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Busy Spring Underway for SCTA Juniors
National Campus Visit and Youth Progression Launch Keep Youngsters Busy The first cross-sectional camp on the sparkling new USTA National Campus in Orlando certainly changed the life of our young juniors as we traveled to Florida for a weekend camp with Texas, Southern, and Florida Sections. The experience included presentations by the National Player Development…
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Summer Camp Registration Now Open in San Fernando Valley!
Register before May 31 and receive a FREE youth racket! The SCTA’s Teach, Grow, and Achieve (TGA) Premier Tennis of San Fernando Valley After School Enrichment Sessions are in full swing, and Summer Camp registration is now open. SCTA’s TGA Premier Tennis is dedicated to engaging more young athletes from Pre-K through 8th grades on school…
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Tracy Austin To Help Honor Rod Laver At The Ojai
Tennis Hall of Famer Tracy Austin has been added to a special evening at this year’s Ojai Tennis Tournament as she will help in honoring all-time great Rod Laver during the 117th tournament April 26-30. Austin is a longtime South Bay resident who is currently a popular Tennis Channel television analyst. She and Laver have…
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Save The Date: 7th Annual Tennis Seminar in Irvine – June 25
Flyer COI Tennis Education Conference Photo: Steve Harvey Registration is now open for the 7th Annual Tennis Seminar, an educational event perfect for coaches, teaching professionals, tennis leaders, instructors, and parents at Bill Barber Park on Sunday, June 25, in Irvine. This year’s power packed lineup includes Amanda Fink, Dianne Matias, Bill Patton, Chris Lewis, Chuck…
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CaliCAMPUS: Who Would You Play?
Davenport vs. Perez! In the final edition of CALICampus for this season, we asked all of our athletes, “In the fifth set, tied at 6-6, on center court at a jam-packed U.S. Open, which player would you most want to play against?” Nick Borchenko, Loyola Marymount: “Myself. I play against myself in my mind…
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Devon Jack Making An Impact On, Off Court at Brown
JUNIOR SPOTLIGHT: Devon Jack Brown University women’s tennis freshman Devon Jack has already made her impact felt on her team, not only with her play but also her sportsmanship. In a mid-season match against Yale University recently, the former San Marino High star eked out a two-set tiebreaker win to give the Bears a 3-2 lead…
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WEEKEND WRAP: Sock still on fire, Davis Cup next; Champs crowned at Easter Bowl
Brandon Nakashima Here’s our Weekend Wrap to kick off the month of April! It turned out last weekend that a Roger & Rafa sequel was in the works all along, but that didn’t stop some American stars from playing a solid two weeks under the sun in Florida at the Miami Open. Jack…
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Independence HS Tours USC
Independence HS (Bakersfield) field trip to tour USC and watch USC vs Oregon (USC WON!) Jeff Peterson, coach and Kinesiology department teacher, brought 26 high school kids to USC vs Oregon match. Phil Siordia helped organize a school tour (focusing on Athletics/Tennis). Some of the players from the men’s team came out and took the…
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Southern Californian’s Ayeni, Liu Capture Adidas Easter Bowl Titles
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – The No.-8 seeded Alafia Ayeni from San Diego and top-seeded Claire Liu from Thousand Oaks, Calif., captured ITF 18s boys’ and girls’ singles titles on the final day of the 50th Annual Adidas Easter Bowl USTA Junior Spring Nationals played at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The 17-year-old Ayeni overcame a…
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San Diego’s Nakashima Wins 16s At 50th Annual Easter Bowl
INDIAN WELLS, Calif., – Brandon Nakashima picked a pretty good time to play some of the best tennis he’s ever played. The top-seed in the Boys’ 16s division at the 50th Annual Adidas Easter Bowl USTA Junior Spring Nationals being played at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, the 15-year-old Nakashima played nearly flawless tennis in…