Abstract: A tennis racket has a head and a handle extending from the head, the handle having an internal cavity extending from the end of the handle toward the head. A measuring aid such as a telescopic wand is mounted within the cavity and may be extended for use in positioning the height of the tennis net above the surface of the court. When extended, the distance from the end of the telescopic wand to the remote end of the head equals the three foot specification required for the height of the net. The wand may be retracted into the handle when not used as a measuring aid so that the racket may play in conventional manner.