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Taylor Townsend to Compete in French Open Junior Championships

Taylor Townsend

From the USTA – WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., May 13, 2013 – Taylor Townsend, the No. 1-ranked junior in the world at the end of 2012, will play in her first junior event of 2013 at the Roland Garros French Open Junior Championships June 2-8 in Paris.

Townsend finished last year as the No. 1-ranked junior in the world, becoming the first American girl in 30 years to hold that distinction. She remains No. 10 in the ITF world junior rankings despite thus far having played only professional tournaments in 2013. In her first WTA-level main draw match, Townsend beat then-No. 57 Lucie Hradecka in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., in March.

Townsend, who in 2012 won the Australian Open junior singles title and junior doubles titles at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open, headlines an American girls’ contingent accepted to play in the French Open Junior Championship that includes Victoria Duval (17, Delray Beach, Fla.), currently No. 285 in the WTA rankings. In 2012, Duval won the USTA Girls’ 18s national title to earn a wild card into the US Open main draw, where she played Kim Clijsters in the first round.

Christina Makarova (16, San Diego), currently No. 11 in the ITF world junior rankings, No. 29 Sachia Vickery (18, Hollywood, Fla.) and No. 39 Jamie Loeb (18, Ossining, N.Y.) are also in the girls’ main draw, while No. 56 Louisa Chirico (16, Harrison, N.Y.), was accepted for qualifying.

Townsend, Duval and Vickery each train at the USTA Training Center – Headquarters in Boca Raton, Fla., while Chirico trains at the USTA Training Center – East in Flushing, N.Y.

Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (18, Charlotte, N.C.), currently the top-ranked American junior boy at No. 16 in the world, leads the Americans accepted to play the boys’ main draw, followed by No. 19 Stefan Kozlov (15, Pembroke Pines, Fla.), No. 23 Noah Rubin (17, Rockville Centre, N.Y.), No. 38 Luca Corinteli (17, Alexandria, Va.) and No. 40 Spencer Papa (17, Edmond, Okla.). No. 49 Martin Redlicki (17, Hawthorn Woods, Ill.) was accepted for qualifying.

Kozlov is the youngest player in the Top 20 of the world junior rankings and is the second youngest player in the French Open boys’ main draw. Rubin, who has been ranked as high as No. 6 in the world junior rankings, reached the quarterfinals of last year’s French Open Junior Championship, while Papa advanced to the third round last year.

Currently, Kozlov and Papa train at the USTA Training Center – Headquarters in Boca Raton, Fla. Kwiatkowski and Redlicki previously trained there, Kwiatkowski for three years, and Corinteli trains at the Junior tennis Champions Center in College Park, Md., a USTA Certified Regional Training Center.

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Stefan Kozlov and Francis Tiafoe Among Top Juniors to Represent US in Team Competitons

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., April 25, 2013 – The USTA announced that Stefan Kozlov and Francis Tiafoe, two 15-year-olds ranked among the Top 100 juniors in the world, are among the top young Americans who will represent the U.S. in Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas (16-and-under) and the boys’ and girls’ World Junior Tennis Competition (14-and-under) North/Central American and Caribbean Final, May 2-4, in Montreal, Canada.

This round of each premier world team competition serves as regional qualifying for the World Finals; the top two teams from each division advance through round-robin play to compete in the World Finals. The Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup Finals will be held September 24-29 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The World Junior Tennis Finals will be August 5-10 in Prostejov, Czech Republic.

Junior Davis Cup
Stefan Kozlov, 15 Pembroke Pines, Fla.
Francis Tiafoe, 15, College Park, Md.
Henrik Wiersholm, 16, Kirkland, Wash.
Coach: Nicolas Todero

Junior Fed Cup
Nicole Frenkel, 15, Winchester, Mass.
Jessica Ho, 16, Wexford, Pa.
Katerina Stewart, 15, Miami
Coach: Freddy Rodriguez

World Junior Tennis – Boys
Patrick Kypson, 13, Greenville, N.C.
Sam Riffice, 14, Roseville, Calif.
Gianni Ross, 14, Burr Ridge, Ill.
Coach: Andy Brandi

World Junior Tennis – Girls
CiCi Bellis, 14, Atherton, Calif.
Michaela Gordon, 13, Los Altos Hills, Calif.
Claire Liu, 12, Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Coach: Richard Ashby

Kozlov, currently No. 19 in the world junior rankings for players ages 18 and under, is the youngest player in the Top 20, while Tiafoe (No. 82) is one of only nine players age 15 and under in the Top 100. Kozlov helped lead the U.S. to a third-place Junior Davis Cup finish last year, while Tiafoe helped the U.S. to World Junior Tennis gold in 2012.

