About Courtgirl

Marina Merzel is a passionate club tennis player and a visual communications and branding specialist with over 25 years experience working with premier lifestyle brands. She won numerous design awards including an EMMY and worked for top agencies in NYC before launching her own branding firm. After 15 years of running the firm, Marina combined her love for tennis and design to launch COURTGIRL® Tennis Magazine as Editor-in-Chief. In a few short years, the COURTGIRL® brand gained a significant following and recognition in the tennis industry. She has worked with clients such as LACOSTE, DeBeers, Tory Burch, DaimlerBenz, Diageo, HARMAN Kardon, lululemon, Babolat, US Open and more. Marina launched COURTGIRL® Brand line of products for tennis and golf in 2019 presenting at NY NOW Innovative Design Trade Show. COURTGIRL® products are now sold in over 500 private clubs, pro shops and sports store locations in US and Europe. COURTGIRL® products were featured in VOGUE, The Atlantan and Tennis Magazine among others. Recently, COURTGIRL® partnered with Mark & Graham/Williams-Sonoma to create a custom line of products. "Take me to your happy place." XO, COURTGIRLRead their story