#TeamSoCal rarely returns from national competition empty-handed, and last week on hard courts was no exception. Led by powerful performances in Boys’ 18s and Girls’ 16s, local top juniors hoisted multiple awards and accolades at the annual USTA National Championships. The competition was held at five locations across the country, featuring both singles and doubles…

With its origins in Atlanta, Agape Tennis Academy has recently sprung up in Southern California in Oxnard and Orange County. Agape is a tennis organization that hopes to spread its message of unconditional love, through the sport. Their mission is to enrich the community through tennis and does so through junior and adult programs for…

When thinking about communities around Los Angeles that need greater access to tennis for children, Santa Monica may not be the first city that comes to mind. However, like a lot of cities across Southern California, Santa Monica lacks easy access to public tennis facilities and opportunities. It’s an issue faced by Debbie Mahdessian, who…

The recently completed SoCal Pro Circuit was all about giving local junior, collegiate and transitional pro players opportunities to compete among the world’s top up-and-coming pros. No one better exemplifies an example of a player benefiting from that chance to compete against those players than Laguna Niguel’s Maxine Murphy. Murphy is a 19-year-old Washington State…

On June 29, former Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Men’s Tennis Coach Hank Krieger passed away at the age of 86. Coach Krieger had been involved with the Claremont Colleges for over 50 years, starting as a mathematics professor at Harvey Mudd in 1968. Coach Krieger’s time at CMS also included a legendary tenure as head coach of the…

What started out as a conversation on how to get more females into coaching tennis quickly emerged into a day-long celebration of women’s athletics as the Women Who Ace Conference and Achievement Award was announced to take place Friday, August 5th, on the campus of the University of San Diego. A confluence of events took…

Ruben Minjares has always been an inspiration to friends and family for his willingness and desire to compete. The 18-year-old Minjares from San Marcos in North San Diego County will do just that on Monday, August 1, when he takes part in the singles competition of the Donate Life Transplant Games taking place for the…