The U.S. also won its second Junior Fed Cup title last year (the other coming in 2008). In all, the U.S. has won two Junior Davis Cup titles (1999, 2008), four World Junior Tennis boys titles (2002-03, 2008, 2012) and five World Junior Tennis girls titles (1992, 2007-10).

Kozlov and teammate Henrik Wiersholm train at the USTA Training Center – Headquarters in Boca Raton, Fla., as does Junior Fed Cup team member Nicole Frenkel.

Former U.S. junior international team members include Jim Courier, Andy Roddick, James Blake, Sloane Stephens, Christina McHale and Lindsay Davenport. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have also represented their countries in junior international team competition.

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Gage Brymer Wins 46th Annual ASICS Easter Bowl

Gage Brymer photo by Dave Kenas / ASICS Easter Bowl

By Steve Pratt

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (April 14, 2013) – Just because he won four of his six ASICS Easter Bowl matches after dropping the first set — and five total three-setters — doesn’t mean that Gage Brymer enjoys playing in them.

“No, I don’t really like them,” was Brymer’s response to a question posed by USTA First Vice President Katrina Adams, who was handling Tennis Channel on-court commentating duties following the unseeded Brymer’s 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, win over Luca Corinteli in the Boy’s 18s ITF singles final on the final day of the 46th annual event that took place for the first time at the Sunrise Country Club.

Adams called Brymer the “Marathon Man”, who later added in his post-match media interviews: “I wish I could get it done it two sets every match. It’s been quite a week, quite a grind.”

For the third straight year the boys’ 18s ITF singles was won by a UCLA Bruin recruit as Marcos Giron (2011), Mackenzie McDonald (2012) and now Brymer have captured the coveted title. It’s a junior title their coach Billy Martin, who many regard as one of the best junior players of all-time, never won.

“I don’t think it’s that I’m getting warmed up because I feel good when I go on the court and I’m hitting good,” Brymer said. “I think the other guy just really comes out pumped up and it takes a little bit of time to get into the match. It’s funny because this is the first tournament where it’s been the case. It’s not that I’m known for losing the first set. It’s just been this week. It’s not too disheartening now when I lose the first set because I know I can come back.

“I can’t put my finger on it. I guess it’s a good thing because I’ll never count myself out in the second set.”

Corinteli, the No. 3 seeded player from Alexandria, Va., who trains at the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, Md., played a solid first set and used his big serve to take the early lead. “Maybe I thought in my head I really wouldn’t face any adversity and that it’s kind of going to go as smooth as it has the first set and a half,” he said. “But tennis is never like that and this has happened to me before. A couple of times you pass by it and think you’ve overcome it and then it happens again. You never really know what to expect in this sport because I was in cruise control and then a couple different points go his way and it’s a different match.”

Brymer also won the ASICS Easter Bowl in 2011 in the boys’ 16s. “I don’t like getting second place,” he said. “I feel like once I get to the final I’m there to win it. A couple of weeks ago at the Claremont ITF I got second and that was my first second in a while. I really can’t remember the last time I got second place. I just hate it. I can’t stand going all that way and losing.”

Brymer said he got a little nervous up 5-0 and then 5-1 in the final set. “It’s definitely an incredibly tough place to be up 5-0, 5-1, 5-2. Some people say, you’re up by so much and you’ve got nothing to lose and you’ve got nothing to be worried about, but I don’t think that’s the case at all. It’s much harder to get up 5-0 and close it out then to get up 5-0.

Brymer doesn’t have much time to rest before he returns to play for his high school team, University High in Irvine, on Tuesday. Then it’s off to play the 113th Ojai Valley Championships Boys’ CIF Interscholastic division April 25-28. This year, Brymer is trying to be the first player since Bobby Riggs to win three straight high school titles at The Ojai since Bobby Riggs did it from 1934-36 playing for Franklin High School in Los Angeles.

Two 14-year-olds battled for the Girls’ 16s singles title as last year’s ASICS Easter Bowl finalist CiCi Bellis, the No. 8-seeded player from Atherton, Calif., defeated No. 7 Caroline Dolehide of Hinsdale, Ill., 6-4, 6-1.

“I thought about it a little bit before the match,” Bellis said of her finals loss last year. “It was pretty disappointing. I didn’t want to think about that before the match.”

