By Steve Pratt They came from all over Southern California – and one dedicated Wheelchair Warrior all the way from Sacramento – to share their love of competition and camaraderie within a unique community at the first-ever Southern California Tennis Association Foundation “All-Comers” Wheelchair Tennis Camp. They gathered at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson
By Karen Ronney The SCTA Foundation has partnered with Amazon to support our amazing communities, providers and organizations with a simple smile. That’s right, it starts with AmazonSmile, a program that donates 0.5% of your eligible purchases on Amazon to a charity of your choice. We support tennis for people of all ages, those with
By Karen Ronney This SCTA Foundation is offering the Kramer Future Champions Scholarship Grant for junior tennis players residing in Southern California between the ages of 8-18, who aspire to play collegiate or professional tennis, show significant promise, and demonstrate financial need to compete in sectional or national tournaments. Use of funds includes tournament fees,
By Karen Ronney When Frances Simpson Lang sees a need in her community, she steps up and creates solutions. As such, the Executive Director at Mountain View Sports & Racquet Club h as been a game changer and has helped tennis blossom in Southern California. Simpson Lang was born in Salisbury, North Carolina, and has
By Karen Ronney Tory Bailey Jr’s path to tennis success has been filled with big dreams, family guidance and community support. He picked up a racket at age 3, and now over a decade later the high school senior is headed to Howard University to study computer science and play college tennis. His is a
By Karen Ronney Great things can happen when two tennis cultures join forces on the tennis court. Just ask Frances Simpson-Lang, the Executive Director at Mountain View Sports & Racquet Club. She noticed two groups of 2.5 level ladies playing fun doubles on a regular basis at her club during COVID-19. One was a group
By Karen Ronney Ed Collins is a true Renaissance man with a great sense of humor. His many passions in life include coaching, writing, music, travel, the Spanish language and tennis, and not necessarily in that order. He has used his unique talents to write and self-publish his recent book entitled, “Give It Your Miserable
