SoCal
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., [...]
Fish to Join Bryan Bros. at Cool Planet Fest
Top-Ranked American to Help Raise Funds For Underserved Youth
CAMARILLO, CALIF. — World No. 9 and top-ranked American Mardy Fish will join the Bryan Bros. at the Cool Planet Tennis Fest at Spanish Hills CC on Oct. 23. The exo/pro-am will benefit the Bryan Bros. Foundation, which supports youth tennis activities and underserved youth throughout Southern California. The foundation has raised $240,000 for programs [...]
Johnson Wins Pair of USTA Pro Circuit Titles
USC Senior Goes Back-to-Back In Claremont, Costa Mesa
As if USC senior Steve Johnson‘s to-return-or-not-to-return decision wasn’t complicated enough. The reigning NCAA singles titlist, weighing a pro career versus one last season with the back-to-back-to-back NCAA team champion Trojans, captured his first two $10,000 USTA Pro Circuit titles — the Sept. 12-18 Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center Pro Classic and the Sept. 19-25 [...]
Desert Warfare: BNP Paribas Open Preview
A Look Ahead At Indian Wells
THE MEN Ivan Ljubicic took us by surprise last year when the 30-year-old Croat took out Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick en route to the BNP Paribas Open title. Not bad, for a follicly challenged old man. But don’t hold your breath is you’re waiting for a repeat. No longer a one-Slam wonder, [...]
Farmers Classic Says ‘No’ to Appearance Fees
TD Kramer: ‘We’ll Be Standing On Our Own Merit’
It’s not necessarily a dirty little secret, per se, but it’s one the most important low profile, underreported constants in the pro game. The more modest-sized tournaments in tennis regularly pay guarantees (oops, appearance fees) to the top stars. A former Grand Slam champion from South America might pocket more than $400,000 just to show [...]
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 [...]
Bryan Bros. to Host Grand Slam Jam
Fish, Querrey, King, Davenport Will Join Fun on Oct. 23 at Malibu RC
Bob and Mike Bryan are once again taking the lead of friend and inspiration Andre Agassi by hosting the Bryan Brothers’ Grand Slam Jam at the Malibu RC on Oct. 23. The day will benefit the Bryan Bros. Foundation and the Bogart Pediatric Cancer Research Program. Founded in ‘84, the program was named in memory [...]
U.S. vs. Italy Fed Cup Tix On Sale
Rematch of '09 Final Comes to San Diego Sports Arena Nov. 6-7
Single-day tickets for the ’10 Fed Cup Final between the U.S. and Italy — scheduled for Nov. 6-7 at the San Diego Sports Arena — have been released and will be available for public sale starting Mon., Oct. 18 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time.
Bryan Bros. to Host K-Swiss All Star Tennis Fest
Fish, Querrey Will Join Duo Sept. 25 at Spanish Hills CC
Fresh off their third U.S. Open championship and ninth career Grand Slam title, the all-time winningest men’s doubles team and world No. 1s Bob and Mike Bryan will be joined by Top 25 players and good friends Mardy Fish and Sam Querrey at the K-Swiss All Star Tennis Fest & Wine Tasting event Saturday, Sept. [...]
Laurel Springs Students Square Off Under Lights at U.S. Open
Wozniacki Gets Better Of Gullickson In Year's Final Grand Slam
All eyes were on two former Laurel Springs students on Tuesday night at the U.S. Open as top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki and Chelsey Gullickson battled into the early morning hours on famed Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. It was nearly 1 a.m. when it finally ended with Wozniacki beating Gullickson, 6-1, 6-1. Although they [...]