Brandon Nakashima Here’s our Weekend Wrap to kick off the month of April!   It turned out last weekend that a Roger & Rafa sequel was in the works all along, but that didn’t stop some American stars from playing a solid two weeks under the sun in Florida at the Miami Open. Jack…

Independence HS (Bakersfield) field trip to tour USC and watch USC vs Oregon (USC WON!) Jeff Peterson, coach and Kinesiology department teacher, brought 26 high school kids to USC vs Oregon match. Phil Siordia helped organize a school tour (focusing on Athletics/Tennis). Some of the players from the men’s team came out and took the…

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – The No.-8 seeded Alafia Ayeni from San Diego and top-seeded Claire Liu from Thousand Oaks, Calif., captured ITF 18s boys’ and girls’ singles titles on the final day of the 50th Annual Adidas Easter Bowl USTA Junior Spring Nationals played at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The 17-year-old Ayeni overcame a…

INDIAN WELLS, Calif., – Brandon Nakashima picked a pretty good time to play some of the best tennis he’s ever played. The top-seed in the Boys’ 16s division at the 50th Annual Adidas Easter Bowl USTA Junior Spring Nationals being played at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, the 15-year-old Nakashima played nearly flawless tennis in…

Ryan Brown was built for Loyola Marymount tennis. A third generation Lion, Brown has played since around the age of six, learning the guidance of Mark McGuire at Manhattan Country Club in Manhattan Beach. After a fine tenure at St. John Bosco HS in Bellflower, the time came to lift his game to the collegiate…

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – Storyline after storyline. There was no shortage of them at the 50th Annual Adidas Easter Bowl USTA Junior National Spring Championships on Thursday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Consider: Around 2:30 p.m., play was halted due to 40 miles an hour wind that swept through the Coachella Valley. At 4…

Sophia Aulicino hits a backhand volley. Sign ups are still open for the Spring Break Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) Tournament in San Diego on April 15-16 at Del Norte High School. This is an opportunity to play three matches at your skill level. If you can play, be sure to register! Players will be selected only if there…

Bill Kellogg (left), Neil Johnson, Bruce Hunt (right) The concept of Serve, Stroke and Volley (SSV) is a tennis rating program that has given the face of junior tennis a fresh look at level-based competition. For his dedication and efforts, Neil Johnson of San Diego recently received the Curt Condon Spirit Award from the Southern…

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – Alexandre Rotsaert isn’t the most well-known American junior tennis player, but knows a few more wins at the 50th Annual Adidas Easter Bowl USTA Junior National Spring Championships this week would do a lot to change that. The 17-year-old Rotsaert from Boca Raton, Fla., continued his winning ways as he beat…