This weekend, while the world was watching the red clay at Roland Garros, all eyes were on a different tournament in Avila Beach, San Luis Obispo, CA: the 42nd Annual Avila Bay Classic. This year, Avila Bay Tournament Director Michael Marquez ran the tournament as a
UTR Powered Event, setting the draws based off of player UTRs instead of age or gender.
Players of all levels and ages met on the court: from an 81-year old who played a high school junior, to a top Arroyo Grande High School girl who competed against the top player from the Templeton High School boys tennis team.
"It was a great weekend that included four days of jam packed tennis over four different sites."
"It was a great weekend that included four days of jam packed tennis over four different sites," said Michael Marquez, Avila Bay Tournament Director. “The level of play was from a UTR 14.60 down to a UTR 1.02, with every court filled from 8am to late in the evening. A really fun event, thanks to everyone who came out."
Check out some of the highlights below! You can see all the photos from the event by looking at
#UTRAvilaBayClassic on social media.
Dan Cardiff Unrated (Cal Poly Track Team & Avila Bay Club Tennis tennis teaching professional) & Karl Enander (UTR 12.44) defeated Andre Dome (UTR 14.22) & Corey Pang 13.84 ; 7-6 (6), 6-4. Dan is graduating Cal Poly in two weeks and be starting his teaching credential at St.Mary’s College.
Lucy Dettmer (97 years old) watching #UTRAvilaBayClassic! Lucy has accumulated over 35 gold balls in her career. UTR is for everyone: beginners, pros, all ages.
The @CPMustangs men's tennis crew at #UTRAvilaBayClassic
Charlotte Oh at her first ever Tennis tournament! Go Charlotte Go! #UTRAvilaBayClassic Tennis Director Michael Marquez & Charlotte get a pic before her first match!
UTR Powered Events are held every week, all over the world, and we’re spotlighting some of our favorites. We’re on a mission to make tennis better for everyone and encourage you to get out and play! We want to make it easy to find others at your level to play with, regardless your age, gender or location.
Inspired to play in a UTR Powered Event? Sign up for a UTR Powered Event in your area
here. If you can’t find an event, tell your local club and have them send us an email at Success@MyUTR.com to get started.
See you on the court!
