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Article: Tennis: its on the ball.
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- Parks & Recreation
- Article date:
- May 1, 1994
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 1994 National Recreation and Park Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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The tennis industry right now is contradictory. On one hand, overall participation in the sport is up. The 22.6 million people in the United States who played tennis last year represent the highest number since 1980. However, product sales in all categories were down in 1993, some substantially. While participation is up, the growth in participation comes at the infrequent player level. The number of frequent participants totals 5.9 million, pretty much the same as it was years ago. (Frequent participants are defined as anyone over the age of 12 who plays tennis 21 times or more a year.)
This "frequent" player is the one who buys the latest widebody racquets, uses the ...
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Article: Family Affair: `Saddest thing is, Andrew can't play tennis' Two years ago Andrew Pitchford, now 26, set off to back-pack around the world. While in Australia he dived into the sea, hit a sandbank and broke his neck. Andrew is now quadraplegic and has only limited use of the muscles in his arms, shoulders and neck. He lives in a specially adapted flat in Dorking, Surrey, an d is training for full-time employment. His mother, 52-year-old Judy Pitchford, lives nearby
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June 28, 1999 ;
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......opportunity to do those sort of activities again. I used to play tennis every day. I miss it so much that I haven't yet been able...been brilliant. The saddest thing for Andrew is that he can't play tennis. When we get him up for a beer at the tennis club, I will...
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