Vintage Tennis Racquets

by MPitzer|28 October 202304 January 2024|Pop-Realism, Vintage Tennis Racquets

My Slazenger OMEGA Tennis Racquet was my very first brand new racquet. It wasn't handed down to me. I didn't find it in the rafters of my Grandpa's garage. It was brand new, with oil-filled nylon strings, and I paid...

Dunlop Maxply Fort Tennis Racquet

by MPitzer|01 October 202201 October 2022|Pop-Realism, Sold, Vintage Tennis Racquets

I bought my Maxply when I was going the SCCC in Port Huron, Michigan but really didn't use it until I went to Art Center College of Design. Even then, I really didn't get to use it because of how...

Wilson T2000 Tennis Racquet

by MPitzer|21 September 202203 October 2022|Pop-Realism, Sold, Vintage Tennis Racquets

The first varsity letter I won was playing tennis. Well, actually, I was on the tennis team and played enough to be given a letter. My favorite tennis racquet was the Wilson T2000 with oil-filled nylon strings. It was the...

Wilson Jack Kramer Tennis Racquet

by MPitzer|20 August 202203 December 2022|Pop-Realism, Vintage Tennis Racquets

There are so many beautiful tennis racquets, pre-graphite introduction, made from laminated wood. As a kid growing up in Algonac, Michigan, I wished I could have owned anyone of these. Eventually, I was able to save up and buy the...

TAD Davis Cup Classic Tennis Racquet

by MPitzer|19 June 202217 November 2022|Pop-Realism, Sold, Vintage Tennis Racquets

The TAD Davis Classic tennis racquet was probably the most elegant racquet I'd ever seen. I wanted one from the very first time I saw Jorge, one of my tennis teammates in high school, play with it. Simply beautiful. It...