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Dominance at SoCal earns golds at Intersectionals
When #TeamSoCal arrives at the USTA Women’s Intersectionals next fall, the rest of the nation will take notice. Why? Because at this year’s championships at Phoenix Tennis Center, Southern California put on a team tennis clinic by capturing four gold medal trophies to reign supreme over their USTA counterparts from across the country. Beginning with…
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Two’s Company: Junior Doubles Wraps a Busy 2018
The 116th rendition of the USTA SoCal Doubles Sectionals wrapped up in November as the fall weather crept, the winds started to blow, and the days got a little shorter. The tournament will have significant ramifications as to who will be crowned 2018 Bryan Bros. Doubles Race Winners. There is more tennis to be played…
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Buck Honored To Take Part In Training Invictus Games Athletes
When Cari Buck got the call from an old contact to work and train with two wheelchair athletes in preparation for the Invictus Games held recently in Sydney, Australia, she knew it was an opportunity she could simply not pass up. USTA National Wheelchair Tennis Coach Paul Walker is a longtime friend of Buck’s and…
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Tennis Jam rocks Long Beach
The inaugural USTA Tennis Jam kicked off at El Dorado Tennis Center in Long Beach on Veteran’s Day, welcoming more than 300 tennis enthusiasts for a full afternoon of activities that included demonstration courts featuring the biggest names in tennis, and a tribute to Long Beach veterans. Touted as “a festival of tennis for all…
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2018 League Trilevel Sectionals Results
Congratulations To All The Teams That Made It To The Finals And To The 2018 Trilevel Sectional Champs! #ngg-gallery-da03c5ca1eaefc0efa654239f49458e8 .ngg-pro-masonry-item { margin-bottom: 10px; }
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Hollis Smith, a face of SoCal Tennis, has died
The following was announced by Katrina Adams, USTA Chairman and President, on November 8. Long-time Southern California fixture Hollis Smith of Indio, Calif., has died. Mr. Smith began playing tennis in the early 1960s at the Rancho Cienega Tennis Club, and ultimately became President of the club. He became involved with the Los Angeles Municipal…
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Hispanic youth celebrate Heritage Month at Rosie/Pancho Fiesta
National Hispanic Heritage Day was celebrated in style at the Rosie Casals and Pancho Gonzales Love Tennis Fiesta at Indian Wells Tennis Garden. It was a lively sports cultural event for approximately 120 children, who played tennis and enjoyed mariachi music, folkloric dancers, and a healthy lunch. These festivities were capped off with traditional piñatas…
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Carson schools bring Net Generation tennis to Phys Ed classes NEEDS FORM
NEEDS FORM BELOW BEFORE PUBLISHING Towne Ave. and Del Amo LAUSD Elementary schools in Carson are the most recent recipients of the USTA Net Generation Physical Education grants. On a recent Saturday, 25 teachers and administrators from both schools gathered on the Towne Ave. School playground for an action packed, informative training. The USTA National…
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Mixed Doubles “Dynamic Duo” junior tourney in December
USTA Southern California will host the first ever “Dynamic Duo” Level 3 junior tournament, December 15-16 in San Diego. The tournament will be held at both Barnes Tennis Center and San Diego State University. Players will sign up for this tournament as a mixed doubles team. Each round will consist of one mixed doubles match,…
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Donoslovic teaching SoCal players through TGA Premier Tennis
Meet Angela Donoslovic, Lead Head Coach for USTA SoCal’s TGA Premier Tennis schools program! Angela began her prolific athletic career as a competitive figure skater in the former Yugoslavia (now Serbia) before she discovered her passion for tennis. She quickly rose up the junior tennis ranks, and by the age of 11, was a three…