Tennis Industry Wins Support from Sports InterActive, LLC / Online Tennis Mall

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jolyn deBoer
PO Box 7845
Hilton Head Island,
843-686-3036
Jolyn@TennisIndustry.org

11/09/05 - Hilton Head, S.C.--The Tennis Industry Association announced today that Sports InterActive LLC, headed by former Prince executive Herb Sweren, has selected the TIA’s TennisConnect service to power Sports InterActive’s new “Premium SI” and Specialty Retailer service packages.

Sports InterActive provides tennis clubs, pro shops and specialty retailers with the Online Tennis Mall allowing them to sell tennis and fitness related products. Order fulfillment is provided by Fromuth Tennis, the nation’s largest distributor of tennis, running and fitness products.

The addition of Tennis Connect technology allows Sports InterActive customers to offer players the convenience of online find-a-game (player matching), online court reservations, program enrollment and other popular features of TennisConnect powered web sites.

As part of this agreement, dealers purchasing a Sports InterActive website become members in the Tennis Industry Association and gain access to other benefits offered exclusively to TIA members.

“This agreement just makes great sense for everyone in the Tennis Industry” says Herb Sweren, former Prince executive and Sports InterActive founder and owner. “Anyone with a serious tennis business now has everything needed to truly harness the commercial power of the Internet.”

Jolyn deBoer, Executive Director of the Tennis Industry Association agrees, “Having Sports InterActive expand our membership base and standardize on our web platform provides great convenience for players and helps grow the game.”

Customers agree. “I was using both services independently. Now I know that my online store and my player web site will work closely together” says Juan Bracho from Juan Bracho Tennis Academy in Bellaire Texas. Billy Power, Tennis Director at Texarkana Club in Texarkana, Arkansas adds “both of these services give my customers great convenience - now they can sign up for my programs and buy equipment and apparel they want online – anytime”.

The combined service offering is available immediately.

For more information visit www.TennisIndustry.org or call the TIA at 843-686-3036.

For More information on Sports InterActive, LLC, please contact:

Herb Sweren
Sports InterActive, LLC
4107 Winterhazel Road
Baltimore, MD 21208
Office: (410) 358-1304
Cell: (410) 404 2722
hsweren@sports-interactive.net
www.sports-interactive.net

Company Website
www.TennisIndustry.org
Company Profile
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