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PUBLISHER’S PLAYBOOK T A Publication of Dollard Publishing Co., Inc. 11 Mayview Road, Canonsburg, PA 15317 www.thepickleballmag.com PUBLISHER Wayne Dollard [email protected] 412.833.8805 his has been another record- setting year for pickleball--with plenty of big news to report--so let’s get to it. Leading the headlines this month, the USAPA has announced Indian Wells Tennis Garden (CA) will host the 2018 National Championships. For those who don’t know, Indian Wells hosts the largest combined men’s (ATP) and women’s (WTA) tennis tournament in the world. The facility boasts 29 tennis courts and two stadium courts seating more than 24,000 spectators. Pickleball is certainly making its mark in the sports world. Then there’s just plain cool news…in March, Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick (both tennis grand slam winners) played in a pickleball event in Austin, Texas. The matches were live-streamed to thousands of spectators. The $30,000 in proceeds were donated to the Roddick Foundation and the Agassi Foundation. Pickleball Magazine would now like to officially welcome Pickleball Canada Association to the magazine. The group is 8,000 members strong and rapidly growing. For more information on Pickleball Canada, see page 58. Finally, I’d like to mention our cover and recognize the growth of our game in the new construction, resort and travel markets. This past month I was fortunate to visit the ultra-luxurious JW Marriott in EDITORIAL Tina Dollard [email protected] 724.942.0940 ADVISORY BOARD WAYNE DOLLARD, PUBLISHER // Phoenix where tennis courts are being converted into full-time pickleball courts. Resort Manager Steve Hart sees the tremendous pickleball success at the JW as something that can eventually be replicated across the 1,000+ Marriott brands around the world. Other resorts and communities such as Sundial Beach Resort and Spa, Minto Communities and Robson Ranch are also lighting the pickleball path forward. In April, we’ll be attending the Pickleball US Open in Naples, FL. We have a tent and would very much like the opportunity to meet you, so please stop on over. Until next time, stay safe and keep on picklin’. Wayne Dollard, Publisher Dennis Dacey A.J. Fraties Irene Fraties Alex Hamner Rusty Howes Lynn Laymon Jennifer Lucore Bob Nibarger Steve Paranto INSTRUCTIONAL DIRECTOR Rob Davidson CONTRIBUTORS Tuomo Antikainen Christine Barksdale Joe Dinoffer Kalindi Dinoffer Sue Fehrle Alex Hamner Rusty Howes Jennifer Lucore Garry Morehouse Jim Shults Irina Tereschenko Alice Tym Dollard Publishing Co., Inc. publishes six issues of Pickleball Magazine per year. Subscriptions are $24 per year. To subscribe, call 888.308.3720 or go to thepickleballmag.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IS PROHIBITED. © 2018 412.833.8805 (cell) | [email protected] | ThePickleballMag.com 2 TO SUBSCRIBE CALL 888.308.3720 OR GO TO THEPICKLEBALLMAG.COM Please recycle this magazine when you are through enjoying it.