USTA and ITA join forces for College Tennis Advocacy Network
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Casey Angle
609-497-6921
ITAmedia@aol.com
06/28/05 - The College Tennis Advocacy Network, a joint effort of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), is dedicated to establishing a nationwide web of people who are interested in college tennis and willing to help grow and promote the game.
The initial objectives for our College Tennis Advocacy Network are:
1. To write and send (via email and/or regular mail) letters in support of varsity college tennis programs that might be in jeopardy of being dropped from an institutions athletic program. We have documented more than 500 programs, across all collegiate divisions, that have already been dropped. A list of these programs can be viewed on the ITA web site (http://www.itatennis.com/). On a positive note, we have made a difference recently in stopping or delaying the decision to drop a varsity tennis program when our letter campaign has been launched.
2. To become familiar with college tennis in general, and collegiate tennis programs in your local area (to be defined by you as either a specific radius from your home, statewide, etc.) and to reconnect and/or keep in touch with your alma mater's varsity tennis program (even if you were not a member of the varsity team).
The internet provides a great tool for learning more about college tennis. We invite you to browse the ITA web site (http://www.itatennis.com/) regulalyr for up-to-date information about college tennis. Similarly, you can visit the individual web sites for colleges in your local area to learn more about their tennis programs. If your schedule permits, you might also attend a varsity tennis match.
3. To establish interactive communication between yourself and the College Tennis Advocacy Network. The College Tennis Advocacy Network is being administered by the ITA,, in cooperation with the USTA Collegiate Tennis Committee. We plan to begin regular communication with our advocates to keep you abreast of the latest news on the college tennis scene.
4. To help us expand the College Tennis Advocacy Network. We encourage each of our advocates to recommend at least one additional person (please provide email and regular mailing address and/or phone, fax) who has an interest in college tennis and might be willing to join our College Tennis Advocacy Network. Please email your recommendations to itanbreo@aol.com or fax to 603-962-0748.
To confirm your willingness to be a College Tennis Advocate, please visit this link to access our online registration form:
http://www.itatennis.com/CollegeAdvocate/AdvocateSubmission.htm
(paste it into your web browser and/or visit www.ITAtennis.com and click on "College Tennis Advocacy" on the left menu bar")
(NOTE: We would like to communicate electronically as much as possible).
College tennis needs your help! We hope that you will agree to be a vital member of our College Tennis Advocacy Network. Please feel free to contact Nancy Breo, ITA Administrator for the College Tennis Advocacy Network (Email: itanbreo@aol.com or Phone: 609-638-4952).
Links:
http://www.itatennis.com/CollegeAdvocate/AdvocateSubmission.htm
