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SFX Tennis Signs Milevskaya
Highly Popular Tennis Star to Increase Visibility of Brand among U.S. Tennis Fans
Washington, D.C., April 10, 2007 - SFX Tennis, a premier athlete management and marketing firm, has signed the world's #2 ranked junior, Ksenia Milevskaya to an exclusive worldwide representation agreement. SFX Tennis Vice President John Tobias will handle all of Milevskaya's on and off-court activities.
The signing of Milevskaya continues SFX Tennis' commitment of signing the world's best up and coming tennis players. Milevskaya joins an outstanding SFX Tennis roster that includes No. 1 ranked Australian, French and US Open Champion Justine Henin, No. 3 ranked US Open Champion Andy Roddick, No. 5 ranked Gold Medalist Fernando Gonzalez, No. 10 ranked Anna Chakvetadze and No. 1 ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan.
"We are excited to work with Ksenia," said John Tobias, SFX Tennis Vice President. "Six years ago we set out to build a powerhouse women's tennis division and currently we represent 4 players in the Top 20 on the WTA Tour. We are confident that Ksenia will be a top professional player for many years."
"I am excited to work with John and the entire SFX Tennis team," said Milevskaya. "They have a great history of managing the careers of top professional players."
A native of Belarus, Milevskaya — just 16 years old — has been training at the Weil Tennis Academy in Ojai, California since 2005. In 2006 she won 5 Grade 1 ITF tournaments and reached the final of the prestigious Orange Bowl. She will play all four Junior Grand Slams in 2007 in an effort to become the #1 ranked junior in the world.
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Blue Equity, LLC is an independent, private equity firm based in Louisville, Kentucky. It is committed to actively investing growth capital and business expertise in enterprises with solid development potential. Blue Equity forms strategic partnerships with existing management teams and leverages its expertise and relationships to stabilize, strengthen and grow lasting value. Investment efforts and managerial expertise are focused on the operation of a global and diversified portfolio of business enterprises, including opportunities in media, publishing, sports and entertainment, financial services, real estate and international trade. Blue Equity is dedicated to helping businesses grow by accelerating opportunity and driving innovation to the marketplace. www.blueequity.com