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Bollettieri,Murray Presenting at the
PTR Tennis Symposium
Nick Bolettieri and Judy Murray are headline speakers at the PTR International Tennis Symposium, which will be
held Feb. 13-16 on Hilton Head Island, S.C. For more information or to register for the Symposium, visit ptrtennis.
org or call 843-785-7244.
Bollettieri is an author, philanthropist, motivational speaker, commentator, mentor, advisor and clinician
and at 86 is still coaching daily. He is a member of 10 halls of fame, including the International Tennis Hall of
Fame and the Tennis Industry Hall of Fame.
Murray, coach of former No. 1 Andy Murray, is a former Scottish tennis player with 64 national titles. She became
Scottish National Coach in 1995. In 2011, she was appointed captain of the British Fed Cup team. She has
developed several tennis initiatives, including Miss-Hits, a starter program for girls ages 5 to 8, that she will
present at the PTR Symposium.
Tennis Threads Magazine media partner of TIA UK
The TIA UK has announced the appointment of Tennis Threads
magazine as its new Media Partner in order to further promote
the association’s activities as well as those of its members.
The agreement is effective from the 1st of January 2018.
Tennis Threads was launched in January 2017 and has quickly
established itself as the foremost tennis journal in the country
and the only magazine to publish on a monthly basis.
As part of the arrangement, Tennis Threads will be dedicating
pages for the TIA UK to promote and announce its activities
and those of its members whilst also incorporating industry
news items which the publishers consider of interest to the
association’s membership. The pages will also be offered to
the membership as a platform for their own new products and
services.
In addition, Tennis Threads will be discounting advertising rates to the membership which the TIA UK will
promote as a Membership Benefit.
Paul Johnson the founder and Publisher of Tennis Threads said ‘We are delighted to provide the TIA UK with a
window to our readership. This agreement reinforces our position as the UK’s No.1 provider of quality content
for Tennis fans, players and clubs”.
Steve Matthews, TIA UK Chairman commented:
“We are delighted that Tennis Threads approached the Board who through our Executives will work closely with
the magazine to enable them to effectively report and promote the work of the TIA UK and its members”.
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