Emilio Nava laid out a towel on the sidewalk a few feet from the entrance into Marks Tennis Stadium on the campus of USC and began his post-match stretching ritual as his mother and coach Xochitl Escobedo Nava bent over and began breaking down the match with her son. The 18-year-old Nava from Woodland Hills…

Editors’ Note: This is the second of a two-part series about a unique tennis reunion taking place in Southern California Feb. 1 in Ladera Ranch. As a tennis director for a thriving Central Coast tennis club, Mike Marquez has seen a steady decline in adults playing USTA senior-level tournaments over the years. And he thinks…

Editors’ Note: This is a two-part series about a unique tennis reunion taking place in Southern California Feb. 1 in Ladera Ranch. If you were born between the years 1979 to 1981 (give or a take a year) and played junior tennis in Southern California, you’re invited to a unique tennis event that may actually…

  A Junior Team Tennis Area League Coordinator (ALC) is a part-time employee with USTA Southern California and a member of the Junior Department, reporting to the Assistant Director, Net Generation Circuit. He/she is the front-line field representative of his/her designated league area. The ALC will work from a home office and manage all administrative…

The grind of the professional tennis tour greeted both Raymond Sarmiento and Dennis Novikov back into the fold this week at the decade’s first pro tennis event, the $25,000 Oracle Pro Series Futures tournament taking place on the campus of USC. The year 2019 is one that both former USC star Sarmiento, now 27 years…

The Adult League Coordinator is a full-time member of USTA Southern California’s Adult Tennis Department. The coordinator will work from the section office to organize events and carry out important administrative duties for the USTA League program. The goal of this position is to create meaningful player experiences at section-run events and work on various…

  An Area League Coordinator (ALC) is a part-time employee with USTA Southern California and a member of the Adult Department. He/she is the front-line field representative of his/her designated league area. The ALC will work from a home office and manage all administrative duties pertaining to his/her league area. Some travel to local facilities…

Word began to leak sometime around the first week of December via several Tweets, and Brandon Nakashima confirmed it on the 10th day of the last month to Tennis.com the biggest decision of his young 18 years had been made: He had decided to turn professional and not return for his sophomore season at the…