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Bank of the West Classic to leave Stanford
As it turned out, the Bank of the West Classic ended a 21-year run at Stanfordwith an indelible image as Madison Keys sat on CoCo Vandeweghe's lap afterbeating her close friend for the title in August....
View ArticleThree NorCal girls seeded in Junior Orange Bowl
Three Northern California girls are seeded in the Junior Orange Bowl, Wednesday through Dec. 19 at four sites in the Miami area. Vivian Ovrootsky of San Jose is No. 4 in the 14s. Priya Nelson of...
View ArticleNorCal seeds coast in Junior Orange Bowl openers
All three Northern California seeds breezed to first-round victories today in the Junior Orange Bowl in Coral Gables, Fla. In the girls 14s, No. 4 Vivian Ovrootsky of San Jose overwhelmed...
View ArticleBay Area's Inoue upsets seed in Junior Orange Bowl
Hina Inoue of Saratoga in the San Francisco Bay Area ousted ninth-seeded Elaine Chervinsky of Boca Raton, Fla., 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 today in the second round of the girls 14s in the Junior Orange Bowl at...
View ArticleNelson reaches last 16 in Junior Orange Bowl 12s
Northern California's hopes in the Junior Orange Bowl now rest with Priya Nelson. The seventh-seeded Nelson, from Sacramento, topped Marylove Edwards of Nigeria 7-6 (2), 6-2 today to reach the...
View ArticleYou cannot be serious: McEnroe analyzed in book
John McEnroe grew up in New York, still lives there and has a second home in fashionable Malibu, a Los Angeles-area enclave overlooking the Pacific Ocean. But McEnroe also is a Northern California...
View ArticleNelson advances to Junior Orange Bowl quarters
Seventh-seeded Priya Nelson of Sacramento topped Mao Mushika of Japan 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 today to reach the girls 12 quarterfinals in the Junior Orange Bowl on clay in Coral Gables, Fla. Nelson is...
View ArticleNelson falls in Junior Orange Bowl quarters
No. 2 seed Sofia Costoulas of Belgium routed No. 7 Priya Nelson of Sacramento 6-2, 6-0 today in the girls 12 quarterfinals at the Junior Orange Bowl on clay in Coral Gables, Fla. Nelson won the...
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Stephens' U.S. Open title heads top stories of 2017
Sloane Stephens, playing at Indian Wells last year, won the U.S. Open lessthan two months after returning from foot surgery. Photo by Mal Taam Everyone who predicted that Jelena Ostapenko and Sloane...
View ArticleNovikov upsets No. 2 seed in Winter National 12s
Emily Novikov of Campbell in the San Francisco Bay Area ousted No. 2 seed Madeleine Jessup of Rancho Palos Verdes in the Los Angeles region 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 today in the second round of the girls...
View ArticleMcDaniel gains last 16 of Winter National boys 18s
Marcus McDaniel of Vacaville surprised No. 17 seed Robert Baylon of Buena Park in the Los Angeles area 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 today to reach the boys 18 round of 16 in the USTA National Winter Championships...
View ArticleA. Zamarripa reaches quarters in Winter Nationals
Allura Zamarripa of Saint Helena in the Napa area upset No. 13 seed Katja Wiersholm of Kirkland, Wash., 7-5, 6-2 today to reach the girls 16 quarterfinals in the USTA National Winter Championships...
View ArticleA. Zamarripa, Quan stay hot in Winter Nationals
Allura Zamarripa of Saint Helena in the Napa area and Rudy Quan of Roseville in the Sacramento region continued their remarkable runs in the USTA National Winter Championships today. Zamarripa...
View ArticleNelson, Quan to play for Winter National titles
Two Sacramento-area juniors will play for singles titles on Tuesday in the USTA National Winter Championships. Sacramento's Priya Nelson and Roseville's Rudy Quan, both seeded seventh, advanced in...
View ArticleQuan rolls to Winter Nationals title; Nelson falls
Rudy Quan allowed -- gasp -- four games in a set. The resident of Roseville in the Sacramento area then reverted to his dominating ways and won the boys 12 singles title in the USTA National...
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Stanford women ranked No. 1; Pliskova routs Bellis
Michaela Gordon, now a Stanford freshman, eyes a forehand in singles quali-ing for the $60,000 Sacramento Challenger in July. Photo by Rob Vomund The Stanford women earned the top spot in the first...
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Bellis earns sixth victory over a top-20 player
Cici Bellis, rejoicing after upsetting Petra Kvitova at Stanford in August, beat20th-ranked Magdalena Rybarikova today in the Sydney International. Photo by Mal Taam Qualifier CiCi Bellis recorded...
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Radwanska tops Bellis; McDonald wins in Open qualies
Agnieszka Radwanska evened her record against CiCi Bellis at 1-1 witha 7-6 (4), 6-0 victory today in the second round of the Sydney International.File photo by Mal Taam Agnieszka Radwanska got even...
View ArticleZhao routed in Open qualies; Altamirano pulls upset
According to the rankings, the first-round qualifying match between Denisa Allertova and Carol Zhao in the Australian Open looked highly competitive. It didn't work out that way. The 18th-seeded...
View ArticleQuerrey has brutal draw; Altamirano continues run
Sam Querrey's No. 13 seeding, his best in a Grand Slam tournament, didn't help him much in the Australian Open draw. The 30-year-old San Francisco native, now based in Santa Monica in the Los...
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