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BILL DWYRE: In tennis lore, Jack Kramer left a legacy that endures
Today, we ponder how many of the hundreds of thousands of tennis fans coming to the BNP Paribas tournament in Indian Wells over the next week will stop and wonder, as they are dazzled by the stadiums and the extravagant grounds and the incredibly athletic players, how this all came to pass. The first…
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THE DAY AT BNP: Giron leads men seeking to qualify for Main Draw
With the Women’s Main Draw announced on Monday, the only details remaining are the qualifiers who gain entry into the championship bracket. As the gates opened on Tuesday at Indian Wells Tennis Garden for the BNP Paribas Open, Nicole Gibbs (Santa Monica) was the last remaining hope for #TeamSoCal. Having won her first round…
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USTA 10U Early Development Camps – REGISTER NOW!
USTA Early Development Camps provide players with training and coaching from our USTA coaching staff and section coaches who have proven coaching success. The camps are developed and designed by USTA High Performance Player Development. These camps are offered to inspire, motivate, and to assist players in reaching their highest level. Players with excellent…
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THE DAY AT BNP: Gibbs excels amidst rough start for Qualifiers
When Nicole Gibbs woke up on Monday morning, she was one of four #TeamSoCal women looking to surge their way into the second round of the BNP Paribas Open qualifier. By the time a late afternoon sun disappeared behind the desert mountains, Gibbs was the lone survivor after a rough and tumble first day…
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BILL DWYRE: A Pig-Tailed Tomboy Found Tennis in Long Beach
Billie Jean King lives in Chicago, travels the world and always comes home. At least figuratively. Wherever she is in body, Long Beach, Ca., is where she is in her mind, where she has never left. Long Beach is her anchor, her foundation, her happy place. You can live a life of athletic success…
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Madison Relishes Memories of Cal Poly TOC Career
TENNIS ON CAMPUS SPOTLIGHT: Olivia Madison The final field trip of the year for the Cal Poly Tennis On Campus team and its senior Club President Olivia Madison will be a little bittersweet this year. After finishing eighth overall in the nation at last year’s USTA Tennis On Campus National Championships, the Mustangs finished this…
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Iconic sportswiter Bill Dwyre to pen Indian Wells perspective for USTA SoCal
“In the early 1980s, Southern California’s legendary tennis star Jack Kramer gave this racket to then L.A. Times sports editor Bill Dwyre. It was, and is, one of the original Wilson Kramer rackets, which was at one time the best-selling and most-used tennis racket in the world, by far. Dwyre never used it. He…
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USTA Blended Line Grant For Southern California Available Through 2019
One of the best ways to promote Net Generation Red, Orange and Green Youth Tennis at your club, park, facility or school is to have Blended Lines painted on your courts or school playground. The USTA is happy to once again partner with you and your community to help get more kids and families playing…
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Join Us For The 2019 BNP Paribas Open Kids’ Day
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USTA First Year Free Membership For Kids 10-and-Under
Hey coaches and parents, if your child or student age10-and-Under has never been a USTA Member before, this is your opportunity to make that happen. A USTA tennis membership is fun! From now until December 31, 2019, kids 10-and-Uunder, new to USTA, can receive a FREE 1-Year Junior Membership – a $20 value! Your free…