Suzanne’s survives sluggish start to mark half a century

Suzanne’s survives sluggish start to mark half a century

BOARDMAN — Against their better judgment, Suzanne Kessler, her mother and sister opened a tennis shop on the strip in Niles. The year was 1975 and area steel mills were already showing signs of fatigue due to foreign competition, increasing operation costs and outdated facilities. “I was young and stupid,” she joked, explaining that steel mills in the area were closing during her first few years in business, people were out of jobs and the local…