By San Franciscans for Sports & RecreationIn the July edition of Courtside SF, we reported the news that […]
Yearly Archives: 2016
Photo captions: Top: CiCi playing at the 2016 US Open. Bottom: CiCi in 2006 at the San Francisco […]
MORE Questions with CiCi Bellis
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologistReprinted with permission from Fearless TennisIf you’d like to learn more about […]
Fearless Tennis: Separate Your Self-Worth From Your Performance
The Tennis Coalition SF (TCSF) hosted its third community meeting of 2016 to discuss the status of the […]
Great Turnout for Nov. 16 Community Meeting on GGPTC Renovation
The Tennis Coalition SF held a Youth Tennis Festival on October 1 at the Golden Gate Park Tennis […]
Youth Tennis Festival 2016
Photo captions: Top: CiCi playing at the 2016 US Open. Bottom: CiCi in 2006 playing at the San […]
Five Questions For…CiCi Bellis
By Coach Lou MaunupauThe Nationals is a USTA elite junior team event with the top teams from all […]
2016 Nationals Recap: Golden Gate Park 14&Under
By Greg Roberts, captainSan Francisco Tennis Club (Bay Club) won the Men’s 4.0 18+ National Championship in Rancho […]
2016 Nationals Recap: Bay Club SF Tennis, Men’s 4.0
By Ryan Reichel, captainUndefeated in Local League and Sectional play, almost our entire team of NorCal Olympic Club […]
2016 Nationals Recap: Olympic Club Women’s 5.0+
By Akash Zaveri, captainOur team was in a flight with three other teams -- Southwest, Missouri Valley, and […]
2016 Nationals Recap: GGPTC Women’s 3.5 team
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologistReprinted with permission from Fearless TennisIf you’d like to learn more about […]
Fearless Tennis: Focus on your game plan in tiebreakers
Pablo Pires de Almeida is entering his fourth year as the Head Coach of the USF men’s tennis […]
Five Questions For… Pablo Pires de Almeida
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologistReprinted with permission from Fearless TennisIf you’d like to learn more about […]
Fearless Tennis: Loosen up when it counts
Every fall the University of San Francisco (USF) welcomes top collegiate tennis players from near and far for […]
Public invited to the 8th Annual Battle in the Bay ...
Join us for the fun! Saturday, October 1, 2016 1:00 - 4:30 pm Golden Gate Park Tennis Center […]
Youth Tennis Festival
Thanks to support from District 8 Supervisor Scott Wiener, two tennis courts at 15th Street (at Corona Heights) […]
Supervisor Wiener earmarks funding for court resurfacing at Noe and ...
Earlier this month the 14 & Under Co-ed Advanced tennis team from Golden Gate Park won the NorCal […]
Golden Gate Park juniors headed to Nationals (again!)
On August 1, 2016 the SF Examiner reported that the proposed Junior Giants Urban Youth Academy at SF […]
SF State tennis courts get a reprieve from demolition
Peanut grew up the youngest of five kids in San Francisco. All of the Louie siblings grew up […]
Five Questions For… Peanut Louie Harper
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologistReprinted with permission from Fearless TennisIf you’d like to learn more about […]
Fearless Tennis: Establish your presence before serving
Not many people in this world have the chops to be voted into a Hall of Fame. It’s […]
Larry Dodge to be inducted into a third Hall of ...
As reported in the San Francisco Chronicle on July 11, 2016, the developer of the Bay Club SF […]
Members of recreation coalition reach agreement with developer on Bay ...
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologistReprinted with permission from Fearless TennisIf you’d like to learn more about […]
Fearless Tennis: Broaden Your Definition of Confidence
Kevin Ware is a tennis-obsessed ex-web designer living in San Francisco. After a brief (and mildly successful) stint […]
Five Questions For… Kevin Ware
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologistReprinted with permission from Fearless TennisIf you’d like to learn more about […]
Fearless Tennis: Give Yourself Permission to Miss
Steve (far right in this photo recently taken at an event for Special Olympics) has been in the […]
Five Questions For… Steve Leube, USTA Northern California
Seth Socolow is SVP Strategic Partnerships for Airpush and founder of the AppShow (http://appshow.com), where since 2009 over […]
Five Questions For…Seth Socolow
Funding for San Francisco’s public parks has eroded over the years, causing maintenance and upkeep often to be deferred […]
Why the Tennis Coalition Supports Proposition B
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologistReprinted with permission from Fearless TennisIf you’d like to learn more about […]
Fearless Tennis: Be patient against pushers
Two mixed doubles teams win ChampionshipsSix of the eight San Francisco teams that competed in the USTA 40+ […]
Six San Francisco teams advance to Sectionals for 40+ Adult ...
