Blue tennis racket with orange grip found downtown Pittsburgh
Description
I found a blue tennis racket with an orange overgrip this afternoon around 4:00pm near Market Square in downtown Pittsburgh, by the benches outside the PPG Place walkway. It’s a Wilson Pro Staff Series racket, the frame is blue with white logos, and the overgrip is bright orange. The frame has a few scuffs near the throat and a small nick along the top edge, but the strings look tight. On the grip someone wrote ‘Lena’ in black marker, which might help identify the owner. I figured someone might be missing it after a quick pickup on the sidewalk, and I’m hoping to get it back to its owner soon.
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