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SOCAL’s #1 Junior: Build A High IQ Tennis Player
Cali Jankowski of Southern California is SoCal’s #1 ranked junior as well as the #5 nationally ranked junior. She recently shared her College Administration Essay, when asked to write about the college admissions process. Her message? Build a high IQ tennis player, and the results will follow. Here’s a look at Cali’s insightful essay! Photo…
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Apply Now For Diversity & Inclusion Grants
Build tennis programs and services throughout Southern California with USTA Diversity & Inclusion grants, now open for submissions. Descriptions and applications are available at: https://www.usta.com/en/home/organize/grants-and-assistance/national/grants-and-assistance–diversity—inclusion-grants.html Adaptive Tennis Grant To assist in the initiation or implementation of USTA Adaptive Tennis programs at the community level. Grant Award is $500-$2500. Application available March 12th and due April…
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Parks & Rec Society Expo Starts March 14
The California Park & Recreation Society (CPRS) Conference & Expo is turning 70! USTA SoCal will join CPRS at Long Beach Convention Center for four days of discovery, innovation, personal growth and connectivity! The CPRS Conference & Expo provides a learning experience that: Rewards personal growth and creativity Inspires innovation Supports connectivity Encourages discovery Unifies…
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JTT Red Ball Team Challenge Series On March 10
The USTA Junior Team Tennis program in San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita Valley, and West Los Angeles will host a Red Ball Team Challenge Series on Saturday, March 10 at 3:30pm. The first event is sponsored and hosted by Braemar Country Club in Tarzana, in partnership with SCTA/TGA Premier Tennis. Players ages 6-8 with some…
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Terry Bell wins 2017 League Captain of the Year
Veteran League Tennis captain Terry Bell is the 2017 Section League Captain of the Year. In a new effort to showcase the section’s best tennis leaders, the SCTA started collecting nominations from the Area League Coordinators for each league season. Out of 40 nominations, eight captains were chosen as the winners for each of the…
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WEEKEND WRAP: SoCal Triumphs on Home Turf
A great weekend for #SoCalTennis saw local women sweep the finals at Morgan Run and ATP pros performing deep into main draws in Florida and Mexico. Here’s our #WeekendWrap for this week! Asia Muhammad (Long Beach) worked overtime to tally her fifth career singles title, defeating Japan’s Kurumi Nara in a third set tiebreak, 6-4,…
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Pro Circuit: Muhammad into quarters at Morgan Run
Long Beach native Asia Muhammad Like the celebrated American Fed Cup champion CoCo Vandeweghe, Long Beach native Asia Muhammad comes from a sporting family. Her brother Shabazz is a first round NBA draft pick who plays in Minnesota, and her uncle Stephone Paige is a former NFL receiver. Now a decade into her professional career,…
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Richards a Valued Member of Tennis Community
Teaching Pro Spotlight: Jeff Richards If one were to look back at the past Sunset Hills Country Club past Singles Club Championship results from the mid to late 1970s, you’d find one final at the Thousand Oaks club that ended in a default. Long-time Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center teaching pro Jeff Richards would be…
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Level the Playing Field
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UCLA Takes TOC Section Championship
I could not have asked for a better weekend for the Tennis On Campus Section Championships. A small contingent of SCTA staff and volunteers arrived midday Friday at San Diego’s Balboa Tennis Club to prep the site. The sun was shining and the courts were busy as we started setting up. Dozens of players drilled…