网球是“一生的运动”，可以在4岁至95岁之间发挥作用，它保持了其作为发展最快的传统运动之一的地位。在美国，有超过20,000种类型的网球设施，包括度假村，公园和娱乐场所，商业和私人俱乐部，以及估计有19,800个专门针对网球的企业和组织，在网球行业内存在无限的可行职业机会。1986年，摩天专业网球管理（PTM）计划是第一个将网球和商务相结合的四年制学士学位课程。它仍然是美国同类学校中规模最大，规模最大的模范学士学位课程，自成立以来就安置了100％的毕业生，并培养出网球行业领导者的毕业生。
Tennis, ?the sport of a lifetime,? which can be played by ages 4-95, maintains its position as one of the fastest growing traditional sports. With more than 20,000 types of tennis facilities in the U.S., from resorts, parks & rec., commercial and private clubs, and an estimated 19,800 tennis specific businesses and organizations, there are boundless viable career opportunities within the tennis industry. In 1986, the Ferris Professional Tennis Management (PTM) program was the first four year bachelor's degree program to combine tennis and business. It remains the largest and the model bachelor degree program of its kind in the nation, placing 100% of its graduates since its inception and producing graduates that are tennis industry leaders.