Stefan Menichella, a member of CIF tennis powerhouse University High in Irvine, won the boys 18 singles championship at the 40th annual Knowlwood Junior Tournament over the weekend.The second-seeded Menichella, who helped University win the CIF Division1 title in June, defeated Oaks Christian standout Wyatt Houghton in the final, 6-3, 6-4.RESULTSIn the girls 18s final, third-seeded Kristina Eisenbrand of Moorpark defeated Samantha Stalder of Costa Mesa, 6-0, 3-6, 6-4.The … [Read more...]
Junior players show their stuff at Cathedral Oaks tourney
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
While most of the universe was glued to the television, watching the USA vs. Japan in the Women's World Cup soccer finale, closer to home was more finals action "in full swing."The Cathedral Oaks Athletic Club hosted the 2011 Santa Barbara Patrons Junior Tennis Circuit.“We had incredible conditions for tennis this weekend and had a wonderful tournament,” said Hugh Stratman, COAC Tennis Director.Both he and Liz Frech, the Dos Pueblos tennis coach, served as co-directors … [Read more...]
Oceanside School of Tennis promoting Saturday clinic for High School players
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 By 1 Comment
Oceanside School of Tennis has started an in-season Saturday Clinic for varsity and JV tennis players, designed to help developing players excel in competition.Presidio Sports and Oceanside have teamed up to offer a complimentary session to two lucky winners. Clinics, which are held on Saturdays from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the DoubleTree Resort tennis center, will be conducted every Saturday throughout the Spring until June 4.Oceanside's In-Season program has been developed to … [Read more...]
Bulgarians conquer from Santa Barbara
Sunday, January 23, 2011 By 1 Comment
December's 47th Annual Anaheim Junior Tennis Tournament experienced a new level of competition this year — the Junior Bulgarian National Tennis Team.The infiltration originated in Santa Barbara, where Oceanside Tennis Academy head coach Dimitar Yazadzhiev hosted six internationally ranked junior tennis players, ages 12-to-14, for a two-week training program.Four of the players - Victoria Bardareva, Vivian Zlatanova, Kaloan Valtchev, Andrey Alawi - are Bulgarian national champions in … [Read more...]
Fullerton full of quarterfinal results
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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, reached the quarterfinals after taking out the No. 9-seed Ena Shibahara of Rancho Palos Verdes in a close … [Read more...]
Rain abbreviates 25th junior City Tournament
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 By
Amidst rain and delays, The Santa Barbara Tennis Patrons hosted its twenty-fifth annual City Tournament on January 22-23rd, drawing top juniors from around the nation and Southern California. Due to the amount of age divisions offered in the tournament as well as difficulties with the weather, only a few champions were crowned.“We took too many entries this year, but we wanted to benefit the Santa Barbara juniors,” said CathyAnn Simon, Director of the Tennis Patrons. Many of the … [Read more...]
