MATT'S TENNIS, LLC
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLORIDA

 Tennis was undergoing a remarkable technological change during this time, as racquets changed from wood to metals and then composites, head sizes grew larger, and the importance of stringing and racquet specifications became known. Experimenting with equipment types led me to see just how the right choices could help my game, and how wrong decisions could hurt.  After moving to Orlando, I became a fixture on the local tennis scene as a tournament player, league standout, and as a teaching pro, stringer and racquet technician.  I’ve spent this time helping numerous players in the area improve their games through increased understanding of both its playing and equipment.  Besides being a private stringer, I worked many local and international tournaments, both as part of a stringing team and as the sole stringer. Working for top players in tournaments like the Florida District and State High School Championships, Mid East Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championships, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championships, NCAA Division II National Championships, and professional events like the Orlando USTA Challenger, Maserati Open, and the Volvo Paine Webber tournament, where I strung for many of the world’s top players, including all-time great Jimmy Connors, provided both a great learning opportunity for me and gave me the chance to prove my expertise by helping the most discriminating players the game has to offer. I’ve also experienced the retail side of the tennis trade, as a partner in M.R. Sports Sales in Apopka, as the pro shop manager at Sabal Point Country Club in Longwood, and as “stringer in residence” for Center Court Tennis, also in Longwood. I’ve seen every facet of the game of tennis, and have helped literally thousands of players in one way or another. My life has been devoted to tennis, as a player, teacher and technician. Please allow me to help you increase your knowledge and enthusiasm for this great game. Please feel free to use my experience to help improve your game, either by using the tips and procedures outlined on this site, or by working directly with me. I can be reached by  Luxilon has come out with their newest product, Savage, in an attempt to market a hexagonal string. It uses the same liquid crystalline polymer as Adrenaline (so why they didn’t name it “Adrenaline Hex” or “Adrenaline Spin” is beyond me). My experience with Adrenaline was that this polymer didn’t help spin application, so they’re trying to help it do that by changing theprofile, I reckon.  In short, Savage may help in spin application, but it won’t help your game unless you’re a very strong hitter.  I’m not planning on stocking Savage, but will order it for any client who wishes to give it a shot.  It’s too bad most folks don’t know about Gosen, because they’re a pretty innovative company, besides being one of the world’s largest string manufacturers (whether you know it or not, you’ve likely used some kind of Gosen string). Powermaster II is a unique nylon string with what Gosen calls flat (and I prefer to call rectangular) profile for extra ball-grabbing effects. The edges are definitely well-defined, If someone had told me that I’d be selling Volkl strings, I’d have had them committed. However, the folks at Volkl have stepped up and filled two vital spots in the string business.  First, they introduced Gripper, a multifilament string with a textured coating. Next, they filled a severe price gap with V-Icon natural gut.  Less expensive than Tonic +, and far cheaper than VS, V-Icon allows more players to gain the benefits of gut strings.  While it’s not as nice as VS, it’s better than any synthetic you’ll use.