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New USTA SoCal Pro Circuit Debuts May 30
by Staff reports, 18 April 2022
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The USTA’s Southern California section has announced a series of six pro events for men and six pro events for women to take place in Southern California this summer.
The SoCal Pro Circuit is a transitional tour designed to create a path to the pro ranks for up-and-coming professional, college and high-level junior players. The first three $15,000 tournaments – part of the ITF World Tennis Tour and USTA Pro Circuit – will take place in San Diego County, with the final three events in Los Angeles and Orange County.
According to SCTA president Bob Hochstadter, all the money for the circuit was raised locally by a committee chaired by Christopher Boyer that included Paul Annacone, Lindsey Davenport, Peggy Michel and Marianne Werdel. Major donations were made by prominent members of the SoCal tennis community, including Bruce Kleege, Heliane Steden, Toby Crabel, and others. Wilson Sporting Goods and Crabel Investments are major SoCal Pro Circuit sponsors.
The SoCal Pro Circuit kicks off in San Diego County at the Rancho Santa Fe Tennis Club on Monday, May 30 with the finals set for Sunday, June 5.
The remaining dates include:
- June 6-12: University of San Diego
- June 13-19: Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego
- June 27-July 3: Jack Kramer Club in Rolling Hills
- July 4-10: Los Caballeros Sports Village in Fountain Valley
- July 11-17: Lakewood Tennis Center
Organizers have announced the Tuesday of each event as “Media Day,” where Southern California and tennis media will be invited to meet with players at the tournament site. Weekend semifinals and finals matches will be live-streamed and commentating will be done by Cracked Racquets and podcaster Alex Gruskin. Tennis Channel has also partnered with the SoCal Pro Circuit and will be providing coverage on their various digital platforms.
Each event will hold a pre-qualifying tournament with only Southern California residents and those attending college in the region eligible to enter and receive wild cards, which will be selected by a wild card committee. Former Oklahoma State player Megan McCray of Oceanside, Calif., won the first pre-qualifying tournament on the women’s side while College of the Desert freshman Marco Alvarez received a main-draw wild card for the Rancho Santa Fe event by winning the men’s side.
For more information on the SoCal Pro Circuit, go to www.ustasocal.com/procircuit
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