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Schedule of Tournaments for September
September features the US Open in New York, last major of the year and always full of excitement and great matches. Let's see if any surprise awaits for us this year.
Our club will host again two other nice tournaments, the San Diego Senior Games Tennis and the 71st Annual San Diego Metropolitan Tournament. Let's support them while having fun competing.
There are also plenty of tournaments for kids to play.
Please check the schedule below. Click on the tournament you wish to participate to access the page where you can sign up for it.
Adults
16th Annual UCSD Triton Classic: Sep 10th - 11th @ 17th - 18th @ University of California, San Diego
San Diego Senior Games Tennis: Sep 13th - 15th @ Balboa Tennis Club
71st Annual San Diego Metropolitan Tournament: Sep 24th - 25th @ Sep 30th - Oct 2nd @ Balboa Tennis Club
Juniors
Emmo Tennis Junior Open at Lake Murray Tennis Club (Level 5): Sep 3rd - 4th @ Sep 10th - 11th @ Lake Murray Tennis Club
8th Annual Jim Buck Team Jr Tournament presented by SCTA Junior Tennis Council (BG 16's) (Level 1): Sep 3rd - 5th @ Barnes Tennis Center
2nd Annual Martha Redondo Memorial Satellite Tournament (Level 6): Sep 10th - 11th @ Helix High School
Love Fifteen Tennis Tournament (Level 7): Sep 11th @ Cathedral Catholic High School
2nd Virginia Glass Scholarship Satellite Junior Tournament (level 6): Sep 23rd - 25th @ Mountain View Sports Racquet Association
3rd Annual Coronado Nick Shultz Memorial Junior Open Tournament (Level 5): Sep 23rd - 25th @ City of Coronado Tennis Center
YTSD Fall Classic Junior Novice Tournament (Level 7): Sep 24th - 25th @ Barnes Tennis Center
11th Annual K & W Fall Classic Junior Satellite Tournament (Level 6): Sep 30th - Oct 2nd @ Peninsula Tennis Club
Schedule of Tournaments for August 2016
August is another good month of tournaments in the San Diego area, featuring the 88th Annual San Diego District Championships, one of the main events of the year for both juniors and adults and also held at our club.
There is also the USTA National Championships - Girls 18's & 16's, held at Barnes Tennis Center, which is a great opportunity to check out some of the best junior players in the country.
Click on the tournament you wish to participate to access the page where you can sign up for it. Play well and good luck!
Adults
15th Annual Rancho Penasquitos Tennis Center Open: Aug 12th - 14th & 20th - 21st @ Rancho Penasquitos Tennis Center
88th Annual San Diego District Championships: Aug 26th - 28th & Sep 3rd - 5th @ Balboa Tennis Club
Juniors
USTA National Championships - Girls 18's & 16's: Aug 6th - 14th @ Barnes Tennis Center
Nighthawk Summer Junior Novice (Level 7): Aug 6th - 7th @ Del Norte High School
2nd Annual Ben Press Junior Open Tennis Tournament (Level 5): Aug 12th - 14th @ Helix High School
10th Annual K & W Junior Satellite Classic (Level 6): Aug 12th - 14th @ Peninsula Tennis Club
Mira Mesa Novice Tournament (Level 7): Aug 13th - 14th @ Mira Mesa High School
32nd Annual San Diego Junior Doubles (Level 3): Aug 19th - 21st @ Barnes Tennis Center
88th Annual San Diego District Championships: Aug 26th - 28th & Sep 3rd - 5th @ Balboa Tennis Club
Syril Press Memorial Junior Satellite tournament (Level 6): Aug 26th - 28th @ Barnes Tennis Center
Schedule of Tournaments for July 2016
July hosts the most famous tennis tournament in the world: Wimbledon. This year it will be even more special as all eyes will be on Novak Djokovic's attempt to capture the third leg of a historic Calendar Grand Slam achievement.
Here in our area the featured event is the Balboa Open Maureen Connolly Brinker Memorial Tournament, held at our club and hosting adult and junior categories. Let's have some fun competing and supporting this event at our home turf.
There is also plenty of junior tournaments for our kids make good use of their summer break.
Please see the schedule below. Click on the tournament you want to participate and you will be taken to the page where you can sign up. Clicking on the name of the facility hosting each tournament will give you the address and directions to get there.
