Barnes Tennis Center in Point Loma is holding Week 3 (June 12-18) of the SoCal Pro Series – seven consecutive week-long professional men’s and women’s tennis events on the USTA Pro Circuit and ITF World Tennis Tour ($15,000 purse), organized by USTA Southern California, and played throughout San Diego, Los Angeles, and Orange counties.
Men’s and women’s singles qualifying concludes Tuesday, June 13, with main draw first-round play in men’s and women’s singles (32-player draws) and men’s and women’s doubles (16-team draws) beginning Tuesday, June 13.
Admission and parking to all SoCal Pro Series events is free and tennis players and fans are encouraged to come out and watch and support the young generation of Southern California tennis players who very well could be among the next generation of top American professionals.
Notable information for this week’s SoCal Pro Series tournament at Barnes Tennis Center:
Daily Competition Schedule
Tuesday – Final round of Men’s/Women’s singles qualifying; First round of Men’s/Women’s singles and doubles;
Wednesday – First round of Men’s/Women’s singles and doubles;
Thursday – Second round of Men’s/Women’s singles; Men’s/Women’s doubles quarterfinals;
Friday – Men’s/Women’s singles quarterfinals; Men’s/Women’s doubles semifinals;
Saturday – Men’s/Women’s singles semifinals; Men’s/Women’s doubles finals;
Sunday – Men’s/Women’s singles finals.
Top Seeds in Singles
Men
1. Keegan Smith (San Diego); ATP ranking No. 612;
2. Colin Markes (Austin, Texas); ATP ranking No. 631;
3. Stefan Dostanic (USA; Irvine); ATP ranking No. 656;
4. Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha (India); ATP ranking No. 662;
5. Kareem Al Allaf (Des Moines, Iowa); ATP ranking No. 751.
Women
1. Sara Daavettila (Williamston, Minn.); WTA ranking No. 657;
2. Eleana Yu (Mason, Ohio); WTA ranking No. 765;
3. Megan McCray (Oceanside); WTA ranking No. 756;
4. Kimmi Hance (Torrance, UCLA); WTA ranking No. 891;
5. Solymar Colling (Orange, University of San Diego); WTA ranking No. 874.
“Race to Indian Wells” Leaders after Week 2 on the SoCal Pro Series
Men
- Jacob Brumm (Rancho Santa Fe): 33 points;
- Keegan Smith (San Diego): 16 points;
- Trevor Svajda (Pacific Beach): 5 points.
Women
- Megan McCray (Oceanside): 33 points;
- Haley Giavara (San Diego): 12 points;
T3. Solymar Colling (Orange, University of San Diego): 9 points;
T3. Nikki Redelijk (Pepperdine University): 9 points.
2023 SoCal Pro Series Remaining Schedule
- June 19-25 – Jack Kramer Club, Rolling Hills Estates;
- June 26-July 2 – Racquet Club of Irvine, Irvine;
- July 3-9 – Lakewood Tennis Center, Lakewood;
- July 10-16 – Lakewood Tennis Center, Lakewood.
About the SoCal Pro Series
The SoCal Pro Series is created by USTA Southern California and is designed as a stepping stone to help up-and-coming professional, college, and high-level junior players transitioning to play on the pro tour. The SoCal Pro Series gives Southern California residents and those playing at Southern California universities the advantages of receiving all wild card entries into each of its tournament main draws and pre-qualifying events.
The SoCal Pro Series is a collection of $15,000-purse events on the ITF World Tennis Tour and USTA Pro Circuit. The SoCal Pro Series gives us a glimpse of the future of American tennis before some of these players become global household names. Southern California is our country’s greatest hotbed for Junior and college tennis players and, through the decades, Southern California has produced more American tennis talent and Grand Slam champions than any other region in the country.
The purpose of the SoCal Pro Series is to provide new and more competitive opportunities for Southern California’s elite juniors, collegiate players and those residents who are aspiring to turn pro. Exposing these players to higher levels of competition within a professional tournament atmosphere will only enhance their games and speed up their learning curve in terms of understanding what it takes to become a successful pro.
The SoCal Pro Series provides players with a path to access ATP and WTA rankings points as a means of helping players to build their status with the professional tours towards gaining eligibility and qualification to more pro Tour events and ATP and WTA-level 250, 500, and even Masters 1000-level events, such as the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif.
At this year’s SoCal Pro Series, there’s something extra at stake for Southern California players. The top men’s and women’s players accumulating the most points throughout the seven spring/summer events will be granted a wild card into qualifying at the 2024 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells. These “Race to Indian Wells” wild cards are available to U.S. citizens who are either Southern California residents or current Southern California college students. Track their progress at https://www.ustasocal.com/proseries/ and on Instagram @ustasocal and @socalproseries as they vie for the golden ticket.
Photo of San Diego’s Katherine Hui by Lexie Wanninger / USTA SoCal