Dolehide got down two breaks early in the match, but was able to come back and had game point at 4-all before Bellis was able close out the first set, 6-4.

“I missed a little bit too much to stay in the match,” Dolehide said. “I didn’t feel tired but I felt like I had to pick it up to stay with her. All her balls were going pretty deep.”

Dolehide said she wasn’t nervous playing in the final, just “excited.”

Dolehide later teamed with partner Brienne Minor to win the gold ball in doubles to go along with her singles silver as the pair beat Emma Higuchi and Rebecca Weissmann, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2

In the Boys’ 16s final, top-seeded Sameer Kumar of Carmel, Ind., won his second straight USTA Supernational with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Kalman Boyd of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

“I just couldn’t hang with him,” Boyd said. “He was so fresh and mentally tough and I just got too tired after every point. I was just dead and trying to recover. I never played on Stadium and I never played in front of a crowd all week. So I think that was a factor. I’m already looking forward to my next tournament.”

Kumar said he and his coach actually hit on Stadium court late Saturday night just to get a feel for it. “We wanted to see how the conditions were,” said Kumar, who won the 16s Winternationals to start the year. “Today was tough, but obviously the scoreline doesn’t seem so. I played very well today.”

Not even paired together until the day before the tournament, Jordi Arconada and Spencer Papa beat JC Aragone and Mackenzie McDonald, 6-1, 7-5 to win the Boys’ 18s doubles.

Weekend ASICS Easter Bowl sightings: USTA First Vice President Katrina Adams, USTA Director of Coaching Jose Higueras and former Wimbledon quarterfinalist Kathy May Fritz.

Sunday’s Scores
Boys’ 18s Singles (Final)
Gage Brymer, Irvine, CA def. Luca Corinteli (3), Alexandria, VA 3-6, 6-4, 6-1

Boys’ 18s Doubles (Final)
Jordi Arconada / Spencer Papa (2) def. JC Aragone / M. Mackenzie. McDonald (4) 6-1, 7-5

Boys’ 16s Singles (Final)
Sameer Kumar (1), Carmel, IN def. Kalman Boyd (17), Rancho Santa Fe, CA 6-0, 6-0

Boys’ 16 Singles (Playoff)
Taylor Fritz (3) Rancho Santa Fe, CA def. Emil Reinberg (17) Atlanta, GA 6-3, 6-4

Girls’ 16s Singles (Final)
Catherine Bellis (8), Atherton, CA def. Caroline Dolehide (7), Hinsdale, IL 6-4, 6-1

Girls’ 16 Singles (Playoff)
Emma Higuchi (4) Los Angeles, CA def. Hanna Chang Fontana, CA 6-4; 6-4

Girls’ 16 Doubles (Final)
Caroline Dolehide / Brienne Minor (1) def. Emma Higuchi / Rebecca Weissmann (3) 1-6, 6-4, 6-2

Girls’ 16 Doubles (Playoff)
Jessie Aney / Alexis Nelson (6) def. Jada Hart / Stephanie Hazell 4-6, 6-2, 6-4

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Mayo Hibi Captures ASICS Easter Bowl

Photo of Mayo Hibi: by Dave Kenas / ASICS Easter Bowl

By Steve Pratt

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (April 13, 2013) – Mayo Hibi completed the ITF Carson-ASICS Easter Bowl double on Saturday, concluding a dominating two weeks of tennis with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Tornado Ali Black.

“I surprised myself that I was able to pull off the Easter Bowl after winning Carson,” said Hibi, who joins Krista Hardebeck (2010) and Melanie Oudin (2008) as recent players who have managed the feat. “I was pretty tired coming into the tournament and wasn’t sure how my body was going to hold up.”

Irvine’s Hibi, who lost in the doubles semifinals on Friday, dropped just 14 games total in her six singles match wins during the tournament.

Hibi said her game has really improved since she started working with former WTA player Debbie Graham, who won on hand to witness the victory.

“I think I’ve improved in a lot of areas,” Hibi said. “I still have a lot of things to work on, but I have really improved.”

She admitted to being “really, really nervous” at the start of the match and that the reality of being in the final got to her. “It’s not like a normal match. You don’t have you bag because the ball runners are carrying them, it was hot and the 14s match went really long. At first I didn’t feel like I was into the match and got down in the first set.”

But Hibi was able to come back, using her consistent slice backhand to keep Black off balance for most of the match.

“I thought I could have come into the match more prepared,” Black said. “I was really exhausted from my last two matches. I’m just happy I was able to do better this year after last year (losing in the first round).”

