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Texas Tennis Coaches Association honors Friendswood's coach David Cook
Manuel Moreno Jr.
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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.

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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.

League City youth wins singles title in Missouri City
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League City youth wins singles title in Missouri City

  • By MANUEL MORENO
  • Oct 26, 2019
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League City’s Brice Farine won the boys 16-and-under singles title at the Missouri City Community Tennis Association October Tournament.

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Galveston duo wins annual mixed doubles tournament
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Galveston duo wins annual mixed doubles tournament

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Oct 12, 2019
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Galveston’s Sofia Grasso and Anthony Catanzaro won the third annual Christina Grillo Sullivan Foundation Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament.

Locals perform well to win at Dassani Dentistry Fall Junior Open
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Locals perform well to win at Dassani Dentistry Fall Junior Open

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Oct 5, 2019
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Friendswood’s Danna Cai won the girls’ 12-and-under singles at the Dassani Dentistry Fall Junior Open tennis tournament played at Bay Area Racquet Club in Clear Lake City.

Galveston tennis league has opening night after weather delay
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Galveston tennis league has opening night after weather delay

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Sep 28, 2019
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Tropical Storm Imelda may have postponed the start of the Galveston Island Fall Tennis League but not the excitement.

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Local youths earn singles titles at Houston tourney
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Local youths earn singles titles at Houston tourney

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Sep 21, 2019
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Friendswood’s Maadhvi Bhojani and League City’s Blane Baud each won singles titles at the Houston September Challenger 2-Day tennis tournament.

League City, Friendswood youths runners-up at tourney
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League City, Friendswood youths runners-up at tourney

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Sep 14, 2019
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Friendswood’s Leona Dakay and League City’s Christian Dadd both reached 16-and-under singles finals at the Houston Tennis Association’s National Junior Tennis & Learning September Challenger 2-Day tournament.

Osaka's sportsmanship needed more in sports
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Osaka's sportsmanship needed more in sports

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Sep 7, 2019
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When the U.S. Open comes to a close today with the men’s singles final, there will be plenty story lines to look back on, including Serena Williams’ chase for history.

Third annual Christina Grillo Sullivan Foundation tournament begins in October
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Third annual Christina Grillo Sullivan Foundation tournament begins in October

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Aug 31, 2019
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The third annual Christina Grillo Sullivan Foundation Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament & Special Needs Athletes Expo will be held Oct. 12 at the Ball High School courts.

Friendswood's Danna Cai dominates tennis tournament
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Friendswood's Danna Cai dominates tennis tournament

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Aug 24, 2019
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Friendswood’s Danna Cai won the girls’ 12-and-under singles white division at the Katy Champ Major Zone tennis tournament.

League City residents shine in recent tournaments
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League City residents shine in recent tournaments

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Aug 17, 2019
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League City’s Joe Adams won the men’s 60-and-over singles at the Missouri City Community Tennis Association August Tournament.

Friendswood looks to be the team to beat
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Friendswood looks to be the team to beat

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Aug 10, 2019
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Friendswood’s Danna Cai won the girls’ 12-and-under singles at the Bay Area Racquet Club Summer Junior & Adult Open tennis tournament in Clear Lake City.

Bay Area Racquet Club tournament ongoing this weekend
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Bay Area Racquet Club tournament ongoing this weekend

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Aug 3, 2019
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Round-robin play in the girls’ 12-and-under singles begins today at the Bay Area Racquet Club Summer Junior & Adult Open tennis tournament in Clear Lake City.

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Galveston, League City youths part of winning doubles teams
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Galveston, League City youths part of winning doubles teams

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Jul 27, 2019
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Galveston’s Mikenzy Dubrow teamed up with La Porte’s Elizabeth Ivey to win the girls 16-and-under doubles at the Deer Park Junior Open tennis tournament.

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Locals excel in recent tennis events
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Locals excel in recent tennis events

  • By MANUEL MORENO JR.
  • Jul 20, 2019
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Texas City’s Bill Koster won the men’s 60-and-over singles title at the Missouri City Community Tennis Association July Open tournament.

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