goods founded 1964 headquarters bordentown township new jersey united states key people franklin w. bud held founder products racquetball racquets apparel accessories racquetball equipment eyeguards footwear parent prince americas llc slogan play with fire website 1 ektelon inc. is an american manufacturer of equipment for racquetball . currently based in bordentown new jersey ektelon was founded by franklin w. bud held in 1964 as the first company to manufacture racquetball racquets and stringing machines 1 not long after the development of the sport of racquetball by joe sobek . 2 3 working from held s garage in san diego california the company initially set out to build aluminum tennis racquets and a racquet stringing machine . 4 with the development of metal tennis racquets the old techniques of stringing wooden racquets no longer worked and held saw the need for a new machine . held is credited for one of the first patented designs for a racquet stringing machine . 5 he named the company ektelon based on a combination of two greek words ektein meaning to stretch out and telon representing the concept of perfection . 6 in 1970 ektelon produced the first experimental racquetball racquet 1 for bud muehleisen a top racquetball player and early legend of the sport . the company moved into a larger facility in san diego to begin manufacturing racquetball racquets on a larger scale . over the years ektelon has introduced a number of new racquetball technologies including the first racquetball racquet made of high strength aluminum 1971 the first handlaid composite racquet 1978 the first oversized aluminum racquets 1984 and continues to develop new technologies in racquet design such as the elimination of string holes o3 . 1 in 1988 prince sports purchased ektelon . 7 contents 1 ektelon involvement in racquetball tournaments 2 professional ektelon players international racquetball tour irt 3 references 4 external links ektelon involvement in racquetball tournaments edit ektelon sponsors numerous tournaments and tours nationally and internationally including 8 us racquetball association national intercollegiate championships national doubles championships national singles championships racquetball world championships world outdoor racquetball wor championships 9 international racquetball tour international racquetball federation classic professional racquetball tour racquet for the cure women s professional racquetball organization professional ektelon players international racquetball tour irt edit current top 100 irt professionals jose rojas jansen allen charlie pratt adam manilla andy hawthorne farshid guilak dylan reid ryan maher marco bertarelli team ektelon players nick montalbano ricky diaz richard aal anthony wong bill gorge michael baker yee cheng steve cook woody clouse alex ackerman ruben gonzalez ladies professional racquetball tour lprt players 10 rhonda rajsich veronica sotomayor michelle key jessica parrilla outdoor pros wor players craig clubber lane scott davis bill gorge andy hawthorne gary martin son nguyen mike orr jose rojas rick sandello robert sostre jesus ustarroz dillon silver greg solis veronica sotomayor tracy hawthorne kris kaskawal michelle key aubrey o brien junior elite players james d ambrogia justus benson lily berry sam bredenbeck daniel rojas dane elkins sebastian fernandez alexis iwaasa ben jenkel jonathan lanford victoria leon sawyer lloyd heather mahoney adam manilla erika manilla devon pimentelli sam reid chase robison ricky diaz kaitlyn simmons samantha simmons julian singh references edit a b c http www.ektelon.com companyinfo history.asp http www.hobbystop.net racquetball uncovering the history of racquetball.html http usra.org historyofracquetball.aspx http www.meetandplay.com forum default.aspx g posts & t 8956 http www.freepatentsonline.com 3441275.html http www.wallbanger.net racquetball history.htm http www.athletickings.com index.php id 50 http www.ektelon.com companyinfo 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