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New drying machines welcomed by U.S. Open.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| September 01, 2004 | Bjorhus, Jennifer | COPYRIGHT 2004 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Jennifer Bjorhus

ST. PAUL, Minn. _ Fans watching the 2004 U.S. Open tennis tournament during the next two weeks may catch a glimpse of staff driving small Zamboni-like contraptions vacuuming pesky rainwater off the courts.

The court-drying machines _ which replace the system of hand-pushed squeegees, blowers and towels the U.S. Tennis Association was using _ were made by Golden Valley sweeper-maker Tennant Co.

Tennant sold 24 of the specially-configured machines to the USTA in White Plains, N.Y., for about $18,000 a piece and finished shipping them in time for the tournament, which opened Monday and runs through Sept. 12.

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