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Published on: 7/30/2008
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HAMDEN, CT - Identical twin brothers and USPTA certified tennis teaching professionals, Angelo A. and Ettore Rossetti are preparing to break the Guinness World Record for the longest contrived tennis rally Saturday, August 9 at Milford Indoor Tennis.
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"Sleep deprivation was the only thing we did not account for last year," stated Angelo A. Rossetti.
"With an earlier start the record will be ours by August 9th."
The brothers have set a symbolic goal of 27,000 continuous strokes, which represents the number of children around the world that die every year from treatable or preventable causes under age 5 according to Save the Children.
Ettore has two children age 5 and under and Angelo has one.
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Recalling Andre Agassi's victory speech over James Blake at the 2005 U.S. Open, Angelo reminisced, "though we did not break the world record, tennis won today, as well as our charities".
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About Angelo A. Rossetti:
Angelo became a USPTA certified teaching professional in 1992 and has was the Assistant Head Tennis Professional at North Haven Health & Racquet as well as teaching at Yale University and the Head Pro and Director of Adult Programs at Milford Indoor Tennis.
He has also taught with ATP Tour professionals, including Tom Gullikson, Tim Mayotte, Johan Kriek, Mikael Pernfors, Luke & Murphy Jensen, Malavai Washington, James Blake and Monica Seles.
A top Division I player at the University of Connecticut, he earned a B.S. degree in Sports Marketing.
He won the USTA New England Sportsmanship award in 2005.
In 2007, he and his identical twin brother, Ettoré, were ranked #1 in New England Men's Open Doubles and were awarded gold medallions at the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Angelo was also awarded the 2007 USPTA Regional Teaching Pro of the Year and 2007 Open Player of the Year with his brother.
He will now be the new Director of Tennis at North Haven Health & Racquet come August.
Angelo and his wife, Pam, live in Hamden with their daughter, Madison.
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Angelo and Ettore Rossetti, also known as the flyin' Rossetti Brothers from their youth, have been ranked as high as #1 in men's open doubles in New England in USTA tournament play.
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They are identical twins separated at birth by ten minutes, Angelo being the older brother.
Angelo and Ettore were born on January 21, 1970 and have never taken a formal tennis lesson.
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Just like the Bryan Brothers, Angelo and Ettore are both sponsored by Prince.