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The clinic began with each pro bowler telling a bit about his background
and how he got started in professional sports. Each
professional got the chance to play three frames, with a young partner from
the Boys + Girls Club. The result was a $500 donation for the Emma Donnan Unit. Jewelry Store, CD101. To learn more about The West Side Tennis Club
log on to www., and selects the teams for the Davis
Cup, Fed Cup, Olympic and Paralympic Games.S. steel
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The Forest Hills Clay Court Classic, from May 7-14 (immediately preceding
the qualifying for the French Open) and The Forest Hills Grass Court
Classic, from June 26-July 3, are part of the USTA Pro Circuit and serve as
Grand Slam tune-ups for the tour's most promising players. For more information on the USTA, log on to usta.

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Ken Flach stated, "The adult and junior academies that shaped the
game of tennis in America need to evolve along with the technical
advances being made at the professional level.

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For each strike or spare thrown, Denny's donated $50
to the organization."
The 2005 PBA Denny's World Championship begins on March 26 in Taylor,
Michigan, where Denny's will host another children's bowling clinic . (EDT) Sunday, April 3. A concert by jazz great David
Sanborn and exhibition tennis with top touring pros will be open to the
public from 1-5 PM in the Times Square Studios at Broadway and West 44th
Street." Sanborn, who was stricken with polio at
age three and spent a year in an iron lung, was advised by doctors to take
up a wind instrument when he was 11 to combat his diminished lung capacity .

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Twenty Indianapolis middle-schoolers from the Boys + Girls Clubs of
Indianapolis - Emma Donnan Unit got the chance to meet and share a lane with
professional bowlers, Jason Hurd, Brian LeClair and Rick Lawrence, yesterday
evening at Woodland Bowl on 96th Street. The pros spent about an hour
bowling with groups of kids on each lane and closed out the event with a
"bowl-off" competition to raise money for the Emma Donnan Unit.
Craig T."
Sheffield is well known as a published strategic consultant to private
clubs and for his donation of the Sheffield Tennis Center to Duke
University.S.

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Local Boys + Girls Clubs Youth Get Tips From the Pros

INDIANAPOLIS, While there were some gutter balls,
a few spares and even a strike or two , the main goal was fun at last night's
"Bowling Clinic for Kids," sponsored by Denny's and the Professional Bowlers
Association (PBA) Tour for the Boys + Girls Clubs of Indianapolis.m. In addition, it owns the 96 Pro
Circuit events throughout the U.

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PRESS RELEASE 'Tennis and Jazz in Times Square' Features Top Touring Pros and Jazz Great David Sanborn

Open doubles
champion, Olympic Gold Medalist, and current tennis coach at
Vanderbilt University, has accepted the position of Executive Vice
President and Head of Tennis Operations for Naples Tennis." Bouchard noted that the tennis teaching methodology and
analytical tools ingrained in the U.

About the Bouchard Group

Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the Bouchard Group is a
holding company established by Craig T.

'Juniors' are normally players aged 18 and under, although some juniors make the leap to professional ranks at an earlier age in their career.

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The PBA has continued its remarkable growth that
includes a record membership base of over 4,100 bowlers, and a 20% increase in
tournament entries from the 2002-03 season to the 2003-04 campaign. By offering
spectacular world-class tennis throughout the country , we hope to inspire
people to take up the game and enjoy the terrific health and social
benefits the game has to offer," said Brian Earley, Director, USTA Pro
Circuit. "We share a lot in
common -- the physicality of our performances, the ability to improvise and
the need to be mentally focused . Other activity during
the Forest Hills Clay Court Classic tournament week includes youth tennis
clinics, a wheelchair tennis exhibition and a jazz concert on Friday
evening, May 13.
Karl Sheffield, President of Naples Tennis, announced its
management team which includes Flach as Executive Vice President and
Head of Tennis Operations, Ron Krubeck as Chief Technical Officer, and
Ric Poland as Head of Sales and Marketing.acetennischarting. Bouchard.

