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Peter Burwash International and Prince Announce New Strategic Global Partnership

Bordentown, NJ – December 20, 2007 &ndash

After more than a twenty year relationship with its former partner, Peter Burwash International has officially announced that Prince will assume the role of official equipment provider of PBI, to be carried at all international PBI locations and used exclusively by its global staff of teaching professionals.

From its inception in 1975, Peter Burwash International (PBI) has grown to define tennis' international teaching landscape. With more than three million lessons "under its belt" and led by industry icon, author, and former ATP touring pro Peter Burwash, PBI has become the largest international tennis management company in the world providing first-class resorts, clubs and hotels with the highest quality teaching professionals and tennis programs available.

"The decision to switch and make Prince the official equipment of PBI is the culmination of much thought and observation and the result of what we have seen from the resurging Prince brand over the last couple of years," said Peter Burwash, founder and President of PBI. "The quality of products Prince continues to bring to market in all categories, its strategic vision, contagious passion for the sport and unmatched customer service capabilities were ultimately undeniable and we knew we needed to align our pro shops and our staff with this brand. Like Prince, PBI is tennis obsessed, focused on taking players' games to the next level and we are most comfortable having our teaching professionals use and recommend Prince products for the best on-court experience."

Currently, PBI manages more than fifty of the world's most elite resorts and has recently built relationships with global property holders such as Four Seasons and Rosewood Resorts to expand its reach in Asia and the Middle East. Moving forward, every PBI pro shop, from the Grand Hyatt Seoul to the Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay to the Four Seasons Resort in Doha, Qatar, and its more than 85 world-renowned teaching professionals, will carry and recommend Prince racquets, footwear, strings, grips and accessories for its knowledgeable and discerning guests.

"We are extremely excited to partner with Peter and PBI, which has an expansive global reach and incredible success in providing players around the world with unparalleled instruction, equipment guidance and great tennis experiences," said Doug Fonte, President of Prince Americas. "Prince continues to focus on delivering players the best equipment and service in the industry and to have someone like Peter recognize that, means a lot. We are excited to begin this partnership and introduce even more players, and teaching pros, around the globe to the incredible benefits of O3 racquet technology, Recoil string and Precision Tube footwear among many other performance products."

About Prince Sports
Prince Sports, Inc., based in New Jersey, is a recognized leader in game-improvement technologies and engineering-based, high-performance sports equipment. Founded in 1970, Prince and Ektelon have revolutionized tennis, squash and racquetball with innovations including "Oversize," "Longbody" and "Extender" racquet technologies, Natural Foot Shape footwear technology, Synthetic Gut String and Electronic Ball Machines. In 2005 the Company introduced its O Tech platform building the brand with O3 Original (2005), O3 Hybrid (2006) and O3 Speedport (2007) racquets which give players speed, stability and a larger sweet spot. Since then, the Company has licensed, under the O Tech trademark, its award winning O Technology to leading brands in other sports as a product performance booster. In 2006, Prince introduced M Series footwear with Precision Tube Technology, an innovation that gives players maximum cushioning, stability and ventilation. In 2007, Prince introduced AeroTech apparel, an advanced technology based fabric system, engineered to fit your game. Prince Sports has operations on three continents and distribution in over 100 countries.

For more information, please visit www.princesports.com

PBI Tennis Show 2007 Tour

University of Redlands, Redlands, CA - The first tour stop of the 2007 PBI Tennis Show Tour at the University of Redlands leaves enthusiastic audience entertained and educated.

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PBI selected to direct tennis program at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi

The Woodlands (Houston), Texas - Peter Burwash International (PBI), the world's largest international tennis management firm, announced it has signed an agreement to direct the tennis operation for the Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi (www.emiratespalace.com) beginning October 1, 2007. The agreement reflects PBI's continued commitment to serving deluxe hotels and resorts worldwide.
Commenting on the tennis agreement, PBI President Peter Burwash said, "We are honored to partner with this most luxurious property in an area of the world that is undergoing such exciting growth. Our goal will be to provide guests with an experience at the tennis courts that will match the superlative facilities of this incredible retreat."

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Peter Burwash International Facilities Score High in Rankings

The Woodlands, TX-- One out of every seven facilities in the Tennis Resorts Online annual rankings has its tennis program directed by professionals from Peter Burwash International (PBI). The final rankings had 11 PBI—staffed properties in the Top 75 Tennis Resorts.

In the prestigious "Gold" category, PBI has four of its facilities in the Top 17 out of a total of 25. They are Bio-Hotel Stanglwirt in Austria(#3); Caneel Bay, A Rosewood Resort in the U.S. Virgin Islands(#12); Desert Springs, A JW Marriott Resort & Spa in Palm Desert, California(#14) and Four Seasons Resort Nevis in Nevis, West Indies(#17).

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Peter Burwash Named Tennis News 2006 Person of the Year

The Woodlands, TX -- Peter Burwash, president of Peter Burwash International (PBI) the most successful tennis management firm, has been named "Tennis News 2006 Person of the Year" according to Bob Larson, publisher of the highly regarded Daily Tennis News http://www.tennisnews.com/)

In naming Burwash to this honor, Larson said, "Peter Burwash is clearly one of tennis' international treasures and worthy of being our Tennis Person of the Year." The presentation of Burwash's award will be made in March during the Pacific Life Championships in Indian Wells, California.

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