Daniel Zausner to be Named Director, Facility Operations for The USTA National Tennis Center.

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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 2001

Arlen Kantarian, Chief Executive, Professional Tennis of the USTA announced today that Daniel Zausner will be named Director, Facility Operations for the USTA National Tennis Center, effective October 1, 2001.

The National Tennis Center is the world's largest public tennis facility, and the home of the US Open. Zausner comes to the USTA after a 17-year career in venue management, including six years with industry leader Ogden Entertainment. For the next few months, Zausner will work closely with current Director of the NTC, David Meehan (who announced his retirement last week) on a consulting basis. Zausner will assume the position on a full time basis on October 1.

"Danny brings a vast amount of experience in all aspects of facilities management and event operations to the USTA," said Arlen Kantarian, USTA Chief Executive, Professional Tennis. "In addition, his experience in booking and promoting events fits very well with our long range plans to continue to expand and develop the facility not only as the most state-of-the-art tennis complex in the world, but into a venue that can serve a variety of functions for the sports and entertainment fans of the City of New York."

The Englewood, New Jersey resident joins the USTA after 17 years in venue management and event management business, with industry leaders Ogden Entertainment and Metropolitan Entertainment. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President at Ogden, a worldwide leader of venue management, food and beverage, box office services, union negotiations, capital improvement programs, security operations, and related services to stadiums, arenas, convention centers, and amphitheaters throughout the world. His most recent assignment included supervision of over 60 managed venues including Arrowhead Pond-Anaheim, Corel Center - Ottawa, Ontario; Target Center-Minneapolis, Olympic Stadium-Sydney, and the World Trade Center Observation Deck-NY. During his tenure at Ogden, he served as the on-site supervisor of the design, development, construction, and opening of Arena Oberhausen, a 13,000 seat arena in Germany. Prior to Ogden, Daniel served for 10 years at Metropolitan Entertainment, where he supervised all aspects of the company's live event business including management of box offices, facility operations, concert promotions, and event bookings. In addition, he planned and directed many of the major logistical aspects of Woodstock '94, the largest concert to date in the U.S., with over 250,000 attendees.

"It is both a thrill and an honor to be joining the USTA team," Zausner said. "As a lifelong tennis fan and native New Yorker, I have always been impressed by the growth of the USTA National Tennis Center into the world-class facility that it is today, and now I look forward to helping make what already is a great facility even greater."

In his new role with the USTA, Zausner will be responsible for all operations at the USTA National Tennis Center, the busiest public tennis facility in the world and the home of the US Open. His duties will include overseeing the day-to-day management and development of the 46.5 acre facility, from the 33 courts and surrounding grounds to the three main stadia; the 22,000 seat Arthur Ashe Stadium, 10,000 seat Louis Armstrong Stadium, and 5,000 seat grandstand. Additionally, he will also oversee the ticketing operations for the world's largest attended annual sporting event, the US Open, as well as the exploration and development of possible expansion plans for the site in the future. In addition, Zausner will look to expand the use of the venue for additional sports and entertainment related events. The USTA National Tennis Center is open to the public seven days a week, 12 months a year, closing only on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day.

The United States Tennis Association owns and stages the US Open and selects the teams that compete in Davis Cup, Fed Cup, and the Olympic Games. The USTA is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in America and is a non-profit organization with more than 625,000 members. It invests all its resources to promote and develop the growth of tennis, from the grass roots to the professional levels.