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Bouchard Group Announces the Formation of Naples Tennis; Hires Ken Flach to Build the Company

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The Bouchard Group today announced its entry into the domestic
sports management marketplace with the creation of Naples Tennis LLC,
and the purchase of the Naples Bath and Tennis Club in Naples, Florida
(www. Bouchard, co-founder of the Bouchard Group stated, "The
past 5 years has seen a 25% decline of frequent play in the U.esmark.

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Bowling
fans across the country will be watching the final two days of competition at
Eastern Michigan University's Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan
broadcast live on ESPN at 1 p. With the addition of an indoor court facility
last winter that is open to the public as well its active instructional
program for adults and juniors, its historic clubhouse and its easy access
from midtown Manhattan, The West Side Tennis Club is the premier tennis
facility in New York City.S.
Ken Flach, the former Davis Cup, Wimbledon and U.

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Denny's Franchise Operations Manager Ron Ison said the PBA partnership
gave Denny's an opportunity to do something more than just the usual
sponsorship activities .
Denny's restaurants offer a comfortable dining atmosphere and moderately
priced meals.com .

During tournament week admission to the matches at The West Side Tennis
Club is free and 2005 Tennis and Jazz in Times Square Release open to the
public through Friday, May 13.
It owns and operates the US Open, the largest annually attended sporting
event in the world and, in 2004 , launched the US Open Series which links 11
summer tournaments to the US Open.

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"Denny's believes it's important to give back to the communities where our
restaurants operate. Each event will
also feature a jazz concert at the Forest Hills club, where the stadium
court has played host to both the world's greatest tennis players and
musicians, including the Beatles.9 Panasonic and The Verve Music Group are
event sponsors along with the USTA and The West Side Tennis Club.S. Coaches and players visiting
our facilities in Naples will obtain technical and tactical advantages
not available from any other tennis facility in the world.

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The three bowlers, members of the
official Denny's PBA Team, are in town to compete in this week's 2005 PBA Baby
Ruth(R) Real Deal Classic tour event in Indianapolis. Denny's consistently creates new menu items at affordable prices
to reflect its vision of Great Food and Great Service by Great People -- Every
Time.

"This is a wonderful opportunity for us to celebrate two great New York
City and Queens legacies -- world-class tennis and America's musical
birthright, jazz," said The West Side Tennis Club president Jack Leibler. Admission to finals on Saturday, May 14 is
$10 per person.foresthillstennis. The USTA needs help
from the private tennis community to successfully turn this situation
around.S is to
catch up with the advances being made in the rest of the tennis world." The Naples Bath and Tennis Club, with its 38 courts
and modern training facilities, provide the foundation we need to
establish a national tennis hub in Naples for the next generation.S.

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In connection with the Forest Hills Clay
Court Classic, a USTA Pro Circuit Event scheduled for May 7-14, 2005, The
West Side Tennis Club will host an afternoon of tennis and jazz on Tuesday,
May 10, 2005 in the heart of Times Square . "It's great to have this
opportunity to play in Times Square alongside these world class tennis
players," said Sanborn, who calls New York City home.S."
In addition to its purchase of Naples Bath and Tennis from
Continental Resort Ventures of Baltimore, Maryland, Bouchard announced
the purchase of Ace Tennis (www.

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For more
information on the PBA, log on to http://www.

The legendary West Side Tennis Club, home of the US Open for more than 50
years, will host two men's USTA Pro Circuit events -- The Forest Hills Clay
Court Classic and the Forest Hills Grass Court Classic.S, awarding nearly $3 million in
prize money. and abroad.

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It's always great fun for us to
introduce our sport to youth, especially those who've never really had much
chance to play before ," said PBA bowler Jason Hurd. The clinic was a great
opportunity for the kids to learn from the best and we're thrilled that
through Denny's generosity, our organization benefited also. "We wanted to give local kids an opportunity to experience
bowling in a fun and unique way, and our relationship with the PBA and the
professional bowlers on the Denny's team gave us the ability to do just that .

