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This is… Quinn Borchard
At the JTT Sectional Championships in Orange County in May, Quinn Borchard coached three teams to the finals of their division and won the championship with his U12 teams. The longtime head pro at Sunset Hills Country Club has forged a meaningful position in junior tennis in Southern California, and despite his own success as…
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Pro Circuit RSF: Holmgren aims to dominate swing through adopted hometown
June 1, 2022 The highly anticipated debut of the SoCal Pro Circuit began in earnest Tuesday with the Rancho Santa Fe Open kicking off first-round main draw play in singles and doubles on the heels of concluding its men’s and women’s singles qualifying at Rancho Santa Fe Tennis Club. Among the players with Southern California…
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This is… South Pasadena’s Olivia Center
“Tennis has kind of always been in my family, both of my parents played more recreationally. And my uncle was a pretty good tennis player. They put me in the sport pretty early, and it just kind of stuck.” These are the words of Fifteen-year-old Olivia Center, casually describing her introduction to tennis at age…
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This is… Culver City’s Ted Salter
“They call me coach Ted.” A rather humble self description by Ted Salter, a long-time member of the tennis community and a pioneer in Oregon and Southern California for his efforts to diversify and increase access to the game of tennis. The Compton native is the executive director of tennis for Kids, a program designed…
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Pro Circuit: Colling looks to make a splash on familiar ground
One of the most accomplished players to ever come out of the University of San Diego, Solymar Colling has a big decision to make this summer – continue adding to her legacy and return to play for the Toreros or venture off to fulfill her lifelong dream of becoming a professional tennis player. The 22-year-old…
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This is… Claremont’s Cynthia Hom
Club Sports on College campuses can be a tenuous affair as the process is entirely self motivated. Students aren’t bound by scholarships and are usually competing for the love of the game as opposed to career motivation. As a result, a lot of club programs across the country find themselves struggling to maintain membership and…
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Success for SoCal’s Super Senior Tennis Captains on ITF Team Cup Circuit
There are many who would argue that winning a USTA National Gold Ball is the ultimate prize for any competitive tennis player, from the seniors all the way down to the juniors. But for a select group of seniors who compete year after year on the ITF International Team Cup circuit, there’s nothing that compares…
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Gary Smith: “Ivan will walk someday. That’s my feeling.”
A Division 1 tennis standout from the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, 20-year-old Ivan Smith was 6-3 in singles along with posting 14 wins in doubles action while earning all-conference first team honors in his junior year. Smith was poised to close out another excellent season when his vehicle was struck as…
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Still that quiet kid from San Diego, Nakashima getting comfortable on the global scene
It was only a few days before he hopped a plane to Europe, a whirlwind trip that will take him across the continent on what will be an annual journey for Brandon Nakashima. The San Diego native, now in his fourth year on the pro tour, was asked about his aspirations for this year’s event…
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San Diego: CCA Boys follow Girls into tennis history books, win state title
A short few years ago, the girls’ tennis team of San Diego’s Canyon Crest Academy (CCA) upended the greatest dynasty in California girls’ sports history and started their own 4-year dynastic run. Now the CCA boys have followed in the girls’ footsteps by ending arguably the greatest dynasty in California boys’ tennis history – the…