HIGH SCHOOL RACQUET AND SHOES DISTRIBUTION 2025-2026 Thank you for your support in making the 2024-2025 Equipment Distribution Program a success. On August 23, 2025 we treated the girls' high school athletes to their chance to get the racquets, shoes, tennis balls and sports bras to help them safely play their best - here are the stats: 150 Racquets 200 pairs of Tennis Shoes 250 Sports Bras 3000 Practice Tennis Balls The boys' season was launched on February 1st with donations of: 100 Racquets 220 pairs of Tennis Shoes 600 Articles of Clothing 2000 Practice Tennis Balls These number don't just happen - they are a result of your support and encouragement and we are grateful! Tehachapi athletes showing off their very PINK tennis shoes and racquets!

Players Drills Tournament Website Read More The Kickoff of the Girls' 2024 Tennis Season is complete. We hosted 20 coaches from 14 schools for a clinic at Stockdale Country Club on August 19. Players' Drills at BRC on August 24 were attended by a record 388 girls for two hours of instruction, lunch (courtesy of Little Caesars), and a "Shopping Spree" that delivered approximately 1500 articles of clothing. The Equipment Distribution on August 29 fulfilled requests from 22 schools for gear with a retail value of nearly $100,000. That gear included 150 racquets, 305 pairs of shoes, 610 pairs of socks, over 1000 sports bras, 381 pairs of compression shorts, 252 visors, 129 tennis backpacks, and approximately 3000 practice balls. This is made possible through the generosity of members of our community, partnerships with key suppliers, support of the high school coaches, and the hard work of a great many people. That last group is listed below, and we sincerely apologize if we have failed to include anyone. -KCTA Board of Directors VOLUNTEERS Randy Crider, Dan Rutherford, Manny Gonzales, Tom Curran, Al Johnson, Megan Carnegie, Laurie Haagsma, Minda Owens, Rhonda Slegers, Linette Holliday, Agnes Dejong, Ashley South, Natalie Chene, Trellis Green, Ella Periera, Kaylee Periera, Janet Strandberg, Beth Kuney, Scott Kuney, Jon Raichelson, Sal Moretti, Zeb Duket, Tammy Duket, Adrian Araya, Lauren Mayhew, Brian Yanez, Joe Fike, Edgar Pankey, Jonni Seymour, Mark Windes, Marty Crider, Marjorie Levin, Camille Hanson, Andrea Ames, Eli Jimenez, David Rous, Kristen Villa, Cannon Creese, Tiffany Gill, Patrick Henderson, Sandy Matthews, Melissa Sweaney, Nikki Hiebert, Heather Tkac, Zach Gomez, Noel Dalton, Ashley Periera, Paul Yanez, Jerry Matthews & Robert Limpias. COURT INSTRUCTORS Ryan Chavez, Mark Fredriksz, Zach Gomez, Manny Gonzales, Bre Hiebert Bob Kelly, Hannah Kratt, Abraham Maldonado, Jay Manibo, Eli Noel, Hannah Purvis, Art Sherwyn, Jonni Seymour, Buddy Turl & Anthony Renteria.

Donate with Confidence - KCTA has been awarded a 2023 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 2023 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!

The winner of the 2024 Tracy Macnair Burrell Sportsmanship Award is Perla Camacho Villalobos Taft Union High School Eighteen outstanding senior girls were recently recognized with $3,000 in college scholarships for their outstanding accomplishments on and off the court in a dinner and awards ceremony at Hodel's Country Dining. Tracy Macnair Burrell, for whom the award is named, shared her thoughts as we celebrated these impressive young women before a crowd of nearly 100 that included families, coaches, and teammates. Each of these young women is a winner in tennis, academics, and service to others, so the Board was challenged to choose an overall winner. The winner of the 2024 Tracy Macnair Burrell Sportsmanship Award is Perla Camacho Villalobos from Taft Union High School. The selection process also identified four finalists: Article Here Jenna Duron Frontier High School Alina Leyva East High School Stephanie Sanchez Mira Monte High School Samantha Valdez Cesar Chavez High School BACK ROW LEFT TO RIGHT Yareli Ramos Liauni Ando Katie Isabella Avila Hayden Gehring Gia Gutierrez Tracy Macnair Burrell Grace Mackall Katie Marchel Jenna Duron Samantha Valdez FRONT ROW LEFT TO RIGHT Nayeli Arredondo Julissa Rocha Jilianna Soriano Elizabeth Torres Emma Webdell Rosalicia Quiroz Alina Leyva Stephanie Sanchez Perla Camacho Villalobos Photos taken by Lauren Mayhew