Added to the mix will be a concert by jazz great David Sanborn on a stage
also set up in the Times Square Studios. and James P. Its
interests include the 10th largest private company in the U.

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"We're delighted that Denny's chose the Boys and Girls Clubs for this
event ," said Rob Thomson, director of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Indianapolis
- Emma Donnan Unit. Event logistics are being
managed by TMK Sports & Entertainment, LLC.com.
tennis marketplace and an accompanying decline in the place Americans
occupy in the ITF, ATP and WTA tennis rankings.S tennis organizations, clubs and
parks are over 50 years old and need an overhaul if the U. I'm very excited to
accept this position at the leading edge of remaking the American
tennis landscape.

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The USTA funds
the 96 Pro Circuit events throughout the U.

This category includes sites about up-and-coming junior players, and information of interest to junior players in general.

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Denny's Teams Up With Professional Bowlers to Teach Kids Fundamentals of the Game

"It was perfect timing for us too since we're right in
the middle of setting up a brand new bowling league. The company's stock is traded under the ticker
"DNYY," and additional information is available on Denny's Web site at
http://www.

About the PBA:
The Professional Bowlers Association features the best bowlers in the
world competing in National, Regional and Senior Tour events for a total prize
fund of over $9 million .com, Queens Ledger Newspapers, Marriott
Fairway Villas at Seaview and Orange V Vodka.com), the fifth largest tennis club in the
United States."
Bouchard stated that more acquisitions are likely in 2005.

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While the competition
may be grueling, the pros said leading the bowling clinics was a great new
experience for them.
"We had a blast with that clinic. "We loved being able to
talk to the kids, coach them and show them the many opportunities that bowling
offers, from individual competition to league play to family fun.

About Denny's:
Denny's is America's largest full-service family restaurant chain,
consisting of 553 company-owned units and 1,050 franchised and licensed units,
with operations in the United States, Canada, Costa Rica, Guam, Mexico, New
Zealand and Puerto Rico.pba.

Top pros competing in the $50,000 Forest Hills Clay Court Tennis Classic
will play exhibition tennis on a specially constructed court in the street
level, open-air studio at Broadway and 44th Streets, and spectators will be
invited on court to try their hand at the sport . Ace Tennis is
used by professional tour players, high school and NCAA tennis coaches
and parents to analyze and improve match results.

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In
celebration of its sponsorship of the upcoming 2005 PBA Denny's World
Championship, the nation's largest family dining chain hosted the clinic at a
north -side bowling center to introduce kids to bowling. That's why we decided to host a bowling clinic for
kids," said Ison.
Additional sponsors include American Airlines, Loriet Tennis Apparel, New
Sun Health Drink, Tennisweek.com), investments in real estate, electric power,
aircraft leasing and communications .

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Sheffield offered some insights into the current tennis climate
and the goals he has established .com). Ron Krubeck,
founder, stated "We believe the combination of Naples Tennis' teaching
methodology and our cutting-edge technologies will create a force of
change for tennis in the U.

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"This event represents
everything we try to achieve on the USTA Pro Circuit.
Today, the world-renowned saxophonist includes a physical fitness regimen
as part of his performance preparation. A not-for-profit organization
with more than 665,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceeds to promote
and develop the growth of tennis, from the grassroots to the professional
levels.naplesbathandtennis.

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Tickets are available at the gate.

The West Side Tennis Club, former site of the US Open, is currently home to
over 800 members, maintaining 39 courts on four different surfaces at its
14-acre facility in Queens.

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The USTA is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the U. "It starts when a child turns on the
TV and notices that Serena Williams and Roger Federer are swinging the
racket in ways very different than the local tennis pros are teaching.

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