At all levels of competition and recreation, most every player has found themselves feeling the bumps of the court and the recoil of their racquets and has needed a trainer during the tournament. Torrance’s Raul Dominguez is one of the most revered and successful athletic trainers in Southern California. Iin the industry since the 1980s,…

Mika Ikemori of Huntington Beach continues to make headlines in Southern California tennis, as the junior player was a recipient of the 2021-22 Southern Section, Jim Staunton CIF Champions for Character Award. The award is symbol of a great ideal, pursuing victory with honor, and is presented to outstanding athletes, being the only recognition in…

Juan Ramirez started playing tennis at the suggestion of his doctor as a means to lead him towards a more physical and active lifestyle. Twelve years after he first picked up a racquet, Ramirez has been a long-time captain of an adult leagues team, and with years of success and friendships built through the sport,…

While attending Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, 22-year-old Adam Salgado saw tennis as nothing more than a recreation opportunity with his friends. But he quickly fell in love with the sport, motivating him to try and take it as far as he could. As Salgado took his first swings at the racquet, like many…

It comes as no surprise that Julieta Pareja’s game-style is patterned after all her favorite tennis players, who just so happen to come from countries closely tied to Pareja’s extended family in South America and who speak the same second language of Spanish as Pareja does. “Rafa is my favorite, of course,” said Pareja, 13-years-old…

Just 18 months removed from his eight-day hospital ICU stay after a horrific skateboarding accident that ended his senior season at UCLA, Keegan Smith wants all to know he’s living his best life and ready to continue his climb up the ATP rankings in both singles and doubles. Fresh off his huge US Open first…