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Top-Seeded Pielet Advances at Girls’ Nats
Girls’ 16s top-seed Gianna Pielet overcame second-set nerves and went on to post a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Simran Chhabra of Irving, Texas to advance to the third-round of the USTA Billie Jean King Girls’ 16s & 18s National Championship at the Barnes Tennis Center. After dropping the first game of the opening set, the…
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Sectional 18s Winner Woldeab Keeps Improving
Junior Spotlight: Siem Woldeab “Embrace the Clay” might have been a good motto for Siem (pronounced Sam) Woldeab, during the week playing in his first USTA Clay Court Nationals in Delray Beach, Fla. The 17-year-old from La Mesa immediately took a liking to the greenish Har-Tur surface making the transition from the familiar hard-court surface…
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Oracle ITA Summer Circuit Brings Out the Best in So Cal College Tennis Players
Competitive battles abound in Southern California at the various Oracle ITA Summer Circuit events, a series Powered by UTR. The ITA collegiate tournaments have gathered some of So Cal’s top male and female players who attend universities from across the United States. Despite tough matches and extreme So Cal heat, one common theme seems to…
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Van Zutphen Keeping Cool at SeaCliff CC
Teaching Pro Spotlight: Mike Van Zutphen When Mike Van Zutphen decided to head west for the cool and breezy climate of Huntington Beach and became the Director of Tennis at the SeaCliff Country Club six years ago, he said farewell to the familiar and much, much warmer temperatures of the Phoenix, Ariz., area. Van Zutphen,…
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New USTA Members to receive discount with iTennis this fall
Group tennis clinics are a great way to improve your game, extend your social circle, and get friends and family into the game! To encourage group participation, USTA Southern California and iTennis are teaming up this fall to offer a 15% group clinic discount to USTA members who open a new membership between August 1…
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WTT San Diego Aviators’ Kids Zone Brings Joy to Families
Great professional tennis happened recently with the World Team Tennis San Diego Aviators on the bright multicolored center court featured at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa. However, great recreational Net Generation youth tennis also happened at the Aviators’ Kids Zone, a yearly hotspot for young players on the modified “Red” court just steps…
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USTA BJK Girls Nationals highlights August SoCal Calendar
SAN DIEGO – (original publish July 19, 2018) – Cori Gauff, the current No. 1 ranked player in the International Tennis Federation junior rankings, is among the Girls’ 18s entries in the USTA Billie Jean King Girls’ 18s and 16s National Championships presented by adidas, scheduled for August 4-12, 2018 at the Barnes Tennis Center.…
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Casals/Gonzalez to host Kids Tennis Fiesta on September 29
Free tennis clinics will be the main attraction at the Rosie Casals & Pancho Gonzalez Kids Tennis Fiesta, scheduled for September 29 at Indian Wells Tennis Gardens. In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the event will benefit Love & Love Tennis Foundation and the Pancho Foundation. The Kids Tennis Fiesta will also recognize Charlie…
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Jr Tennis: Bryan Bros. Doubles Race Heating Up
Doubles tennis is alive and well in Southern California! We are currently halfway through the 2018 race for the coveted Bryan Bros. Doubles Trophy. For those who have not yet taken part, there is still plenty of time for junior competitors to find a partner and enter the Race. Make a run at the Cup!…
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Job Posting: TGA Coach Opportunity in San Fernando Valley
TGA Premier Tennis is seeking dedicated coaches in San Fernando Valley, instructing students in Grades K thru 8. Interested? Check out the information below and click here to apply!