10/22/2026
Thank you for an incredible week of tennis, Redding! 🎾❤️
The 2026 Merrill Lynch $30,000 Women’s Open brought professional women’s tennis to Sun Oaks October 12–18, and we’re grateful to everyone who helped make it happen.
Your support benefits The Ascension Project, helping young athletes develop their tennis skills, build confidence, and pursue college opportunities.
A special thank-you to our sponsors:
• The Ruffcorn & Miranda Group at Merrill Lynch
• Veritas Law, PC
• PACE Supply PACE Supply Corp.
• Plumas Bank Plumas Bank
• Carrie Kibler
• Sierra Pacific Industries sierrapacificindustries
• Pro Garage Doors Pro Garage Doors
• Holiday Market
• Butler Engineering
• J & J Valve
We’re also grateful for the generosity of John & Cynthia Kelley, Tenley Ellison, Eddie Axner, Robert Lo, Lonnie Carruth, and Julie Garcia, and for Kathy Sublett’s donation following the tournament.
A little extra love for the beautiful flowers around our tables! 💐 Thank you to The Pretty Peach for donating the cocktail-table flowers, and Floranthropist for the sponsor-table arrangements. You made the evening feel special.
To our players, officials, volunteers, Sun Oaks staff, and everyone who came out to cheer, enjoy dinner, or buy raffle tickets: thank you. This tournament takes a community, and we’re lucky to have ours.
See you courtside! 🎾