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Aviators Win Comeback Thriller Over Breakers In Home Opener
Ryan Harrison Wins Singles and Doubles to Lead Aviators to 17-14 Victory The defending Mylan World TeamTennis champion San Diego Aviators staged an incredible comeback on Sunday night to win their home opener at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa with a thrilling 17-14 victory over the Orange County Breakers. Playing before a capacity…
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San Diego Aviators Announce Theme Nights And Promotions For Home Matches
Mylan WTT Champion San Diego Aviators Announce Theme Nights And Promotions For All Seven Home Matches At Omni La Costa Resort & Spa Fans Encouraged to Arrive Early to Receive Promotional Items and Enjoy Pre-Match Festivities The defending Mylan World TeamTennis champion San Diego Aviators have announced theme nights and promotions for all seven of…
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San Diego Teen Makes National Debut in USA Junior Tennis
Siem “Sam” Woldeab picked up a tennis racket at age 7 as a fun summer activity. His family lived across the street from the Helix Charter High School tennis courts, so it was an easy choice. After a few lessons, however, he knew tennis was his sport. Recently, the United States Tennis Association’s Player Development…
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Chase Return the Serve Event is Friday at StubHub
The Chase Return the Serve Fun Day event returns to Los Angeles for the fourth straight year on Friday, July 14, at StubHub Center in Carson. First Break Academy, in partnership with JP Morgan Chase Bank and the USTA Foundation, will serve as the local L.A. host of the event, which is a celebration of…
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TeamSoCal Spotlight: NJTL’s John Thomas
Talk about humble beginnings learning the game of tennis, John Thomas has us all beat. The 46-year-old PTR certified tennis instructor from Koreatown first checked out the courts in his neighborhood just north of downtown L.A. in his young 20s. A former star athlete from North Carolina, Thomas became infatuated with the game after a…
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Nguyen ready to ‘grind’ on Challenger circuit
He had just come from a disappointing clay tournament in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, dropping his second match of qualifying rounds by posting a bagel at the back end of a straight set loss. Due in Korea one week later for a hard court Challenger, Daniel Nguyen considered packing up and heading back to the States. “I…
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Adult June 2017 Tournament Wrap-up
21st Annual Southern California Wheelchair Sectional Players from Arizona, Northern California, San Diego and the greater LA area competed in Open, A, B and C divisions at the Lakewood Tennis Center on June 3 & 4, 2017. The two day tournament welcomed new players as well as returning experienced players. There were no easy wins…
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A Perspective on the Angel City Games
Before the Angel City Games, I thought I had seen it all. As a tennis coach for six years in Philadelphia – the City of Brotherly Love – I have worked with kids ranging from 4 to 14 years old. However, on a picture perfect day on the campus of UCLA last month, feeding tennis…
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Warren Wood Wins SoCal Open Sectionals Singles Title
The finals of the 131st Annual Southern California Open Sectionals were completed last weekend at the Lakewood Tennis Center in Lakewood. The final results were: Men’s Singles: Warren Wood (Del Mar) def. Daniel Kosakowski (Downey), 6-4, 6-4 Men’s Doubles: Robert Baylon (Buena Park)-Patrick John Tierro (Costa Mesa) def. Cecil Mamiit (Pasadena)-Jack Pulliam (Manhattan Beach), 6-3,…
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2017 NTRP Sectional Tournament In Pictures
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