At last month’s Tennis on Campus National Championship in Orlando, Michigan found an unexpected opponent on the opposite side of the net, a surging University of California Irvine (UCI) squad with a raucous fan base growing by the minute. The underdog team had surprised everyone with an undefeated streak to the Gold championship bracket, especially…

Three Southern California natives, including one now training in Florida, recently competed as a three-man team on an international stage as Tristan Boyer, Govind Nanda and William Grant led the USTA 16-and-under Junior Davis Cup team in qualifying victories recently at the premier junior world team competition in Campeche, Mexico. The team went undefeated in…

RALLYING WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR In the competition with other activities for adult and youth participation, tennis can be an attractive option for time and resources if it is seen as a friendly and positive activity.  Social matches between friends match that description.  Here is how the SCTA makes Junior Team Tennis, Adult Leagues, and…

Steve Johnson, Sr. was the same amicable, familiar face we’d all come to recognize on courts across Southern California. On another picturesque weekend in Ojai at the Championships, Mr. Johnson was there to offer a helping hand, a welcome compliment, or a valuable piece of constructive criticism. Mere weeks later, one of the most popular…

UCLA duo Evan Zhu (left) and Martin Redlicki helped earn the first point against Army West Point on Friday in Westwood. (SCTA photo) It was a busy weekend across the tennis world, from NCAA home court advantage to the outskirts of Marseilles. Let’s get caught up with our Weekend Wrap! Claire Liu (Thousand Oaks) stole…

After finishing eighth last year, two San Diego players — Dana Mathewson and Lauren Haneke-Hopps – helped their team earn the bronze medal with a 2-0 victory over Switzerland at the recent BNP Paribas World Team Cup, an international wheelchair tennis event. With the victory, the U.S. women returned to the World Team Cup medal…

Collegiate athletes train and compete for months leading up to the ultimate pinnacle – the NCAA Championships. On the tennis courts, those competitions begin this week and will feature many of the faces we’ve profiled this spring in our “CaliCAMPUS” feature. Both UCLA squads enjoyed successful seasons, including the Men’s PAC-12 conference-winning Bruins. Graduating senior…

Orange County fan favorite Steve Johnson and 2016 Mylan WTT Female MVP Nicole Gibbs will return to the Breakers lineup in 2017  The current world no. 25 Steve Johnson and the 2016 Mylan World TeamTennis Female MVP Nicole Gibbs will be returning to the Orange County Breakers lineup this summer.  Johnson, who is scheduled to…