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Driven…A Daughter’s Odyssey
As the new year is right around the corner so is another tennis book for all you hungry tennis fans to check out…Driven…A Daughter’s Odyssey by Julie Heldman is a must read. Julie Heldman was a tennis icon both on and off the court, winning 22 pro titles, multiple Olympic medals and earning a top-five…
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Wentz’s Love of the Game Is Deep
Community Spotlight: Zack Wentz Following a devastating life-altering injury 10 years ago, it didn’t take long for Zack Wentz to return to the game he has loved his entire life. The 25-year-old downtown Los Angeles resident Wentz was injured as a high school sophomore in Switzerland after following on some steps heading to class after…
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USC to Host ITF World Tennis Tour $25,000 Event
The following are the first-round qualifying matches for the ITF World Tennis Tour event taking place on the campus of USC this week. The $25,000 tournament continues all week and admission is free. On Semifinal Saturday, USC Men’s Tennis Coach Peter Smith will host a USPTA/PTR Coaches and Parent Clinic on Jan. 5 from 9…
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Glow in the Dark Tennis comes to Los Angeles in January!
Join us for a night of tennis… IN THE DARK! We’re calling it GLOWBALL – with courts decked out in glow in the dark equipment and plenty of black lights to keep this party going! This event is for the 18-39 age group, so you can expect some high energy on-court games and drills coupled…
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Holy Team-Ups! Dynamic Duo juniors launch in San Diego
The SCTA’s very first Dynamic Duo challenge crowned its inaugural champions at Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, closing out a memorable year of Junior Tennis in Southern California. With teams comprised of one boy and one girl, each pair competed with other Dynamic Duos in mixed doubles and gendered singles in a tournament that garnered excellent…
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USC Teams To Travel Down Under
Both the USC men’s and women’s tennis teams will begin the 2019 dual-match season thousands of miles from the familiar Marks Stadium Courts as the Trojans have been selected to play the University of South Carolina in exhibition and regular-season matches during the Australian Open. It will be the first time collegiate tennis dual matches…
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5th Annual Tennis With The Stars Coming in March
The 5th Annual Tennis With The Stars presented by the BNP Paribas Open features top ATP and WTA stars competing with and against amateur players, hosted at the Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa. The event is set for March 5th, 2019, and benefits ACEing Autism and Desert Arc. Frances Tiafoe and Eugenie Bouchard are…
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Kozlov Beats Giron in Mason Zisette Memorial Singles Final
For the third consecutive year, the Mason Zisette Memorial Cup open prize money tournament took place at host site Peninsula Racquet Club in Rancho Palos Verdes. There were some familiar names of top local and touring professionals as Stefan Kozlov beat former UCLA star Marcos Giron in an entertaining Men’s Open singles final, 5-7, 7-6,…
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Jack Kramer Club To Host California Championships
The Jack Kramer Club will be the place to be the week of Dec. 19 the first California Championships Presented by UTR Powered by Oracle will take place with local pros, college player and juniors vying for $30,000 in prize money. If you can’t make it out to the Rolling Hills Estates club, the event…
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Josh Kline Connecting Those Who Have With Those Who Need
Community Spotlight: Josh Kline Local Los Angeles resident Josh Kline saw a need to help those who have plenty, and he decided to do something about it. Over the next few months, Kline, an active member at the Mulholland Tennis Club, is set to launch a website and app called haveneed.org. Put simply in a…