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Coronavirus cancels tennis play in Galveston County
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Coronavirus cancels tennis play in Galveston County

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Mar 21, 2020
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The Galveston Island Tennis League turns 5 years old on Saturday.

Galveston County tennis players perform well at recent tournaments
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Galveston County tennis players perform well at recent tournaments

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Mar 14, 2020
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Galveston’s Storm Simonin won the boys 18-and-under singles title at the Houston March Challenger 2-Day tennis tournament hosted by Bay Area Racquet Club in Clear Lake City.

Clear Creek Education Foundation tournament to support student academic achievement
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Clear Creek Education Foundation tournament to support student academic achievement

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Mar 7, 2020
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The 5th Annual Clear Creek Education Foundation Tennis Tournament is set for April 24-26 at The Fitness Center at South Shore Harbour in League City.

Texas City local upsets No. 3 seed to win wheelchair 'C' singles title
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Texas City local upsets No. 3 seed to win wheelchair 'C' singles title

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Feb 29, 2020
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Texas City’s Benjamin McCullough won the men’s wheelchair “C” singles title at the Cougar Open Wheelchair Tennis Tournament held at the University of Houston.

Friendswood wins Battle of the Bay; Dickinson wins Varsity Invitational
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Friendswood wins Battle of the Bay; Dickinson wins Varsity Invitational

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Feb 22, 2020
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Friendswood’s tennis team made its way down to Corpus Christi, returning from the prestigious Battle of the Bay Tournament team champion.

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Tennis program for blind, visually impaired set to launch
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Tennis program for blind, visually impaired set to launch

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Feb 15, 2020
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The Christina Grillo Sullivan Foundation is launching the United States Tennis Association “Sounds of Tennis” for the blind and visually impaired this month.

Dickinson student wins Franklin-Kramer tournament
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Dickinson student wins Franklin-Kramer tournament

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Feb 8, 2020
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Dickinson High School’s John’Na Baldwin won the girls’ “A” singles at the Pasadena Independent School District Franklin-Kramer Varsity Spring Tennis Tournament.

Galveston local wins girls' 12-and-under singles championship tournament
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Galveston local wins girls' 12-and-under singles championship tournament

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Feb 1, 2020
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Galveston’s Carley Singleton continued her winning ways with a girls’ 12-and-under singles championship at the Dassani Dentistry Parent-Child Doubles & Junior Singles tennis tournament at Bay Area Racquet Club in Clear Lake City.

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Local students perform well at tennis tournaments
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Local students perform well at tennis tournaments

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Jan 25, 2020
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Friendswood’s Erica Jessel won the girls’ 18-and-under singles “B” division at the San Antonio Super Champ Level 3 tennis tournament.

Friendswood local wins Patriots division at Katy January Challenger
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Friendswood local wins Patriots division at Katy January Challenger

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Jan 18, 2020
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Friendswood’s William Hipskind won the boys’ 16-and-under singles Patriots division at the Katy January Challenger 2-Day tennis tournament.

Locals fight hard at tennis tournaments
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Locals fight hard at tennis tournaments

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Jan 11, 2020
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Galveston’s Carley Singleton advanced to the girls’ 12-and-under singles final at the Bryan-College Station New Year’s Champ Major Zone 2020 tennis tournament.

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Galveston County tennis hits several top moments in 2019
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Galveston County tennis hits several top moments in 2019

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Jan 4, 2020
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Clear Creek’s Carter Crookston winning the Class 6A boys’ state singles championship is The Daily News’ top tennis story for 2019.

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League City local wins singles title
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League City local wins singles title

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Dec 21, 2019
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League City’s Clarissa Valcoviak won the girls’ 18-and-under singles title at the Kerrville Holiday Challenger 2-Day tennis tournament.

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Locals win doubles 'A,' 'B' draw in tourney
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Locals win doubles 'A,' 'B' draw in tourney

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Dec 14, 2019
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League City’s Roshin Kamath and Friendswood’s Heintje Unson both won boys’ 14-and-under doubles titles at the Bryan-College Station Super Champ Major Zone tennis tournament.

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Texas Tennis Coaches Association honors Friendswood's coach David Cook
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Texas Tennis Coaches Association honors Friendswood's coach David Cook

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Dec 7, 2019
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Galveston County is well represented at this weekend’s Texas Tennis Coaches Association convention, which concludes today at Horseshoe Bay Resort in Marble Falls.

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Father, daughter duo wins 'Toys For A Claus' tournament
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Father, daughter duo wins 'Toys For A Claus' tournament

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Nov 30, 2019
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The daughter-father combo of Mikenzy and Jeff Dubrow won the 3rd annual “Toys For A Claus” Doubles Tennis Tournament held Saturday at Menard Park’s Scoggins-Stiglich Courts in Galveston.

Former Ball High athlete to host 'Toys For A Claus' all-doubles tennis tournament
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Former Ball High athlete to host 'Toys For A Claus' all-doubles tennis tournament

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Nov 23, 2019
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Former Ball High School tennis player Mitchell Moreno is hosting his third annual “Toys For A Claus” all-doubles tennis tournament at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Menard Park’s Scoggins-Stiglich Courts in Galveston.

Local earns championship-level status after tourney win
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Local earns championship-level status after tourney win

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Nov 16, 2019
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The tournament win earned Chen automatic championship-level status in United States Tennis Association-Texas Section play.

Locals win singles titles in challenger tournament
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Locals win singles titles in challenger tournament

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Nov 9, 2019
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League City's Priyanka Kamath and Kanoe Chen, and Friendswood's Cade Christensen were the big winners, each earning automatic championship-level status in United States Tennis Association-Texas play with their respective wins.

Locals dominate in doubles tournaments
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Locals dominate in doubles tournaments

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Nov 2, 2019
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Burris and Eager, the No. 1 seeds, racked up three wins along the way, including a 6-0, 7-5, finals victory over the No. 2 seeds, Austin’s Larry Eichenbaum and Wimberley’s Steve Thurber.

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