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Tournaments
Junior Tournaments
There are three levels of sanctioned tournament competition in Southern California. ”Novice”, “Satellite” and “Open” tournaments. We recommend that juniors start playing in novice or satellite tournaments. Novice tournaments are one day events where players play numerous opponents over the course of hours. Satellite tournaments are for players that are not ranked in the top 50 in Southern California (or top 40 in the 10’s). The majority of the players involved in satellites have had little tournament experience. Open tournaments are for players at a more advanced level and have moved beyond satellite competition.
Adult Tournaments
“Adult” tournaments are offered for a specified age group. “Open” (open to all ages) tournaments are offered for all ages. These tournaments can be USTA or UTR sanctioned events and sometimes offer prize money for the finalists. Our open tournaments are now designed as “feed-in” draws where the lower rated players play in the early rounds and the higher rated players feed into the draw in the later rounds. The goal is to encourage participation from players of all levels while, at the same time, creating competitive matches for all participants.
Junior Team Tennis
Junior Team Tennis (JTT) has a spring and a fall season. The league is made up of teams from all over Santa Barbara with representation from most of the local tennis clubs as well as some of the public facilities. There are 2 divisions: 17 & under division and the 12 & under division with over 120 participants each season. Each season culminates in an individual tournament for all JTT participants so players get experience in both team and individual competition. For more information please email the Tennis Patrons at [email protected].
Schools Program
Local area pros work with the PE teachers during the school day or in the A-OK Afterschool program at Cleveland/SBCA. This Program is made possible with support from the Ed Doty Fund and Remembrance of Ted Smyth and is available to all elementary schools in Carpinteria, Summerland, Santa Barbara and Goleta. In the last several years the Program has been taught at Adams, Aliso, Canalino, Cleveland, Hope, Elwood, El Camino, Foothill, Harding, Hope, Kellogg, McKinley, Monroe, Monte Vista, Mountain View, Peabody, Roosevelt, Summerland, Vieja Valley, and Washington.
In 2018-19 over 6500 school children were exposed to Tennis in Santa Barbara!
If your school would like the Patrons to bring tennis there, please contact: [email protected].