Category: Tennis business

  • USTA Grow The Game Grant Still Accepting Applications

    USTA Grow The Game Grant Still Accepting Applications

    USTA Grow The Game Grant Still Accepting Applications By Karen Ronney The countdown is on to apply for USTA’s Grow The Game Grant, a generous recovery initiate to help pros, clubs and organizations bring tennis to beginning level juniors and adults. The deadline for the first phase is October 1, so don’t miss this opportunity.To…

  • Amory delayed opening

    There are showers moving through the area moving by 8:45. Courts will be ready to go shortly after!

  • SoCal Wheelchair hopefuls look to pro athletes as inspiration at Paralympics, US Open

    Watching high-profile United States wheelchair tennis players David Wagner and Dana Mathewson compete in last week’s Tokyo Paralympics Games left young Southern Californians inspired and dreaming of competing for gold themselves someday. Wagner, from Chula Vista, finished in the final eight in both Men’s Quad Singles and Doubles with San Diego native Mathewson advancing to…

  • USTA SOCAL NAMES NANCY ABRAMS AS NEW INDUSTRY RELATIONS DIRECTOR

    USTA Southern California is pleased to announce that Nancy Abrams will serve as the organization’s new Director of Engagement and Industry Relations, with the primary goal to build partnerships and collaborate with tennis industry stakeholders to support USTA programming in the tennis community. In this dynamic new position, Ms. Abrams will engage regional providers and…

  • Application Still Open For The Victor Stern Scholarship Grant

    Application Still Open For The Victor Stern Scholarship Grant

      Last call to apply for the Victor Stern Scholarship Grant to junior tennis players ages 8 to 18, who have a passion for tennis and wish to pursue the sport. Players must have a record of competitive play and wish to continue playing tennis as well as having a goal of pursuing a post-high…

  • #TeamSoCal US Open Blog: Hometown favs poised to make plenty of impact as Grand Slam play begins in New York

    Whether home grown or a product of the region’s top collegiate programs, a huge contingent of Southern California favorites will kick off their quest for a US Open championship on Monday as the year’s final Grand Slam opens in New York. The men’s draw is chock full of #TeamSoCal veterans and young guns, including two…

  • Tory Bailey follows legend’s example as he kicks off his own college career

    Just like the pioneering Billie Jean King has done for the past 60 years, Tory Bailey serves as a role model and inspiration to others in his community. Both learned the game of tennis on the hardcourts of Southern California. King hailed from Long Beach, just 15 miles north of Gardena in the South Bay…

  • Why is California Avoiding Water Storage Projects?

    When it comes to spending on water infrastructure to enhance water supply, protect farmers’ livelihoods and provide safe and affordable drinking water to California’s nearly 40 million residents, this state has flubbed it repeatedly. Californians desperately need Gov. Gavin Newsom to step up and be the solution, not the problem. Ready To Super Charge Your…

  • SoCal’s Intersectional teams announced; Tournament kicks off November 8 in Phoenix

    USTA Southern California is pleased to announce the 2021 Women’s Intersectionals teams. From nearly a hundred applications, just 42 players were selected to represent Southern California at the annual Intersectional National team competition. Teams are made up of 21 returning players and 19 players making their debut at the event. Women’s Intersectionals is the largest…

  • In Remembrance of Larry Willens

    In Remembrance of Larry Willens

    In Remembrance of Larry Willens Larry Willens was a great tennis coach, educator and influencer who made a difference in Southern California and beyond. He taught at San Diego State University and was a sports psychologist to many tennis stars. He passed away on July 25 at age 82 in San Diego. Larry understood the…