Keith Kropp

As the USC men's tennis team was closing in on its fourth consecutive Division I championship, it's a fairly good guess many of the nation's other top programs were probably comforted to know at least the Trojans won't have their ...

Top-ranked USC, No. 4 UCLA and No. 7 Pepperdine did not surrender a point as the Southland's top three college teams cruised through the first two rounds of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships last weekend.

Back in February, when it opened the season with two 9-0 victories in their first three matches, the Ventura College women's tennis team gave everyone a tiny hint of their promising potential.

Whether it be USC capturing the Pacific-12 men's title, Gage Brymer earning his second straight CIF Boys title or Sachia Vickery's amazing comeback to win the Women's Open championship, there were a lot of outstanding performances at the 112th Ojai ...

A field of more than 1,100 players, including many of the Southland's top juniors. Intriguing draws in the Open divisions. And a significant change involving the Pacific-12 Conference men's event.

"A good influence." "One my mentors." "Well-respected by everyone." Those are just a few of the thoughts and reflections from a few fellow coaches and friends recalling the life of legendary tennis and basketball coach Arnie Saul, who died April ...

Random thoughts, observations and opinions from the tennis scene in and around Ventura County: Camarillo's Mike and Bob Bryan turned in another clutch performance with a pivotal 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (4) doubles victory over Michael Llodra and Julian Benneteau to ...

Ventura College has a reputation for excellence in many sports, one of them tennis. In recent years the men's team has been responsible for significant achievements on the court, but this season it's the women's tennis team that is putting ...

Among Ventura County players competing at the college level this winter, Kyle McMorrow of the University of Washington is having as good a season as any of them. The Thousand Oaks High graduate was in Southern California last week and ...

After playing three matches in four days, the Camarillo High boys tennis team concluded a busy and challenging week last Friday with a fun and educational activity — traveling as a team to a college tennis match.

By far, the two most enjoyable days of the year for tennis fans in Southern California has to be the first weekend of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. This year's tournament, which again includes nearly all the top ...

Even though talented players like Marcos Giron, William Duncan and Zach Drost and have moved on to the college level over the last two years, the landscape for boys high school tennis in Ventura County should see several new stars ...

For the second consecutive home match, Marcos Giron had the stage to himself during the closing moments of UCLA's non-conference encounter against Saint Mary's College last Saturday afternoon.

Random thoughts, observations and opinions from the tennis scene in and around Ventura County: Allison Mulville of Simi Valley rallied from a set down to defeat top-seeded Isabella Oedekerk of San Juan Capistrano 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 to capture the Girls ...

With the Malibu coastline providing its usual picturesque setting on a spectacular afternoon, the USC men's tennis team hit the courts last Friday and did what the Trojans normally do — play spectacular tennis.