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San Marcos’ Minjares defies obstacles to excel in athletics
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…
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Registration Still Open for the 11th Annual Tennis Seminar on Sunday, July 31
By Karen Ronney It’s a power packed line up at the 11th Annual Tennis Seminar for professional coaches, assistant coaches and parents on Sunday, July 31, from 8am to 5pm at the Marguerite Tennis Pavilion in the City of Mission Viejo. The fee is $75 including lunch and (1) raffle ticket. The conference is hosted…
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The Fun Keeps Rolling at the 1st Annual Up-Down Wheelchair Fundraiser
By Karen Ronney Landon Sachs found tennis at the perfect time in his life. The senior from JSerra Catholic High School was looking for a new hobby and tennis was the perfect answer. He picked up a racket in January and quickly made the junior varsity team. There was one caveat, however, Landon plays tennis…
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This is… Chula Vista’s Adrien Abarca
Having already played all over the world at a young age, Adrien ‘AJ’ Abarca has had a far more varied tennis experience than most players his age. Despite his experience and his success in the sport at age thirteen, Abarca has a firm head on his shoulders and a steady set of targets for himself…
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This is… San Diego’s Ivan Thamma
Being a first-generation American, born into a family with no connection to the sport, it seems unlikely that Ivan Thamma would one day be an elite college tennis player. However, Ivan found tennis and has been immersed in the sport since he was five years old. Eventually, Ivan worked his way to a full-ride scholarship…
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Seidenkranz adopts tennis en route to the Transplant Games in San Diego
It doesn’t matter much that Kelly Seidenkranz has never played in a tennis tournament before. When she takes to the courts to compete in the annual 2022 Donate Life Transplant Games in San Diego, what matters more is that Seidenkranz will be playing at all. The 51-year-old from Canyon Country is an example of a…
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This is… University of San Diego’s Nadia Abdala
After eight years as an Assistant Coach at the University of San Diego, Nadia Abdala was named Head Coach of the Toreros in June 2022. The Mexico City native started her career at age four, influenced by her mother who was a huge tennis fan. Despite growing up in soccer crazy Mexico, Nadia defied the…
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This is… San Diego’s Jeffrey Lee
Jeffrey Lee of San Diego County had a twenty-year gap between tennis matches. Having played the sport as a hobby with his wife many years ago, he was unable to pick it up regularly due to his condition of Osteogenesis Imperfecta (O.I.) Many years later, as his condition worsened and Lee made the decision to…
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USTA SoCal echoes messages of LA84 Foundation’s Play Equity Summit
The LA84 Foundation held its annual Play Equity Summit this summer in Los Angeles, welcoming an array of guests including Olympic and professional athletes who helped to amplify the organization’s underlying message of increasing awareness of the power of sport, especially for children from underprivileged and minority backgrounds and neighborhoods in LA. A longtime strategic…
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Fourth of July Drop In
– Amory Park will be hosting a drop in round robin on the 4th starting at 7:30 am. Space limited to the first 12 players. – Summer Cycle 2 begins Tues, July 12th, keep you and your child’s progression moving in the right direction – “Live Ball’ training at Amory daily 10-11:30 am – Summer…