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Tennis big business around Jackson, the state: sport, at many levels, still growing, observers say. (Focus Health Care).

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 27-JAN-03
Format: Online - approximately 984 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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There are 2,383 adults and 302 seniors playing tennis in metro Jackson, and that number is growing each year.

In fact, metro Jackson is second only to Atlanta in population density of tennis players.

The 10 cities and towns with the most tennis players in Mississippi according to the United States Tennis Association are Silver Creek, with 34 USTA members out of 183 residents, or 18.6% of the total population, followed by Madison, with 812 USTA members out of 7,471. Brandon is third on the list with 756 players out of a population of 11,077, and then Ridgeland with 570 players or 4.8% of a total population of 11,765. Monticello, Belzoni, Ocean Springs, Anguilla, Brookhaven and Leland round out the top 10 tennis playing towns in the state.

"Mississippi represents 6% of the population of the Southern states but represents 8% of USTA members," said Sandra...

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