Career
Press was raised in the University Heights and North Park neighborhoods of San Diego, California. He was an All-American at University of California, Los Los Angeles Press"s playing career included wins at the Louisiana Jolla Championship Summer Tournament in 1949 and 1951. Press played against such contemporaries as Jack Kramer, Bill Tilden, Bobby Riggs, Pancho Gonzales, Whitney Reed, and Tony Trabert.
Press was one of the founders of World Team Tennis.
Over the course of more than six decades, Press was head pro at several prominent San Diego-area tennis facilities, including 17 years at the Kona Kai Club and 28 years at the Hotel del Coronado, where he was pro from 1977 until the demolition of the hotel"s tennis courts in 2005. Press subsequently became head pro at the Hilton Beach and Tennis Club.
He has been recognized as a Master Professional by the USPTA. Press also taught other standout San Diego-area players, such as Marita Redondo, Walter Redondo, Kristien Kemmer, Angelica Gavaldon, Steve Avoyer, Randy Thomas, and Alexandra Stevenson.
