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The Claremont USTA Pro Classic will celebrate its 23rd year, and once again will feature some of the rising stars in pro tennis. The tournament begins next week with qualifying, with the finals set for the following Sunday, Sept. 16.
When you think of team sports, do you think of tennis? USTA Junior Team Tennis is ideal for competitive young players, bringing kids together to play singles, doubles, and mixed doubles against other Southern California teams.
With the absence of SoCal players in the remaining main draw singles brackets, there remains plenty of tennis on schedule for our #SoCalTennis athletes. With junior divisions underway and wheelchair competition coming up later this week, the chance for local players to earn championship trophies is very much still alive.
Not unlike the top seeds in the #USOpen50 main draw, doubles competition has witnessed the depletion of seeded tandems, with only a few remaining in the hunt for the year’s final Grand Slam trophies – and chances are pretty strong that Southern California will have home grown talent to root for in the final days of action at Flushing Meadows.
For every Sam Querrey or Coco Vandeweghe lighting it up on the tour circuit, there are dozens of players looking to develop their skills, experience the pressure, and build their ranking on the USTA Pro Circuit. Make no mistake, these are not fledging players with little hope of a professional future. The Pro Circuit features athletes, homegrown and from places far abroad, who’ve had a taste of Grand Slam action, competed in Challenger events, and traveled the world to face off against their international peers. This fall, the USTA Pro Circuit returns to Southern California with four stops that highlight local, national, and global talent – Claremont, Laguna Niguel, Fountain Valley, and Templeton. Each event is a chance for SoCal tennis fans to catch a glimpse of the future of tennis, from an 18 year old phenom to a player inside the World Top 100.