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Lininger Named Dunlop CONTRIBUTING EDITORS US Open Qualifying National Sales Manager CYNTHIA CANTRELL, PEG CONNOR, Extended to Five Days Jeff Lininger has been named National DAVID LASOTA, KENT OSWALD, CYNTHIA SHERMAN, MARY HELEN SPRECHER The 2019 US Open Qualifying Tour- Sales Manager for Dunlop. Based at Dunlop’s nament will begin on Monday, Aug. headquarters of Greenville, S.C., Lininger CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS 19, and run through Friday, Aug. 23, will oversee Pro & Specialty Sales, including BOB KENAS, DAVID KENAS marking the fi rst time the tournament managing Dunlop’s territory managers. ASSOCIATE EDITOR will begin on a Monday, rather than Lininger, who has more than 30 years of TIM M ARTHUR

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industry experience, has been a territory EQUIPMENT manager for the Southeast region for Dunlop. He will report to Vice President Dunlop Promotion Sends Fans and General Manager Kai Nitsche. to ATP, Next Gen Finals Estabrook Named President of Fila North America Fila North America has appointed unlop’s new consumer pro- Jennifer Estabrook as its president. motion will send two sets of Estabrook succeeds Jon Epstein, who winners to the 2019 Nitto ATP passed away suddenly in February. D Finals in London, three sets of winners Estabrook, who was the company's to the 2019 Next Gen ATP Finals in Chief Operating Offi cer, had most Milan, and 24,000 new ATP balls to recently been acting president of Fila tennis players across the country. North America. The promotion comes on the heels of The announcement followed news Dunlop’s new agreement as the official of record revenue, profi ts and stock ball of the ATP Tour. Tennis fans can price for parent company Fila Korea. In find special codes inside cans of Dun- 2018, revenue for Fila North America lop ATP Extra Duty, ATP Regular Duty, reached its highest level since Epstein ATP Championship Extra Duty or ATP assumed leadership in 2007. Championship Regular Duty balls, and “Jennifer has the industry savvy, enter them on play.dunlopsports.com. fi nancial and operational command, Fans can also enter online, without and passion for the brand to guide Fila a ball purchase, by visiting the same to its next stage,” says Fila Chairman website. The deadline to enter the Gene Yoon. contest is Aug. 31.

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IHG Hotels & Resorts is the new its “Selkirk Growth Progam” and pledg- offi cial hotel and hotel loyalty partner ing to donate 1,000 pickleball paddles USPTA Pro Develops for the US Open. The multiyear agree- to schools, youth organizations, fi rst re- Cooling Device ment will begin with the 2019 US Open, sponders and charitable organizations. The new Chillimanjaro, developed by and includes sponsorship of the West- USPTA pro Dean Caccamo of North Caro- ern & Southern Open in Cincinnati, part French bank BNP Paribas will no lina, clips to the neckline of most shirts, of the US Open Series. longer be the title sponsor of the ITF’s keeping a player’s neck cool during play. Davis Cup. BNP Paribas, which has “I'm a fan of the ice towel to the back Australia will host France in the Fed sponsored the Davis Cup since 2001, of the neck, but you obviously can't play Cup Final Nov. 9-10. In a World Group will remain a partner of the ITF, with a with one, so I took that concept a step Playoff in April, the U.S. defeated Swit- focus on women’s and junior tennis. further,” Caccamo says. The Chillimanjaro zerland, 3-2, and will be eligible to com- is a zippered pocket that holds ice or any other coolant and clips to a shirt’s neck- pete for the Fed Cup fi nal in 2020. Other Kourts Inc., a booking and manage- line. Once in place it stays in place—and Playoff winners were Czech Republic, ment software-as-a-service (SaaS) for out of the way on the back of the shirt, Germany and Spain. tennis facilities, instructors and players says Caccamo. Contact deanstennis@ aimed at growing the sport, has named yahoo or visit chillimanjaro.com. Selkirk Sport celebrated National Brad Wills, former chief strategy offi cer Pickleball Month in April by announcing at Mindbody Inc., as an advisor. Kiawah Island Announces Barth-Hawtin Tennis Academy Kiawah Island Golf Resort announced the creation of the Barth-Hawtin Tennis Academy, a world-class program that offers comprehensive development for highly competitive junior tennis players. The new program results from the partnership of the Barth Tennis Academy launched at Kiawah Island Golf Resort in 2015 and Bruce Hawtin, who has headed the Tennis Academy at River Run Country Club in Charlotte, N.C. for the past 15 years. Former tour player Roy Barth is the founding direc- tor of tennis at Kiawah Island.

