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San Diego Celebrates Tennis Night at Petco Park on June 30
Tennis and baseball are a perfect pair! All are welcome to join the San Diego Tennis Community for Tennis Night to see the Padres play at Petco Park in San Diego on Saturday, June 30, against the Pirates. Tickets are available through Balboa Tennis Club. Perks include receiving a Trevor Hoffman 500th Save Commemorative Bobblehead…
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Family Spotlight: The Svajda Clan From San Diego
It’s a fun family affair when USPTA Pro Tom Svajda heads to the courts at Pacific Beach Tennis Club in San Diego. For years, he has trained adults and juniors of all ages at this beautiful site next to Mission Bay. He also trains his two sons on a daily basis with a unique formula…
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EASTER BOWL: Brooksby, Volynets Win Singles Titles
Losing the first set proved to be the proper formula for a pair of USTA Northern California players to upset top-seeded players and win coveted Adidas Easter Bowl titles. Jenson Brooksby, 17, and Katie Volynets, 16, both took home USTA Gold Balls in dramatic comeback fashion after dropping the first set on Easter Sunday on…
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EASTER BOWL: San Marino’s Lee Wins 16s Girls’ Title
No stranger to being extended to three sets at the 51st Annual Adidas Easter Bowl this week, top-seeded Keshav Chopra did all he could to keep from going the distance in the USTA Spring Nationals Boys’ 16s final played at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Saturday. Up a set, but down 5-6 in the…
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EASTER BOWL: Girls’ 18s Semifinalists On a Tear
Alexa Noel, Gabby Price, Emma Navarro and Katie Volynets have shown all week that they are the most dominant junior girls tennis players in the United States. The quartet advanced to the Coachella Valley’s version of the Final Four, and just like NCAA college basketball teams Loyola of Chicago, Michigan, Kansas and Villanova, on Saturday…
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EASTER BOWL: 12s and 14s Trophies Handed Out
The young juniors took center stage and shined Thursday as the Boys’ and Girls’ 14- and 12-and-under championships were decided at the 51st Annual Adidas Easter Bowl, the USTA National Spring Championships, being played at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Having the experience of making the Girls’ 12s final last year, Eleana Yu of Mason,…
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Community Tennis Advocates Strive to Assist Community Tennis Associations in So Cal
The Community Tennis Advocacy Task Force met recently in at The Great Park in Irvine to discuss ways to empower communities to develop more tennis activities, programs, tournaments and events. This effort was led by Melanie Bischoff, the Director of Community Tennis for the Southern California Tennis Association (SCTA), and Pam Austin, a member of…
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San Diego Christian College Men’s and Women’s Teams in the Hunt for Conference Championships
The San Diego Christian College women’s team recently defeated Arizona Christian College, 6-3, thanks to “Team Sarah.” The freshmen duo of No. 1 Sarah Schaerer from Switzerland and No. 2 Sarah Urbanek from Germany helped the Hawks to their 4-0 record in the Golden State Athletic Conference this season. San Diego Christian College is 7-5…
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Easter Bowl: Mandlikova Enjoying View From the Stands
Hana Madlikova is one proud tennis parent. The International Tennis Hall of Famer and four-time Grand Slam champion who ruled the top tier of women’s pro tennis in the 1980s is now a devoted watcher of the game, including her two twin 16-year-old children competing this week at the 51st Adidas Easter Bowl, the USTA…
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Top Seeds Noel, Boyer Open With Wins At Adidas Easter Bowl
Both top-seeded players on the girls and boys side in the ITF 18s division opened up play with victories at the 51st Adidas Easter Bowl on Tuesday, but took different routes in doing so. On the girls’ side, top-seeded 15-year-old Alexa Noel battled the swirling winds at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden and beat qualifier…