1. Monica Seles, 2. Co-host Murphy Jensen and 3. Jon Lovitz participating in the Bank of the West Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic held on Saturday, December 8 at The Riveria Country Club in Pacific Palisades. The event, hosted by tennis champion brothers Luke and Murphy Jensen, benefited The Riviera Foundation, the National Down Syndrome Society, and the Jensen-Schmidt Tennis Academy for Down Syndrome. photo by Cynthia Lum
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