Hibi will next play USTA Pro Circuit events on the clay in North Carolina and Florida. She also has some celebrating to do. “I haven’t celebrated my birthday yet,” she said of turning 17 last week in Carson. “I think my mom will bake me a cake and we’ll have some ice cream.”

Jaeda Daniel, the No. 3 seed from Port Charlotte, Fla., will also be celebrating with some ice cream following her comeback win in the girls’ 14s final for her first USTA gold ball as she outlasted Ashley Lahey, the No. 11 seed from Hawthorne, Calif., 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.

“That was definitely the toughest match of the tournament for me,” Daniel said, adding that she would go out to dinner with her mom on Saturday night and then to Cold Stone for ice cream.

Connor Hance of Torrance, Calif., overcame a match point in the boys’ 14s final to defeat top-seeded John McNally of Cincinnati, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4. It was the second singles gold ball for Hance, who previously won the Clay Court National 12s.

“I’ve been up match point before like that and lost,” Hance said. “You are just like so happy thinking you’re going to win and then then you get really tight. That happened to me at the Eddie Herr.”

Serving for the match at 6-5 in the second set, McNally double faulted on match point to make it deuce and then Hance reeled off two more points to force the tiebreak.

“In the tiebreak I was just saying get your first serve in,” Hance said. “I didn’t get them all in but I think getting most of them was the difference in the match.”

McNally was distraught after the match, but handled himself well despite the disappointment and said tennis is a lot about ups and downs and how you deal with it. “You really can’t really live like that,” he said of pondering missed opportunities. “Crap happens. That’s what my papa tells me. You’re going to have matches where you come back from match points and matches that you lose up a match point. That’s just tennis. I do look back on that match point. I’m not going to lie. On match point I just got a little bit tight.”

McNally said he looks forward to playing Hance again. “It’s like Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal,” he said. “You see them and Djokovic have great matches just like we do. Of course I look forward to playing all the top kids at this high level. It’s the juniors so I don’t really have anything to lose. I’m really looking forward to playing Connor again and getting some revenge.”

Hance said he was excited to be listed among the USTA Spring National winners for the rest of his life. “I’m pretty excited. My names is like going to be in the program. Forever.”

Top-seeded Sameer Kumar came back in his boys’ 16s semifinals to defeat Taylor Fritz, breaking Fritz who was serving for the match in the third set at 5-4. He faces Kalman Boyd on Sunday in the final championship match of the day.

“I’m excited to be in the final,” Kumar said. “I won the Winternationals earlier in the year and that gave me a lot of confidence.”

In the boys’ 18s final, Irvine’s Gage Brymer will face University of Virginia recruit Luca Corinteli. A UCLA recruit, Brymer is unseeded and has won four of his five matches in three setters.

Saturday ASICS Easter Bowl sightings: former USTA President Franklin Johnson, Tennis Channel commentator and former ATP player Vince Spadea, former ATP player Chico Hagey and former WTA player Debbie Graham.

Sauturday’s Scores

Boys’ 18s Singles (Semifinals)

Gage Brymer, Irvine, CA def. Martin Redlicki (5), Boca Raton, FL 3-6, 6-2, 6-3

Luca Corinteli (3), Alexandria, VA def. Noah Rubin (1), Rockville Centre, NY 7-6(6), 6-1

Boys’ 18s Doubles (Semifinals)

JC Aragone / Mackenzie McDonald (4) def. Luca Corinteli / Martin Redlicki (1) 4-6, 6-1, 10-5

Jordi Arconada / Spencer Papa (2) def. Robbie Bellamy / Joseph Di Giulio 6-4, 6-2

Girls’ 18s Singles (Final)

Mayo Hibi (13), Irvine, CA def. Tornado Ali Black (6), Miami, FL 6-3, 6-2

Girls’ 18s Doubles (Final)

Spencer Liang / Peggy Porter def. Josie Kuhlman / Katerina Stewart 6-4, 6-4

Boys’ 16s Singles (Semifinals)

Kalman Boyd (17), Rancho Santa Fe, CA def. Emil Reinberg (17), Atlanta, GA 7-6(6), 6-4

Sameer Kumar (1), Carmel, IN def. Taylor Fritz (3), Rancho Santa Fe, CA, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5

Boys’ 16s Doubles (Final)

Jake DeVine / Catalin Mateas (7) def. Grayson Broadus / Jean Thirouin (5) 4-6, 6-0, 6-1

Boys’ 16 Doubles (Playoff)

Chase Colton / Alfredo Perez (12) def. Henry Gordon / Austin Rapp (6) 7-5, 5-7, 6-2

