NorCal Hall of Fame to add five members
Five new members of the Northern California Tennis Hall of Fame will be inducted during a luncheon on July 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Peninsula Golf and Country Club in San Mateo....
View ArticleQuerrey falls short of milestones in BNP loss
Sam Querrey could have achieved two milestones with a victory today. Instead, the 30-year-old San Francisco native lost to resurgent Milos Raonic 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the BNP...
View ArticleBryan brothers endure another title drought
Bob and Mike Bryan aren't just enduring a Grand Slam title drought. The ex-Stanford stars also are suffering a dry spell in Masters 1000 tournaments, the highest level after the Slams. Unseeded...
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BNP champ Osaka hinted at greatness at Stanford
Unseeded Naomi Osaka beat No. 20 Daria Kasatkina6-3, 6-2 to win the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.2014 photo by Paul Bauman Naomi Osaka of Japan announced herself as a potential Grand Slam...
View ArticleCal men upset Arizona State for BNP title
Two British freshmen lifted the third-seeded Cal men to a 4-3 victory over top-seeded Arizona State on Sunday in the final of the BNP Paribas Open Collegiate Tennis Challenge at Indian Wells. With...
View ArticleStephens routs Kerber in Miami quarterfinals
Sloane Stephens dominated a two-time Grand Slam champion for the second straight day. But this time, there was a catch. The 13th-seeded Stephens, who grew up in Fresno, dispatched 10th-seeded...
View ArticleStephens, Ostapenko to meet for Miami title
Sloane Stephens and Jelena Ostapenko, both of whom shockingly won Grand Slam singles titles last year, will meet for the first time in the Miami Open women's final on Saturday. The 13th-seeded...
View ArticleIn all-NorCal final, Quan wins Easter Bowl boys 12s
In an all-Northern California final, No. 2 seed Rudy Quan of Roseville beat No. 10 Raghav Jangbahadur of Palo Alto 6-1, 6-4 on Thursday to win the boys 12 championship in the Easter Bowl at Indian...
View ArticleNorCal's Houghton reaches Easter Bowl girls 16 final
Unseeded India Houghton of Belvedere Tiburon routed Hibah Shaikh of Teaneck, N.J., 6-1, 6-3 on Friday to reach the girls 16 final in the Easter Bowl at Indian Wells. Houghton will play No. 11 seed...
View ArticleStephens, Bryan brothers win Miami Open titles
It doesn't take long for Sloane Stephens to find her form. In only her fifth tournament after undergoing foot surgery last year, the unseeded Stephens won the U.S. Open for her first Grand Slam...
View ArticleZamarripas take Easter Bowl girls 16 doubles title
Northern California went 1 for 2 in Easter Bowl girls 16 finals today. In doubles, No. 4 seeds Allura Zamarripa and Maribella Zamarripa of Saint Helena defeated No. 3 Amanda Chan of Pasadena and...
View ArticleNorCal players sweep Easter Bowl 18 singles titles
It was tough, but Northern Californians swept the boys and girls 18 singles titles today in the Easter Bowl. Unseeded Jenson Brooksby of Carmichael, a Sacramento suburb, topped No. 1 seed Tristan...
View ArticleQuerrey gives U.S. 2-0 lead in Davis Cup quarters
San Francisco native Sam Querrey defeated Ruben Bemelmans 6-1, 7-6 (5), 7-5 today in Nashville, Tenn., to give the United States a 2-0 lead over Belgium in the Davis Cup quarterfinals. The...
View ArticleNorCal's Zamarripas complete junior doubles sweep
Allura and Maribella Zamarripa of Saint Helena in the Napa area on Friday won their second big junior doubles title in two weeks. Six days after winning the Easter Bowl girls 16s at Indian Wells,...
View ArticleU.S. wins doubles, advances to Davis Cup semis
As expected, the United States won the doubles to clinch a victory over Belgium in the Davis Cup quarterfinals. But today's match was surprisingly close. Ryan Harrison and Jack Sock subdued...
View ArticleLim, Volynets take titles in Spring Championships
Northern California juniors earned two more titles on Saturday in the USTA International Spring Championships in Carson. Zachery Lim of Fairfield won the boys 16s singles championship, and Katie...
View ArticleEx-Cal teammates win 25K Memphis doubles title
Former Cal teammates Andre Goransson and Florian Lakat edged Scott Griekspoor of the Netherlands and Yannick Mertens of Belgium 2-6, 6-2 [10-7] today to win the 2018 Spell Restaurant Men's $25,000...
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Sharapova enters San Jose tournament
Maria Sharapova plays in the first round of last year's Bank of the West Classicat Stanford. She then withdrew with soreness in her left arm. Photo by Mal Taam Maria Sharapova hopes her stay in the...
View ArticleStephens leads U.S. into 2nd straight Fed Cup final
Thanks largely to Sloane Stephens, the United States today reached its second consecutive Fed Cup final. The 25-year-old Fresno product won both of her matches in the Americans' 3-2 victory over...
View ArticleStanford men, women gain Pac-12 semifinals
The Stanford men and women marched into today's semifinals in the Pac-12 Championships in Ojai, north of Los Angeles. The No. 2-seeded Cardinal men beat No. 7 Washington 4-2 to continue their best...
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