Tennis superstars Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick will make a rare Orange County appearance when they go head-to-head in the featured match of the 12th annual WTT All-Star Smash Hits, presented by ADT Security Services, scheduled for October 11, 2004, at the Bren Center on the University of California Irvine campus.

Hosted by Elton John and tennis legend Billie Jean King, the evening of tennis will benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation and the National AIDS Fund. The event is expected to raise more than $1 million for the two organizations.

Tickets for All-Star Smash Hits will go on sale July 26, 2004 at all Ticketmaster ticket centers and at the Bren Center box office. "One of the primary objectives of World TeamTennis is to provide more opportunities to showcase the WTT product in each of our core markets," said Ilana Kloss, WTT CEO and Commissioner. "We are quickly developing a strong following for the Newport Beach Breakers in southern California and brining Smash Hits to Orange County gives us another chance to expose more people to our special brand of tennis."

Five sets of tennis, using the World TeamTennis (WTT) format, will be played. In addition to the Agassi/Roddick feature match in men's singles, several other top players on the men's and women's professional tennis tours will compete in men's doubles, women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. The players will form two teams, with one team captained by Sir Elton John and the other by Billie Jean King. Elton and King also plan to participate in a celebrity doubles event to open the evening.

Tickets for the 12th annual WTT All-Star Smash Hits range from $35 to $100. For more information, please call Ticketmaster at 1 714 740-2000 or the Bren Center box office at 1 949 824-5000.

For additional information, please visit the Elton John AIDS Foundation at www.ejaf.org and World TeamTennis at www.wtt.com.

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