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Otis Smith III of Los Angeles to be inducted into Black Tennis Hall of Fame
This month, UCLA alum and Southern California tennis stalwart Otis Smith III will be inducted into the Black Tennis Hall of Fame, capping off an incredible career in the sport. While he was born in New York, Otis and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was four years old and lived right down…
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“Puma” Perez has lasting legacy in Southern California tennis as a pioneering Mexican American
Roberto Enrique Perez was born in Los Angeles, in 1924, to naturalized Mexican American parents. At 10 years old in 1934, he stumbled upon tennis when he went to a park wanting to play football but was told that he was too small. Instead, he was handed a tennis racquet, and thus began the decades…
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Free Admission for High School Players and Teams at the San Diego Open Men’s ATP250 Saturday & Sunday (Sept 17 & 18)
Watching professional tennis court side is one of the best ways to learn, improve and get inspired to play the game. Now high school players, coaches, parents and chaperones have the opportunity to attend the San Diego Open Men’s ATP250 event free of charge this Saturday and Sunday, Sept 17 and 18, at Barnes Tennis…
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Cultural Event: Hispanic Heritage Month at Barnes Tennis Center
USTA Southern California is proud to recognize Hispanic Heritage Month with a cultural event scheduled for Saturday, September 17 (2pm-6pm) at Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego. The event is open to the public. Celebrating the rich diversity of Hispanic cultures in Southern California, this free cultural tennis event will include kid-zones, wheelchair and adaptive…
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Casals focused on welcoming Latino community to the tennis court
In just seven short years, Rosie Casals and her Love & Love Tennis Foundation partner Tory Fretz have tirelessly introduced the sport of tennis to hundreds of Coachella Valley youth, offering scholarship grants and free clinics to the diverse and underserved communities on the outskirts of glamorous nearby cities like La Quinta, Indian Wells, and…
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Serena was tough to beat, even at Junior Sectionals three decades ago
An hour before Serena Williams took to the court for what would turn out to be the final match of her Hall of Fame career at the US Open, Morisa Yang recalled being on the opposite side of the court and facing the all-time great as a young player on the Southern California junior circuit…
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USTA SoCal’s September 2022 Adult Tennis Events
As the summer winds down and we head into fall, there is certainly no lack of tennis opportunities for adult players in Southern California. The first weekend of September sees high stakes as the Level 5 Santa Maria Open, Senior & NTRP Tournament has $20,000 in prize money up for grabs, while the Level 6…
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Top 10 Tips to Playing Tennis in the Heat from the SCTA Foundation
By Karen Ronney While tennis is a favorite sport for many Southern California Tennis Association Foundation fans, it is important to proceed with caution in extreme heat. In this article, you will learn the Top 10 Tips to survive playing tennis in the heat from the @socaltennisassocfoundation. Also how to recognize heat exhaustion or heatstroke…
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The Pete Brown Junior Tennis Program has a decades long legacy of inspiring youth
The Pete Brown Junior Tennis Program (PBJTP) has a legacy in California tennis that stretches back to 1960, when the program’s namesake started coaching tennis at Fremont High School. In the 1970’s, Pete Brown made his way to Los Angeles as a teacher and tennis coach at Los Angeles Trade and Technical College before shifting…
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At the US Open, #TeamSoCal captures immediate headlines as the year’s Slam finale kicks off in New York
While Serena may have captured the global spotlight on Monday night with a rousing victory to kickoff the US Open, the eyes of #TeamSoCal focused directly on the rather sudden emergence of USC alum Brandon Holt, the 24-year-old son of tennis legend Tracy Austin. Holt cemented the first stone in his budding career on Monday…