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NY Sportimes Seek Girls and Boys for On-Court Action!
MAMARONECK, NY – May 7, 2007: The NY Sportimes want you to join our team as we defend our Eastern Conference title this July. Girls and boys between the ages of 8 and 18 are welcome to tryout to be NY Sportimes/World TeamTennis Ball Persons. If you love tennis, are sharp and physically fit, pay close attention to detail and want to be on court with the best tennis players in the world, then this opportunity is for you. Come to Sportime Stadium at Harbor Island in Mamaroneck on Wednesday, June 6 at 5:45pm. Qualified candidates are needed for any or all of the following match nights (July 5, 10, 11, 14, 17, 19, or 21). If you make the cut, you will receive a free t-shirt as your uniform and two free tickets to a match event (July 5, 11, 14 or 21). Parental consent required for those under 18.For further information visit our team website at www.nysportimes.com for complete match details, ticket availability and more! Home matches begin promptly at 7:30pm (except July 5 at 1pm) at Sportime Stadium on Harbor Island. Ticket prices vary; call 914-574-8280 for further information. Full details are available at www.ticketweb.com or www.nysportimes.com.
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About WTT: Now in its 32nd year of play, World TeamTennis is well known for introducing innovative elements to tennis. Instant replay, which debuted at WTT matches in 2005 as the WTT Coaches Challenge, marked the first time the technology had been used in a professional tennis match, will return to select WTT matches in 2007. Other WTT firsts include co-ed format, cumulative and no-ad scoring, on-court coaching, Supertiebreakers, multi-colored courts and player names on back of their shirts.The unique gender-balanced team concept for WTT was created in the early 70s by League co-founders Billie Jean King and Larry King. The format used for a WTT Pro League match features teams comprised of two men, two women and a coach. Each match consists of five sets, with one set each of men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles and mixed doubles.Advanta is the presenting sponsor of the WTT Pro League and the official business credit card of World TeamTennis. Official WTT Pro League sponsors also include Bälle de Mätch, Gatorade, Geico and Wilson Racquet Sports. For more information on WTT including team rosters, visit www.WTT.comFor more information:Ann Marie Gaudio, General Manager, NY Sportimes914-777-5050 (NYS), 845-942-1382 (O), 917-701-3870 (C)
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