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Our
organization is Advancing the Game, Inc. and we promote One-On-One Doubles, the new game of Tennis! Our mission statement is to advance the game of One-On-One Doubles Tennis and music exposure/education
(The Great American Art Form of Blues and Jazz) for disadvantaged youth tennis players,
junior and senior players, club and college tennis players, and teaching
and touring professionals. We will expose the specific tennis markets,
via tournaments and music, to our Half-Court, Serve-and-Volley,
Singles Game played on the Doubles Court, otherwise known as One-on-One
Doubles Tennis, and to the art form of "live" musical performances
directly after the tennis tournament. We are also planning on offering two-week
courses in tennis and music education for disadvantaged youth tennis programs throughout the U.S. The students will be playing One-On-One Doubles Tennis and be exposed to rockin' blues music clinics, as well.
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These events/tournaments can be hosted by innovative
Tennis Clubs and Facilities, ATP, WTA and USTA tournaments. Reservations
need to be made three (3) months in advance. SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE
FOR OUR NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS/EVENTS AND FOR OUR NATIONAL TV PRODUCTIONS.
Any interested sponsors/parties can call Ed Krass at 813-684-9031
for more information.
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| Ed
Krass, CEO, One-on-One Doubles Tennis
Ed is the founder and CEO of One-on-One Doubles, The New Game of
Tennis. Ed is currently entering his 20th year as Owner and Director
of the College Tennis Academy,
Inc. Ed's College Tennis Exposure Camps are the nation's
only summer tennis camps taught exclusively by Head College Coaches.
Ed's camp locations currently include the University of South
Florida, Brown University and Lehigh University. Ed started his
College Tennis Academy at Harvard University in 1989. Ed coached
the Harvard Women's Tennis Team to four consecutive Ivy League
titles from 1986-1990.
In 1990, Ed produced his B.E.S.T.
serve video which pioneered the abbreviated serve into both
the teaching and playing ranks. Prior to Harvard, Ed was the Head
Assistant Men's Coach at Clemson University, where he coached
the Men's Team to two ACC team titles and a #5 national team
ranking in 1985. In 1991, Ed coached the Charlotte Heat of the World
Team Tennis League (who drew up to 8,000 in attendance) to the playoffs
and a #2 finish in the Eastern Division.
Ed has been a speaker at the ITA,
USTA, USPTR
and USPTA National
Conventions. He is the author of six tennis videos and DVDs, with
his 2005 Florida and Alabama Collegiate One-on-One Doubles TV shows
being aired on Fox College Sports (FCS) to their 52 million viewership.
Ed's One-on-One Doubles instructional DVD was also aired on
The Tennis Channel in 2005. Ed writes original blues songs about tennis, which have received top ratings at SoundClick.com. You can reach Ed at 813-684-9031 or oneononedoubles@yahoo.com.
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| Joseph
P. McDermott - President, One-on-One Doubles Tennis
Joseph P. McDermott has over 20 years of financial management experience
in the aerospace, defense, aviation, and consumer products industries.
Joe McDermott for the last 12 years, has performed as the Chief
Financial Officer for Metron Aviation, Inc. and Metron, Inc. During
this period of time Joe McDermott produced 11 consecutive years
of increased revenue growth and profitability. Joe McDermott was
responsible for all of the accounting, contracts, human resources,
administration, and management information systems functions. In
addition to the above responsibilities, Joe McDermott performed
the negotiations with and set-up the banking relationships with
multi-million dollar lines of credit.
Joe McDermott was a varsity tennis player at the University of
Central Florida where he was a teammate and roommate of Coach Krass.
Joe McDermott played doubles at the 1982 NCAA Tennis Tournament.
Joe McDermott was named to the All-Sunshine-State conference team
in 1982. Joe McDermott was a varsity tennis player at Rollins College
during the 1978-79 season.
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| Howard Lipkint, Executive Producer, Media
Howard Lipkint brings to the company over 20 years of experience as a Sports Television Producer for all of the major broadcast and cable networks. Along with producing various genres of sports, Mr. Lipkint is responsible for developing unique sports programs, such as "The X-Karts Racing Series" and "Hot August Nights", one of the longest running and most successful Classic Car showcase events in the country. Additional programming includes music videos, sports events, awards shows and other weekly and/or periodic entertainment programs, including more than 50 shows for ESPN.
Some of the sports programming that Howard had been involved with include Silver Collector Car Auctions, Unlimited Hydroplane Boat Racing Series, The ESPY Awards, Various Celebrity Golf
Tournaments, The Reno Air Races, The Japan Bowl, East West Shrine College Football, Family Circle Tennis, IMSA car racing circuit, plus many other sporting events.
In addition to sports, Howard was
involved in entertainment programming as well, such as; The Annual MTV Awards Show, Music Videos ranging from Cyndi Lauper to Huey Lewis & the News, Catch a Rising Star's 25th Anniversary
Special, Lee Greenwood's North Atlantic Christmas Special, plus other entertainment shows for all the major networks. He has been responsible for producing shows with budgets ranging from $10,000 to $5 million.
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TENNIS AND ROCKIN' BLUES
FEATURING ONE-ON-ONE DOUBLES
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