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CONTACT: Andy Kanengiser PHONE: (800) 581-6770 EMAIL: publicrelations@nctta.org |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 30, 2011 NCTTA Announces Partnership with
Butterfly North America Butterfly
becomes Official Equipment Supplier of College Table Tennis Over the last 50 years, the Martin
Kilpatrick Company/Butterfly North America has enjoyed a stellar reputation
for providing the very best in table tennis equipment. With that in mind, the National
Collegiate Table Tennis Association is very pleased to welcome Butterfly
North America aboard as a major new partner as the 2011-2012 collegiate table
tennis season begins. Butterfly will be the official
equipment sponsor of NCTTA for the upcoming competition season, including
both the regional and national championships. As
college table tennis’ official equipment partner, Butterfly will provide
table tennis balls and tables among other support during the college table
tennis season. Both sides are appreciative of the hard work to put this
agreement together and believe it will a happy
marriage for years to come. “NCTTA is very excited to partner
with Butterfly North America,” says NCTTA Vice President Joseph Wells, who
helped put the package together. NCTTA, he added, is anxious to “see this
partnership come to life.” For a number of years, the people
at Butterfly have “been supportive of collegiate table tennis and we look
forward to nurturing those efforts,” Wells said. Butterfly North America President Bowie
Martin is just as excited to trumpet the good news. “Butterfly North America is proud
to partner with the NCTTA. The NCTTA has done a tremendous job of growing
table tennis through collegiate league play, regional tournaments and their
national championship,” Martin said. In countries where table tennis is
most popular, league play, he said, “is the foundation for the sport's
success. Butterfly looks forward to working with the NCTTA to continue
bringing organized table tennis to more college students in North America.” About NCTTA The National Collegiate
Table Tennis Association (NCTTA) is a non-profit organization established
exclusively for promoting the sport of table tennis at the college level. As
the national governing body for college table tennis in the United States and
Canada, NCTTA organizes intercollegiate competition throughout North America.
www.nctta.org About Butterfly Butterfly
is the world’s leading table tennis brand producing top quality table tennis
tables, rackets, balls, clothing and other products for the table tennis
athlete. Butterfly is the official table of the 2012 World Team Championships
and official ball of the 2013 World Championships. Martin-Kilpatrick Co.
doing business as Butterfly North America is the sole Butterfly distributor in
North America.
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