Tennis League San Diego

Been almost 2 years since I've updated this page on behalf of Tennis League S.D. Our philosophical position hasn't changed since the Oct. '21 post, so don't look for us to go all FB again any time soon. However, here's the latest with our League. We are alive and thriving, and in our 33rd consecutive year. We still are providing the best platform ever for local tennis players to meet and play others in their skill range. Other leagues have come and gone - ranging from funky local, to slick national ones - with one thing in common. They all validate the fact that it's difficult, and takes a very long time to establish a viable singles, flex tennis league. Maybe anywhere?! It's taken us a while as well. (Note: The USTA continues to do local doubles leagues, mainly thru tennis clubs, very well. However, their "flex" singles leagues have consistently flopped over the years.) The dilemma is that not all players play, or play much, in a "flex" league format. The only answer to that is to have a lot of players. Our league consistently does, averaging 35-60 players per division, and 500 matches played each 3 month season. Our goal: You should be able to find a partner to play almost any day or time you want to. We don't hit that mark perfectly, but we hit closer to it than anything else out there. By a long shot. If you are looking to play more tennis, check us out. Summer Season starts July 7th - October 5th.

To those who have followed Tennis League San Diego on Facebook. Our locally born and bred singles league is thriving - bigger and better than ever. I truly don't think FB has anything to do with our continued growth and popularity though.
It's apparent we have been very quiet on this platform and I wanted to take a minute and express why that's been the case and likely will continue to be so. Tennis is and will be an important part of our lives. However, in the big picture, I believe we have some incredibly challenging issues in this country. Polarization and divisiveness are more prevalent than ever. While no single factor can be blamed, I feel significant responsibility for many of our problems lie squarely with social media and FB in particular. The pervasive spread of misinformation is encouraged on this platform, in no small part due to it's profit component.

While Tennis League San Diego may or may not maintain this account, it will be used as little as possible as an expression of how we feel about Facebook.

2021 SUMMER SEASON DIVISION & LOTTERY WINNERS:
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Summer Season Divisional Champions:
5.0 Division: Larry Ly
4.5 Division: Nirav Desai
4.0 Division: Jake Cuevas
3.6 Division: Harold Kang

Congratulations to all Division finalists!

Many thanks to sponsors: Tennis Express & USPTA pro Jayner Foronda ([email protected], 858 829-6741) for Division Winner prize fulfillment.
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Summer Season Lottery Drawing Winners:

1) Wilson Bag winners: Congratulations to Denysse Castaneda & Jia Wei Lee!

2) Runners up/winners of free TLSD seasons: Dee Domingo & Steven Hoang

3) Winners of Westwood Sports $30 Gift Certificates: Mari Atoji & Tom Sullivan

Many thanks to sponsors: Wilson Tennis - San Diego, Westwood Sports (11629 Iberia Pl. St. A, S.D. 92128. 858 487-2141) and Racket Stringing Workshop (7548 Draper Ave. La Jolla, 92037, 858 454-2778)

Reminder: Our seasonal League "Lottery" gives all members chances to win great prizes for each match played. Since winners must not have won a prior lottery award during the prior, rolling 18 months, there are new winners every season! Play matches and your chances of being one of our next winners is very good!

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Thanks to everyone for playing Tennis League San Diego. Hopefully, we'll see you back next season or soon! Stay healthy, have fun, play tennis!!

Spring Season Divisional Champions:

5.0 Division: Larry Ly

4.5 Division: Xiaoqiang Ma

4.0 Division: Greg Flaherty

3.6 Division: Denis Poroy

Congratulations to all Division playoff qualifiers and finalists!

Congratulations to our Spring Season Lottery Winners...
1st Prize, Wilson Tennis Bags: Lyn Balagtas (3.6s) & Barnie Wallace (4.5s)
2nd Prize, Season of TLSD play: Peter Susic (4.0s) & Nirav Desai (4.5s)
3rd Prize, Racket Stringing by Illan: Jia Wei Lee (4.5s) & Bruce Ives (5.0s)

Every season TLSD and our valued sponsors award great prizes to our members. Members earn lottery style chances to win for every match played. Winners are drawn randomly.

Congratulations everyone! Again, many thanks to Wilson San Diego, Westwood Sports & Illan Stringing.

Congratulations to '21 Spring Season Playoff qualifiers!
These are the top "qualifying" players in each division. ("Qualifying" = best records plus requisite availability for 3 round, single elimination playoff.)
Division rosters/ # of players this season are, 5.0: 38 players, 4.5: 49 players, 4.0: 40 players, 3.6: 28 players.
Draw sheets done, analogue style!

Huge Congratulations to long time Tennis League San Diego member, Rob Strasberg, on an amazing accomplishment! 🏆👏

Congratulations Winter Season Divisional Champions & Runners-Up! (Winners Packages valued to $160):

5.0 Division: Illan Aristarhof def Jacques Verstraedt 6-1, 6-2

4.5 Division: Seiichi Adaci def Steve Firestone 6-3, 6-3

4.0 Division: John Lloyd def B.J. Lim 6-2, 6-1

3.6 Division: Greg Fathman def Harold Kang 2-6, 7-5, 1-0

Spring season starts this Wednesday, April 7th.

WINTER SEASON LOTTERY WINNERS...
Every season TLSD and our gracious sponsors award great prizes to our members. Members earn lottery style chances to win for every match played. Winners are drawn randomly.

Winter Season winners are:
1st Prize, Wilson Tennis Bags (2): Oliver Lizarraga & Jonathan Lo. 2nd Prize, Season of TLSD play: Spondee Shenn & Akira Kusano
3rd Prize, Racket Stringing by Illan: Amit Mately & Zach Amendolagine

Congratulations everyone! Again, many thanks to Wilson San Diego, Westwood Sports & Illan Stringing.

PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS for our League members... We wanted to add some action photos of League players to our website's "Home" page photo carousel. To do that and have some fun at the same time, we decided to have a contest for our members. Winners receive a FREE season of Tennis League play. The photos are in and awesome!! The winners are: Mari Atoji, Akira Kusano & Ryan Kaback. Here they are in advance of actually making it to the carousel.

Wow, has it really been 2 years?

2 seasons for the price of 1 offer - 3.6 Players Only
(Valid Jan 12 - Feb 14, 2021)
- Pay $30 for Winter Season (Jan. 7 - Apr. 5, '21) and get Spring Season (Apr. 7 - July 5, '21) FREE.
Use Coupon Code "2 for 1" when registering
Valid Jan 12 - Feb 14, 2021

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