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control and increased power, but still ers and the top Americans in the sport,” says where she’ll join ATP Tour players Frances want the feel of a multifilament nylon WTT CEO Carlos Silva. “We are excited to Tiafoe and Nick Kyrgios. Top-ranked Ameri- SuperNick string, says Ashaway. see our tennis stars lend their talent towards can John Isner will suit up for the New York this unique league and embrace the team Empire, along with teammate Mardy Fish, Selkirk Announces $300K approach to tennis as they compete for the the current U.S. Davis Cup captain. Pickleball Prize Pool King Trophy.” The WTT also expanded this year, with the Williams, poised to play her 14th WTT Orlando Storm and the Vegas Rollers as new season, returns to the Washington Kastles, franchises. Bob and Mike Bryan will play for

Selkirk Sport, a leading pickle- ball paddle and accessories brand, announced that $300,000 will be available as part of the 2019 Player Incentive pool, a 50 percent increase from 2018. As part of the incentive program, $77,400 was up for grabs to Team Selkirk mem- bers at the US Open Pickleball Championships held in Naples, Fla., in late April-early May. Selkirk’s Player Incentive Pool for 2019 is offered to brand ambassadors as a bonus to the tournament prize money. In many cases, the Selkirk incen- tive pool prize money is greater than the tournament purse. The player incentive pool is for the top finishers in each respective professional pickleball division, including singles, doubles and mixed doubles. “Increasing our incentive pool by 50 percent to $300,000 reinforces our overall com- mitment to support our brand ambassadors while continuing to invest in the growth of pickle- ball,” says Selkirk Sport Manag- ing Partner Rob Barnes.

Top Pros Set to Play WTT Season in July Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Venus Williams, along with Bob and Mike Bryan, the most decorated doubles team in tennis history, are among the tennis stars who will play in the 44th season of World TeamTennis from July 14 to 31. “World TeamTennis continues to

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Vegas, along with Sam Querrey and Reilly High-Performance Wheelchair To customize any racquet, remove the Opelka. Orlando will feature Madison Added to USTA Play Dev factory butt cap and install the XTP, with Keys and Feliciano Lopez. USTA Player Development has added its patented “heat fi t” technology. The For more information and schedules, high-performance wheelchair tennis to XTP can add about half an inch or slightly visit www.wtt.com. its organizational structure. Jason Har- more to the overall length of the racquet. nett, national manager and head coach “The XTP Tennis Butt Cap is an easy USRSA Names MRT, CS, PRA for Team USA Wheelchair, will lead the and inexpensive way to customize a rac- Master Racquet Technician high-performance group out of the USTA quet or paddle handle and give players • Joseph Colitz, Reading, Pa. National Campus in Orlando, Fla., report- exactly what they’re looking for to play Certifi ed Stringer ing to Dr. Paul Lubbers, senior director of their best,” says inventor John R. Keller. • Carol Tomlinson, Wynnewood, Pa. Education & Sport Science. The original XTP sometimes had a Professional Racquet Advisors "High Performance Wheelchair slight build-up where the cap slipped • Sydni Lewis, Fayetteville, N.C. Tennis is one of the most demanding over the handle. “Some players like that • James McCollum, Sparks, Nev. event categories in our sport," says small build-up,” Keller says, “but now the • Henry Murray, Fayetteville, N.C. Martin Blackman, USTA Player Develop- new patented system includes a slight ment general manager. "Over the past taper to the handle to accommodate the Lynne Rolley, Martin Van two years, Player Development has XTP butt cap, so there is no build-up, for Daalen Elected to PTR Board worked seamlessly with Jason and his players who prefer that type of feel.” team, but now we can fully leverage our For more, visit xtptennisbuttcap.com resources to support the best wheelchair or call 818-625-3634. tennis players in the country." Ball Buddy Combines XTP Extends the Handle Ball Mower, Hopper of Any Racquet or Paddle

