Vickery, Rubin Capture Year’s First ITF Jr. Titles

Unseeded Rubin Knocks Off Nos. 2, 4, 5 En Route to Victory

Sachia Vickery of Miramar, Fla., and Noah Rubin of Rockville Centre, N.Y., started 2012 in fine fashion on Jan. 8, capturing the year’s first singles titles on the ITF World Junior Circuit, winning all-American finals at the prestigious 48th Copa Del Café in San Jose, Costa Rica. No. 5-seeded Vickery, 16, didn’t drop a single [...]

Motevassel Edges Tarango at 40s Nationals

In Battle of Former Touring Pros, NorCaler Takes Men's Singles Title

A year can sometimes make all the difference between victory and defeat and that was certainly the case on Nov. 4 at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club. In a singles final featuring two former touring pros, second-seeded Oren Motevassel of Sunnyvale, Calif., defeated defending champ and top-seed Jeff Tarango of Manhattan Beach, Calif., [...]

Small Revolution: Dissly Delivering Whole New Game

Los Gatos TA Now USTA-Designated Early Development Center

Todd Dissly has been fielding the same question over and over since he began teaching a scaled-down brand of tennis more than a than a decade ago. “The one we always get is, ‘When is my kid going to play REAL tennis?’ What people need to understand is that this IS real tennis,” said Dissly, [...]

Kendrick to Appeal Doping Suspension

American Vows to Fight Yearlong ITF Ban

Robert Kendrick, the Fresno native who was banned from the ATP Tour for a year after testing positive for the banned stimulant methylhexaneamine at Roland Garros, says he plans to appeal the 12-month sanction issued by the International Tennis Federation. According to the ITF, Kendrick, 31, can’t return to the courts until May 22, 2012 [...]

Final 2010 USTA Northern California NTRP Rankings

Women’s 2.5 Singles 1     Rachael Courtney Awbry San Francisco 2     Tiffani L. Depner Gold River 3     Staci Michelle Saladino Citrus Heights 4     Terese McNamee Los Altos 5     Mercedes Fritz Campbell 6     Daune Kirrene Sacramento 6     Shelly Marie Schafer Roseville 6     Xiaoling Ma Saadi San Jose 6     Jasmine Anna Albaniel [...]

College Spotlight: Q&A With Paul Torricelli

Former Northwestern Coach Discusses Ins/Outs of College Tennis Scene

Paul Torricelli spent a quarter century at Northwestern, where he guided the Wildcats to a 343-257 mark between ’84 and ‘07, including a pair of undefeated Big Ten campaigns and a coveted conference championship. The native Northern Californian, who found his calling while working with Bay Area coaching legends Dick Gould and Tom Chivington in [...]

Top 10 of ’10: NorCal, SoCal, Atlanta

IT Reflects On the Top 10 Moments of 2010 in Tennis Hot Spots Northern California, Southern California and Atlanta

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 1 HAPPY 40TH!: The Bank of the West Classic celebrates its 40th anniversary at Stanford by honoring four decades of champions, including tournament co-founder Billie Jean King. Reflecting on the struggles of kick-starting the women’s tour, BJK says, “All we wanted to do was get professional tennis going. We didn’t worry about winning [...]

Laughter, Lobs On Display at Esurance Classic

6th Annual Fundraiser/Exo Showcases Davenport, King, Kournikova, Etc.

MILL VALLEY, CALIF. — Lindsay Davenport unapologetically drilled Justin Gimelstob with a ball that left a red mark on his stomach. The three-time Slam champ went so far as to cross the net and autograph her work. Tracy Austin attempted to comfort her doubles partner by kissing Gimelstob’s wound and, moments later, defended his honor [...]

Beyond the Bay – March 2010

• Wolverine (Tennis) Avoids Extinction at Sierra
• Hard Work is What It’s All About at Maggio Academy

Peninsula – March 2010

• Historic Sendoff for Bradley at Alpine Hills
• The Farm’s Klahn/Thatcher No. 1 in Preseason
• Stanford’s Plans For ‘11 NCAA Championships
• Pearson’s Plea: No Contest