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Top Seed Upended In First Round Of Los Cab USTA Men’s Futures
Eight first round singles and four first round doubles matches set for Wednesday Top seeded Takanyi Garanganga of Zimbabwe, who lost in the finals last year, was defeated by Belgium’s Michael Geerts in the first round of singles play in the Los Cab USTA Men’s Futures $15,000 tennis tournament at Los Caballeros Racquet and Sports…
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LA84 hosts Youth Sports Summit on October 27
The LA84 Foundation will host their Sixth Annual Summit, “The New Era of Youth Sports: Play For All“, on Friday, October 27th. Hosted at the JW Marriott at L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles, the Summit will bring together hundreds of civic leaders, sports executives, non-profit leaders, national sports experts, and Olympic and Paralympic athletes…
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Vickery Wins Central Coast Pro Open
Sachia Vickery needed just over one hour to beat fellow 22-year-old Jamie Loeb, 6-1, 6-2, and become the first-ever singles champion as the inaugural Central Coast Pro Tennis Open came to a close on Sunday. Controlling the points and displaying precision shot-making from both the forehand and the two-handed backhand side, No. 4 seeded Vickery…
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Hispanic Heritage Month Family Tennis Festival
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SCTA Hall of Fame Welcomes Class of 2017
On a picturesque autumn evening overlooking the Pacific Ocean, twelve champions of Southern California tennis were inducted to the SCTA Hall of Fame, with hundreds of friends and colleagues in attendance. Held at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa, the gala continued a tradition which began in 1968 and brought the total number…
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Top-Seeded Golubic Posts Two Wins at Central Coast Pro Open
Top-seeded in both singles and doubles, Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic continued her dominance in Templeton on Thursday as she was the only player in both events to advance on with two dominating victories at the Central Coast Tennis Pro Open. The 24-year-old Golubic from Zurich – currently ranked No. 120 in the WTA World Tour rankings…
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Two Central Coast Girls Debut At Templeton Pro Circuit Event
Playing in their first USTA Pro Circuit tournament was an exhilarating experience for two local residents on Tuesday, the first day of main-draw action at the first annual Central Coast Pro Tennis Open, a $60,000 women’s event taking place at the Templeton Tennis Ranch. Granted a wild card into the tournament, Arroyo Grande High School…
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Staying In Top Shape Important For Junior Gupta’s Game
When 15-year-old Aditya Gupta struck the final ball and the 115th Southern California Junior Sectionals Boys’ 16s title was his back in June, he knew it was because of the hard work on and off the court that he had put in that propelled him to victory. Junior tennis players in Southern California vary in…
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Junior Program In Good Hands at La Habra Tennis Center
Facility Spotlight: La Habra Tennis Center Just when it needed a real shot in the arm, Simon Paek and iTennis came to the rescue and since June 1 has been revamping and reorganizing all the tennis programming at the La Habra Tennis Center in north Orange County. Paek said the City of La Habra was…
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World University Games a Special Trip For Coach Chen
Community Spotlight: Grant Chen Being a part of Team USA this summer and coaching at the World University Games in Taipei, Taiwan, had extra special meaning for current UCLA associate head men’s coach Grant Chen. Chen traveled with four UCLA players – Logan Staggs, Martin Redlicki, Terri Fleming and Jada Hart – and the Bruins…