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Advancing the Game, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation whose mission is to grow the new game of tennis nationally and to expose its event's fans to rockin' blues music. Coach Ed Krass is the Founder of One-On-One Doubles tournaments and Tennis and Rockin' Blues Events Featuring One-On-One Doubles. Ed is entering his 23rd Summer as the Director of the College Tennis Exposure Camp, which is the nation's only tennis camp taught exclusively by head college tennis coaches.Ed Krass coached the Harvard Women's Tennis Team to four consecutive Ivy League team titles and four national Division I team tournament appearances during 1986-1990. 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. Team members included 10 players who turned pro. Ed played his college tennis at the University of Central Florida from 1978-82 and went on to coach the UCF Men's Team to a Division II #6 national team ranking in 1983. Ed coached the Charlotte Heat of the World Team Tennis League to the playoffs and a #2 finish in the Eastern Division in 1991. Ed is a USTA High Performance Coach and has been a speaker at the USTA, USPTA, USPTR, and ITA National Coaches Conventions. In 1990, Ed produced his B.E.S.T. Serve video, which pioneered the abbreviated serve into both the teaching and playing ranks. Ed is the founder and director of One-on-One Doubles® Tennis, which is sanctioned by the USTA and played on college campuses nationwide. Ed's Tennis and Rockin' Blues event featuring One-On-One Doubles is an annual USTA sanctioned event held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. He is the author of six tennis videos and DVDs. |
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History of Tournaments and Events: 2003.....Game was showcased at College Tennis Exposure Camp at West Point. 2004....3 USTA/Florida Tournaments were formed in Tampa, Fl. 2005....2 Collegiate One-On-One Doubles Tournaments were aired nationally on Fox College Sports(FCS); Presentation at ITA National Coaches Convention 2006....ITA National Coaches Convention Tournaments Start; One-On-One Doubles Presentation given at USTA National Tennis Teachers Conference; Tournament held at the USTA National Men's 35s Claycourts in Daytona Beach, Fl. 2007 ....Tournament held at ATP Challenger, The BMW Tennis Chmps.(Stefan Koubek is champion); Tournament held at USPTA's World Conference on Tennis(Tennis and Rockin' Blues Event with MARCEL ANTON BAND)); Tournament held at USTA Pro Challenger in Tampa, Fl.(Tennis and Rockin' Blues Event with MARCEL ANTON BAND and The Juke Joint Kings); Tournament held at ITA National Coaches Convention in Naples, Fl.(Tennis and Rockin' Blues Event) 2008...2nd Tournament held at ATP Challenger, The BMW Tennis Chmps.(Chris Kaz is champion); One-On-One Doubles is played as part of an NCAA Tennis match(at U. of Tampa); ITA National Coaches Convention Event in Naples, Florida. 2009...USTA/Georgia Sanctions a One-On-One Doubles Men's Open prize $ tournament(Tennis and Rockin' Blues Event with ROGER "HURRICANE" WILSON) in Atlanta; ITA National Coaches Convention Event; Poolstick Larry hosts Tennis and Rockin' Blues Event on Super Saturday with ALBERT CASTIGLIA and The Juke Joint Kings; Brandon Sports and Aquatic Club host a Tennis and Rockin' Blues Event with DAMON FOWLER. 2010...USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center hosts $1000 Men's Open and Men's 35s tournaments....sanctioned by USTA/Eastern....Jared Palmer is champion(Tennis and Rockin' Blues Event with TODD WOLFE BAND); Tennis and Rockin' Blues Event with THE JOEY GILMORE BAND in Tampa, Fl.; ITA National Coaches Convention Event in Naples, Fl.; Army and Stony Brook Collegiate One-On-One Doubles events take place in the Fall. 2011...USTA BJK National Tennis Center hosts its 2nd Annual Tennis and Rockin' Blues Event with THE F&G BLUES BAND featuring EDLENE HART....Darrin Cohen is Men's Champion; Sportime/Kings Park hosts its first event; Spring Break Collegiate Tournaments are formed. |
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TENNIS AND ROCKIN' BLUES
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