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LAC SpotlightJanuary 24, 2022Inspired by her own introduction to tennis, Victoria O’Donnell has been a Local Area Coordinator (LAC) volunteer for four years for the Napa/Solano and Sonoma/Mendocino areas. Read More -
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Tennis New Year ResolutionDecember 20, 2021We asked some of our captains and players in Adult Leagues how they are reflecting on the past year as 2021 comes to a close and what tennis goals and resolutions they have set for themselves heading into the New Year. There are so many different tennis goals you can work toward in 2022, and we hope some of these will even get you inspired to pick one of these up or create your own. Read More -
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Beating Cancer with TennisOctober 26, 2021Ana Klein started playing tennis in 2016 and was drawn to the sport as a fun way to get exercise and a great social outlet to meet new people. Little did she know that just two short years after entering the sport, it would help her get through the toughest time in her life - breast cancer. Read More -
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Committee Chair SpotlightOctober 21, 2021Growing up, David Van Brunt was active in sports but never put much focus into tennis. In fact, he didn’t even start playing until an injury forced him to take up the sport later in life. After a motorcycle accident in December of 1993 left him with a traumatic brain injury, a shattered pelvis, and the loss of his legs, David had to learn how to adjust to life in a wheelchair. Read More -
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Player SpotlightOctober 21, 2021For as long as Nadja Tse Togasaki can remember, tennis has been a part of her life. She started playing tennis at a young age with her dad and brother, and it quickly became a family hobby. Since then, Nadja has been hooked on tennis and has continued that passion for the sport into adulthood. Since 2007, Nadja has been an active participant in Adult Leagues at USTA NorCal, playing in everything from Adult 18 & Over and Adult 40 & Over to Mixed and Combo leagues. Read More -
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Open Winners CrownedSeptember 15, 2021It's been a long journey, but tournaments are back in Northern California and it has been full speed ahead this summer. It has been a season full of hard-fought battles, tight matches, and impressive wins. And that could not be more accurate for the recent Moraga Country Club Open in July and the Laguna Creek Tennis Club Open in August. Read More -
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NorCal Volunteer SpotlightAugust 27, 2021nspired by her own tennis journey, Dolores has been a committed Local Area Coordinator (LAC) volunteer for USTA NorCal Adult Leagues for 14 years. Dolores’ husband first introduced her to tennis at 40 years old and taught her how to play.. She quickly took to the sport and became active in USTA leagues, playing in almost every league age division and captaining numerous teams along the way. Read More -
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Facility SpotlightAugust 18, 2021Running a smooth tennis tournament requires a lot of commitment, a great facility, partnership, and above all else, communication is key. And that last component could not be truer for the Stonegate Country Cub General Manager Jeff Bailey and Tennis Director Zach Juhre. Read More -
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Committee Member SpotlightAugust 18, 2021Andie Mouzes started playing tennis at a young age. Although she didn’t live near a court, she and her sister got creative playing in their driveway with a rope tied up as a net. The makeshift tennis court must have worked because Andie’s passion for tennis quickly grew and her parents signed her up for tennis lessons at eight years old. Read More -
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NorCal Volunteer SpotlightAugust 18, 2021A long-time tennis fan, Juliet never grew up participating in the sport herself, but that all changed when she started helping out at USTA NorCal districts with her sister. “My sister had been playing tennis and working at the USTA as a TSR, so she would come work at district events and stay with me,” she said. “I would hang out with her while she was there, and eventually, I started working the events with her myself.” Read More -
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NorCal Volunteer SpotlightJuly 26, 2021After playing for the first time on a 50+ senior tennis team and making it to Districts and Sectionals in 2005, Helen Berott decided it was not enough to just be a tennis player. “That was such a positive experience that I knew I wanted to volunteer and be a part of it too,” she remembered. Read More -
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Garry Hurlbut FeatureJuly 08, 2021Tennis is often not about when you start but your commitment once you do. Growing up in Connecticut, there were no tennis courts in Garry Hurlbut’s small town. It was only when he joined the Air Force and became a captain that he found tennis on the various bases he was stationed. Read More -
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Player Feature-Jeff CannonJuly 02, 2021Jeff Cannon had all but given up tennis after playing in high school and sparingly in college until about four years ago at a dinner at TPC Stonebrae in Hayward. One of the others at the table mentioned that there were Saturday drop-ins for tennis. Read More -
