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CIF San Diego Section City Conference Fall Sports Wrap Up Brings Good News for High School Tennis

The California Interscholastic Federation San Diego Section fall wrap-up sports meeting offered updates and changes for next year. Over 100 coaches attended event recently held at Madison High School. It was mandated for all fall sports coaches, including girls’ tennis. The meeting was led by CIF-San Diego Section City Conference President Scott Guisti and supported…
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Long Beach Mayor Garcia To Present Awards at Upcoming Long Beach Pro Futures Tournament

Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia and Long Beach Councilwoman for the Fifth District Stacy Mungo will take part in a trophy ceremony following the final match at the fourth annual Long Beach USTA Pro Circuit event presented by USTA Southern California being contested Jan. 6-14. Mayor Garcia will present the check to the singles winner…
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Pete Brown First Serve Tournament a Success for San Diego High School Players and Coaches

Hundreds of high school players enjoyed the boys’ and girls’ Pete Brown First Serve Tournaments in San Diego. The two events were held in the spring and fall respectively, and they were designed to jumpstart high school tennis by offering positive competitive experiences to players ranked below No. 150 in the USTA Southern California final…
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San Diego Junior Team Tennis Realizes Huge Growth and Participation in 2017

14 Advanced National Champions Team Top Gun 2013 RPTC with Conan Lorenzo The fantastic growth of the USTA’s Junior Team Tennis (JTT) program is a source of pride for many in the San Diego area. Looking back in 2017, the numbers indicate that players and parents are catching on to the benefits of this…
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FIRST SERVE: USC/Los Angeles Pro Circuit begins January 1

Alex Sarkissian The first leg of the 2018 USTA Pro Circuit tour kicks off here in Southern California this week at the USC/Los Angeles $25,000 Men’s Pro Circuit Tennis Tournament, scheduled for January 1-7 at David X. Marks Stadium at the University of Southern California in downtown Los Angeles. Find complete tournament information here and…
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Anne White Named Director At Beverly Hills TC

Former WTA Top-20 player Anne White recently made her long-awaited return to tennis official when she was named the new Director of Tennis at the Beverly Hills Tennis Club. The former USC star who led the Trojans to an undefeated NCAA Championship season in the early 1980s, first contemplated the idea of getting back into…
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HS Athletes: Don’t Miss Collegiate Exposure Camp in January

The Collegiate Exposure Camp is open to high school players who hope to gain attention from college coaches. The camp will be held at Pomona Pitzer College in Claremont on January 3 to 5 for athletes in grades 8 to 12. The program is staffed entirely by college coaches and is a great opportunity for…
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USTA Adult Leagues Thrived in San Diego 2017

It was an incredible year for USTA Adult Leagues in San Diego. Top honors were earned by nine teams recently at the Southern California Sectionals, and they qualified to represent So Cal at USTA Nationals. Congratulations to Rancho Bernardo Summit, who became the 6.0 Mixed Doubles National Champions. Big high fives go to the Tierrasanta Tennis…
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Rancho Penasquitos Tennis Club Wins USTA’s Outstanding Facility Award

Rancho Penasquitos Tennis Club (RPTC) was one of twelve nationwide tennis facilities recently awarded USTA’s Outstanding Facility Award. RPTC club members were present recently to accept the honor at the USTA’s National Campus in Orlando including Board President Patsy (PJ) Greenwald and Executive Director Michael Donahue. This is the second USTA recognition for RPTC, which…
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Advocacy Support Determines the Fate of Pacific Beach Tennis Club in San Diego

The future of Pacific Beach Tennis Club and Mission Bay Park in San Diego is at stake and hundreds of concerned local citizens showed up recently at a city planning meeting to hear the update. The Pacific Beach Tennis Club (PBTC) is slated to be demolished and rebuilt in a nearby location. Other affected sport…