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Community Tennis Advocates Strive to Assist Community Tennis Associations in So Cal
The Community Tennis Advocacy Task Force met recently in at The Great Park in Irvine to discuss ways to empower communities to develop more tennis activities, programs, tournaments and events. This effort was led by Melanie Bischoff, the Director of Community Tennis for the Southern California Tennis Association (SCTA), and Pam Austin, a member of…
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San Diego Christian College Men’s and Women’s Teams in the Hunt for Conference Championships
The San Diego Christian College women’s team recently defeated Arizona Christian College, 6-3, thanks to “Team Sarah.” The freshmen duo of No. 1 Sarah Schaerer from Switzerland and No. 2 Sarah Urbanek from Germany helped the Hawks to their 4-0 record in the Golden State Athletic Conference this season. San Diego Christian College is 7-5…
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Easter Bowl: Mandlikova Enjoying View From the Stands
Hana Madlikova is one proud tennis parent. The International Tennis Hall of Famer and four-time Grand Slam champion who ruled the top tier of women’s pro tennis in the 1980s is now a devoted watcher of the game, including her two twin 16-year-old children competing this week at the 51st Adidas Easter Bowl, the USTA…
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Top Seeds Noel, Boyer Open With Wins At Adidas Easter Bowl
Both top-seeded players on the girls and boys side in the ITF 18s division opened up play with victories at the 51st Adidas Easter Bowl on Tuesday, but took different routes in doing so. On the girls’ side, top-seeded 15-year-old Alexa Noel battled the swirling winds at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden and beat qualifier…
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J.C. Aragone Beats Marcos Giron In Calabasas Final
J.C. Aragone battled two opponents in the final of the USTA Men’s Pro Tennis Championships of Calabasas. The 22-year-old pro circuit rookie and University of Virginia graduate beat former NCAA singles champion and hometown hero Marcos Giron, 6-2, 6-4, to win his first professional title, a USTA Pro Circuit $25,000 Pro Futures event that concluded…
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New USTA Junior Team Tennis Orange Ball Team Joins the Program!
The SCTA’s TGA Premier Tennis after school enrichment program in the San Fernando Valley is fielding its first USTA Junior Team Tennis team this spring! Seven students from three TGA schools are part of the Orange Ball Level 1 team playing matches in the San Fernando Valley/West LA flight. Opponents include Henry the Sports Bug…
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Marcos Giron Advances To Calabasas Singles Final
Marcos Giron admitted to looking up and running through the list of names displayed on the center court banner along the baseline of past winners of the USTA Men’s Pro Tennis Championships of Calabasas, and spotting his name as a winner in 2014. The No. 4-seeded Giron of nearby Thousand Oaks, said he didn’t see…
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Adidas Easter Bowl Kicks Off At Indian Wells Tennis Garden
If recent results are any indication, 16-year-old Caty McNally is going to be playing more and more ITF and USTA Pro Circuit events and less junior tournaments in 2018. But the Cincinnati native has her sights and focus set on the upcoming 51st annual Adidas Easter Bowl, the USTA Spring National Championships, which kicks off…
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Stanford’s Tom Fawcett Upsets Top Seed At Calabasas
Stanford University senior Tom Fawcett officially spent 5 hours and 2 minutes on court Friday as the USTA Men’s Pro Tennis Championships of Calabasas wild card upset the No. 1 and No. 6 seeded players both in three sets to advance to Saturday’s semifinals. Before dispatching top-seeded Mathias Bourgue of France, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, in…
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Calabasas Men’s Pro Tennis Championship Weekend
Friday Evening, March 23, starting at 6:00 PM Saturday, March 24, 12:00 noon – 6:00 PMSunday, March 25, 1:00 – 5:00 PM With the rains this week, we’ll be playing extra matches on 4 courts all through the day on Friday starting at 10:00 AM. Friday evening is going to feel like a New York,…