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SoCal Embraces Hot Pink at League Sectionals
For 2018, Southern California league teams should learn to love PINK. Specifically, hot pink. A color war has broken out across the nation, with 17 colors assigned to the 17 USTA Sections. Teams that advance to Nationals are asked to incorporate the colors into their outfits or tennis gear. To promote this color camaraderie, players…
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Rivera Goes Underground With Successful Tennis Business
Teaching Pro Spotlight: Julio Rivera When Julio Rivera came to Los Angeles over 21 years ago, he left a job on Wall Street to propose to his then girlfriend who lived in Orange County. Rivera didn’t realize he’d have to go “underground” to be successful in Southern California. But that’s exactly what happened for the…
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Up & Down Doubles Tournament Slated For Long Beach
Stephen Weaver, the director of the Long Beach VA Wounded Warrior Tennis Clinics, is hosting the first-ever Up & Down Wheelchair Doubles Tennis Tournament at the El Dorado Tennis Center in Long Beach on Sept. 11. Here are the details: Date : Sept. 8, 2018, from 1 to 4 p.m. with food afterwards for all players.…
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Top Women’s Pros Returning To Templeton
Some of the top up-and-coming women’s professional tennis players will return to the Central Coast next month as the Templeton Tennis Ranch (“TTR”; ttrtennis.com) once again hosts the Central Coast Pro Tennis Open, a United States Tennis Association (USTA) $60,000 Women’s Pro Circuit event set for Sept. 23 to Sept. 30. This will be TTR’s…
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SoCal Seniors headed to ITF Worlds in Germany
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced today the players who will represent the United States at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Seniors World Team Championships, which will be held August 12-18 at various tennis facilities in Ulm, Germany. The tournament is the senior tennis equivalent of the Davis Cup and Fed Cup competitions, with…
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Interested In Being a USTA National Committee Member?
USTA National Committee Appointment Process Application Open Aug 1 through Sept 22 APPLY FOR A 2019-20 USTA NATIONAL COMMITTEE WHAT IS A USTA NATIONAL COMMITTEE? Tennis has passionate advocates who dedicate their time to growing and strengthening the sport. Some play and want to give back to a game that has given them so much;…
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GIRLS NATIONALS: Is there a SoCal match-up in the making?
There’s a glimmer of hope that a much anticipated semifinal match-up is on queue at the USTA Billie Jean King Girls Nationals in San Diego this week. With the Round of 16 scheduled for Thursday, both top seed Kayla Day and #4 seed Salma Ewing remain in the hunt for an 18s National title. The…
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GIRLS NATIONALS: Huntington’s Inoue fights on in 16s
A toasty week on court at Barnes Tennis Center hasn’t affected the quality of play at the 2018 USTA Billie Jean King Girls Nationals, which continues through the weekend in San Diego. Top seed Kayla Day (Santa Barbara) made short work of her opponent on Tuesday, posting a 6-0, 6-0 victory in the 18s Round…
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Girls Nationals: Day leads SoCal contingent at San Diego
Play continues today at the USTA Billie Jean King Girls Nationals, featuring the top American 16s and 18s in competition at Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego. The 16s division has entered Round of 32 play, while the 18s draw resumes play in the Round of 64. Hina Inoue (Huntington Beach) was dominant in early…
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Southern California Local Katrina Scott to Represent TEAM USA
The USTA recently announced the players selected to represent the United States in the Finals of the ITF World Junior Tennis Competition, and the USTA Southern California section is honored to send a very special Congratulations to So Cal’s own Katrina Scott. This is not the 1st time the Woodland Hills resident has represented TEAM USA…