Aussie Open champs give back to Tennis Patrons

Clinic

Bob and Mike Bryan were focused on defending their Australian Open title in Melbourne last Thursday, but the world's top doubles team had a presence at the annual meeting for the Santa Barbara Tennis Patrons on Jan. 21.President Elizabeth Winterhalter had good news for the 40-45 people gathered at Harry's Plaza Cafe, which included current and past board members, club managers, local pros and coaches. They were delighted to hear that the Bryan brothers had donated $5,000 through … [Read more...]

Doubles dominate, Mannix saves Royals’ day

Smtab

All the pressure was on Caitlin Mannix in San Marcos' girls tennis opener on Thursday, as she was faced with a must-win situation at the end of the match with the Royals up 9-8 in sets. A loss would have made it 9-9 and San Marcos would have lost on games, but Mannix pulled it out for a 7-5 set win to lift the hosts to a 10-8 win over visiting Valencia.Mannix broke Shenelle Trujillo's serve to go up 6-5 in the set and finished it off from there to lift San Marcos to the narrow victory. It … [Read more...]