Fullerton full of quarterfinal results
The Fullerton Tennis Patrons hosted its 65th annual designated tournament in February, accepting 1,144 player entries to make it the biggest tournament ever held by them. The tournament drew some of Santa Barbara’s finest junior players including Ryan Peus, Spencer Simon, Lauren Stratman, and Rachel Decker-Sadowski.
Ryan Peus, the No. 1 seed in the girls 12-and-under division, [...]
SBCC’s Holiday Classic names several champs
Santa Barbara City College hosted its third annual Holiday Tennis Classic on Nov. 21-22, attracting a wealth of players to help raise money for its tennis programs.
Several champions were crowned, with UCSB’s Ben Recknagel defeating teammate Mathieu Forget 6-1, 6-3 for the Open Men’s title and Rachel Decker-Sadowski claiming the Open Women’s title from her [...]
Nguyen, Sundling push Argentinians at U.S. Open
Daniel Nguyen and JT Sundling, a couple of college kids, came out swinging in their U.S. Open debut and gave pros Maximo Gonzalez and Juan Monaco of Argentina all they could handle before faltering 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 in a first-round men’s doubles match Thursday afternoon at the U.S. Tennis Center.
Nguyen, a former Santa Barbara HIgh star, and Sundling, [...]
Nguyen-Sundling to play Thursday morning
Former Santa Barbara High star Daniel Nguyen and partner JT Sundling of Thousand Oaks make their U.S. Open debut Thursday morning against Argentina’s Maximo Gonzalez and Juan Monaco. The match is scheduled for 10 a.m. PDT.
Nguyen-Sundling, teammates at USC, earned a wild-card berth into the Open’s main draw by winning the USTA Boys 18 doubles [...]
Nguyen, Sundling reach boys 18s doubles final
Former Santa Barbara High standout Daniel Nguyen and partner JT Sundling are one victory away from a doubles title at the USTA Junior Tennis National Hardcourt Championships in Michigan.
The top-seeded duo will be challenged by eighth-seeded Sekou Coker Bangoura and Nathan Pasha in Sunday’s final. Nguyen and Sundling hadn’t lost a set the entire draw until [...]
Nguyen, Simon, Stratman seek national titles
Daniel Nyugen and Spencer Simon are still in the hunt for a junior tennis USTA Hardcourt National Championship this week in Kalamazoo, Washington, and Lauren Stratman is in San Diego vying for a girls national title.
Nguyen, a Santa Barbara High graduate who is currently playing at USC, and partner JT Sundling have defended their No. [...]