Following on its successful debut last year, the National Fast Serve Challenge has partnered with Tennis Against Breast Cancer to create an extended tour for 2007-08 with a goal of raising $850,000 for breast cancer programs.  The goal remains to find the world’s fastest server—last year’s winner Brett Donnelly from Florida clocked a 141 mph bomb to take home the Grand Prize  and NFSCtour No. 1 ranking—however, for 2007-08 the NFSC Tour added separate men’s and women’s categories as well as age divisions from 10 and Under to 55 and Over. Now everyone has a shot at glory.

By broadening the scope, the NFSC Tour has turned the competition into a festival for tennis players of all ages.  Film crews will be on hand shooting footage for “On Court With the Stars,” the syndicated sports show hosted by former touring pro Leif Shiras. While the competition takes place, Tennis Against Breast Cancer will have  booths distributing information about breast cancer and raising money for research and programs by accepting donations and selling a variety of merchandise, including the Tour sponsor’s TBA, tennis books, clothing bearing the TABC/NFSCtour logo.

Also enhanced this year is the radar itself. To ensure consistency from site to site, the NFSC Tour equips each venue with identical NFSC Tour Sports Radar systems. Redesigned for 2006, this technologically innovative system now consists of a pair of radar guns, each not much larger than an Ipod, wired to a bright LED display. The dual system ensures greater accuracy, whether the server is right- or left-handed or chooses to serve from the deuce or ad court. 

Anyone may apply for the chance to compete (there are forms and rules at www.NFSCtour.com).
Several venues have already staked out spot in the enhanced  2007-08 NFSC Tour. There will be trophies and prizes for all winners in each category at each site, regional rankings, and a Grand Prize for the fastest server overall in 2007.

For more information, or to ask the NFSC Tour to visit your site, contact Tour promoter Dominic Cobello at dcobello@nfsctour.com or telephone the NFSC Tour’s bilingual offices in Montreal at 450-662-6904. A more detailed schedule and prizes will be announced soon.