings that really complement our existing range. “The feedback from players and stringers alike has been fantastic and we are excited about them hitting the marketplace.” Steve Coppinger, Emma Beddoes and Eddie Charlton join top ranked age group juniors Elise Lazarus and Robbie Keefe as ambassadors for the Squash range of the UK based racket sports brand. MANTIS is the official racket to the Allam British Open squash event in Hull in May 2013. MANTIS recently announced that former British number 1 and US Open finalist, Greg Rusedski, as brand ambassador for their tennis range and MANTIS is the official Racket and Ball Partner of the Statoil Masters Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall. For more information about MANTIS go to www.mantis-sport.com Become a MANTIS fan on Facebook go to www.facebook.com/mantissports Follow MANTIS on twitter @MANTISsport
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Joelle King Signs Sponsorship Agreement with Ashaway Racket Strings
WSA ranked Number 7 player thrives on competition as she rises to the top Ashaway, RI -- Ashaway Racket Strings has announced the addition of New Zealand's rising squash star Joelle King to their roster of sponsored players. Currently ranked Number 7 on the Women's Squash Association World Tour, Joelle is seen as a rising force on the squash circuit, having reached WSA Number 5 in November 2012 after winning the Macau Open, her 6th WSA title.
After switching to Ashaway's PowerNickÂŽ 18 string last year my game has been improving by leaps and bounds, so I am very excited to be named as an Ashaway sponsored player." Upcoming tournaments for Joelle include CIMB KL Malaysian Open, Texas Open, and British Open, where she hopes to continue her march to become the new WSA World Number One.
"Joelle is a very strong and exciting young player, definitely someone to watch," said Steve Crandall, Vice President of Ashaway Racket Strings. "She's the kind of player who's good for the sport and for her sponsors, and we're delighted to have her on our team."
Ashaway Racket Strings are made by Ashaway Line & Twine Mfg. Co., the only U.S. manufacturer of string for squash, tennis, racquetball, and badminton. Operated by the Crandall family since 1824, Ashaway has been making racquet strings since 1949, and is responsible for several important technical innovations. Ashaway is the Official String of USA Racquetball and the Women’s Squash Association. Ashaway Line & Twine Mfg. Co. also makes braided products for medical and industrial applications. For more information visit www.ashawayusa.com
Joelle first burst onto the world stage in April 2010 at the Texas Open where she stormed through the draw unseeded, taking out three higher ranked opponents before stunning top seed Rachael Grinham in the final to capture her fifth and biggest career title. She finished 2010 ranked Number 17, having become the New Zealand Women's Champion and winning a gold and a silver in the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, and by November 2012 had reached WSA Number 5 before settling back to Number 7 in early 2013. Recently married to long-time sweetheart, Ryan Shuttle, 24-year old Joelle grew up surrounded by a large extended family including two older brothers who always made sure she had a good grasp of sibling rivalry. "From card games to backyard sport--everything was a competition to be the best!" she said, noting that now, "nothing has changed, well besides that I can now annihilate my bros on the squash court. My competitive instincts and determination to be the world's best squash player remains." For Joelle, competition is the ultimate thrill of squash. "I love to play the world's best to see how I match up," said Joelle. "That means bringing my best to the court, both in my play and my equipment.