The PTR board of directors elected Lynne Rolley and Martin Van Daalen to three-year terms as directors at large. They join current directors-at-large Leo Alonso and Lucy Garvin. Karl Hale is Have your players ever wanted to play with board president, Delaine Mast is vice an extended version of their current racquet? president, Ken DeHart is secretary and Now, it’s easy to extend the length of any The Ball Buddy is a patent-pending Jack Waite is treasurer. Rodney Harmon is racquet or paddle with the new XTP Tennis tennis ball pickup system that sweeps PTR’s immediate past president. Butt Cap. balls in, then lifts them up and depos- its them into a basket that is ready for players and teaching pros to use. No TENNIS CLUBS FOR SALE bending to pick up balls, or transfer- Binghamton, NY and Long Island, NY ring clumsy baskets full of balls to a hopper, is required. INDOOR and OUTDFOOR FACILITIES “The Ball Buddy does it all, in one • 6 Tennis Courts easy glide,” says its inventor, Barbara • Full Service Pro Shop Askenazi. The unit combines the jobs • Lounges of a ball mower and instructor carts • Men’s and Women’s Locker and “in one effi cient, space-saving prod- Shower Facilities uct,” while offering more hitting time • 6 Outdoor Har-Tru Clay Courts for players. For more information, • 2 Hard Courts visit surewinllc.com or contact info@ • Swimming Pool surewinllc.com or 303-875-7735. • Basketball Court Sotheby’s CFO is New Chairman Contact: Christine Seewagen of Int'l. Tennis Hall of Fame Office: 516.364.1000 Cell: 516.647.8088 Michael F. Goss, executive vice presi-

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IMG Academy announced that Retired pro and former world No. 9 Longtime pro and junior tennis advocate Jimmy Arias has been promoted to Nicolas Almagro (below) is the new tennis Mark Platt was inducted into the St. Louis Director of Tennis. Arias joined the academy director at La Manga Club in Tennis Hall of Fame in April. Academy as director of player develop- Murcia, Spain. He’ll be in charge of day- ment in 2018, and will now oversee to-day operations at the resort’s tennis Dana Andrews is the 2019-2020 presi- all aspects of the Academy program, center, which features 28 courts and has dent elect for the USTA Florida Board of including boarding school, camps, pro- hosted some of the most prestigious Directors. She replaces Chuck Gill, who fessional player training and events. In events in the game, including the Davis resigned the office when he was named to related news, IMG Academy also named Cup, Fed Cup and ATP tournaments. the USTA National Board of Directors for longtime coach Pat Harrison to director the current term. of tennis operations. Legacy Building Solutions, a manufac- Steve Moeglin has joined LSI Industries turer of custom fabric structures, has as director of national accounts. He will added Pat Hamilton to its staff as a build- be responsible for leading the commercial ing and project design consultant for sales team focused on large national the military industry. He has 18 years of lighting, graphics and digital solutions tactical sales experience in military and retail customers. public sector services.

elected chairman of the Board of Gov- ernors of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, following his three-year term as vice chairman. Goss succeeds John Arnhold. Charlie Pasarell, a longtime industry leader and a 2013 ITHOF inductee, has been elected Vice Chairman. Stan Smith remains International Tennis Hall of Fame president. INDUSTRY-CHANGING World TeamTennis, CBS Sports BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY! Sign Multi-Year TV Deal World TeamTennis and CBS Sports signed a multi-year television partner- ENTREPRENEURIAL START-UP BUSINESS FOR SALE! ship spanning both broadcast and Don’t miss your chance to “clean up” on the court. Own the Ball Buddy™– the game-changing cable. The deal will start this summer, ball retrieval system. No more bending. No more hopping. No more wasting time. And no highlighted by CBS Television more manually transferring balls back to the instructor cart. The Ball Buddy does it all, in one Network broadcasting the Philadel- easy glide. It’s time to replace yesteryear’s inefficient ball collectors with the phia Freedoms facing the Vegas Roll- pick up of tomorrow! ers on July 21. CBS Sports Network will televise 15 WTT matches throughout the season, SELLING: starting on July 15. The network will OPTIMIZED WORKING PROTOTYPE MACHINE also air the semifinals and finals from PRODUCT & TOOLING DESIGNS Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on Friday, PENDING PATENT &TRADEMARK Aug. 2 and Saturday, Aug. 3 (7 p.m. ET, both days). For information on this Dyson-like opportunity, contact The 44th WTT regular season will [email protected] or 303.875.7735. run July 14-31. The league features eight franchises around the U.S.

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