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Mackenzie McDonald Q&ASeptember 04, 2020Coming off a hamstring injury that kept him sidelined from competition for the second half of 2019, Northern California’s Mackenzie (Mackie) McDonald was healed and ready to hit the ground running in 2020. He started the year returning to the tour ready to find a good rhythm and build back the momentum he had going pre-injury. Then came the global Coronavirus pandemic putting a pause on everything. But after months with no sports, tennis is back! However, we are looking at tackling a new world of revised schedules, controlled environments, and strict guidelines to ensure the health and safety for all involved. As we head into the first major since the pandemic, USTA NorCal recently sat down with Mackie before he headed to New York for the Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati Open) and the US Open to discuss how he is preparing his game in these crazy times and what he is looking forward to most for getting back on the court. Read More -
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NorCal Adult League ChampsSeptember 04, 2020A USTA League National Championship title is what most league players strive for each year, along with the added social component. And for our NorCal teams, 2019 was a great year. All of the teams from NorCal made us proud and we had some especially hard-fought battles and impressive wins with three of our very own taking home the national championship glory. And since we can’t play right now, we caught up with our team winner captains and fellow league players to relive their journey to become national champions and pick their brains on how they are coping without league tennis during the pandemic. We know it’s not the same, but here’s to hoping this trip down memory helps smile and forget we aren’t out there this season! Read More -
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Cici Bellis Q&ASeptember 04, 2020Catching up with NorCal's CiCi Bellis as the heads to the 2020 US Open. Read More -
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High Winds Didn't Slow Down the BNP Paribas Tri-Level Team ChampionsOctober 31, 2019The BNP Paribas Tri-Level Team Championship event took place Oct. 25-27th at Diamond Hills Sports Club and Spa in Oakley. Tri-Level consist of teams playing three lines in order of strength at the 4.5, 4.0 &3.5 level. Thirtythree teams came together this year for the annual event. Read More -
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2019 Super-Seniors World Team ChampionshipsOctober 01, 2019After the seniors, it was the Super-Seniors’ turn to battle it out on the court in Umag, Croatia for a shot at the World Team title. From September 15-20, three NorCal players represented the section at the highest level when they competed at the 39th ITF Super-Seniors World Team Championships. A regular on Team U.S.A, San Francisco resident Geoff Cykman joined teammate Gary Jenkins, Mark Meyers and Tom Smith to form the U.S.A. Team competing in the Britannia Cup for the Men’s 65 & Over. Cykman and his teammates were undefeated in the round robin, beating Hungary and Poland 3-0. In the 1st-7th playoff match, Team U.S.A. ran into a very strong French team, stopping them in their run 3-0. France eventually went on to win the competition. But Geoff and the rest of Team U.S.A. bounced back in the playoff match to overcome Australia 2-0, coming home with an exciting third place medal. Read More -
Taking place in Estoril/Lisbon, Portugal from August 4-10, 2019, the ITF Seniors Team World Championships once again didn’t disappoint. Two NorCal players were selected to represent Team USA. A veteran at the World Championships, Dan Gill of San Jose, CA, helped his team get out of its group in the Fred Perry Cup (M50). The four-man team composed of Dana, Eoin Collins, Willie Alumbaugh and Greg Paukstis beat Argentina and Bolivia 3-0 to make their way into the 1st-8th Playoff draw. There, the U.S. Team couldn’t hold the Italians, who earned their semifinal spot 2-1. In the 5th-6th playoff match, Dana and his teammates came across a very strong Belgium team that won 3-0. However, in their last match, Team U.S.A. finished on a high note, overcoming Germany 2-1 to take 7th place. Read More
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Adult 70 & Over League: When Tennis Becomes a LifestyleAugust 21, 2019The Adult 70 & Over league consisted of 40 teams and 504 players, spread out in the Men’s 6.0 category, Women’s 6.5, Men’s and Women’s 7.0 category, as well as Men’s and Women’s 8.0. The Sectional Championships crowned two winners, but other teams won their respective flights. Captained by Sue Nakayama, the Women’s 6.5 out Morgan Hill Tennis Club, the Women’s 7.0 from Millbrae Racquet Club captained by Sylvia Jackson, and the Women’s 8.0 team from Rio Del Mar, captained by Gay Finch, were all victorious of their flights. Read More -
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Team NorCal Shines Bright At Second NTRP National ChampionshipsAugust 21, 2019The NTRP National Championships crowned winners in men’s and women’s singles and doubles divisions over two weekends in late March and early April. The 18 & Over singles and doubles divisions took place respectively Friday, March 29 - Sunday, March 31, 2019 and Friday, April 5 - Sunday, April 7, 2019 at Academia Sanchez-Casal in Naples, FL, while the 50 & Over divisions were played those same weekends at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex in Surprise, AZ. Read More
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