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Murray climbs up US Power 100 List Tennis players feature in the top 100 most powerful athletes onand-off-the-field in 2013 compiled for Bloomberg Sports by CSE, a leading integrated marketing agency. Britain's Andy Murray rose twenty-five places from 2011 with a power rating of 54.81 and while LeBron James, the American professional basketball player, headed the list at No 1, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams have stolen the headlines by being ranked fifth, sixth and twelfth respectively. Unlike prior years, in which the NFL dominated the top quarter of the list, the 2013 Power 100 reveals a more homogenous balance between athletes participating in individual sports and team sports. Gold Medalists from the 2012 London Olympic Games also peppered the list, including top swimmer and seasoned pitchman Michael Phelps (No 8), track and field sensation Usain Bolt (No 15), gymnastic Gabby Douglas (No 18) and, of course, Murray (No 30). This is the fourth year of the Power 100, and it continues to command attention as an invaluable tool to evaluate an athlete's brand and measure his or her market value, says Rick Horrow, CEO of Horrow Sports Ventures and host of Bloomberg TV Sportfolio: "In today's 24/7 news cycle, as athletes increasingly dominate front page headlines well out of the sports section, their endorsement contracts are increasingly under scrutiny." To determine the final rankings for the 2013 Power 100, Bloomberg Sportfolio, BSports, and Horrow Sports Ventures worked with CSE, one of the longest-running and most diversified independent marketing agencies in the country. CSE created the Power 100 list using proprietary methodology, as well as data from Nielsen/E-Poll N-Score. As in previous years, the ranking comprises only professional athletes playing in the United States. Coaches, executives, owners, agents, and even retired athletes were not considered and only regular season statistics were used. All data was analysed over a two-year basis, valuing 80 per cent for the most recent season and 20 per cent for the season that preceded it. ‘On field' attributes consisted of ranking within their sport, popularity and viewing audience and measured expected endorsement potential (75 per cent), endorsement earnings (15 per cent) and social media presence (10 per cent). Under that formula, Federer and Djokovic came in just behind NFL superstars Peyton Manning and Drew Brees, and in front of NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant and the most decorated Olympian ever, Phelps. The next closest female athlete to Serena would have been Maria Sharapova if it wasn't for Olympic standout Gabby Douglas slipping in at 18 overall, thanks to her meteoric rise after the 2012 London Olympic Games. Sharapova rounded out the top 20, and Rafael Nadal fell from fifth last year to 22 this year.
Djokovic wasn't even ranked among the top 100 after 2009 or 2010, but he's made a huge splash last year and this year and doesn't appear to be vacating the top 10 in the future. Serena has always hovered among the top quarter of the list, but more importantly, she has been a mainstay among female athletes on these rankings since they've existed. Also noteworthy was the huge jump that Victoria Azarenka and Andy Murray both made in the last year-Azarenka going from 96 to 32, and Murray climbing from 80 to 31. It shouldn't come as any surprise that Federer impresses the most, as he is the only tennis player who has consistently moved up on the list every year. All in all, this is a huge step forward for the sport of tennis-it sends a message that tennis stars have as much power as NBA, MLB and NFL stars and has more clout than golf's elite right now. Horrow's partner in compiling the Power 100 and CEO of EPoll, Gerry Philpott, added how athletes today transcend sports and how it will be exciting to see who can sustain their ‘power'. Longevity is the key to this year's top grouping. "From Peyton to Federer to Kobe to Brady, these athletes are on the backside of their historic careers yet still command on and off field attention and respect," notes Gerry Philpott, CEO of E-Poll Market Research. "It will be interesting to see if the young stars of today can hold up over the years like these pros. "Social media and endorsement deals are definitely playing bigger roles for both newcomers and returnees of this list." Sportfolio's Power 100 has made it clear that athlete power and influence is going well beyond the playing surface, and that tennis is at the forefront of this cultural shift.
