About the Courts
The Victoria Club provides its members with five professionally lighted hard tennis courts. These courts are available from sunrise to 10:00 p.m. seven days a week. The atmosphere surrounding the courts is both private and beautiful with tree top views of mature pine and eucalyptus. The facility is highlighted by a sunken center court with stadium seating on one side. Tennis members at Victoria Club enjoy many perks, including very few, if any, wait times for courts, professional tennis lessons, low guest fees and unlimited free use of the ball machine.
The Tennis Pro Shop, located a short distance from the courts, is both a central information center which specializes in expert restringing and regripping, as well as a lounge for players to get together prior to or after their matches.
The Tennis calendar allows for members to participate in leagues, tournaments, and social events on a monthly basis. Getting connected with other players is facilitated by the Club’s Pro, who is happy to set up well matched play for the members, from seasoned players to those just learning to play.
Victoria Club Programs
Over the past 6 years, the Victoria Club Adult USTA teams have gone to the sectionals. In our junior program, the 12 & under team has gone to sectionals for the last 5 years, the 14 and under team has gone the last 4 years and the girls 18 and under team has gone 4 consecutive years, winning the 2014 18 & under section championship
Every year the Victoria Club hosts 3 tournaments. The Men’s Singles Championship held in May. The Junior Satellite tournament held in August. The Holiday Doubles Tournament in December.
Victoria Club hosts a junior tennis spring, summer and Thanksgiving camp
Victoria Club Girls 18 and under won the Southern California Sectional Championships for 2016
Marty Montigel – Director of Tennis
Playing Career
- 1979 Boy’s 18 & under ranked top 40
- 1979 won the Glendora 18 & under Singles
- 1979 & 1980 lost in the finals of the Mammoth Open Singles
- 1980 Lost in the double’s semi-finals of CIF Southern California Interscholastic Federation with Steve Cluse at Ramona High School
- 1982 ranked number 2 in Singles Southern California Junior College at RCC
- 1982 ranked number 1 in Southern California Junior College doubles at RCC with Steve Cluse
- 1984 got a scholarship to Texas Tech Division 1
- 1986 & 1987 won the Mammoth Open doubles with Steve Cluse
- 1988 won the Men’s Southern California Section Championships Men’s 5.0 Singles
- 1992 ranked number 2 in Men’s 30’s Singles Southern California
- Won the Riverside Open a total of 7 times in Men’s Singles, won 3 times in the Men’s 30’s, won the men’s 35’s 3 times and won 1 time in the Men’s 40’s
- 2014 won Men’s 50’s Singles Anaheim Racket Club
- 2015 won the Men’s 50’s Singles Monterey Country Club.
- 2015 Induct Riverside Community College Athletic Hall of Fame
- 2016 Men’s 5 Monterey Country Club Champion
- 2016 Ranked #5 in Men’s 55 Singles
Coaching Highlights
- Teaching tennis for over 30 years
- United States Tennis Association member
- USPTA member
- Director of tennis at the Riverside Tennis Center from 1991-2009
- Director of Tennis at Victoria Country Club from 2009-Present
- Has trained sectional ranked Adult and Junior players
- Trained some of Riverside’s top Juniors
- Trained Bret Masi who played at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Division 1
- Trained Scott Merryman who played at USC Division 1
- Trained Jordan Gobatie who played at Northern Arizona Division 1
- Trained Julianne Chidley who played at San Diego State Division 1
- Trained James Andra who plays at Arlington High School number 1
- Trained Dani Baum who plays at Poly High School Ranked girl’s 16 and under
- Trained Jasmine Dhalla who plays number 1 doubles at Poly High School
- Trained Austin Harvill a ranked 10 year old in 2015
- Trained Sydney Tran, ranked Junior 2016
