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Playing Tennis Can Increase Your Lifespan
Beyond The Score / By Lisa Thomas We have all been told many times that exercise is good for our health. It now seems that certain sports can have a greater impact on our longevity. Swimming, racquet sports and aerobics were associated with the best odds of staving off death from any cause, as well…
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Clay Thompson Wins Comeback Match At USC Pro Futures Event
The turning of the calendar to a new year and saying goodbye to 2016 could not have come any sooner for Clay Thompson. After suffering a tough defeat to a Southern California teenager at a USTA Pro Circuit Futures events in Claremont back in September, the former UCLA All-American announced on Twitter that he had…
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Southern California Pro Futures Tournament Begins Main-Draw Play On Tuesday
American teenager Tommy Paul is the top-seeded player at the third annual Southern California USTA Pro Circuit event taking place at the Marks Tennis Stadium on the campus of USC. The $25,000 USTA Pro Circuit event features some of the nation’s top young pro tour players, as well as the area’s top college players. Just…
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Adult Tennis Ratings, Leagues & Champs
Year End Ratings The 2016 Year End Ratings have been published and can be accessed at the Tennis Link website: www.tennislink.usta.com/leagues Leagues Starting In January (using these ratings): Mixed Doubles 18 & Over – all areas in Southern California Adult 40 & Over – All areas (except the Sand Diego & San Diego North County…
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Women’s Intersectional Team Championships Recap
One of the largest tournaments on the annual USTA national schedule is the Women’s Intersectional Team Championships. Southern California has always been a trophy winning success at the event. Staged this year from November 7th to 13th at McFarlan Tennis Center in San Antonio, Texas, teams from the section were involved in six age-group competitions…
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SCTA Annual Meeting & Awards Banquet – February 6, 2017
The 130th Annual Meeting of the Southern California Tennis Association will begin at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, February 6, 2017, in the Press Room at the Morgan Center on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). At the gathering, the Southern California members of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) will elect…
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Williams’ Return To Compton – Dream Comes True
Venus and Serena began playing the game they have come to dominate at East Compton Park, which is now known as East Rancho Dominguez Park. Both women are now tennis legends, not only for their combined 29 Grand Slam tournament singles titles, and their end of the year top ranking achievements, but for their Olympic…
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A New Year’s Resolution
RALLYING WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR What’s a New Year’s Resolution that I wish all our USTA Southern California members would make and keep in 2017? I hope that all members resolve to invite a friend, a family member, a neighbor or work associate to try tennis in 2017 because of all the wonderful benefits…
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Top Seeds Easily Advance At Tennis National Championships
Top Men’s And Women’s Seeds Easily Advance At USTA National 40 Hard Court Championships Wednesday’s Action to Begin at 8 a.m. (PST) at La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club Top-seeded Stuart Ross Duncan of Laguna Beach, Calif., and second-seeded Tony Bujan of Tustin, Calif., scored impressive straight-set victories to easily advance to the fourth round…
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Semifinal Pairings Set At National 40 Hard Court Championships
Women’s Singles Semifinal Pairings Set At USTA National 40 Hard Court Championships Top-Seed Duncan and 2nd Seeded Bujan Advance to Men’s Quarterfinals Top-seeded Dina McBride of Stevenson Ranch, Calif., and second-seeded Ros Nideffer of San Diego (Rancho Bernardo) dominated their opponents in Wednesday’s quarterfinal action to advance to the women’s singles semifinals of the USTA…