The Top 25 2013 Power 100 rankings
1.LeBron James, Basketball 2.Tiger Woods, Golf 3.Peyton Manning, Football 4.Drew Brees, Football 5.Roger Federer, Tennis 6.Novak Djokovic, Tennis 7.Kobe Bryant, Basketball 8.Michael Phelps, Olympics 9.Tom Brady, Football 10.Aaron Rodgers, Football 11.Kevin Durant, Basketball 12.Serena Williams, Tennis
13.David Beckham, Soccer 14.Rory McIlroy, Golf 15.Usain Bolt, Olympics 16.Miguel Cabrera, Baseball 17.Eli Manning, Football 18.Gabby Douglas, Olympics 19.Phil Mickelson, Golf 20.Maria Sharapova, Tennis 21.Calvin Johnson, Football 22.Rafael Nadal, Tennis 23.Ryan Braun, Baseball 24.Adrian Peterson, Football 25.Dwyane Wade, Basketball
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HEAD tennis reaches 1 million fans on Facebook This past weekend, the HEAD Tennis Facebook page reached the one million fan mark. Overall, HEAD has more fans on Facebook than the other three largest competitors combined. For the next few days, HEAD will be featuring some of its biggest milestones which led to the success of reaching the one million+ fans achievement. Some of HEAD’s best athletes including Novak Djokovic, Maria Sharapova, and Andy Murray have been huge factors in helping HEAD achieve the best social media campaign in the tennis industry. Not only have the players been doing incredibly well in the rankings, but these athletes have contributed to some great content for the TEAD Tennis social media channels through viral videos, contests, and more.
HEAD is currently running a few promotions to all of their Facebook fans including the HEAD Superfan 2013 sweepstakes where fans test their HEAD tennis knowledge to become the fan of 2013. The grand prize winner will get tickets for the 2013 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals and there will be other great prizes throughout the year. Novak Djokovic already did some secret testing of his new Graphene Speed tennis racquet—now, Maria is taking time to test the effortless power of her new Graphene Instinct tennis racquet. To see a teaser of her ultimate testing, go to youtube.com/watch?v=rEWL-N9v7oc and stay tuned for more information coming on March 7th.
Prince Global Sports appoints CEO
BORDENTOWN, N.J. — Mike Ballardie has been named CEO of Prince Global Sports, a leading manufacturer and distributor of global racquet sports equipment, footwear and apparel in tennis and squash. He has been responsible for operations in the eastern hemisphere for Prince for nearly 10 years. Prince Global Sports was formed in 2012 by an affiliate of Waitt Company to acquire select operating assets of Prince through various bankruptcy proceedings in the United States and Europe. “I have been involved in the tennis world as a player, a coach and as a business career” Dana Bradford, CEO of Waitt Company said of Ballardie’s appointment, “Our primary objective since the acquisition of Prince has been to align the business infrastructure and strategies with the premium brand of Prince and the needs and expectations of the company’s customers. An important step in our process has been finding the right leader for Prince Global Sports. Mike has a deep knowledge and passionate commitment to the tennis and squash industries as well as a demonstrated ability to manage Prince. He will do an exceptional job preserving and expanding the brand and business enterprise of Prince.” “I have been involved in the tennis world as a player, a coach and as a business career,” Ballardie said. “The opportunity to lead Prince as its CEO is a tremendous honour and privilege. I am also delighted to be partnered with the Waitt Company. Everything Dana and the Waitt organization have done thus far to reposition Prince has demonstrated to me that they are committed to building a quality enterprise through a focus on customers, products and service. I am proud to be a part of this organization and excited about its future.” Prince Global Sports is headquartered in Bordentown, NJ with offices in London, France, Holland, Germany and Taiwan. Mike Ballardie will remain based in London.
