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HEAD Professional Stringing Team Strings Over 3,000 Racquets at BNP Paribas...

HEAD professional stringing a tennis racquet
HEAD was the official stringer of the BNP Paribas Open for the fifth consecutive year. During this March event in Phoenix, Arizona, 10 professional...

PickTEN Program to Benefit Pickleball and Tennis

PickTEN logo
Professional Pickleball Registry (PPR) and Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) have created PickTEN, a new program aimed at growing both pickleball and tennis. The program...

League News: Beat The Heat

ALTA men's league players congratulating each other after a winning point.
By Lamar Scott, Men’s League Vice President The Spring ALTA Season is finally arriving. As we gear up for the weekly practices and weekend matches,...

League News: If My Tennis Ball Were Crystal

crystal ball
By Rita Maloof, Junior Leagues Vice President One of the duties of an ALTA league VP that you don’t hear much about is writing articles...

League News: Men’s Doubles Mix It Up This Spring

By Bob Kohmescher, Special Programs Vice President As many of you know, March began with a lot of rain. Despite pleas of “rain, rain, go...

League News: Welcome To Senior Men’s And Women’s Summer League

Senior Day Men May Net News Photo (2)
By Barbara Ingram, Senior League Vice President The summer tennis season is upon us, and for those of us who are 45 and over, or...

League News: Celebrating Women on Both Sides of the Net

Sunday Women Photo May Net News
By Chequetta Allen, Sunday Women’s League Vice President There’s a lot of girl power on the courts every Sunday, and our power increases each week....

Daily Doubles Observations

Rear view of a woman serving the ball while playing a mixed doubles tennis match. Men and women playing tennis outdoors on a sunny day.
By Luke Jensen, French Open Doubles Champion Doubles Alert! Where are you positioned before every point in your doubles matches? As the Director of Racquet...

No Risk, No Reward

Man hitting a service return on a clay court.
By Michael Popienko, USPTA Certified Elite Tennis Professional Are the points that we play consequential or inconsequential? Are the games, sets, matches, or the practices...

‘I Don’t See The Ball Like I Used To. Help!’

Man and woman playing tennis on a red clay court.
By JIM HAYS,  M.D. For a tennis player, many things change as you get older. Your eyesight is no exception. Common complaints include not seeing...