Brooksby, 20, to crack top 200 after $52K Orlando title
Sacramento-area resident Jenson Brooksby, shown earlier this week in Orlando, did not lose a set en route to hissecond Challenger singles title this year in three finals.Photo courtesy of USTA Only...
View ArticleBellis battles elbow problem; return date uncertain
CiCi Bellis was named the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2017 butmissed 19 months in 2018-19 while undergoing four operations onher right arm. 2018 photo by Mal Taam CiCi Bellis remains out indefinitely...
View ArticleBrooksby battles back, will take on Tallahassee top seed
Jenson Brooksby, shown en route to the Orlando (Fla.)title last week, played his first clay-court match in twoyears today. Photo courtesy of USTA Jenson Brooksby survived one test. An even tougher...
View ArticleBrooksby ousts top seed Seyboth Wild in Tallahassee
Jenson Brooksby reached the quarterfinals of hisfirst clay-court tournament in two years. 2018photo by Paul Bauman Jenson Brooksby seemed to be at a disadvantage in almost every respect today against...
View ArticleBrooksby, 20, to put win streak on line in quarterfinals
Jenson Brooksby of Carmichael, Calif., in the Sacramentoarea poses after winning the $52,080 Orlando (Fla.) Open on Sunday. Photo courtesy of ATP Tour Jenson Brooksby, 20, of Carmichael, Calif., in...
View ArticleBrooksby extends win streak, reaches Tallahassee semis
Jenson Brooksby lost the first five games in his victory over No. 8 seed Michael Mmoh today. 2018 photo by Paul Bauman Unseeded Jenson Brooksbyovercame a miserable start today to extend his winning...
View ArticleBrooksby, Fratangelo to meet in another Challenger final
Jenson Brooksby extended his winning streak to ninematches and improved to 18-2 in Challengers with twotitles this year. Photo courtesy of US For the second time in five weeks, Jenson Brooksby and...
View ArticleBrooksby's rare feat: Hardcourt, clay titles in two weeks
Jenson Brooksby, shown last week in Orlando, Fla., be-came the first man in five years to win hardcourt and clayChallengers back-to-back. Photo courtesy of USTA Once again, the odds seemed stacked...
View ArticleCal women earn first Pac-12 tournament title
The third-seeded California women won their first Pac-12 tournament championship today, beating top-seeded UCLA 4-2 in San Diego. Julia Rosenqvist, a senior from Sweden, defeated Elysia Bolton 6-7...
View ArticleKlahn attempts comeback after third back surgery
Stanford graduate Bradley Klahn said, "I've got to give myself a shot." 2017 photo by Mal Taam Bradley Klahn's career is in jeopardy. Again. The 30-year-old Stanford graduate, who reached a...
View ArticleWimbledon plans to allow some spectators this year
Wimbledon plans to allow spectators at a minimum of 25 percent capacity this year, the All England Lawn Tennis Club announced today. The tournament, which was canceled last year for the first...
View ArticleMcDonald can't maintain momentum in Munich
Mackenzie McDonald, a San Francisco Bay Area product, fell tofellow qualifier Ilya Ivashka of Belarus 6-7 (7), 6-1, 6-2 today in thesecond round of the BMW Open on clay in Munich. 2016 photoby Paul...
View ArticleEx-Fresno St. star Sherif upset in $60K Charlottesville
Hailey Baptiste surprised second-seeded Maiar SherifAhmed Abdelaziz, a former Fresno State star fromEgypt, 6-3, 7-6 (4) today to reach the quarterfinalsin Charlottesville, Va. 2019 photo by Paul Bauman...
View ArticleFormer Cal star McLachlan loses doubles heartbreaker
Ben "And Jerry's" McLachlan, right, poses with his brother and now coach, Riki "Don't Lose That Number" McLachlan, during a 2012Futures tournament in Sacramento, Calif. Photo by Paul Bauman Ben "And...
View ArticleSpaniard nips NorCal nonpareil Norrie in Estoril final
Albert Ramos-Vinolas serves during the 2016U.S. Open. Photo by Paul Bauman Seventh-seeded Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain edged unseeded Cameron Norrie of Great Britain 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3) today in a...
View ArticleBay Area product Olmos loses in Madrid doubles
Giuliana Olmos, above, and Sharon Fichman fell to No. 7 seeds XuYifan and Zhang Shuai in straight sets in the first round in Madrid.2019 photo by Paul Bauman No. 7 seeds Xu Yifan and Zhang Shuai of...
View ArticleMcDonald tops teen phenom in Italy Challenger
Mackenzie McDonald, a San Francisco BayArea product, beat Juan Manuel Cerundolo,a 19-year-old left-hander from Argentina, inthe first round of the Biella (Italy) Challenger.2016 photo by Paul Bauman...
View ArticleVolynets avenges last week's loss to fellow 19-year-old
Katie Volynets, a wild card from the San FranciscoBay Area, surprised eighth-seeded Wang Xinyu inCharleston, S.C. 2019 photo by Paul Bauman One week after winning four games against fellow...
View ArticleVolynets, 19, hits milestones with one-sided victory
Katie Volynets of Walnut Creek in the San Francisco Bay Area reachedher first Challenger quarterfinal and will crack the top 300 in the worldfor the first time. 2019 photo courtesy of JFS...
View ArticleTop seed vanquishes Volynets, 19, in $100K Charleston
Madison Brengle has reached three singles finals in Northern California, winning two. 2019 photo by Paul Bauman No. 1 seed Madison "Avenue" Brengle of Dover, Del., defeated Katie "Serve And"...
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