Category: Tennis business

  • USC Opens With Wins Down Under

    USC Opens With Wins Down Under

    Both the USC men’s and women’s teams were part of history recently by becoming the first college teams to play a dual match at a Grand Slam. The men earned a 4-0 victory over No. 25 South Carolina on the courts of the Australian Open in Melbourne. The women also were victorious over the Gamecocks,…

  • SoCal is Going to Nationals!

    SoCal is Going to Nationals!

    Ladies 4.0 Doubles Winners USTA Southern California hosted its second annual Fast4 Sectional Championship – a qualifier for the USTA’s NTRP National Championship. Over 60 players converged on Braemar Country Club this past weekend to fight for the final bid to the National Championships, which will be played in Arizona and Florida for the 50…

  • SLO’s Dunkle One of Central Coast’s Best

    SLO’s Dunkle One of Central Coast’s Best

    JUNIOR SPOTLIGHT: Delanie Dunkle Even though they live under the same roof and share the same coach, Delanie Dunkle admitted it still felt a little strange to be on the opposite side of the net of her younger sister Peyton Dunkle in two important singles finals during the fall girls’ tennis season. The Arroyo Grande…

  • USPTA San Diego Division Workshop & Awards Luncheon Set for March 2-3

    USPTA San Diego Division Workshop & Awards Luncheon Set for March 2-3

    The San Diego Division of the USPTA will be hosting their Annual Division Workshop and Awards Luncheon March 2 – 3 at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club. The workshop includes a great line-up of speakers on a variety of topics from on-court drills, to health and fitness, to business planning.  On Sunday, the…

  • Vino & Volleys Coming March 2

    Vino & Volleys Coming March 2

    LET’S TEACH invites you to their 2019 Gala Evening March 2, at the Liongate Manor Estate.  LET’S TEACH is a charitable organization founded by local tennis pros John Letts, a Stanford All-American, and Brian Teacher, 1980 Australian Open Champion.  The Foundation offers low cost tennis training, education and mentoring programs, as well as lessons for…

  • Tennis With the Stars Takes Place March 5

    Tennis With the Stars Takes Place March 5

    The 5th Annual Tennis With The Stars presented by the BNP Paribas Open features top ATP and WTA stars competing with and against amateur players, hosted at the Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa. The event is set for March 5th, 2019, and benefits ACEing Autism and Desert Arc. Frances Tiafoe and Eugenie Bouchard…

  • Glowball is big success in West LA

    Glowball is big success in West LA

      USTA Southern California hosted more than 50 players in January for a glowing tennis experience in the dark. The “Glowball” event was organized to serve the 18-39 age group with a one-night glow in the dark tennis party under black lights – with music, food and beverages, and plenty of time for mingling at…

  • Oracle Challenger Series to Feature Oracle Champions Cup

    Oracle Challenger Series to Feature  Oracle Champions Cup

    The Oracle Challenger Series has announced that the upcoming tournament in Newport Beach will feature the Oracle Champions Cup, an Invesco Series QQQ event on Saturday, January 26 at 6:00 p.m at the Newport Beach Tennis Club. The one-night event in Newport Beach is part of the competitive tennis circuit featuring legendary tennis icons and…

  • Giron, Holt Capture Pro Singles Titles

    Giron, Holt Capture Pro Singles Titles

    It was a great week of winning pro tennis for a former Southern California college star from UCLA, and a current standout from USC. Thousand Oaks resident and former Bruin Marcos Giron won his first career ATP Challenger Tour title at the inaugural Orlando Open, defeating top-seeded Darian King of Barbados in Sunday’s final, 6-4, 6-4. Meanwhile, Trojan senior Brandon…

  • World Team Tennis Coed Spring Tennis League

    Recreational League for Adults; teams consists of a minimum of three men and three women. A match consists of five no ad sets and includes one set of Men’s and Women’s singles and doubles, and one set of mixed doubles. Sign up individually or with a team. Winners can advance to a National Qualifier. New…