Category: Tennis business

  • Frances Simpson Lang: A Game Changer On and Off the Court

    Frances Simpson Lang: A Game Changer On and Off the Court

        By Karen Ronney When Frances Simpson Lang sees a need in her community, she steps up and creates solutions.  As such, the Executive Director at Mountain View Sports & Racquet Club h as been a game changer and has helped tennis blossom in Southern California. Simpson Lang was born in Salisbury, North Carolina,…

  • The Kramer Future Champions Scholarship Grant is Now Open

    The Kramer Future Champions Scholarship Grant is Now Open

        By Karen Ronney This SCTA Foundation is offering the Kramer Future Champions Scholarship Grant for junior tennis players residing in Southern California between the ages of 8-18, who aspire to play collegiate or professional tennis, show significant promise, and demonstrate financial need to compete in sectional or national tournaments.  Use of funds includes…

  • An AmazonSmile Can Make a Difference

    An AmazonSmile Can Make a Difference

        An AmazonSmile Can Make a Difference By Karen Ronney The SCTA Foundation has partnered with Amazon to support our amazing communities, providers and organizations with a simple smile. That’s right, it starts with AmazonSmile, a program that donates 0.5% of your eligible purchases on Amazon to a charity of your choice. We support…

  • SCTA Foundation Wheelchair Camp Brought Miles of Smiles to All

    SCTA Foundation Wheelchair Camp Brought Miles of Smiles to All

      SCTA Foundation All-Comer Wheelchair Camp Brought Miles of Smiles to All By Steve Pratt They came from all over Southern California – and one dedicated Wheelchair Warrior all the way from Sacramento – to share their love of competition and camaraderie within a unique community at the first-ever Southern California Tennis Association Foundation “All-Comers”…

  • PRATT: L.A.T.A. is ideal showcase for LGBT tennis in Southern California and beyond

    For over 40 years, there has been a place for Southern California members of the LGBT+ community to gather and socialize – and play lots of tennis. The Los Angeles Tennis Association (LATA) is a non-profit group that is one of the largest in the world of its kind with more than 300 tennis lovers.…

  • Double Dunkle in Father/Daughter Open at USTA Hardcourts; La Jolla’s Buffingtons capture 60+ crown

    Champions in seven divisions were crowned at the Barnes Tennis Center on the final day of action at the United States Tennis Association Cor Jewelry National Father-Daughter & Mother-Son Hard Court Championships. Second-seeded Bill Dunkle and Delanie Dunkle of Arroyo Grande, Calif., captured the Father-Daughter Open title with a 6-1, 7-6 (5) victory over top-seeded…

  • Be a USTA Tennis Champion and help us grow the game in Southern California

    Hey Tennis Fans!  Help us grow the game in SoCal by becoming a USTA Tennis Champion! Share your passion for tennis by volunteering 1-2 hours per month as part of our grassroots initiative, and enjoy up to $600 worth of incentives and prizes. In Southern California and throughout the country, tennis thrives in communities when…

  • SoCal remains a hotbed for wheelchair tennis

    Count Jason Allen as a fan of the USTA Southern California and all they have done for wheelchair tennis over the years.  The USTA National Manager of Wheelchair Tennis, Allen is in charge of all the USTA wheelchair grassroots programming, grants, tournaments, camps and education. He’s also the Team Leader for Team USA and all…

  • Junior Sectionals: Intrigue all around as players seek to repeat as champions, while others hope to break through on Sunday

    It all comes down to this. The 119th Junior Sectionals will conclude on Sunday, with some outstanding tennis still to be played. There are returning champions seeking title repeats, and others in the hunt for their first Sectional crown – a status that will put them in the same ranks as players such as Serena…

  • Junior Sectionals: Familiar names try to stay alive as upsets mount ahead of Championship Weekend

    With the first rounds of play complete at the 119th USTA SoCal Junior Sectional Championships, all eyes shift to Los Cab Sports Village for Championship Weekend, beginning Friday with quarterfinal action. Some draws remain intact, while others have seen upsets, surprises, and the emergence of new faces eager to make their name in the biggest…