I am a bit of an Illustrator hack.  I can usually design the minor
projects that I need, but I am in need of assistance with this one.  I
think that it is really easy for someone who knows what they are
doing.  My question is 2 parts:

1.  I would like to post the .ai file online for you to access.  I am
not sure how to do that.  What is an easy and free file service for me
to post the file so that you can see it?  Please post this portion as
a clarification or comment.

2.  Once you have the file...  In the original logo design, there is a
white letter with thicker stroke behind each black letter.  This
allows the oval pattern and the text to be seperated, and this looks
nice when on a white background.  However, in this application, I have
a tennis ball in the background.  I would like the white areas that
are remaining to be transparent through to the tennis ball.  If I
delete them or simply make them transparent, however, the oval shows
up, which is not what I want.  So, I would love for someone to make
the file as I would like it and explain how you did it for future reference,
as I think I will be needing this "trick" often in the future.  If it
is really straightforward, I simple explanation would suffice.

If you need any other information, please let me know!

Thanks!

Dan