| Just one year ago, Beth McCaskill, a Gainesville, | | | | clubweb-page links, tennis club event calendars and |
| Georgia competitive tennis playerbegan brainstorming | | | | international professional tennis news. |
| ideas on how to grow the businesses that keep | | | | Photographs taken at statewide junior tournaments will |
| Georgia tennistopping the charts nationally. With so | | | | also be highlighted. |
| many national companies advertising and sellingtennis | | | | "Why should Georgia tennis players be purchasing |
| essentials online, Georgia businesses fight for their | | | | online when Georgia tennis storeshave everything the |
| share of the retail market. | | | | internet offers and more right here in our own |
| Georgia has more competitive tennis players than | | | | backyards?" says |
| ANY other state in the U.S. Thetennis clubs in Georgia | | | | McCaskill. "Now our players can easily know |
| have the best pros and facilities in the U.S. and need to | | | | everything that's available at ALL thefacilities in |
| reapsome reward. There had to be a way to connect | | | | Georgia." One Atlanta tennis store owner phoned |
| the Georgia tennis community with allthe tennis-related | | | | McCaskill saying "Yourweb site is just what we |
| businesses and facilities in Georgia. There was also a | | | | needed, let's go!" |
| need to assistthe tennis clubs in bringing these tennis | | | | Tennis Players Network, which started as a twinkle in |
| players to their courts. | | | | a tennis lover's eye, has nowgrown over 123% in a |
| The web site features monthly newsletters and | | | | short period of time. In a message to McCaskill, one |
| informative articles including audio from | | | | Universitycoach writes "Let's put our tennis team on |
| Luke Jensen (Georgia resident French Open Doubles | | | | the map!" Atlanta club pro wrote "Thanks forgrowing |
| Title Holder) and 'Juniors Corner'by collegiate player | | | | tennis, and giving us this opportunity." |
| Brooke Nord. Other key features include maps to all | | | | "No, I am not an internet mogul," jokes McCaskill, "but I |
| Georgia tennisclubs and stores (over 2400), weather, | | | | am delighted and proud to havecreated a way to |
| featured events and tournaments, tennis | | | | connect Georgia businesses to the tennis community. |