Bordentown, NJ - Mike Ballardie wurde zum neuen Firmenchef von Prince Global Sports ernannt, einem fuehrenden Hersteller weltweit für Tenniszubehör, Schuhe, Bekleidung und Squash. Fast 10 Jahre war er bei Prince verantwortlich für das operative Geschäft der Region Eastern Hemisphere. Prince Global Sports wurde 2012 von einer Tochtergesellschaft der Waitt Company gegründet, bei denen Anteile des Prince Betriebsvermögens durch mehrere Insolvenzverfahren in den USA und Europa erworben wurden. Dana Bradford, Fimenchefin der Waitt Company, sagte nach der Ernennung Ballardies: “Unser primäres Ziel seit, dem Erwerb von Prince, war es unsere Firmenstruktur und Strategien auf die Premium Marke Prince abzustimmen, aber auch auf den Bedarf und die Erwartungen des Kundens. Als einen wichtigen Schritt dorthin empfinden wir die Ernennung des richtigen Leiters fuer Prince Global Sports. Mike hat ein sowohl ein fundiertes Wissen und leidenschaftliche Hingabe gegenueber der Tennis und Squash Industrie, als auch zeigte er sich als fähig Prince zu managen. Er wird einen hervorragenden Job machen das Unternehmen Prince zu erhalten und gleichzeitig auszubauen.“In die Tenniswelt war ich bereits involviert als Spieler, Trainer und mit einer beruflichen Karriere”, erzählt Ballardie. “Die Möglichkeit Prince als Firmenchef zu leiten ist eine grosse Ehre und ein Privileg. Ich bin ebenso erfreut über die Waitt Company als Partner. Alles was Dana und die Waitt Company bisher fuer uns getan haben, um Prince umzustellen, hat mir gezeigt, dass sie bemüht sind eine neue Premiummarke hochzuziehen, mit dem Fokus auf Kunden, Produkte und Service. Ich bin stolz ein Teil dieses Unternehmens zu sein und bin gespannt auf die Zukunft” Prince Global Sports hat seinen Hauptsitz in Bordentown, NJ, mit Büros in London, Frankreich, Holland, Deutschland und Taiwan. Mike Ballardie wird weiterhin in London bleiben.
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Luxilon returns as Official Stringer of Sony Open Luxilon®, (luxilon.com) the number one string on the pro tour and distributed exclusively worldwide by Wilson Racquet Sports, (www.wilsontennis.com), is the official stringer again of this year’s Sony Open (www.sonyopentennis.com), March 18-31 in Miami. Used by 73 percent of the top 100 ATP players and 59 percent of the top 100 WTA players, this string is the brand of choice among the world’s top players because of its power, spin potential, and overall playing performance. WTA no. 1 Serena Williams has played with Luxilon 4G since its launch last year, helping her to achieve her historic wins during 2012. Luxilon 4G, also used by Nicolas Almagro, Grigor Dimitrov, Alexandr Dolgopolov and Kei Nishikori, provides maximum tension maintenance for long-lasting playability, while maintaining Luxilon’s legendary power and spin. ALU Power 125 string is the most in-demand string on tour and features Luxilon’s proprietary poly-ether-ether blend for a superior combination of power and spin. Wilson player Victoria Azarenka reached no. 1 using this string. Wilson career player Roger Federer used the ALU Power Rough to win all of his 17 Grand Slams. HEAD is currently running a few promotions to all of their Facebook fans including the HEAD Superfan 2013 sweepstakes where fans test their HEAD tennis knowledge to become the fan of 2013. The grand prize winner will get tickets for the 2013 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals and there will be other great prizes throughout the year. Novak Djokovic already did some secret testing of his new Graphene Speed tennis racquet—now, Maria is taking time to test the effortless power of her new Graphene Instinct tennis racquet. To see a teaser of her ultimate testing, go to youtube.com/watch?v=rEWL-N9v7oc and stay tuned for more information coming on March 7th. M2 Multi-Mono is the first string with dynamic, variable flex that reacts to the power of a player’s shot, adding more control on hard shots and more comfort on soft shots.
This is the string ofchoice for ATP no. 14 Milos Raonic, a Wilson player who has shown momentum this year most recently winning his third consecutive SAP Open in San Jose, Calif., becoming the first player in more than a half century to win this tournament three straight times Luxilon 4G video: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151196934755 749&set=vb.65588521735&type=3&theater •For player news and updates, visit: www.luxilon.com •For further player insights, visit: www.facebook.com/LuxilonTennis
Mallory Burdette chooses Dunlop GREENVILLE, SC — Dunlop today announced it has signed rising American star and former NCAA champion Mallory Burdette to a multi-year agreement. Burdette selected the new Biomimetic M3.0 tennis racquet, which she used to qualify and then reach the third round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. She defeated Top 30 player Tamira Paszek in the 2nd round prior to falling to world #15 Maria Kirilenko in a thrilling three-set match that lasted nearly 3 hours. Burdette has a powerful baseline game, but also likes to move forward to the net where she has a deft touch from her championship years playing doubles at Stanford. “The Biomimetic M3.0 racquet suits my game; it has fantastic control, and I’m still able to get the power and depth I need to play my game at the highest level.”
