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Long Beach Summer Tennis News
The Summer Tennis Season is kicking off with a bang at Billie Jean King (BJK) and El Dorado Park Tennis Centers (ELDO). June marks the beginning of 10-weeks of Summer Tennis Camps at both tennis centers. The camps began on June 19th and are offered every week through August 25th. Each facility offers half-day and…
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New Balance High School Championships Moving To Weil Academy
There are still a few more days to register for a prestigious event moving from the East Coast to Southern California at the end of July. The New Balance High School Tennis Championship will feature some of the best interscholastic tennis players in the country and will be held at Weil Academy in Ojai from…
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131st SoCAL Open Sectionals JULY 5-9 Entry Deadline Thursday, June 29
DON’T MISS THIS EVENT! CLICK HERE TO ENTER TOURNAMENT ID: 651751317 ALL DIVISIONS – OPEN (SINGLE ELIMINATION) Men’s & Women’s Singles & Doubles Mixed Doubles Father-Daughter Doubles Mother-Son Doubles Mother-Daughter Doubles Husband-Wife Doubles ENTRY DEADLINE: THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 11:59PM $$UP TO $10,000 PRIZE MONEY$$ TO BE AWARDED, BASED…
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Verbal Abuse From Parents, Coaches Causing Referee Shortage
Verbal Abuse From Parents, Coaches Is Causing A Referee Shortage In Youth Sports Warren Graver raised the whistle to his lips midway through the second half, bracing to shift his focus from the sideline hysterics to the girls’ soccer game at hand three years ago. And that’s when the veteran youth soccer referee saw two…
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Spreading Tennis to Orange County
Each week we visit our Champions of Southern California Tennis – those who go above and beyond to promote and grow the game throughout SoCal and beyond. These individuals and organizations deliver the game of tennis to a variety of audiences, often in places where the significance of tennis goes far beyond the court itself. As we share their…
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Both Southern California teams set for the 2017 Mylan WTT season
As the calendar rolls into June, it is time to shift our attention to the Mylan World Team Tennis season, where six teams consisting of the best professional men’s and women’s tennis players on the planet duel it out during the three-week season. Founded by Billie Jean King in the 1970s, World Team Tennis was…
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Demo a free MXG racquet
Demo a free MXG racquet at participating dealers. HEAD’s new MxG Racquet Series is designed like no other. HEAD challenged themselves over the past 3 years to solve the conflict of Power vs. Control. Research shows that these are the two benefits that tennis players are looking for in a racquet. HEAD’s been able to…
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Nakashima Takes 18s Title; Final Sectional Results
Now Brandon Nakashima knows what true revenge feels like. The 15-year-old from San Diego lived up to his top seeding to capture his third SCTA Junior Sectional Singles title with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 win over Irvine 18-year-old Caleb Chakravarthi in the Boys’ 18s singles final on Monday on the final day of the 115th…
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Kuhle Named Girls’ Nationals Tournament Director
A familiar face in Southern California tennis circles has been named the new tournament director of the USTA Girls’ 16s & 18s National Championships. The USTA has named San Diego resident Lornie Kuhle as the new tournament director. Kuhle hopes to raise the profile of an already prestigious event, just like he has the annual…
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LGBT Pride Month: On Court with L.A. Tennis Association
In 1978, a group of tennis players in West Hollywood convened to organize tennis matches among friends. More than a decade later, that group had long since launched the idea of creating a league for players of all levels, attracting more than 600 members to The Los Angeles Tennis Association (LATA). As demand grew, LATA…