MIAMI, Fla. (www.sonyericssonopen.com) – The 2008 Sony Ericsson Open is giving high schoolers throughout South Florida the chance to live out their dreams on center court. From national anthem singers to dance performances, students representing Coral Gables Senior High, Coral Reef Senior High, Lourdes Academy, St. Brendan and New World School of the Arts will provide pre-match entertainment at selected matches.

Tickets to the Sony Ericsson Open are on sale now and can be purchased by phone (305-442-3367) or via internet at www.sonyericssonopen.com. An amazing 12 days of tennis conclude with the women’s final on Saturday, April 5 and the men’s final on Sunday, April 6.

Performance Schedule:

Coral Reef Senior High School                           Thursday, March 27

Pre-match performance                                     The Cudettes Dance Team

National anthem performer                                Florenza Campos

Coral Gables Senior High                                   Friday, March 28

Pre-match performance                                     The Gablettes

National anthem performer                                Ezita Rodriguez

The Lourdes Academy and St. Brendan Monday, March 31

Pre-match performance                                     Combined performance

New World School of the Arts                           Tuesday, April 1

National anthem performer                                Doelle Cyril

ABOUT THE SONY ERICSSON OPEN: The 2008 Sony Ericsson Open will be played March 26- April 6 at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami. The 12-day combined event, founded by Butch Buchholz in 1985, is owned by IMG. The Sony Ericsson Open is one of nine ATP Masters Series events on the ATP calendar, a top tier event on the Sony Ericsson WTA TOUR calendar, and features the top men's and women's tennis players in the world.  In 2007, Novak Djokovic defeated Guillermo Canas for his first Sony Ericsson Open title, while Serena Williams defeated Justine Henin to win her fourth title in Miami. For ticket information, call (305) 442-3367 or visit the website at http://www.SonyEricssonOpen.com.

ABOUT SONY ERICSSON: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications was established as a 50:50 joint venture by Sony and Ericsson in October 2001, with global corporate functions located in London. The company serves the worldwide communications market with innovative and feature-rich mobile phones, accessories and PC-cards, and it has R&D sites in Europe, Japan, China, India and America. Sony Ericsson is the title sponsor of the Women's Tennis Association, and works with the Association to promote the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour in over 80 cities during the year. For more information, please visit www.sonyericsson.com.