Adults
24th Annual Mountain View Tournament: July 8th - 19th @ Mountain View Sports & Racquet Association
87th Annual Balboa Open Maureen Connolly Brinker Memorial Tournament: July 22nd - 24th & 29th - 31st @ Balboa Tennis Club
Juniors
Mid-Summer Madspin Junior Satellite Tournament (Level 6): July 1st - 3rd @ Del Norte High School
43rd Annual Wilbur Folsom Memorial Junior Open Tournament (Level 4): July 5th - 8th @ Barnes Tennis Center
10th Annual K & W Summer Jr Satellite Tournament (Level 6): July 8th - 10th @ Balboa Tennis Club
RPTC Adrian Waisfeld Juantopo Cucurucho Junior Open (Level 4): July 9th - 10th & 16th - 17th @ Rancho Penasquitos Tennis Center
31st Annual Fallbrook Junior Open Tournament (Level 5): July 11th - 15th @ Fallbrook Tennis Club
Angel Lopez Junior Satellite Tournament (Level 6): July 15th - 17th @ Barnes Tennis Center
2016 San Diego Early Development Camps: July 17th - Sep 18th @ Omni La Costa Resort & Spa
Carmel Valley Tennis Junior Novice (level 7): July 23rd - 24th @ Carmel Valley Tennis
21st Maureen Connolly Brinker Balboa Junior Championships (Level 4): July 25th - 29th @ Balboa Tennis Club
Pacific Beach Junior Satellite Tournament (Level 6): July 29th - 31st @ Pacific Beach Tennis Club
Tennis Clinics at Balboa: June 13th - 17th
Join us for a tennis clinic this week at Balboa Tennis Club. There is one for every skill level and age.
Novak Djokovic and the "True" Grand Slam
As we approach Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic is attempting to achieve something in men's tennis that hasn't been done for 47 years. A Grand Slam. In recent years the media has coined variations including "Non- Calendar" Grand Slam, "Career" Grand Slam, "Serena" Grand Slam and "Novak" Grand Slam. But according to the late Bud Collins, one of the greatest tennis journalists ever, "Grand Slam" meant only one thing: the feat of winning all four major tournaments—Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open—in the same calendar year. Even calling any of the four majors a "Grand Slam" tournament is a mistake.
Rod Laver, in 1969, was the last player to win it; he is also the only player, man or woman, to have done it twice. His 1969 Grand Slam title was preceded by another one in 1962.
If Novak closes this deal, a case can even be made that he will have done it under much more difficult conditions. When Donald Budge and Rod laver won it, three of the four majors (Australian, Wimbledon and US Open) were played on grass and only the French was on clay. Today the players have three different surfaces to deal with, since the Australian and the US Open became hard court championships.
If he does want it, the next big question in tennis may be: Is Novak Djokovic the best tennis player the game has ever seen?
Tennis Trivia: Who Was The First Professional Tennis Player Ever?
American Bill Tilden was the first player to turn professional, in 1930. In 1932 he promoted his own tour, playing around the world against Czechoslovakia's Karel Kuzeluth. This worked as a springboard for Ellsworth Vines, Fred Perry, Don Budge, Bobby Rigs, Jack Kramer and Pancho Gonzales to start pursuing their own professional careers.
At that time, professional tennis players were not allowed to play in the events organized by the ILTF (International Lawn Tennis Federation), the organization that ruled tennis in those days, and these events included the four majors: Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open. The game lacked a more formal organization and the matches were purely played as head-to-head duels. After the World War II tournament-format competition started taking place.
Bill Tilden's backhand
Tournament Schedule for June 2016
June should be an exciting month for both adults and junior players in the San Diego area who are willing to complete. Check out below the schedule of tournaments and click on the tournament's name to sign up:
Adults:
100th Annual La Jolla Tennis Championship: June 17th - July 3rd @ La Jolla Tennis Club.
Juniors:
2nd Annual ECCTA Summer Swing Jr. Satellite Tournament (Level 6): June 10th - 12th @ East County Community Tennis (Helix High School)
1st Annual Surf & Turf Summer Junior Open (Level 5): June 11th - 12th & 18th-19th @ Surf & Turf Tennis Club
Barnes Tennis Center Spring Junior Novice Tournament (Level 7): June 12th @ Barnes Tennis Center
100th Annual La Jolla Tennis Championship (Open Level): June 17th - July 3rd @ La Jolla Tennis Club.
The Pierre "Al" LeClair Memorial Junior Tennis Classic (Level 6): June 18th - 19th @ Cathedral Catholic High School
100th Annual La Jolla Junior Tennis Championship (Level 5): June 20th - June 24th @ La Jolla Tennis Club.
Youth Tennis San Diego Summer Satellite Junior Tournament (Level 6): June 24th - 26th @ Barnes Tennis Center
Good Luck!
John Knight proudly holding his trophy, won in Palm Springs last year.
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