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Federer advances at Hamburg

Thursday, May 15, 2008
Top-ranked Roger Federer and No. 3 Novak Djokovic cruised into the third round of the Hamburg (Germany) Masters on Wednesday. Second-ranked Rafael Nadal had to work harder.

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Top-ranked Henin retires immediately

Thursday, May 15, 2008
LIMELETTE, Belgium — The determination that helped Justine Henin beat bigger, stronger opponents time and again was fading. Full story »

Tennis twins help out in hotel fire

Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Twin brothers who play professional tennis as a doubles team helped the wife and son of another doubles player escape from a hotel fire at Bordeaux, France. Full story »

VC's Abbas, Preston win state doubles championship

Sunday, May 11, 2008
The Ventura College men's tennis team picked up a second state championship in three days Saturday when the doubles team of Hassan Abbas and James Preston completed a two-day run through the state doubles tournament. Full story »

Bryans win at Barcelona

Monday, May 5, 2008
Camarillo's Bob and Mike Bryan beat Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski of Poland 6-3, 6-2 in the Barcelona (Spain) Open doubles final on Sunday. Full story »

Van't Hof beats USC teammate Farah to join father on list of Pac-10 men's champions at Ojai

Monday, April 28, 2008
USC senior Kaes Van't Hof has been coming to The Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament for 10 years. Each year he showed up at Libbey Park, he looked forward to seeing his father Robert Van't Hof's name amongst the players that have claimed the Men's Pac-10 Singles Championship. Full story »

Mamiit enjoys revival in Men's Open

Monday, April 28, 2008
Three years removed from his last championship triumph at The Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament, Cecil Mamiit celebrated his personal rejuvenation on Court No. 1 at Libbey Park. Since winning the Men's Open division title in 2005, Mamiit has weathered knee surgery, extensive time off and, of course, his 31st birthday. Full story »

A good and bad day for USC

Sunday, April 27, 2008
Saturday's semifinals in the Pac-10 Men's Singles championship of The Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament were like the Civil War. Instead of brother facing off against brother on the battlefield, it was four USC teammates battling on a tennis court to decide which two would earn the right to meet in today's final at 12:30 p.m. at Libbey Park. Full story »

Mamiit, Cook to battle again

Sunday, April 27, 2008
There are no surprises anymore when Cecil Mamiit and Lester Cook step on the court to play one another. Over the last three years the two men have battled one another around the world, with each player having his share of success. Full story »

McMorrow warms to the task at Ojai

Sunday, April 27, 2008
Hot and breezy didn't merely apply to the weather in Ojai on Saturday. It's a pretty neat description of the way Kyle McMorrow played on the final day of The Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament. Full story »

T.O.'s Krems, 12, makes Girls' 14 semis

Saturday, April 26, 2008
A couple of streaks — one long and another short — turned out to be the difference as Sivan Krems earned a place in the semifinals of the Girls' 14 singles at The 108th Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament on Friday afternoon at Villanova Prep. Full story »

USC men have semifinals surrounded

Saturday, April 26, 2008
USC tennis coach Peter Smith will be the most relaxed person in the crowd during today's semifinal round of the Pac-10 Men's Singles Championships at The Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament. Full story »

Veteran Cook tops talented teenager

Saturday, April 26, 2008
Harvard-Westlake High senior Ryan Thacher is the No. 1-ranked junior in Southern California and ranked No. 3 in the nation. Standing 6-foot-3, and possessing a booming serve and the ability to hit every shot in the book, the left-hander has all the physical tools needed to make it big. Full story »

Rettenmaier adds one more thrill — playing night match

Friday, April 25, 2008
Travis Rettenmaier has a long list of accomplishments at The Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament, including winning titles in both the Boys' 16s and Boys' 14s. Full story »

Delayed satisfaction

Friday, April 25, 2008
For Stanford's Hilary Jo Barte and USC's Amanda Fink, the two top seeds in the Pacific-10 women's singles, Thursday's first day of The 108th Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament was as much of a test of patience as it was a test of skill. Full story »
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