Welcome to the Torrey Pines High School Girls Tennis Team homepage! "Play with respect. Win with grace" is a perfect descriptor for the Girls Tennis program at Torrey Pines High School. The TPHS Girls Tennis team has historically been one of the best in the state. As of 2018, the Falcons have won the North County Conference title 28 years in a row with many of their graduating seniors going on to play college tennis at fine schools such as Duke, Yale, USF, Clairemont-Mudd.

While the TPHS Girls Tennis team has a reputation as a powerhouse in California girls' tennis, winning has been and continues to be a secondary goal. The development of skills, attitudes and dispositions that will prepare young athletes for a lifetime of fulfillment as responsible adults and citizens is of paramount importance.  

Varsity Coach: Don Chu

Before assuming the position as coach of the Torrey Pines Varsity Girls Tennis Team in Fall 2018, Don coached the JV Boys Tennis Team at Torrey Pines in 2017.  Sports have always been an important part of his life beginning in his formative years in New York City, through his college sport career at Oberlin College. A relative late comer to tennis, he developed his teaching and coaching skills as an assistant tennis pro at Mamaroneck Yacht and Tennis Club, as a graduate teaching associate at Stanford University and over several summers coaching tennis in Wiltshire, England. After his academic career as a professor, researcher and university administrator, he retired in 2014 and renewed his lifelong interest working with youth in sport through Pro Kids First Tee in Oceanside and now as a coach at TPHS. Don's greatest accomplishment is his five children and five grandchildren who are widely dispersed throughout the U.S.

You may reach Coach Don directly through his email donchuphd@gmail.com.

Junior Varsity Coach: Sean Huey

Sean has been playing tennis since he was five years old. He played all four years in high school at Mt. Carmel and a couple of years at Palomar College. After graduating from CSU East Bay with a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology and teaching credentials for Physical Education, Sean got his first coaching opportunity at Stone Ranch Elementary School as their PE coach in 2015 to 2022. Sean also works at the Santaluz Club. He was recently promoted to Camp Lead and is now responsible for organizing and planning the year-round and season camp programs. He also works as a camp counselor, fitness attendant, facilities, housekeeping and, of course, tennis coach. Sean has taught in tennis camps and clinics with experience in a variety of levels from beginner to junior development, even earning his USPTA certification in 2017. Since 2019, Sean has been the JV coach for both the Boys and Girls Tennis team at Torrey Pines. When he's not playing tennis, he loves spending time with his family, watching anime, and playing Street Fighter 6 on his PS5. 

You may reach Coach Sean directly through his email shuey2@horizon.csueastbay.edu. 

2024-2025 Athletic Clearance Process and Physicals Day

The 2024-2025 Athletic Clearance process is now open. In order to be eligible to tryout and participate on the Girls Tennis team, you must first complete the athletic clearance process no later than June 15. All paperwork must be filled out completely and uploaded to Home Campus' site. You must be fully enrolled at TPHS to be considered. Learn more about the athletic clearance process here.

Torrey Pines will hold a Physicals Day on June 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the TPHS Gym. You must complete a physical as part of the athletic clearance process for the 2024-2025 year. If you are interested in participating, click here to register.

2024-2025 Tryouts

Tryouts for the 2024-2025 Varsity and JV Girls Tennis teams will be held August 29-31 on the TPHS tennis courts for both the varsity and JV teams. Please see tryout schedule below for dates and times.

All participants should come prepared to compete in a round-robin format and bring one can of Penn tennis balls, drink and other refreshments they need.  

Returning Varsity players and players with a verified UTR 3 or higher:

August 29 & 30: 3:30 to 5 p.m. PT 

August 31: 9 a.m. to Noon 

All other players: 

August 29 & 30: 5 to 7 p.m. PT

August 31: Noon to 3 p.m.