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USTA Foundation Offers Scholarships to High School Seniors
The USTA Foundation offers eight different scholarships for tennis-involved activity, including tennis management, athletic achievement in tennis, and off the court achievement. Most of the awards will give to high school seniors who are entering a four-year college or university program. The scholarships range from $2,500 to $15,000 over four years, in terms of financial…
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SSV SoCal Fall 2016 Championship
Serve, Stroke & Volley SoCal Fall 2016 Championship Serve, Stroke & Volley (SSV), one of the fastest growing youth tennis programs in Southern California, held it’s 2nd SoCal Championship Play-Offs at Rancho San Clemente Tennis Club in Orange County, California on Saturday, January 14. Over 50 juniors from LA, OC and San…
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TOM Conference Offers Key Audience For Tennis Businesses
Tennis Owners & Managers Conference Offers Key Audience for Tennis Businesses The fourth annual Tennis Owners & Managers (TOM) Conference March 27-29 in Orlando, Fla., will provide an opportunity for attendees to learn about the latest products and trends, and offer exhibitors a unique chance to have their products and services in front of hundreds of…
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Kimmelman Family Endows New Youth Tennis Center In Memory of Carol Richardson Kimmelman
USTA Foundation Advisory Board member Carol Richardson Kimmelman, who received the Foundation’s inaugural National Service Award in November, passed away at her home in Rancho Santa Fe on January 6 following a long illness. A former teacher, gifted athlete, and mother of four, Kimmelman’s passion was tennis, and her dream was to bring tennis to…
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San Diego Coordinator Lesley Waite Retires
Tennis enthusiasts in San Diego will miss the presence of Lesley Waite, who retired this month after 32 years of service in San Diego County. The first league coordinator in that region, Lesley spearheaded efforts to build participation in the USTA League, seeing interest grow from 54 players in 1985 to more than 4,000 players…
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2017 Teen Tennis & Les Petits As
UPDATED 1/17/2017 Team USA Trip – 2017 Teen Tennis & Les Petits As We are pleased to announce the players selected to represent the United States in two Tennis Europe 14 & under events in Great Britain and France. The players will compete in the Nike Junior International Bolton Teen Tennis (1) and Les Petits…
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Giron Wins Long Beach Pro Futures
“The Comeback” clearly a thing of the past, Marcos Giron is ready to take on 2017 and keep on winning. The 24-year-old former UCLA star won the fifth USTA Pro Circuit Futures title of his career, and his second since coming back from a 14-month injury layoff in September as he defeated University of Virginia…
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Giron Doubles Up At Long Beach Futures
Playing two singles matches in one day is something just about every pro tennis player has experienced somewhere along the way. It’s what eight quarterfinalists at the Legends Long Beach USTA Pro Circuit presented by USTA Southern California being played at El Dorado Park had to do on Friday following a completely washed out Thursday.…
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Get the SCTA App In Time For Talbert Tourney
The SCTA mobile app has been updated and now includes all the draws, site maps and competitors for the third annual Henry Talbert Tournament (Level 1) taking place this weekend in Palm Desert. The top-seeded player in the boys and girls divisions are as follows: Boys’ 18s: Jacob Brumm, Rancho Santa Fe Boys’…
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Cardio Tennis Comes to Los Angeles on February 11
Early bird registration is offered for the Cardio Tennis Training Course L1 on Saturday, February 11, from 9am to 4pm at the Griffin Club in Los Angeles. There is a discount for early registration ($145) until January 23, and after that the fee is $195. Why register for the Cardio Tennis Training Course? Learn the…