APTA Board Member: Katie Bliss

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Source: Platform Tennis Magazine, Vol. 13, Issue 4, March, 2012

Katie Bliss

Age: 56
Family: Husband of 29 years, Mark, 2 children – Son, Taylor (age 24) and Daughter, Genie (22) both post-college.
Residence: Maplewood, NJ
Profession: I’m the owner and proprietor of Bliss-Full Gardening Services, a design, installation and maintenance firm with clients throughout Essex County, NJ. Timing is perfect for paddle players! Winters off!
Achievements in Tennis/Platform Tennis: I’m the former president of the New Jersey Women’s State Platform Tennis League, a league of over 800 women. It’s a 14-week season that plays from mid-October to mid-February. I spent 11 years on the NJWPTL board, holding various positions. I’ve also been the Tournament Chair of the Short Hills Club Platform Tennis Invitational and served on the Tournament Committee for over 10 years. I am nationally ranked #4 Husband/Wife 50+ for 2011.
Hobbies off the courts: Gardening, sewing, cooking – Martha Stewart watch out!

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