Carlsbad's Pareja Among Top Seeds at Billie Jean King Girls’ National Championships

Carlsbad's Pareja among top seeds at Billie Jean King Girls’ National Championships

Akasha Urhobo is the No. 1 seed in the Girls’ 18s singles division. (Photo courtesy of USTA) SAN DIEGO – Seeded players have been announced for the United States Tennis Association Billie Jean King Girls’ 16s and 18s National Championships. which began Saturday at Barnes Tennis Center. Tournament officials named Akasha Urhobo, 18, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., as the No. 1 seed in the Girls’ 18s singles division. Urhobo has competed on the Internati…

Former ball kid Carley Chen hopes to make impact at final Billie Jean King nationals

As a ball kid along about a decade ago, San Diego native Carley Chen marveled at the USTA Billie Jean King 16s and 18s national championships at the Barnes Center. Now the recent Bishop’s School grad is approaching her fourth and final tourney appearance. “We were like, ‘It’s so incredible that we were able to be ball kids and see these girls and how they were so driven playing a big tournament on such a big stage,’” Chen said. “We wanted to pla…