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NorCal men fall in USTA National 40 semifinals

   Both Northern California men lost today in the semifinals of the USTA National 40 Hard Court Championships in the San Diego suburb of La Jolla.   No. 3 seed Oren Motevassel of San Jose fell to No. 1...

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NorCal's Campana edged in Eddie Herr doubles final

   Unseeded Carolyn Campana of Hillsborough in the San Francisco Bay Area and Abigail Forbes of Raleigh, N.C., lost a heartbreaker in the girls 16 doubles final of the Eddie Herr International Tennis...

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Bujan wins third straight National 40 Hard Court title

No. 1 seed Tony Bujan of Tustin defeated No. 4 Marcio Carlsson of Brazil7-6 (4), 6-4 to win the USTA National 40 Hard Court Championships in LaJolla, Calif. Photo courtesy of JFS Communications/USTA...

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Canadian, American earn unlikely titles in Herr 18s

   Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada and Kylie McKenzie of Anthem, Ariz., completed stunning title marches on Sunday in the Eddie Herr International Championship in Bradenton, Fla.   Saving three match...

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NorCal collegians help U.S. beat France for title

Mackenzie McDonald, a UCLA junior from Piedmontin the San Francisco Bay Area, led the United States toa 4-1 win over France. 2015 file photo by Paul Bauman   The United States, featuring several...

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Roseville's Riffice advances in Orange Bowl 18s

   Sam Riffice of Roseville in the Sacramento area defeated qualifier Andres Andrade of Ecuador 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 today in the completion of a suspended boys 18 first-round match at the Orange Bowl in...

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Roseville's Riffice upsets seed in Orange Bowl 18s

   Sam Riffice of Roseville in the Sacramento area surprised No. 10 seed Jurabek Karimov of Uzbekistan 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday in the second round of the boys 18s in the Orange Bowl in Plantation, Fla....

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NorCal's Riffice, Gordon fall in Orange Bowl 18s

   Sam Riffice and Michaela Gordon, both 16-year-old Northern Californians, suffered similar fates on Friday in the Orange Bowl in Plantation, Fla.   The difference was that Riffice played two singles...

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NorCal juniors lose in Orange Bowl doubles semis

   Two Northern California juniors lost in the doubles semifinals on Saturday in the Orange Bowl in Plantation, Fla.   Michaela Gordon, 16, of Saratoga in the San Francisco Bay Area and Jaqueline...

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Results of Orange Bowl finals

ORANGE BOWLIn Plantation, Fla.Boys finals18 singles   Miomir Kecmanovic (9), Serbia, def. Stefanos Tsitsipas (3), Greece, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (5).18 doubles   Yuta Shimizu and Yunosuke Tanaka, Japan, def....

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Three NorCal players advance in Junior Orange Bowl

   Three Northern Californians reached today's round of 32 in the Junior Orange Bowl in Coral Gables, Fla.   Fourth-seeded Katie Volynets of Walnut Creek in the San Francisco Bay Area defeated Jada Bui...

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Dream of World TeamTennis faces uncertain future

Tennys Sandgren, left, and Neal Skupski of the CaliforniaDream face the San Diego Aviators in July in the Sacramentosuburb of Citrus Heights. Photo by Paul Bauman   The California Dream could be...

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Aidan Mayo upsets ninth seed in Junior Orange Bowl

Aidan Mayo, serving in the Rio Del Oro JuniorExcellence Tournament in Sacramento in April,will play for a berth in the boys 12 quarterfinalsin the Junior Orange Bowl. Photo by Paul Bauman   Aidan Mayo...

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Aidan Mayo ousts another seed in Junior Orange Bowl

Aidan Mayo, playing in the Rio Del Oro Junior ExcellenceTournament in Sacramento in April, reached the quarter-finals of the Junior Orange Bowl. Photo by Paul Bauman    Aidan Mayo of Roseville in the...

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Aidan Mayo loses to top seed in Junior Orange Bowl

Aidan Mayo, playing in the Rio Del Oro Junior ExcellenceTournament in Sacramento in April, fell in the quarterfinalsof the Junior Orange Bowl. Photo by Paul Bauman    Aidan Mayo faced a seed for the...

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U.S. goes 0 for 8 in prestigious junior tourneys

   The recent Orange Bowl and Junior Orange Bowl weren't exactly encouraging for the United States.   The U.S. failed to win any of the eight singles titles in the prestigious Florida tournaments....

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No. 1 seeds from NorCal advance in Winter Nationals

Stefan Leustian, shown in April in Sacramento, is seededfirst in the boys 14s in the USTA National Winter Champ-ionships in Tucson, Ariz. Photo by Paul Bauman    Three No. 1 seeds from Northern...

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NorCal's Favero falls in Winter National nail-biter

No. 6 seed Camille Favero, shown in June in Sacramento,lost a heartbreaker in the third round of the girls 18s inthe USTA National Winter Championships.Photo by Paul Bauman    No. 6 seed Camille Favero...

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NorCal's Shekhera ousts No. 4 seed in Winter Nationals

Ajai Shekhera, playing in Sacramentoin April, beat fourth-seeded RichardCiamarra to reach the boys 18 quarter-finals in the USTA National WinterChampionships. Photo by Paul Bauman   Unseeded Ajai...

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Year-end rankings, calendar

WORLD RANKINGS   Players with Northern California ties ranked in the top 1,000 in the world (change from last week in parentheses): Men   Collin Altamirano, 20-year-old Sacramento resident -- No. 818...

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