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BEYOND THE SCORE: Take Time To Say Thank You
BEYOND THE SCORE by Lisa Thomas This week I was lucky enough to be invited to a very nice event that honored the efforts of some extraordinary people in our Southern California tennis community. Each recipient was asked to say something upon receiving their award and the efforts of gratitude ranged from long and heartfelt…
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Wilson Demo Day At Billie Jean King Tennis Center
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Weekend Wrap: SoCal Players Continue to Climb Rankings
Danielle Lau | Midland Daily Press Here’s our recap of SoCal’s finest competing all over the world last week! All eyes focused on Memphis this past weekend, where American Ryan Harrison found his own Graceland in securing his first ATP title, moving up nineteen points to #43 in the world with a triumph over Nikolo…
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2017 USTA Foundation Scholarship Opportunity
The deadline is Monday, February 27th at midnight. Looking to highlight and help your amazing high school seniors who are seeking college funding? Encourage them to apply for one or more of the USTA Foundation Scholarships. The USTA Foundation awarded $408,000 in 2016 to 49 students! The deadline to apply for 2017 isMonday, February 27th at midnight. Full…
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2017 SCTA CTA Partnership Grant
The CTA Partnership Grant is offered each year to all registered CTAs in Southern California. The intention of this funding program is to help CTAs strengthen their organization, and to support them in growing tennis through partnerships and programming. The Southern California Tennis Association CTA Partnership Grant includes: Description of the SCTA CTA Partnership Grant…
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Can Creating New Adult Players Fast Help Your Business?
RALLYING WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR “What’s new in 2017 for the SCTA?” is actually a repeat opportunity that debuted in 2016. It’s called “Tennis in 10” (TNT) and it is a program to create new adult tennis players. The title comes from the goal of the initial session of the program which is to teach…
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Ribbon Cutting Celebration At El Toyon Park For Tennis Court Renovation Project
The Greater San Diego City Tennis Council proudly announces the completion of a four tennis court renovation project funded in partnership through the generous support of the City of National City and the San Diego District Tennis Association. In conjunction with the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the San Diego District Tennis Association sponsored and conducted a Family…
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CaliCAMPUS: Meet LMU’s Jessica Perez
Her coach thinks she could turn pro. She has notions of coaching. In the meantime, she majors in Humanities, minors in Journalism, and is embarking on her final semester at Loyola Marymount University. But in speaking with LMU senior Jessica Perez, there’s no sign of pressure, no weight of burden. “I like the competing,” Jessica…
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CaliCAMPUS: Meet UCSD’s Justin Zhang
On one side of the court was Goliath, the hard hitting John Isner, a nearly 7-foot American with a famously blistering serve and impressive power game. He dwarfed his opponent, David Ferrer, the 5’9” Spaniard across the net. And like his namesake in the classic ‘David vs. Goliath’ scenario, Ferrer held up his end of…
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State Of The SCTA
Every year for 130 years, the SCTA has held an Annual Meeting of the USTA Organization Members located in Southern California to elect the next SCTA Board of Directors. At the Annual Meeting, it is tradition for the President to report about the events and activities from the preceding year. William J. Kellogg, outgoing SCTA…