A Dream Come True – A Student Film by Anne Zarraonandia
Click on the link above to watch the 6:10 digitized super-8 film, “A Dream Come True”.
- A CarAnne Production
- Directed by Anne Zarraonandia
- Starring Carrie Zarraonandia and Chris Evert as herself
- 1976
Carrie Z has a dream and plays Chris Evert in the finals of the Virginia Slims of California. Read more about Chris here!
About Carrie Z: Carrie Zarraonandia grew up in Southern California playing pick-up games of baseball, football, basketball, and tag at her local park. At nine years old she found her passion, tennis.
Carrie competed in the junior ranks in SoCal and NorCal and while attending the University of California at Davis helped her team win the D3 National title and was an All-American. She holds seven U.S.T.A. national titles as well as the # 1 US. ranking in the 35 age group.
She was elected to the Marin County Athletic Hall of Fame and Redwood High School Athletic Hall of Fame for coaching the Boy’s Tennis Team at Redwood High School and has been honored by the PCA as an S.F. Bay Area Double-Goal Coach Winner and National Finalist.
She has almost 40 years of service to the United States Professional Tennis Association and was awarded the 2017 and 2022 NorCal Pro of the Year. She is a “veteran” sports mom and taught three out of her five children to play tennis and enjoy the sport.
Her passion for sports, competition, and fair play has drawn her to the Positive Coaching Alliance. Carrie currently teaches tennis and pickleball at Belvedere Tennis Club, in Tiburon, CA. Carrie is the Head Pickleball Coach Developer in NorCal.
About the filmmaker Anne Z: Anne Zarraonandia is a semi-retired USPTA tennis professional who now sells on eBay as a Powerseller! Anne and Carrie are also certified pickleball instructors through the USPTA and IPTPA. Anne is the USPTA Pickleball Assistant Coach Developer in NorCal. Visit their YouTube Pickleball Channel here! And their pickleball website here!
Anne’s love of tennis continues in her filmmaking with the documentary The Shasta Bowl. Click here to watch on YouTube. A 40-year family tennis tournament is played with a unique twist. And no, Chris Evert has NOT won this elusive tourney!
Lily Leung
Ooops, I almost missed your post! You snuck in ahead of me. Well, I admire athletic people. I couldn’t get to love pickle ball or tennis. I prefer solo sports like cross country skiing.
Anne Z
I get the joy of loving individual activities too! Enjoyment is the main thing. Do what you love. Thanks for your comment.
Kebba Buckley Button
AnneZ, wow! Your background with racquet sports is deep! I know how to recognize a racquet! I even had tennis lessons once. It was fun, but I had no passion for it. I am in awe of your passion and experience!
Anne Z
Thanks Kebba! I was introduced to tennis the summer of 1968! Long time player and teaching pro, now Pickelball. My love of sports is lifelong. Thanks for your nice comment!