Top Ranked IRT Pro Shane Vanderson Renews Contract with HEAD
Phoenix, Ariz. – HEAD/Penn Racquet Sports is proud to announce the resigning of Shane Vanderson, a top men's professional racquetball player. Vanderson (Fort Myers, Fla.) is currently ranked fifth on the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) and has signed a three year renewal contract to exclusively use equipment from HEAD.
"I have been a proud member of the Team HEAD since my days as a junior player," said Vanderson. "I'm honored to continue my relationship with HEAD/Penn as I aim to reach the next level of my professional career."
Vanderson began playing racquetball at the age of three and it wasn't soon after that he was winning National Championships. At the age of eight he captured his first of six USA Racquetball (USAR) National Junior Age Division championships. In 2001 while a student at Baldwin Wallace College, Vanderson won the USAR Intercollegiate Men's Singles Championship. After college Shane made his immediate presence known on the IRT Tour by winning the 2003-2004 Rookie of the Year award. At the US OPEN - racquetball's top annual professional event – Vanderson has reached the semi-finals three times (2003, 2006 & 2007).
"Shane Vanderson has been one of professional racquetball's most popular players since he joined the IRT Tour," said Doug Ganim, HEAD/Penn Indoor Promotions Manager. "We are thrilled to have Shane remain in the HEAD/Penn family and look forward to seeing his devastating backhand on the court and his great passion for the sport off the court for many years to come."
HEAD/Penn Racquet Sports is a division of HEAD NV which owns such premier sporting goods brands as HEAD (tennis, racquetball, and squash racquets; alpine skis and boots; snowboards, bindings and boots; athletic and outdoor footwear; accessories and apparel), Penn (tennis balls and racquetball balls), Tyrolia (ski bindings), Mares and Dacor (both scuba diving equipment).
ABOUT HEAD: Head NV is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of premium sports equipment. Head NV's ordinary shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("HED") and the Vienna Stock Exchange ("HEAD"). The company's business is organized into four divisions: Winter Sports, Racquet Sports, Diving and Licensing. Products are sold under the Head (tennis, tennis balls, squash, racquetball and badminton equipment, alpine skis and ski boots, snowboards, bindings and boots), Penn (tennis and racquetball balls), Tyrolia (ski bindings), and Mares/Dacor (diving equipment) brands. The company holds leading positions in all product markets and the equipment is endorsed by some of the world's top athletes including Andre Agassi, Marat Safin, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Bode Miller, Johann Grugger and Maria Riesch.
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