ADVISORY/USTA NorCal: Meet Wayne Bryan on April 29 and ''Learn to Play Tennis ... FAST!'';Preview May 5 Launch of Tennis Welcome Centers.Sports Editors/Tennis Writers & Columnists ADVISORY...for Thursday (April 29) ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2004 Do you play tennis? If so, want to improve your game? If not, want to learn? FAST? May is National Tennis Month and fast approaching. The United States Tennis Association “USTA” redirects here. For other uses, see USTA (disambiguation). The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the United States. Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern Section (USTA USTA United States Tennis Association USTA United States Telecom Association USTA United States Trotting Association USTA United States Telephone Association USTA United States Twirling Association USTA United States Trademark Association NorCal) invites you to meet Wayne Bryan, coach of the Sacramento Capitals The Sacramento Capitals are a team in World Team Tennis. The Capitals have won six championships, including four straight from 1997 to 2000. The other titles came in 2002 and 2007. of the World TeamTennis Professional League and pro circuit commentator, at two upcoming USTA NorCal events to promote the launch of Tennis Welcome Centers in the Bay Area on May 5. Please mark your calendar for Thursday, April 29, and plan to meet Wayne at one of these events. Refreshments will be served. April 29, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. San Jose Swim & Racquet Club 1170 Pedro Street San Jose, CA 95126 (408) 297-0067 Directions: http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?ed=UCaSVup_0ToMthL.4nwSwyBxDcq YMDIxxY4-&csz=San+Jose%2C+CA+95126&country=us&new=1&name=&qty= April 29, 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Golden Gate Park This article is about the park in San Francisco. For the US National Recreation Area just north of there, see Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Golden Gate Park, located in San Francisco, California, is a large urban park. At 1017 acres (4.1 km², 1. Tennis Complex John F. Kennedy "John Kennedy" and "JFK" redirect here. For other uses, see John Kennedy (disambiguation) and JFK (disambiguation). John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917–November 22, 1963), was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in & Bowling Green Drives San Francisco, CA 94117 (415) 753-7001 Directions: http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?ed=fxQrcep_0Tqsdz0heKmpbaCncl1HN_ v92U30GUVkVTq2t0yF9vQ2YfvO6eWO_G0wpQ--&csz=San+Francisco%2C+CA+94117& country=us&new=1&name=&qty= At these events, Wayne will demonstrate on-court teaching and learning techniques for Tennis Welcome Centers to make tennis fun for both new and experienced players. Tennis Welcome Centers The USTA and the Tennis Industry Association (TIA (1) (Telecommunications Industry Association, Arlington, VA, www.tiaonline.org) A membership organization founded in 1988 that sets telecommunications standards worldwide. It was originally an EIA working group that was spun off and merged with the U.S. ) announced Tennis Welcome Centers on March 30 with the largest grass roots campaign in the history of the sport in the U.S. At over 3,300 Tennis Welcome Centers throughout the nation -- 207 of them in Northern California -- new players can "Learn to Play Tennis ... FAST!" through introductory instructional programs taught by certified tennis professionals. The goals of this initiative are to enhance consumer perceptions of tennis and increase the number of players in the U.S. and its territories from approximately 24 million in 2003 to 30 million in 2010. The nationwide Tennis Marketing Campaign now under way includes the www.TennisWelcomeCenter.com website, where newcomers to the sport can enter their ZIP code and find a USTA center in that area, and a media advertising program targeting major health and fitness publications. In addition to the events described above, local activities planned for the Bay Area include the following: -- On Sunday, May 2, Ken DeHart, director of tennis at the San Jose Swim & Racquet Club, will appear on Bay Area Today Weekend between 7:00 and 8:00 a.m. on KNTV/NBC11, the NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. affiliate television station in San Jose, to promote Tennis Welcome Centers, National Tennis Month and the health benefits of tennis. -- On Wednesday, May 5, 300,000 full-color, eight-page inserts for Tennis Welcome Centers will appear in the San Jose Mercury News, the San Francisco Chronicle The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young.[2] The paper grew along with San Francisco to become the largest circulation newspaper on the West Coast of the and the Sacramento Bee. If you would like more information about USTA/TIA Tennis Welcome Centers in Northern California or the events on April 29, please call Karen Hirtzel at (510) 748-7373, extension 2923, or email her at hirtzel@norcal.usta.com. You can also visit the USTA NorCal website at www.norcal.usta.com or the Tennis Welcome Center website at www.TennisWelcomeCenter.com. If you plan to attend either of the events, please RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. and specify the location (San Jose or San Francisco) by email or phone. Wayne Bryan and USTA NorCal look forward to seeing you on April 29. USTA The USTA is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the United States and is a not-for-profit organization with more than 675,000 members. It owns and operates the U.S. Open and selects the team for the Davis Cup, the Fed Cup, and the Olympic and Paralympic Games. It invests 100% of its proceeds to promote and develop the growth of tennis, from the grass roots to the professional levels. 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