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Small Business Saturday

Posted on December 1, 2019 by EatPlayFly

Season’s Greetings!
While 2019 was another whirlwind of travel and tennis (more on that in the next post), this year I partnered with a few local brands that I would like to highlight on Small Business Saturday! I’m a firm believer in Think Global, Act Local, and thus try to utilize as many local products as I can. Whether it’s my local farmer’s market down the street, or handcrafted clothes and goodies, shopping local is a great way to support your neighbors and their small businesses.

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Fantastic February

Posted on April 29, 2018 by EatPlayFly

We thought January was a great start to the year… but things elevated to even better results in February!

After jumping so many spots in the WTA Doubles rankings, my partner and I felt that it was time to start playing bigger events with more points and prize money at stake. For the month of February, we decided to sign up for two $25ks in the U.S., and taking the risk of signing up for the WTA in Acapulco. We were itching to keep playing as many tournaments as we could, and especially wanted to keep our winning streak ablaze. Despite the first tournament coming to a second round halt, we were able to get back to our winning ways in earning the $25k Rancho Santa Fe doubles crown and the WTA Acapulco doubles finalists.

Love for the Local- WTA Newport Beach

Posted on February 20, 2018 by EatPlayFly

*Happy New Year* Ah, the start of a new year with nearly all tennis players eager to begin their 2018 campaigns. Last year, I started my tournaments in the $25ks in Florida. While it was great competition, there were a few things I didn’t want to go back to this year: the long red-eye journey to the other side of the country, cold and gloomy weather, and steep competition (even in qualies) in a lower prize-money event. For me, it wasn’t worth the journey to travel there for a week, awaiting fervently to return back to California to play a much higher event in Newport Beach. With this in mind, I thought it was best to start in LA’s backyard– at the WTA $125k in Newport Beach. Little did we know we’d reach our first WTA semifinal!

California Coastin’

Posted on December 2, 2017 by EatPlayFly

With a round-the-world, hectic schedule such as mine, it’s highly unlikely that I get to take a road-trip to a tournament up the California Coast. The week of September 20th was the exception. An overdue recap of one of my favorite trips this past Fall.

After going through qualies, I had two tough first round main draw matches in both singles and doubles, making my run in the $60k Templeton event come to a close on a Wednesday afternoon. With no rush to go to another tournament (off-week), my friend and cross-town PAC-12 rival, Robin, decided to make a 2-day venture through the Central Coast’s vineyards, to the winding mountainous terrain and salty-scented beaches of the Pacific Coast Highway, to enjoy all that the Golden State had to offer on the way back to LA.

Take a peak into our wine tastings at Sculpterra and Cass Wineries, a little history lesson at Hearst Castle, and our expedition down the Pacific Coast Highway.