We all know that Golden Gate Park is a festive place, a favorite location to throw a kid’s […]
Annual Memorial Day weekend tournament celebrates gay tennis
The Olympic Club Foundation has given the Tennis Coalition of San Francisco a $100,000 grant to support the […]
Olympic Club Foundation Donates $100,000 for GGPTC Renovation
Six teams from San Francisco did spectacularly well during the 2015 Adult Combo season, making it all the […]
Six SF Teams Compete at Combo Sectional Championships
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologistReprinted with permission from Fearless TennisIf you’d like to learn more about […]
Fearless Tennis: Where’s your Focus?
Nina Pasquale and Lilian Kim's 7.5 Golden Gate Park B women's team overcame all odds to win their […]
Five Questions For… Nina Pasquale and Lilian Kim
It’s been a busy month for the backers of the Golden Gate Park Tennis Center renovation project.The Tennis […]
Public gives input on GGPTC renovation plans
Phil Ginsburg is the general manager of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department. With more than 4,100 […]
Five Questions for… Philip Ginsburg
Reprinted with permission from Fearless TennisToday I was thinking about spirit. And, of course, as I often try […]
Fearless Tennis: Any Spirit in Your Game?
By John Cervantes, Founder/Board Member at San Francisco Junior Tennis LeagueIn last month’s edition of Courtside San Francisco, […]
From a Pro: Tracking the bounce
Lou Maunupau is the Tennis Programs Coordinator for the San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department. He oversees all […]
Five Questions for … Lou Maunupau
One hears a common refrain in nearly every sport -- “watch the ball”. Sounds easy; however, it does […]
From a Pro: 2 tips for seeing the ball
USTA NorCal has named Ben Szeto San Francisco’s “Adult Captain of the Year” for 2015.Szeto, who is the […]
GLTF’s Ben Szeto named SF “captain of the year”
Why should the old folks have all the fun? We have the 40+ season, now going on, with […]
USTA Social Nets — fun & social tennis league for ...
Tennis great Rosie Casals is famous not only for her dynamic style of play and doubles dominance with […]
It all started at Golden Gate Park for tennis legend ...
Reprinted with permission from Fearless TennisI’ve spent weeks working with a player helping him to gradually shift toward […]
The Power in a Word, by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; ...
UPDATE ON SFSU COURTSby Peg Stevenson, board member of Tennis Coalition and GLTFFebruary 17, 2016Representatives of GLTF, USTA […]
Update on plans to tear down courts at Bay Club ...
By Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologist and Tennis Coalition SF contributor Reprinted with permission from Fearless TennisWhat […]
Learning to Play “Loose” in a Result-Oriented Society
The Tennis Coalition is delighted to have been awarded a $1500 grant from the Bay Area Sports Hall […]
Tennis Coalition receives $1500 from BASHOF for youth tennis equipment
Adrianna CreeseJen Gaarder-WangNathania JacobsLisa KellmanLiz KrakowTiffany LamMarnie NordquistAnnie PantelickAmy RennertSherry SpainSarah SteinbrederJean ToMari UchidaClaudia VlasakChristina WangPatricia West (co-captain)Lindy […]
Congratulations to the 4.0 National Champs from GG Park
6 tips to improve your game while off the courtBy Marla Reid, Co-Owner, City Racquet ShopAs league play […]
Taking the winter season off?
Jen Gaarder-Wang is an avid tennis player who can oftentimes be found in her “happy place” at Golden […]
Five Questions For… Jen Gaarder-Wang
Twenty San Francisco kids were introduced to tennis in 2015 through the USTA Foundation’s National Junior Tennis & […]