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Ex-Stanford star Gibbs routed on big stage
Nicole Gibbs, serving in the BNP Paribas Open in IndianWells last week, lost to fourth-seeded Garbine Muguruza6-1, 6-0 on Sunday in Miami. Photo by Paul Bauman Nicole Gibbs had been working for this...
View ArticleVolynets, 14, and Muljat, 15, oust high seeds
Katie Volynets of Walnut Creek and Jessi Muljat of Sacramento upset high seeds on Wednesday to reach the girls 16 quarterfinals in the USTA International Spring Championships in Carson. Volynets,...
View ArticleCalifornians, 16, to meet in Spring quarterfinals
Two promising 16-year-old Californians will meet today in the girls 18 quarterfinals at the USTA International Spring Championships in Carson. No. 2 Kayla Day of Santa Barbara wore down Ann Li of...
View ArticleNorCal girls reach 16 singles final in USTA tourney
The girls 16 singles final in the USTA International Spring Championships in Carson will be an all-Northern California encounter. No. 14 seed Jessi Muljat of Sacramento will meet No. 15 Katie...
View ArticleMuljat wins all-NorCal girls 16 final in USTA tourney
In an all-Northern California matchup, No. 14 seed Jessi Muljat of Sacramento defeated No. 15 Katie Volynets of Walnut Creek 6-4, 7-5 today to win the girls 16 singles title in the USTA...
View ArticleNorCal's Riffice falls in USTA Spring boys 18 final
First, Liam Caruana was overmatched. Then Sam Riffice was. The 11th-seeded Caruana, a resident of Austin, Texas, who recently began playing for his native Italy, beat the fourth-seeded Riffice,...
View ArticleNorCal's Keyser upsets seed in Easter Bowl boys 18s
Alexander Keyser of Danville surprised 12th-seeded Sebastian Arcila of Puerto Rico 7-6 (5), 6-1 on Monday in the first round of the boys 18s at the Easter Bowl in Indian Wells, Calif. Keyser will...
View ArticleQualifier Choy takes out sixth seed in Easter Bowl
Sara Choy overcame a terrible start and pulled off a big upset in the Easter Bowl on Tuesday. The qualifier from Palo Alto shocked No. 6 seed Taylor Johnson of Redondo Beach 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2 in...
View ArticleRiffice beats ex-Roseville neighbor in Easter Bowl
Sam Riffice and Keenan Mayo grew up a few houses apart in the Sacramento, Calif., suburb of Roseville. Riffice, seeded No. 5, defeated Mayo 6-2, 6-4 Thursday to reach the boys 18 quarterfinals in...
View ArticleNorCal's Riffice, Gordon fall in Easter Bowl quarters
Northern Californians Sam Riffice and Michaela Gordon lost today in the boys and girls 18 quarterfinals, respectively, at the Easter Bowl in Indian Wells, Calif. The fifth-seeded Riffice, from...
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Gibbs receives WTA honor; Bryans end title drought
Former Stanford All-American Nicole Gibbs,playing in Indian Wells recently, was votedthe WTA Breakthrough Performer of theMonth for March. Photo by Paul Bauman It was a good week for former Stanford...
View ArticleRankings, TV schedule, 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 Sacramentan -- No. 825 in singles...
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Altamirano helps Virginia men regain No. 1 ranking
Collin Altamirano of Sacramento improved to 20-2 in singlesfor top-ranked Virginia. 2014 photo by Paul Bauman The Virginia men, with sophomore Collin Altamirano of Sacramento, Calif., returned to...
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Stanford dominates Pac-12 All-Century Team
Stanford's Patty Fendick-McCain, a Sacramento native, was namedthe Pac-12 Women's Player of the Century by a panel of coaches,players, administrators and journalists. File photo courtesy ofStanford...
View ArticleStanford women hand No. 1 Cal first loss of season
Leave it to archrival Stanford to hand the top-ranked Cal women their first loss of the season. In a matchup of freshmen, Caroline Lampl defeated 114th-ranked Olivia Hauger 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 on Court...
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Stanford women to face USC for Pac-12 title
Alaina Miller, from Saratoga in the San Francisco BayArea, slugs her two-fisted forehand en route to the girls18 title in the 2014 Northern California Sectionals inSacramento. She was 15 at the time....
View ArticleCal women remain No. 1 despite loss to Stanford
The Cal women remained No. 1 in this week's college rankings despite suffering their first loss of the season. The Bears fell to archrival Stanford 4-3 on Saturday at Stanford to drop to 19-1...
View ArticleTV schedule, calendar
TV SCHEDULE(All times in California; all broadcasts on Tennis Channel)Wednesday Barcelona (men) and Stuttgart (women), early rounds, 3 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (live). Barcelona (men) or Stuttgart (women),...
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Rankings movers of the week: Bryan brothers (down)
Bob Bryan, left, and Mike Bryan plunged to No. 9 and No. 10, respectively,in doubles. 2016 photo by Mal Taam/www.malt.photo Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, who were ranked No. 1 in doubles for almost three...
View ArticleStanford women beat USC for Pac-12 title
The No. 13 Stanford women defeated No. 19 USC 4-2 today in Ojai, Calif., to win the Pacific-12 Conference title. The Cardinal (14-5, 9-1) earned its 25th conference crown, but first since 2012, and...
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