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USTA Irvine Winter Classic Adult Tennis Tournament
Presented by the Irvine Tennis Association in association with the City of Irvine. Events include Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles. NTRP Divisions include Open, and 3.0 to 5.5. Cash prizes to Open Divisions and trophies to non-Open divisions for all Champions and Finalists. Matches are played at the Great Park Tennis Center. Players must have…
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City Of Irvine January 2019 Tennis Leagues
USTA Tennis Leagues These adult leagues are all about team spirit, camaraderie, great fun and competitive matches. The USTA League is a program for all recreational players. The USTA uses the National Tennis Rating Program (NTRP) for determining levels of competition. League matches are set up according to NTRP levels or divisions. To play in…
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Unseeded UCLA Senior Max Cressy Wins First Pro Singles Title
UCLA senior Max Cressy won the $25,000 Visit Tallahassee Futures Presented by Hancock Whitney Bank tournament in December, a USTA Pro Circuit Collegiate Series event in Tallahassee played indoors on the campus of Florida State University. The 21-year-old Frenchman in the all-unseeded final defeated former Memphis player Ryan Peniston of Great Britain 6-4, 7-6(4), the…
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Driven…A Daughter’s Odyssey
As the new year is right around the corner so is another tennis book for all you hungry tennis fans to check out…Driven…A Daughter’s Odyssey by Julie Heldman is a must read. Julie Heldman was a tennis icon both on and off the court, winning 22 pro titles, multiple Olympic medals and earning a top-five…
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Wentz’s Love of the Game Is Deep
Community Spotlight: Zack Wentz Following a devastating life-altering injury 10 years ago, it didn’t take long for Zack Wentz to return to the game he has loved his entire life. The 25-year-old downtown Los Angeles resident Wentz was injured as a high school sophomore in Switzerland after following on some steps heading to class after…
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USC to Host ITF World Tennis Tour $25,000 Event
The following are the first-round qualifying matches for the ITF World Tennis Tour event taking place on the campus of USC this week. The $25,000 tournament continues all week and admission is free. On Semifinal Saturday, USC Men’s Tennis Coach Peter Smith will host a USPTA/PTR Coaches and Parent Clinic on Jan. 5 from 9…
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Glow in the Dark Tennis comes to Los Angeles in January!
Join us for a night of tennis… IN THE DARK! We’re calling it GLOWBALL – with courts decked out in glow in the dark equipment and plenty of black lights to keep this party going! This event is for the 18-39 age group, so you can expect some high energy on-court games and drills coupled…
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Holy Team-Ups! Dynamic Duo juniors launch in San Diego
The SCTA’s very first Dynamic Duo challenge crowned its inaugural champions at Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, closing out a memorable year of Junior Tennis in Southern California. With teams comprised of one boy and one girl, each pair competed with other Dynamic Duos in mixed doubles and gendered singles in a tournament that garnered excellent…
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USC Teams To Travel Down Under
Both the USC men’s and women’s tennis teams will begin the 2019 dual-match season thousands of miles from the familiar Marks Stadium Courts as the Trojans have been selected to play the University of South Carolina in exhibition and regular-season matches during the Australian Open. It will be the first time collegiate tennis dual matches…
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5th Annual Tennis With The Stars Coming in March
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 are…