Forgetting to change tension on the crosses. Especially in tournaments or when you are rushed, you could forget to lower or raise the tension on the crosses. To avoid this, when starting the mains, clip or attach something to the first cross to remind you (photo 1). You can tape on something like this Dampener or just put a piece of tape over the hole. This is important if you are stringing multiple racquets so all have the same tension on the crosses. Even if you go back and take the tension off and restring at the correct tension the string bed will be tighter.
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Some of the frames have knot holes a long distance from the last string. The longer the distance outside the frame, the more tension is lost. To avoid this, you can sometimes change the pattern by stringing the last string then going back and stringing the second to last string last. (photo 2, 3, 4)
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Tight Knots on Polyester Getting a tight knot without loosing tension is difficult, especially with a thick polyester string. If you pull the string through the hole with a starting clamp before you tie the knot, it puts a bend in the string so it lies against the frame better (photo 5, 6, 7 ).
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Babolat dominates racquet sales in the USA Specialty Stores with four of the top five places. They also have three of the top five places in the Hot New Racquets introduced in the last 12 months. Prince still holds the number one spot in the USA Specialty Stores sales for Shoes with the T22 and Strings with Prince Synthetic Gut Duraflex. Babolat RPM Blast moved up to second place in strings and the number one monofilament before Luxilon Alu Power in fifth place. Esther Vergeer, the number one wheelchair player for years has retired at 31. She has an incredable record, with her last loss in 2003. Esther only lost 18 sets between January 2003 and her retirement with one third of the sets won at 6-0. Rafael Nadal and his manager started their own sports management and marketing company after their contracts expired at the end of 2012. Ashaway signed a contract with New Zealand's rising squash star, Joelle King. She is now ranked number seven on the Women's Squash Association World Tour. The Indian Wells City Councel approved a 70 million dollar expansion of the Tennis Garden, home of the BNP Paribas Open. The expansion will be finished for the 2014 tournament including a 8,000 seat stadium sunken into the ground, 2,000 parking spaces, 3 restaurants, and 700 palm trees. Unique Sports signed a multi-year contract with the top ranked ITF junior, Taylor Townsend for Tourna Grip products. She recently turned professional. It is rumored that IMG sports management is for sale. Novak Djokavic and Maria Sharapova are clients. The company, rumored to be worth two billion dollars, recently lost top clients Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Volkl has launched their new website at www.volkl-tennis.com Emirates Airlines has extended their sponsorship as the official airlines of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells through 2015. They have been a sponsor since 2010. The USTA/TIA announced a 13% increase in players 10 an under for 2012. Victory Racquet Sports has introduced their first two tennis strings. Acelon Seven is a seven sided string and Acelon Advanced is a softer string. Both are polyesters made in Europe. The company has been in the business of sport fishing lines for over 30 years. www.victoryracquetsports.com Canadian ATP player Milos Raonic has signed a contract for the new line of New Balance shoes and clothing. Raonic finished the year 2012 ranked number 13. He has switched from his previous clothing contract with Lacoste.
