Category: Tennis business

  • Community Advocates Join Forces to Promote Tennis

    On February 19, the Community Tennis and Advocacy Committee meeting & Diversity and Inclusion Committee came together at the Pacific Palms Conference Center to get the year started and hear what the SCTA has to offer and what the community advocates and CTA leaders are doing in their respective areas.   These are the committees that…

  • SCTA Celebrates Black History Month

    The SCTA is proud to honor the following people and organization for Black History Month: Marty Woods Marty Woods Marty is the CEO of the Pete Brown Scholarship Fund and their program provides free lessons, hosts free community events, and he mentors children on and off the court. He is also an NJTL coach and…

  • Mustangs Win Second Straight TOC Title

    The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo club tennis team earned its second Southern California Tennis On Campus Championship this month. The team beat out UCLA in a rematch of the 2016 final. Cal Poly SLO – A and B Teams The Mustangs breezed through pool play on day one of the championship, taking down B-teams from…

  • WEEKEND WRAP: All in a Day’s Work at Rancho Santa Fe

    A little home cooking must have been the right formula for Kayla Day, who returned to the west coast last weekend for a triumphant Pro Circuit event in Rancho Santa Fe, California. Day, from Santa Barbara, garnered a runner-up trophy in singles and secured the top spot in doubles (with fellow American Caroline Dolehide) in…

  • Guadalajara Tournament Attracts Competitive US Seniors

    At the end of January, Guadalajara Country Club (GCC) in Jalisco, Mexico, hosted The XXXIV Seniors Tennis Tournament.  One of North America’s premier senior events, the round robin competition includes men and women, in age groups starting at 35+ through 75 years old. An inviting locale which opened in 1942 with impressive golf and tennis…

  • CaliCAMPUS: Meet USC’s Dylan & Brandon Holt

    The name Roger Federer came up a lot, and after a while, that made perfect sense. It wasn’t necessarily Federer’s game that caught the eye of Dylan Holt, or his brother Brandon – both members of the USC Men’s Tennis squad. It was the person, the demeanor of Australia’s 2017 open champion. The Holt brothers…

  • BEYOND THE SCORE: Take Time To Say Thank You

    BEYOND THE SCORE by Lisa Thomas This week I was lucky enough to be invited to a very nice event that honored the efforts of some extraordinary people in our Southern California tennis community.  Each recipient was asked to say something upon receiving their award and the efforts of gratitude ranged from long and heartfelt…

  • Wilson Demo Day At Billie Jean King Tennis Center

  • Weekend Wrap: SoCal Players Continue to Climb Rankings

    Danielle Lau | Midland Daily Press Here’s our recap of SoCal’s finest competing all over the world last week! All eyes focused on Memphis this past weekend, where American Ryan Harrison found his own Graceland in securing his first ATP title, moving up nineteen points to #43 in the world with a triumph over Nikolo…

  • 2017 USTA Foundation Scholarship Opportunity

    The deadline is Monday, February 27th at midnight. Looking to highlight and help your amazing high school seniors who are seeking college funding? Encourage them to apply for one or more of the USTA Foundation Scholarships. The USTA Foundation awarded $408,000 in 2016 to 49 students! The deadline to apply for 2017 isMonday, February 27th at midnight. Full…