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SCTA celebrates two USPTA honorees
The USTA Southern California Section is proud to announce that two staff members were honored this month by the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) for their outstanding service and accomplishments. Recipients were Cari Buck, who was recognized as Southern California Professional of the Year, and District 2 (San Fernando Valley) Pro of the Year…
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Top-Seeded Nifdeffer Continues Senior Tennis Dominance
Former WTA professional Ros Nideffer of San Diego (Rancho Bernardo) continued her dominance in the USTA National Women’s Senior 50-90 Hard Court Tennis Championships as she defeated second-seeded Andrea Rice of Bethesda, Md., 6-4, 6-4 to win the 50 and Over singles title for the fifth consecutive year. Nideffer, who was seeded No. 1 this…
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NCAA Championships: Follow Your SoCal Teams!
The collegiate tennis season kicks into high gear this weekend as the 2018 NCAA Championships begin play, and three local venues will host regional action this weekend. Both UCLA squads are in strong contention, with the men ranked at #2 and the women at #12. The USC Trojan men round out the Top Ten at…
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Perry Couple Continues To Give Back To Tennis
Community Spotlight – The Perrys During the Friday semifinals of the Pac-12 Championships at The Ojai last month, both winning teams that day UCLA and USC had two special fans rooting on their respective schools. Norm Perry played for the Bruins in the early 1960s, and his wife Reggie attended USC. “We are equal opportunity…
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‘THE PROCESS’: Perspectives on Recruitment and the College Tennis Experience
Considered by many as the nation’s top collegiate recruit, Brandon Nakashima has other things on his mind as he hoists the winning trophy at this year’s USTA International Spring Championships in Carson. While reporters want to know about his dominant performance, his competitive outlook, and what’s next on his tennis schedule, Nakashima is preparing…
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FREE Net Generation Youth Sports Festival on May 19
USTA Southern California in partnership with TGA Premier Sports and Friends of Serrania presents the FREE USTA Net Generation Youth Sports Festival, Saturday, May 19th from 2:00p-4:00p at Serrania Charter Elementary School in Woodland Hills. Let your young athletes (and YOU) try their hands at tennis, volleyball, golf, lacrosse, cheerleading & ultimate disc all in…
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Griffin Club Remains Active Part of Westside Tennis Scene
Facility Spotlight – Griffin Club Westside tennis players who happened to have played ever played at the Beverly Hills Country Club would hardly recognize the place these days. Two years ago, Chicago Investment firm Singerman Real Estate and Meriwether Cos., a Boulder, Colo., hospitality and resort development company, purchased the club that sits on four…
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Final 118th Ojai Tennis Results
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH RESULTS FROM THE 118TH (2018) OJAI TENNIS TOURNAMENT Pac-12 Men’s Team Championship: No. 1 UCLA def. No. 3 USC, 4-1 Pac-12 Women’s Team Championship: No. 1 Stanford def. No. 2 UCLA, 4-2 Boys’ 14s Singles Final: (5) Lachlan Robertson (West Vancouver, BC) d. (5) Conrad Brown (Irvine), 6-2, 6-2 Boys’ 16s Singles Final: (3)…
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Roy Emerson Adoption Guild Tennis Classic comes Memorial Day Weekend
Continuing a 57-year-old tradition in Southern California, tennis aficionados will gather over Memorial Day weekend for the celebrated Adoption Guild Tournament. This USTA-sanctioned, 4-day event will be hosted by the Palisades Tennis Club in Newport Beach. Other local clubs, including The Tennis Club at Newport Beach Country Club, Racquet Club of Irvine, and Mesa Verde,…
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Stockdale CC’s Pfister Treats His Members Right
TEACHING PRO SPOTLIGHT: Hank Pfister Hank Pfister had an idea when he started out as the Stockdale Country Club Director of Tennis 26 years ago: to put on a tennis event where his members could experience some of the same things he did while playing on the ATP Pro Tour. The Stockdale Country Club Invitational…