March 4, 2009

SAN DIEGO - Members of the San Diego State men's tennis team will participate in the 120th Pacific Coast Doubles Tournament beginning on Thursday, March 5, at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club.

The tournament is the second-oldest tennis event in the country and was first held in 1890 at The Hotel Del Monte in Monterey, Calif. According to the official website, the event was created to promote the sale of real estate on the Monterey peninsula. The original concept pitted the best players from the East versus those from the West.

Past winners of the tournament include Jack Kramer, Ted Schroeder, Bobby Riggs, Pancho Segura, Don Budge, Tony Trabert, Stan Smith, Bob Lutz, Arthur Ashe, Dennis Ralston and John McEnroe.

Teams that are expected to participate in the 2009 competition include Pepperdine, UCLA, USC, California, Stanford, Fresno State, UC San Diego, Rice, Notre Dame, Villanova and Boston College.

Aztec doubles teams will begin match play on Thursday and will play through the weekend.

The official tournament page can be found by clicking here.