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Wheelchair Coaches’ Workshop set for March 29
The USTA will host a Coaching Development Workshop for Wheelchair Tennis on Friday, March 29 beginning at 9am. The event will be held at Marguerite Tennis Pavilion in Mission Viejo, and lunch is provided for attendees. Please note that USPTA credit is available for this workshop, which features USTA National Manager and Team USA Head…
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Top Seeds Broady, Kozlov Open With Wins At Calabasas
Yet another big Southern California professional tennis tournament continued on Tuesday with qualifying and five first-round matches completed at the long-standing and popular Calabasas Tennis & Swim Club $25,000 ITF World Tennis Tour event. Top-seeded Liam Broady and No. 2 Stefan Kozlov both opened with convincing main-draw singles wins dropping of a total of five…
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USTA Adaptive Tennis Grant Available – Apply Now!
The 2019 USTA Adaptive Tennis Grant is NOW OPEN! The grant is offered to all USTA registered adaptive tennis programs in the United States that have been in existence a minimum of one year. Grants are intended to assist in the promotion, implementation, and/or growth of the programs at the community level, and range…
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Akkerman Can’t Wait For The Ojai
Teaching Pro Spotlight: Karl Akkerman Karl Akkeman jumped out of Stadium 2 following another match and hurriedly walked to meet friends who were saving him seats at Court 6 during the second Tuesday of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. As Akkerman walked he talked about how he got his start in tennis and…
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BILL DWYRE: Roy Emerson Knows What It Takes To Be Roger, Rafa
Before he watched them play Saturday in the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas tennis tournament at Indian Wells, Southern California’s own Roy Emerson had thoughts and assessments about Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. In essence, it was one tennis superstar, analyzing and assessing two others. Emerson, of course, is from a different era. He…
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TODAY AT BNP: The Trojans carry #TeamSoCal in Oracle Challenge
There’s a new brand of #TeamSoCal headed to Indian Wells today, and no, Roger Federer hasn’t bought real estate in Calabasas. While Federer and his friendly nemesis Rafael Nadal play quarterfinals on Friday to force a potential semifinal showdown, the men and women of USC arrive in Indian Wells to represent Southern California in…
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TODAY AT BNP: Who will emerge as favorites dwindle?
The field is dwindling at this year’s BNP Paribas Open, with top seeded players filing through the turnstiles at LAX at an alarming pace. Only Women’s doubles features a #1 seed still alive in the desert draws, and Rafael Nadal is the only #2 seed remaining. This leaves the door open for plenty of…
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BILL DWYRE on Allen Fox: When David met four Goliaths
All too often lost in the lore of Southern California tennis is the name Allen Fox. In fact, while the old-timers certainly remember, there is sort of a blurred recollection of Fox winning a Grand Slam in the sport. Well, kind of. Fox is 79 now, still working as a sports psychologist and advisor…
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THE DAY AT BNP: G.O.A.Ts succumb to gloom at Indian Wells
At Indian Wells this weekend, double competition got kicking in earnest, with both men and women battling in team fashion to earn a spot among the winners at the BNP Paribas Open. As the perennial tournament favorites, Bob & Mike Bryan are also big fan favorites, and hundreds of onlookers were disappointed on Monday…
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Rich Neher receives PTR Media Excellence Award
Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) presented its annual awards during the PTR International Tennis Symposium. The event was held in February on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, however one award was presented recently at the Indian Wells Tennis Coaches Summit. Rich Neher, of Glendale, California, received the PTR Media Excellence Award. Neher is the owner of Tennis…