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World Team Tennis drafts 2018 Rosters
When World Team Tennis returns to Southern California this summer, the rosters will look somewhat different than in 2017, when both SoCal squads reached the championship final. At the team draft today at Indian Wells Tennis Garden, each city unveiled their franchise players and selected players to fill out their forthcoming roster. Defending champions Orange…
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INDIAN WELLS: Fritz Emerges, Moves On in Men’s Draw
Monterey Park’s Vania King For most of the day on Monday, the buzz around Indian Wells Tennis Garden was focused primarily on the pending showdown between #8 seed Venus Williams and perennial Grand Slam champion Serena Williams, another family affair sure to garner all of the attention across the grounds. But it was a late…
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WEEKEND WRAP: While BNP steals spotlight, SoCal wins abroad
David Wagner heads to Georgia this week. All eyes may be fixated on the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells this week, but that doesn’t mean some of the brightest young SoCal stars are taking a break from competition. In fact, some are returning to the region for some home cooking as Bakersfield and Calabasas…
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INDIAN WELLS: Querrey, Fritz keep SoCal hopes alive
As week two of the BNP Paribas Open kicks off today, a much anticipated third round match is looming while select SoCal players remain in the hunt at Indian Wells. The women’s draw has seen the departure of Rancho Santa Fe’s Coco Vandeweghe, who fell in her third round match with Maria Sakkari, falling in…
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INDIAN WELLS: “Neto” nets a big win; Coco Advances to Round Two
Coco Vandeweghe in action at the BNP Paribas Open. As things heat up in the desert, Southern Californians are taking center stage, including an impressive upset on the men’s side and a strong performance in the women’s draw. The BNP is in full swing, and here’s the latest from Indian Wells! On center court…
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2018 SoCal CTA Partnership Grant
2018 Southern California Tennis Association CTA Partnership Grant The CTA Partnership Grant is offered each year to all registered CTAs in Southern California. The intention of this funding program is to help CTAs strengthen their organization, and to support them in growing tennis through partnerships and programming. The Southern California Tennis Association CTA Partnership Grant…
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INDIAN WELLS: In defeat, Nakashima wins Indian Wells fans
Near the end, someone at courtside said rather apologetically, “He’s young.” Brandon Nakashima (USTA SoCal/D.Nash) But this was not simply a flippant observation of 16-year old Brandon Nakashima, the San Diegan and top rated national collegiate recruit. It was as much a compliment to a young man who showed some fight in what could have…
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INDIAN WELLS: Escobedo continues a dream journey
Last winter, Ernesto Escobedo began a promising upward trend. At the 2017 Australian Open, the West Covina native made a rather improbable run on the Grand Slam stage after emerging from the tournament qualifier. In the opening round, Escobedo surprised the #63 ranked Daniil Medvedev in four sets, then took the first set from #23…
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INDIAN WELLS: Kratzer Kicks Into High Gear
As a wild card entry into the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells this week, Ashley Kratzer had the misfortune of drawing the #1 seed in the women’s qualifying event to open the two week competition. Ukraine’s Kateryna Kozlova reached her career high WTA ranking last month (#62) and earned her first tour championship last…
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Top Senior Player Loeb Enjoying the Southern California Lifestyle
Teaching Pro Spotlight: Larry Loeb The City of Riverside should seriously consider signing up longtime tennis teaching professional Larry Loeb to do a promotional tourism video spot praising all the great things about living in the Inland Empire. Born and raised in Denver, Colo., the 65-year-old Loeb and his wife found their way to sunny…