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Calabasas Pro Futures Event Takes Place Next Week
The Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center will once again play host to the 2018 USTA Men’s Pro Tennis Championships of Calabasas, a men’s $25,000.00 USTA Pro Circuit Futures tournament. The event will follow the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells and will take place March 19-25. A Wild Card tournament took place and was won…
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Bryan Bros Doubles Race celebrated at BNP Masters event
Last year, the most successful doubles team of all time joined with USTA Southern California to promote the very game that made them a tennis-household name. Bob and Mike Bryan – Olympic gold medalists, 16 time Grand Slam champions, and Davis Cup winners – are no stranger to the benefits of doubles tennis, and it’s…
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INDIAN WELLS: Fritz struggles with wind, falls in Round of 16
Borna Coric brought his rally machine to Indian Wells on Wednesday, much to the chagrin of a pro-USA crowd eager to see homegrown Taylor Fritz take yet another step in his career maturation. Playing in the Round of 16 and looking for a berth in the quarterfinals, Fritz (Palos Verdes) looked steady and confident in…
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World Team Tennis drafts 2018 Rosters
When World Team Tennis returns to Southern California this summer, the rosters will look somewhat different than in 2017, when both SoCal squads reached the championship final. At the team draft today at Indian Wells Tennis Garden, each city unveiled their franchise players and selected players to fill out their forthcoming roster. Defending champions Orange…
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INDIAN WELLS: Fritz Emerges, Moves On in Men’s Draw
Monterey Park’s Vania King For most of the day on Monday, the buzz around Indian Wells Tennis Garden was focused primarily on the pending showdown between #8 seed Venus Williams and perennial Grand Slam champion Serena Williams, another family affair sure to garner all of the attention across the grounds. But it was a late…
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WEEKEND WRAP: While BNP steals spotlight, SoCal wins abroad
David Wagner heads to Georgia this week. All eyes may be fixated on the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells this week, but that doesn’t mean some of the brightest young SoCal stars are taking a break from competition. In fact, some are returning to the region for some home cooking as Bakersfield and Calabasas…
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INDIAN WELLS: Querrey, Fritz keep SoCal hopes alive
As week two of the BNP Paribas Open kicks off today, a much anticipated third round match is looming while select SoCal players remain in the hunt at Indian Wells. The women’s draw has seen the departure of Rancho Santa Fe’s Coco Vandeweghe, who fell in her third round match with Maria Sakkari, falling in…
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INDIAN WELLS: “Neto” nets a big win; Coco Advances to Round Two
Coco Vandeweghe in action at the BNP Paribas Open. As things heat up in the desert, Southern Californians are taking center stage, including an impressive upset on the men’s side and a strong performance in the women’s draw. The BNP is in full swing, and here’s the latest from Indian Wells! On center court…
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2018 SoCal CTA Partnership Grant
2018 Southern California Tennis Association CTA Partnership Grant The CTA Partnership Grant is offered each year to all registered CTAs in Southern California. The intention of this funding program is to help CTAs strengthen their organization, and to support them in growing tennis through partnerships and programming. The Southern California Tennis Association CTA Partnership Grant…
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INDIAN WELLS: In defeat, Nakashima wins Indian Wells fans
Near the end, someone at courtside said rather apologetically, “He’s young.” Brandon Nakashima (USTA SoCal/D.Nash) But this was not simply a flippant observation of 16-year old Brandon Nakashima, the San Diegan and top rated national collegiate recruit. It was as much a compliment to a young man who showed some fight in what could have…