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Dear GPTA Members:

 We hope that everyone had a wonderful Holiday Season and are looking forward to a beautiful Atlanta spring!  I think we have all had enough of the cold weather and the frozen tennis balls, but we all know from experience that better days lie ahead.  The GPTA Board Members have certainly been busy, and we have some exciting news that we want to share with the membership.  Speaking of better days, we would like to announce a partnership that will take our association to new and unexplored heights.

 By virtue of a unanimous vote, the GPTA Board agreed to be acquired by locally owned and operated GoTennis!.  We felt that a change to our current operational platform was necessary to continue evolving and growing.  Pursuant to that, we have formed a new organization called the American Racket Sports Association to encompass all racket sports, and are positioning ourselves to become a national brand open to global membership.

 The American Racket Sports Association is a free-standing LLC with its own infrastructure, website, updated branding, and scalability.  Georgia will have full autonomy and its own budget.  All revenue generated by the Georgia chapter will remain in Georgia, and will be governed by its own bylaws and board.  We will be adding new membership tiers to encourage institutional involvement.  We will soon announce the related costs and benefits of each membership tier.

 We believe that this partnership will create a myriad of opportunities to take our organization to levels not seen before.  Some of these opportunities include:

 •   Increased member benefits as well as expand our ability to network beyond Georgia

•   Members will have complimentary access to the GoTennis! Pro membership with all benefits and support

•   Access to the GoTennis! Foundation for nonprofit and charitable endeavors

 

More about GoTennis!

 GoTennis! was cofounded by Shaun Boyce, his wife Geovanna, and Bobby Schindler in 2022, one year after starting the popular Atlanta Tennis Podcast.  The desire to improve the racket sports industry has targeted an industry evolution, by encouraging collaboration and modernization leading to the creation of their online platform. For the past 4 years, Shaun has worked as a cohesive figure, both behind the scenes and in front of the camera, as an advocate for the racket sports industry.

 Mission statement

GoTennis! serves players, coaches, vendors, and sponsors with a network of better information, better pricing, and improved customer service throughout the racket sports related ecosystem.

 Purpose statement

GoTennis! is an online platform dedicated to serve the social racket sports community and is a single source of access to content, products, and services helping coaches and players.

 A statement from GoTennis! Founder Shaun Boyce

“This is an exciting time for racket sports in Georgia as well as North America. As our network grows, this Association will be able to help more and more coaches. With professional networking, continuing education, and promoting racket sports at a national level, this American Racket Sports Association is the obvious next step, starting here in Georgia, growing throughout the Americas, as well as for the rest of the world.”

 We are sure that you will have questions going forward.  More information and specifics on our first 2025 gathering will be forthcoming shortly.  Our goal has always been to preserve the integrity of the GPTA and continue its networking mission that was envisioned by GPTA Founders Peter Howell and Pride Evans. This move will take our unique organization and give it established networking resources that will keep us growing and relevant in the Atlanta racket sports community.  We hope that you are as excited as we are!

 Sincerely,

 Stewart Russell and the American Racket Sports Association Board