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Volynets romps in rematch of Eddie Herr final
Katie Volynets, shown last year, dismissed 13th-seededVictoria Hu 6-1, 6-2 in the second round of the 16s in theOrange Bowl. Photo by Paul Bauman This time, it was even more one-sided. In a rematch...
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NorCal's Volynets takes out No. 2 seed in Eddie Herr
Katie Volynets, shown last year, beat No. 2 seed OanaCorneanu 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4) to reach the girls 16 quarter-finals in the Orange Bowl. Photo by Paul Bauman Katie Volynets of Walnut Creek in the San...
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Volynets faces rematch in Orange Bowl semis
Katie Volynets, shown last year, will faceAngelica Blake for the second time in oneweek. Photo by Paul Bauman The only player who gave girls 16s champion Katie Volynets trouble in last week's Eddie...
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NorCal's Volynets can make history with title
Katie Volynets could become the first girl to winthe Eddie Herr and Orange Bowl 16s titles inthe same year. 2015 photo by Paul Bauman Katie Volynets of Walnut Creek in the San Francisco Bay Area can...
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Another NorCal junior completes rare sweep
Katie Volynets became the first girl to sweep theEddie Herr and Orange Bowl 16s titles. Sam Rifficeachieved the feat two years ago on the boys' side.2015 photo by Paul Bauman For the second time in...
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Two NorCal boys reach last 16 in Jr. Orange Bowl
Stefan Leustian, shown last year, crushed Barney Fitz-patrick of Great Britain 6-1, 6-0 in the Junior OrangeBowl. Photo by Paul Bauman Two Northern Californians have reached the boys 14 round of 16...
View ArticleNorCal's Leustian, McDaniel fall in Jr. Orange Bowl
Northern Californians Stefan Leustian and Marcus McDaniel lost by identical scores today in the boys 14 round of 16 in the Junior Orange Bowl in Key Biscayne, Fla. The No. 9-seeded Leustian, from...
View ArticleComing soon: Top 10 stories of 2016
A highly scientific survey on the top 10 stories of 2016 in Northern California tennis -- consisting of my opinion and exhaustive research of an hour or so -- will be posted next week. Happy...
View ArticleBrooksby tops No. 3 seed, gains Winter Natl. quarters
No. 16 seed Jenson Brooksby of Carmichael in the Sacramento area surprised No. 3 Mason Beiler of Palm Harbor, Fla., 6-2, 6-2 on Friday to reach the boys 18 quarterfinals in the USTA National Winter...
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Querrey stunner highlights top 10 stories of 2016
Sam Querrey, shown in 2014, ended Novak Djokovic's 30-matchGrand Slam winning streak. Photo by Paul Bauman From beginning to end, 2016 was an exceptional year in Northern California tennis. Three...
View ArticleChoy among five NorCal juniors in Winter Natl. semis
Sara Choy of Palo Alto led a parade of five Northern California juniors into today's singles semifinals in the USTA National Winter Championships. Choy, the No. 7 seed in the girls 18s, routed No....
View ArticleOvrootsky gains singles, doubles finals in Winter Natls.
Vivian Ovrootsky of San Jose on Sunday reached the girls 12 singles and doubles finals in the USTA National Winter Championships in Tucson, Ariz. Ovrootsky, seeded No. 1, dominated No. 10 Nikita...
View ArticleOvrootsky sweeps girls 12 titles in Winter Natls.
Vivian Ovrootsky of San Jose swept the girls 12 singles and doubles titles today in the USTA National Winter Championships in Tucson, Ariz. Also, Carolyn Campana of Hillsborough in the San...
View ArticleYear-end rankings; TV schedule; calendar
WORLD RANKINGS Players with Northern California ties ranked in the top 1,000 in the world (change from previous week in parentheses):Men's singles No. 31 (no change) -- Sam Querrey, 29-year-old San...
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Altamirano ousts top seed; his Cavaliers ranked No. 1
Collin Altamirano played in an exhibition inAntelope, near Sacramento, in early October.Photo by Paul Bauman Qualifier Collin Altamirano of Sacramento stunned No. 1 seed Tommy Paul of Boca Raton,...
View ArticleComing soon: Series on teen phenoms Bellis, Volynets
A three-part series on San Francisco Bay Area teenage phenoms CiCi Bellis and Katie Volynets will be posted soon. Part 1: Bellis, 17, prepares for her first Australian Open. Part 2: Monique...
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Altamirano, McDonald reach quarters in 25K L.A.
Collin Altamirano, shown in 2014, defeated fellowqualifier Karue Sell 7-6 (5), 7-5 in Los Angeles.Photo by Paul Bauman Collin Altamirano of Sacramento defeated fellow qualifier Karue Sell of Brazil...
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McDonald wins, Altamirano falls in 25K Los Angeles
Mackenzie McDonald, serving in theStockton (Calif.) Challenger last Octo-ber, reached today's semifinals in LosAngeles. Photo by Paul Bauman One Northern California product won Friday in the...
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McDonald gains final of 25K Los Angeles
Wild card Mackenzie McDonald slugs a backhand duringhis loss to qualifier Jan Satral of the Czech Republic inthe first round of the U.S. Open last August. Photo byPaul Bauman No. 5 seed Mackenzie...
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McDonald tops Swedish teen for 25K L.A. title
Mackenzie McDonald, shown in the $100,000Stockton (Calif.) Challenger last October, wonsecond career ITF singles title today. Photo byPaul Bauman No. 5 seed Mackenzie McDonald, a San Francisco Bay...
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