To anyone who attended the West Coast Tournament at Stanford (sponsored by JOOLA) a month or so ago, I'm pretty sure I had my racket stolen. I left it on a chair in the playig hall where the U-2100 event was happening for maybe 10 minutes or so and when I came back to play my last match, my paddle was GONE.

The racket is a Straight handle- Butterfly "Timo Boll" with "Juic 999 Red" and "Donic Desto F3" black, the rubber is nibbled away a bit on both sides and could not easily be mistaken for someone else's paddle. The rubber also was sticking over the edge of the blade because of reglue-stretching, also making it stand out.

I hate to say this but I suspect a younger p_layer_ took it. I can't think of an adult who would risk getting caught stealing a paddle, so, parent's keep your eyes open for me, I miss my paddle!

If you have ANY information please contact me at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

I can offer a small cash reward or tab le tennis lesson for any help in getting my paddle back, thank you.

David Rudesill