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Is Netflix Watching You?
If you’re a big tech company in 2019, it’s in your best interest to know as much about your customers as possible. A solid assessment of your demographics can pay off with high revenue, repeat business, and finely-tuned products and services. That’s why, despite concerns from users and regulators, technology platforms go out of their…
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SoCal Super-Seniors win big in Croatia
American teams won five of the 10 titles at the 39th International Tennis Federation (ITF) Super-Seniors World Team Championships in Croatia this weekend, including another triumph for Glendale’s Tina Karwasky and first place trophies for Escondido’s David Dollins, Aliso Viejo’s Dean Corley, and San Diego’s Liane Bryson. The women’s team won three titles while…
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Fall Schedule underway for SoCal’s college elite
Tennis fans won’t have to wait until springtime to witness some of the finest local collegiate talent, as students return to campus this month and a collection of top level tournaments welcome players back to the court and into competitive mode. This weekend, defending Division III champions Claremont Mudd-Scripps resumed their streak of dominant…
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Star-Studded Field to Invade Central Coast
The player entry list heading into next week’s Central Coast Pro Tennis Open is jam-packed with recognizable current WTA players, and some you will be no doubt be hearing about in the years to come. The 2018 US Open doubles champion and former US Open Junior Girls’ winner CoCo Vandeweghe has received a USTA wild…
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DWYRE: Reed reflects on a Bruin dynasty
It was 49 years ago that Dave Reed met with the tennis committee of Pasadena’s Valley Hunt Club to tell them he wasn’t interested in the job of head pro. “It was going to be a courtesy interview,” Reed says. “Long Ellis had called my dad and asked if I might be interested. I…
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PRATT: Bryan Brothers Returning Home Sunday for Tennis Fest
Wildly popular and still considered one of the best doubles teams in the world at the age of 41, Mike and Bob Bryan are looking forward to this Sunday’s hometown reunion. The Bryan Bros. Tennis Fest returns to Camarillo and the Spanish Hills Country Club after a two-year hiatus, just a few miles from where…
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SCTA Foundation: Kramer & Talbert Grant Applications NOW OPEN
The SCTA Foundation is the charitable and philanthropic arm of the USTA Southern California section. The Foundation’s mission is “to promote and develop the growth of tennis in Southern California” by supporting, among other things, “deserving junior players” with financial grants. The Foundation currently maintains three grant programs for individual juniors: The Kramer Future…
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Americans Can Live On Less Than $50,000 A Year
Researchers calculated the most affordable cities in America by using the 50/30/20 ratio, in which half of a person’s income covers necessities, 30% goes toward discretionary items and 20% is for savings Springfield, Missouri ranked first in the nation on affordability with a minimum income of $33,175.60 needed to live well in that state –…
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NFL, It: Chapter 2, Antonio Brown, Kylie Rae Harris, Nicki Minaj and Patriots
Below is a snapshot of worldwide search interest this past week: NFL, It: Chapter 2, Antonio Brown, Kylie Rae Harris, Nicki Minaj and Patriots were all trending on Google this past week. searches for death tax up 39% searches for office water filtration up 150% searches for transportation in los cabos up 47% searches for…
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PRATT: USTA Pro Circuit Action Heats Up On Central Coast
When you look up and down the 2019 men’s and women’s USTA Competitive Pathway events calendars on the USTA.com website, it’s surprising to see only one $50,000-level USTA Pro Circuit event or higher taking place this year in all of Southern California. Diehard local tennis fans will recall years ago when Andre Agassi was on…