It was 2011 when the UCLA tennis club was last in the Tennis On Campus National Championship final. They won it that year over Florida. Since then, the team has struggled to get back to the final. They have … Read More
For 2018, Southern California league teams should learn to love PINK. Specifically, hot pink. A color war has broken out across the nation, with 17 colors assigned to the 17 USTA Sections. Teams that advance to Nationals are asked … Read More
Veteran League Tennis captain Terry Bell is the 2017 Section League Captain of the Year. In a new effort to showcase the section’s best tennis leaders, the SCTA started collecting nominations from the Area League Coordinators for each league season. … Read More
RALLYING WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR How does the SCTA compare with other winning sports teams and individual athletes? To be a winner, teams and athletes need to be effective and efficient. Effective has been defined as doing the right things … Read More
The USTA Becomes A Partner In The Laver Cup Joins With Tennis Australia, Team8 And Jorge Paulo Lemann The USTA today announced that the organization has become a partner in the Laver Cup, the new annual men’s team tennis competition … Read More
After much evaluation and discussion, the SCTA Adult Department and Management will implement the following championship restructure for Southern California USTA and SCTA leagues starting in 2017. WHAT: The Sectional Championship will have four spots at each NTRP level and gender. … Read More
Rallying With The Executive Director How can the SCTA help the USTA clubs and facilities get and keep more Southern Californians engaged in tennis? Thanks for all you are doing to keep your courts full of players. Here are some … Read More
Rallying With The Executive Director The SCTA wants to create more benefits for current USTA members, thereby retaining more members, and make USTA membership more attractive to future members. We hope that you received the GEICO campaign email, “GetaQuoteHelpaKid.” … Read More
Curiosity brought many San Diego coaches, pros and parents to the Junior Town Hall Meeting at the Santaluz Club featuring Trevor Kronemann, the Director of Junior Tennis at the Southern California Tennis Association. This was the third meeting in a … Read More
Professional team tennis is back in Orange County in July 2016 as the Orange County Breakers return to play their Mylan World TeamTennis matches in the area. The Breakers were sold to entrepreneur Lorne Abony after the 2013 Mylan WTT … Read More
USPTA pro Steve Vorhees from the Canyon Crest Country Club in Riverside knows firsthand the importance of tennis education. As the President of the USPTA District 5 in Southern California, he is at the top echelon in his field as … Read More
Rallying With The Executive Director Perfection would look like people, places and programs. Let’s start with the people. Advocates If we had people dedicated to protecting the courts in every one of the 66 largest cities in SoCal that would … Read More
Rallying With The Executive Director After a very busy June and July for youth and adult play, it is time for the Southern California Tennis Association (SCTA) to say thank you. We really appreciate all the individuals who participated in … Read More
When describing the Tennis on Campus (TOC) program to outsiders, the narrative often revolves around the students. It is easy to see how the program fits into the busy, social lifestyle of the average college student. However, what’s rarely discussed is the … Read More