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Upcoming Events
UPCOMING EVENTS
MARCH 2023
  • 3-5:     SCC/Barber Round Robin:  Doubles - Save the Date!

  • 12-19:  Bakersfield Tennis Open Future Pro Tournament - Bakersfield Racquet Club

  • 15:  KCTA High School Team Night at the BTOpen.

  • 17-18:   Pfister Cup Tournament 

  • 18:  KCTA Kids' Day at the BTOpen

APRIL 2023
  • 19        Ladies InterClub Luncheon at Seven Oaks Country Club at 12pm.

  • 28-30    Stockdale Country Club Invitational

MAY 2023
  • 1-5:        Seven Oaks Spring Classic

  • 4-7:       SCC McDonald's Jr Tournament

  • 6-7:       USTA Level I Coaches' Workshop

  • 13-14:   USTA Central Cal tournament at BRC

  • TBD:     Ladies' Spring Drills

  • TBD:     Pfister Sportmanship Award Dinner

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KCTA 2023 Awards
 

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Kern Community Tennis Association recently recognized Sandy Matthews as the KCTA 2023 Person of the Year and Laura Rice with a Legacy Coach Award.  Sandy was honored for her 24 years as the Chairperson and Treasurer of the Ladies Interclub League.  The league has been in operation since the 1970s and is a key contributor to the spirit of cooperation that exists in the Bakersfield tennis community.  Each year, Sandy and her team devote hundreds of hours to operate the best league in town that provides the camaraderie and competition that thousands of women of all ages have enjoyed.  As those who have worked with Sandy can attest, no detail is ever too small.

 

Laura moved to Bakersfield when she was recruited to play for the CSUB women’s tennis team.  After a successful college career, Laura went on to be one of the best recreational players in the area, including 14 consecutive County Doubles Championships and being a member of the 1994 USTA National Open Mixed Doubles Team.  Laura coached for several years at Bakersfield College and local clubs before joining the Ridgeview High faculty in 1999.  She served as the JV coach before becoming the head varsity coach for both boys’ and girls’ tennis in 2007.  Laura also heads the PE Department.  Although many of her players are first exposed to tennis during their freshman year, her dedication enables Ridgeview to consistently field competitive teams.  Her players are known for their love of the sport and respectful attitudes.  Laura has changed hundreds of lives in her more than three decades as a youth coach.

 

Pictured from left to right are Robert Limpias, KCTA President, Sandy Matthews, Laura Rice, and Hank Pfister.

2023 Pfister Cup
 

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Congratulations to the SoCal teams for winning the Pfister cup!

Pictured left to right: BC Men's Tennis team, Glendale Men's Tennis Team, Ventura Men's Tennis Team and Hank Pfister.

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KCTA has been awarded a 2022 Guidestar Platinum Seal of Transparency - the highest recognition given.
To learn more about what KCTA does in our tennis community, click on the seal to the left to read our 2022 Annual Report.
We are grateful for your support and we will use your gifts towards helping Kern County junior players have the tennis equipment and support they need to be the best they can be!
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