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Santa Barbara 40-and-Over 4.0 Men’s Team Headed to Nationals
The “Average Joes” are down to one Joe, who happens to be leader and captain of the USTA Men’s 40-and-Over 4.0 league team from Santa Barbara that is headed to Nationals. “We started with three Joes on the team, so that’s how we got the name,” said Joe Kautz, the longtime Santa Barbara resident and…
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Falafel, Women’s World Cup 2019, Gloria Vanderbilt, NBA draft and More
Below is a snapshot of worldwide search interest this past week: Falafel, Women’s World Cup 2019, Gloria Vanderbilt, Taylor Swift, Kyle Kashuv Harvard and NBA draft were all trending on Google this past week. searches for Standup paddleboarding up 15% searches for tennis tournament up 52% searches for soccer net up 67% searches for margarita…
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Arlington National Cemetery
I read this speech recently and the history, stories of heroism, sacrifice, and patriotism moved me to make mention of it here and encourage you to read on. Excepts from speech given by Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas and Author, Sacred Duty: A Soldier’s Tour at Arlington National Cemetery “Every headstone at Arlington tells…
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Kai Brady Attempting Doubles Triple Crown
The key component to dominance on the Southern California doubles scene for the past year has been Kai Brady. Into the doubles final on Saturday at the 117th annual Southern California Junior Sectionals with good friend Nabeel Khan of Rolling Hills, Brady of Redondo Beach is attempting to win the Triple Crown of junior doubles…
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JR SECTIONALS: Now’s the time – Championship Weekend is here!
With only two days remaining at the USTA Southern California Junior Sectionals, the cream of the crop has risen and those who’ve advanced to the semifinals will return on Saturday for a chance at the coveted trophies. “Championship Weekend” at Los Caballeros Sports Village commences with an array of semifinals before two doubles titles…
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SoCal Open Sectionals Promises Fierce Competition
USTA Southern California’s 132nd Annual Open Sectional Championship will take place on July 8-14 at Lakewood Tennis Center. The tournament offers singles, doubles, and family doubles for high level players. This event has been chosen as one of the four SoCal tournaments that will count toward the USTA’s Top 500 List.. The Section also hands…
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18-39 Leagues come back to SoCal
For the third year, USTA SoCal is running 18-39 leagues – where the age is capped and the emphasis is on the fun not the ferocity. We are even throwing in a post-season playoff to add some excitement to this socially competitive league. Teams will be co-ed, but matches may be played a little bit…
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In two years, Chang went from Sectional title to French Open champion
Thirty years ago this month, a 17-year-old with boundless energy and skill to match was soaring up the ATP rankings in a hurry. He’d climbed from the Top 500 to the Top 100 in less than a year. Michael ‘Te-Pei’ Chang was a kid from Southern California by way of Hoboken, an upstart who…
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JR SECTIONALS: Top seeds at 18s sweat both wins and uncertainty
The main draw of the 2019 USTA Southern California Junior Sectionals kicked off on Wednesday with a full slate of first round action throughout Orange County. Considered the most competitive junior tournament in SoCal, Sectionals feature the best and brightest talent in the region at odds for bragging rights and the coveted Sectional trophies that…
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Sampras siblings built legendary careers after Junior Sectionals
There have been some impressive sibling performances at Junior Sectionals throughout its 117-year history. In the early ’70s, for example, Marita Redondo tallied four Sectional titles by winning Girls’ 14s two years in a row, then 16s in two straight seasons. Her younger brother Walter was a three-time champion with titles in 12s, 14s,…