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GOSEN Strings have been conducting workshops in Asia and have developed their own stringing method. It is used in all the tournaments they string at. It has been developed to string tennis rackets without stress on the racket. There are close to 1,500 HARIBITO stringers in Japan and GOSEN has been the number one string manufacturer there for years. A HARIBITO gathering, an opportunity to polish international-class techniques For improvements in the techniques of racket stringers and sharing of their knowledge, GOSEN hold HARIBITO (literary means racket stringers) seminars and gatherings throughout Japan. Seminar instructors are first-rate professional stringers representing Japan. The instructors logically explain stringing methods not only for GOSEN's rackets but also for other manufacturers' rackets. Besides, GOSEN have been making progress in the research monitoring data on repulsive power variation of strings resulting from the deformation of rackets. The outcome of the research is provided to racket stringers attending the above seminars for their technical improvements.
HARIBITO techniques have been trusted worldwide
GOSEN act as an official stringer for many international and domestic tournaments. In order to establish a system that makes no difference in tension among all team stringers, GOSEN have developed an assured stringing method. Each stringer acquires this unique stringing technique accepted by professional players and offers it to amateur players at HARIBITO shops throught the country. We are proud of the stringing techniques by HARIBITO which has established credibility in the world.
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In the GOSEN Method there are no around the world techniques. Everything is strung from where the main strings end. The biggest difference is when the strings finish at the bottom of the racquet head and you string with two knots, which we will explain in this article.
In photo 1, the racquet mains are strung normally, installing all 16 mains and clamp off the short side. We will skip 2 holes going up after the last main to start the crosses. On this racquet it will be the forth main. On the short side you have to add enough string for the bottom three crosses.
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In photo 3, String the crosses up to the top of the frame. You can either finish or clamp off on the forth or fifth cross string at the top. Then you can finish off the rest of the crosses at the bottom and top.
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This is simular to stringing a badminton racquet at high tension. As a badminton frame is very light and fragile, this method allows it to be strung at high tensions without breaking or bending the frame. We have found this method very good for Babolat Pure Drive and Aero Pro Drive frames. When you take the racket out of the machine, it should come out easily and be the same shape and size as when it was put in. When the racquet finishes at the top and is four knots, you can string the same way, from the bottom up. With two knots finishing at the top you string from the forth string down to the bottom forth string, then you can finish the top three and bottom three. Next issue we will show the box method used by most stringers on the tour.
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ERSA Around the World If you are visiting Roland Garros this year stop by the Babolab and visit many of our members stringing there including Toru Yusuki from Japan, Timo van Driel, Manager Benelux, and Jamie Pethick, UK Manager. ERSA Certified Stringer Workshop and Testing took place in Athens, Greece on March 9-10. Six members took part in the weekend program conducted by Mark Maslowski and George Pahiakos. George, our Greece Business Manager has passed his Pro Tour Stringer Level 1 test on the weekend and is now our new tester in Greece, along with Master Pro Tour Stringer Petros Biris.
The Tryp Airport Hotel Dusseldorf 4 Star has been chosen to host the ERSA Members Meeting / Symposium on May 1719, 2013. The hotel is five minutes from the airport and 8 minutes from the ATP 250 Power Horse Cup. Members have signed up from around the world including China, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain, Austria, France, Netherlands, Germany, UK, Ukraine and Moldovia.
Jamie Pethick, UK Manager, has conducted his first workshop last month and is offering certification testing on April 4, 2013. Please contact him directly at jamie@ersa-stringers.com
Marco Rossani, our manager and tester in Italy is keeping busy and completed another Basic Workshop on March 10, 2013 in Milano. Marco Rossani has organized for Mark Maslowski, ERSA Director to be in Milano, Italy offering Pro Tour Stringer Certification Level 1 and Level 2 on July 6-8, 2013. Anyone interested should contact Mark at mmaslo3330@aol.com or Marco Rossani at marco.rossani@ersa-stringers.it . Anyone with their Master Racquet Technician certification is eligable for Pro Tour Stringer Level 1 testing. If you have minimum five years pro tour experience with a resume and recommendations you can take the Level 2 certification. Mark Maslowski will be conducting a workshop and certification testing in Skokje, Macedonia on April 3 – 7, 2013. Member and Master Racquet Technician, Igor Sokolovski has organized the weekend.
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