FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Jim Holden
Phone: 507-645-5313
Website: www.jim-holden.com
E-mail: jim@jim-holden.com

Tennis in the Northland SERVES UP AN ACE:
BOOK CHRONICLES HISTORY OF BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS IN MINNESOTA

May 14, 2008
Northfield, MN

If you are a former or current high school tennis player, coach, or a fan of tennis, you will want a copy of this 75-year history of boys' high school tennis in Minnesota. The book features narrative profiles of (1) all the singles and doubles champions; (2) prominent tennis coaches and families; (3) dynasty teams--Edina, Blake, Rochester, St. Cloud, Blue Earth; (4) Cinderella teams such as St. James and Minnehaha Academy; (5) girls who played on boys' teams before Title IX; and much more.

Readers will also discover many fun facts about former champions. For example, one was the lead prosecutor at the Charles Manson trial (and author of the book Helter Skelter), another is one of the creators of the play "Triple Espresso," one had a tennis scorebook named after him, and still another took a lesson from tennis champion/hustler Bobby Riggs.

Former U of M men's tennis coach Jerry Noyce calls Tennis in the Northland "a remarkable history of high school tennis in our state--a must read for all of us connected with Minnesota tennis in any way."

Jim Holden, a former English teacher and boys' tennis coach at Northfield High School, wrote this book to honor and remember Minnesota tennis players and coaches. With its attractive dust jacket cover and over 180 photos of players and coaches, the book would be an excellent addition to anyone's sports book collection. It is hardcover, 8 1/2' by 11", and 448 pages.

Tennis in the Northland is available online at www.bookhousefulfillment.com OR by calling 1-800-901-3480. Send checks to BookHouse Fulfillment, 3501 Highway 100 South, Suite 220, Minneapolis, MN 55416. The publisher is Beaver's Pond Press in Edina, MN (www.BeaversPondPress.com).

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If you'd like more information about this book, or to schedule an interview with Jim Holden, please contact him at 1-507-645-5313 or by e-mail at jim@jim-holden.com. Holden will be signing books at the following upcoming events: (1) the boys' State Tennis Tournaments on June 3 and June 5--mornings at the Baseline Tennis Center on the U of M campus and afternoons at the Reed-Sweatt Tennis Center located at 4005 Nicollet Ave. South in Minneapolis, (2) the Junior Sectional Tournament at the Baseline Tennis Center June 7-8, and (3) at the Northfield Public Library in Northfield on June 12 from 7-9 P.M.--a reading and signing.