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A ball capturing tennis net assembly for use with a conventional tennis net which is stretched across the center of a tennis court between two support posts so as to extend at a predetermined height above the playing surface of the tennis court, includes first and second ball capturing nets stretche

A ball capturing tennis net assembly for use with a conventional tennis net which is stretched across the center of a tennis court between two support posts so as to extend at a predetermined height above the playing surface of the tennis court, includes first and second ball capturing nets stretched between the two support posts across the center of the tennis court in substantially parallel, spaced relation to the conventional tennis net and at a height lower than the predetermined height on opposite sides of the conventional tennis net; and first and second spacer members which space the first and second ball capturing nets away from the conventional net at the center thereof, each spacer member including a base adapted to sit on the tennis court for supporting the respective spacer member, a vertical support extending upwardly from the base substantially to the lower height, a transverse member extending outwardly and away from the upper end of the vertical support, and a rope holder at the free end of the transverse member for releasably securing an upper cord of a respective ball capturing net thereto so as to space the ball capturing net from the conventional tennis net.

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A ball capturing tennis net assembly for use with a conventional tennis net which is stretched across the center of a tennis court between two support members so as to extend at a predetermined height above the playing surface of the tennis court, said ball capturing tennis net assembly comprising:

A ball capturing tennis net assembly for use with a conventional tennis net which is stretched across the center of a tennis court between two support members so as to extend at a predetermined height above the playing surface of the tennis court, said ball capturing tennis net assembly comprising: a) a first ball capturing net stretched between said two support members across the center of the tennis court in substantially parallel, spaced relation to said conventional tennis net at a height lower than said predetermined height said first ball capturing net having opposite end, each said end having means for connection with a said support member; and b) spacer means for spacing said first balls capturing net away from said conventional tennis net, said spacer means being positioned between opposite ends of said ball capturing net, said spacer means including: i) base means for supporting said spacer means on a tennis court. ii) a vertical support extending upwardly from said base means substantially to said lower height, iii) a transverse member extending outwardly from the upper end of said vertical support and away from said conventional tennis net, and iv) securing means on said transverse member for releasably securing said first balls capturing net to said transverse member in spaced relation to said conventional tennis net.