Supporting High School Teams
Making an impact to the next generation of tennis players
Since 2025, OCCTA and Philip Suk have partnered up to provide racquets, backpacks, balls, grips, and other tennis equipment for deserving high school teams and players.
Last year we gave almost 60 racquets and a similar number of backpacks to high school players from Banning, Century, Indio, Orange, Santa Ana, and Tustin High Schools.
Tennis has been part of my life since I was six years old. It gave me discipline, community, and some of my closest relationships. But the longer I competed, the harder it became to ignore what I was seeing: the sport I loved was not equally accessible to everyone. The higher the level, the more homogeneous the field became.
When I suffered a wrist injury that kept me off the court for nine months during my freshman year, I had no choice but to stop and reflect. For the first time, I asked myself what I actually owed this sport rather than what I could get from it. I had benefited enormously from private coaching, quality equipment, and opportunities that many talented kids never see. That felt like a debt worth repaying.
Getting involved with OCCTA was my answer to that question. It was not something I planned or strategized. It was something I felt obligated to do once I finally slowed down long enough to see the gap clearly — and decided I was not willing to look away from it.
Philip Suk
Getting Recruited To Play College Sports
Playing college tennis is an opportunity of a lifetime. You can continue your academic education, play competitive college tennis and if possible, earn a college degree towards your career goals. You’ll need to identify the best tennis programs for you, play in high-level tournaments, and showcase your talents so that coaches and scouts and notice you. While coaches still attend tournaments to recruit players, many of their initial assessments are made through online videos on YouTube and social media.
Through our tennis community efforts, we want to help underserved and under-resourced families by sponsoring their tennis development. We’re looking for individuals with drive, passion, motivation and accountability who are taking their future in their own hands. But we need some skin in the game. We want to work with motivated college-bound youths and their families in volunteering and contributing time and effort to fundraising events, thus raising money for tennis lessons, coaches and academies.
Getting recruited in tennis relies heavily on the tournaments you play and the rankings you earn. We truly believe advanced training is necessary to get a tennis scholarship and by helping underserved families, we help them level the playing ground.
Please contact Alex Truong at 949 910 0059 or OCCTA@outlook.com , or Steve Riggs at 949-232-9200 or riggstwins@outlook.com.
Have any question for us? We are happy to answer.