Aimee Ruiz Joins Ektelon® as New Promotions Manager and Product Development Coordinator
Bordentown, New Jersey– March 26, 2010 – Ektelon, the racquetball leader, is proud to announce that six-time consecutive Women’s National Doubles champion Aimee Ruiz has officially joined the company as its new Promotions Manager and Product Development Coordinator. In her new role, Aimee, will focus her expertise and attention on promotions primarily, working with the vast network of Ektelon players advocates and industry leaders to further elevate the brand around the world.
In addition to Aimee’s great on court accomplishments, she has been a key advisor for Ektelon and President of the New Jersey Racquetball Association for the past 2 years. Scott Winters, Vice President of Ektelon stated, “Aimee has the ability, as a respected player, ambassador and sport leader to drive the brand with more organized and focused grass roots programs than ever before. She is a true asset with extensive promotions and product knowledge experience as one of the top players in the sport which is certain to prove a unique and successful combination in helping to take this brand to the next level.
On the court, Aimee has captured six consecutive Women’s and 7 Mixed Doubles National Championships including the 2009 Singles Championship and 2010 National Women’s and Mixed Open Doubles Championship. She is also a US National Team member who will be competing in the World Racquetball Championship in Korea during August 11-22, 2010.
A native of New Jersey Ruiz will be based in the Ektelon headquarters in Bordentown, New Jersey but will continue to be a frequent face out in the field, interacting with player and consumers as both corporate and athlete representative at various tournaments, clinics, speaking engagements and demo events.
“It is no secret my love for this sport and this brand,” stated Aimee. I have been fortunate to be a member of the Ektelon Pro team and am ecstatic about becoming a part of the organization from a corporate standpoint as well. The team at Ektelon is tremendous, a close-knit family of passionate, professional and extremely knowledgeable racquetball leaders that are totally involved in the sport on and off the court. I look forward to using the knowledge and experience I have obtained from playing and being a part of the racquetball community for over 20 years, and applying it to Ektelon.”
About Ektelon
Based in Bordentown, New Jersey, Ektelon is a division of Prince Sports, Inc. Ektelon has enjoyed the longest, most successful reign of dominance in the sport of racquetball. Ektelon's heritage includes some of the top players in the sport’s history including former No. 1 players Mike Yellen, Dave Peck, Ruben Gonzalez, Rhonda Rajisch and Rocky Carson and current world No. 1 Paola Longoria. In addition, Ektelon has introduced more revolutionary technologies and programs to the sport than any other company. Ektelon innovations include oversized racquetball racquets, the Racquet Taper System (RTS), Power Ring® racquets and Total Racquet Customization, VisionGrip and O3 among others. For more information please contact us at 800-283-2635 or log onto our website at www.ektelon.com.
About Prince Sports, Inc.
Prince Sports, Inc, based in New Jersey, is a company of racquet sports enthusiasts whose goal is to create cutting edge, functional and technically advanced products that deliver performance benefits for avid players. The Company's portfolio of brands includes Prince (tennis, squash and badminton), Ektelon (racquetball) and Viking (platform/paddle tennis). The Company has a history of innovation including inventing the first "oversize" and "longbody" racquets, the first "Natural Foot Shape" tennis shoe, the first "synthetic gut" string and the first electronic ball machine. Today, Prince markets leading technologies in racquets (EXO3), string (Recoil), footwear (Lightspeed) and apparel (Aerotech). It has operations on three continents with distribution in over 100 countries. For more information on players, products or programs please visit www.princesports.com.