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#1 VOTED CARIBBEAN TENNIS RESORT MANAGE
BY ANGUILLA'S CARIBBEAN TENNIS PROFESSIONALS (CTP)

     Montego Bay, Jamaica (May, 2001) -- The Tryall Club in Montego Bay, Jamaica, has been voted the top tennis resort in the Caribbean by the viewers of the website Tennis Resorts Online. In addition to top Caribbean tennis resort, Tryall was also voted Third Most Romantic and Fifth Best Game Matching in the overall standings. The tennis program is manage by Anguilla based Caribbean Tennis Professionals
     The rankings resulted from an online survey of visitors to the popular Tennis Resorts Online Internet site. Readers who had submitted reviews of the resort were quoted as praising Tryall for its �outstanding tennis program, extremely beautiful surroundings and (a) very friendly environment.� They described the coaching staff as �A-class� and �the best tennis pros in the world�. One reader summed up the resort as �a spectacular oasis in the Caribbean� while another put it this way: �This is the perfect place to come for a game of tennis."
     Richard Ferdinand, CTP's Founder & Chairman and Tryall�s Tennis Director, appreciates this latest accolade. �I am really pleased that the program my colleagues and I have worked to develop and maintain, with the support of our tennis committee and management team, has earned the approval of our guests.�
     Richard Ferdinand and Val Banks founded Caribbean Tennis Professionals, Ltd. (CTP), an Anguilla Corporation, in 1997. Its mission is to enhance the services to clients at resorts, hotel and clubs through consultation, management and/or the provision of highly trained, skilled quality tennis professionals. With a staff of over 20 professionals, the company has been successful in fulfilling that mission, at the Caribbean �Top 5� luxurious hotels, Cap Juluca Hotel, Anguilla and CuisinArt Resort & Spa, Anguilla, World Renowned Golf and Tennis Resort, The Tryall Club, Jamaica and Silent Waters, Jamaica, the newest and most remarkable private home in Jamaica. CTP is a member of the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) & Anguilla Hotel and Tourism Association (AHTA).
     Services provided by CTP range from Facility Design Consulting and Construction; Management of Tennis Facilities; Pro Shop Consulting; and Specialty Events/Tournament Direction. CTP is very involved within the community; conducting disability programs, like wheelchair tennis; grass-root development programs for schools and local adult leagues and tournaments.
     Ferdinand is a member of number of reputable organizations like; United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA); United States Professional Tennis Registry (USPTR); United States Racquet Stringers Association (USRSA), Cornell Hotel Society (CHS) and board member on the International Council of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. He also serves on the board of different Caribbean tennis committees. For 6 years he worked for Peter Burwash International (PBI) tennis management firm.
     Ferdinand understanding of the different management styles and needs stems from assignments at facilities in Jamaica (The Tryall Club); Anguilla (Cap Juluca Resort, Cuisinart Resort and Spa, Malliouhana Hotel, Coccoloba Resort); Virgin Gorda, BVI (Little Dix Bay Resort); Malaysia (Kelab Darul Ehsan); United States - Texas (The Woodlands Executive Conference Center, Resort and Country Club); Wisconsin (Sports Core); California (Marriott�s Desert Springs) and Hawaii (Royal Lahaina Resort, Maui, Turtle Bay Hilton, Oahu, Coco Palms Resort, Kauai).
     Banks is no stranger to Sports Management/Administration; he is presently the President of the Anguilla Tennis Association, President of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association, and Board Member; West Indies Cricket Board. He is an active tennis player, and oversees the Company�s Anguilla operations. Banks is a banker by profession, and the General Manager of National Bank of Anguilla