Girls’ 16s Singles (Semifinals)

Caroline Dolehide (7), Hinsdale, IL def. Hanna Chang, Fontana, CA 6-4, 5-7, 6-1

Catherine Bellis (8), Atherton, CA def. Emma Higuchi (4), Los Angeles, CA 6-2, 7-5

Girls’ 16 Doubles (Semifinal Round)

Caroline Dolehide / Brienne Minor (1) def. Jada Hart / Stephanie Hazell 6-0, 6-1

Emma Higuchi / Rebecca Weissmann (3) def. Jessie Aney / Alexis Nelson (3) 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (4)

Boys’ 14s Singles (Final)

Connor Hance (2), Torrance, CA def. John McNally (1), Cincinnati, OH 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-4

Boys’ 14s Doubles (Final)

Bryce Pereira / Michael Zhao (5) def. Jake Van Emburgh / JJ Wolf (6) 4-6, 6-4, 6-0

Boys’ 14 Doubles (Playoff)

Connor Hance / Sam Riffice (14) def. Jonathan Dollahite / Dylan Levitt (16) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2

Girls’ 14s Singles (Final)

Jaeda Daniel (3), Port Charlotte, FL def. Ashley Lahey (11), Hawthorne, CA 3-6, 6-4, 6-1

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Hibi, Black to meet in Girls’ 18s Final at ASICS Easter Bowl

Tornado Black Photo by Dave Kenas / ASICS Easter Bowl

By Steve Pratt

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (April 12, 2013) – Mayo Hibi has had quite an impressive run in her return to junior tennis over the past two weeks.

The Irvine 17-year-old is just one win away from taking the impressive back-to-back ITF double of winning Carson and the ASICS Easter Bowl as she takes on 14-year-old Tornado Ali Black in the Girls’ 18s final on Saturday at the 46th annual event taking place at the Sunrise Country Club.

Hibi, who has played just ITF Pro Circuit Futures events this year, has had just one day off over the past 12 days. Only Melanie Oudin (2008) and Krista Hardebeck (2010) have been able to pull off the Carson-Easter Bowl double.

“Yeah, I’m pretty tired,” said Hibi, who had another convincing win on Friday over 13-year-old Michaela Gordon of Los Altos Hills, Calif., 6-2, 6-0. Later in the day she fell in the doubles semifinals with Brooke Austin.

Hibi and Black have played just once before last summer in the quarterfinals of an ITF $10,000 Futures event at Hilton Head, S.C., with Hibi dropping just one game. Hibi said Black didn’t play her best match and expects a tough final on Saturday.

“I’m sure she’s going to be ready to go,” Hibi said.

Black fell down 3-1 in the first set for the second consecutive match, but was able to battle back against a tough player in Louisa Chirico in a match that was just short of three hours as the No. 6-seed recorded a tense 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) win.

Unseeded Gage Brymer of Irvine continued his impressive run advancing to the semifinals in the Boys’ 18s division. He next meets Martin Redlicki, the No. 5-seed from Boca Raton, Fla. Redlicki upset defending champion and No. 2 seeded Mackenzie McDonald of Piedmont, Calif., in three sets, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. In the other half of the draw, No. 3 Luca Corinteli takes on top-seeded Noah Rubin.

In the boys’ 14s final on Saturday, the seedings held almost perfect as No. 1 John McNally of Cincinnati beat No. 5 Nathan Perrone of Mount Laurel, N.J., and No. 2 Connor Hance toppled No. 3 Zeke Clark of Tulsa, Okla., also in straight sets setting up a finals matchup on Saturday between the top two seeds.

McNally is aware he would be in some impressive company if he could pull out the win in the final Saturday. “I haven’t look back at the past winners in the 14s,” he said. “I just know how prestigious a tournament this is.”

Aaron Krickstein, Justin Gimelstob and Donald Young are past 14s ASICS Easter Bowl winners.

McNally and Hance have never played each other, but did square off in a doubles match on Thursday won by Hance and his partner.

“I learned he had a gigantic forehand,” Hance said. “I have a plan, I think.”

Hance and Clark had some extremely long rallies. “The average rally was like 20 shots,” Hance said. “I was just trying to keep it deep. He doesn’t give you a lot of balls to put away. He’s a great player and I had to do a lot to keep him off balance and to throw him off. It’s hard to pass him because he’s so fast. I was just grinding with him.

“There were lots of breaks in the second set. It was just break, break, break. It’s hard to serve when you’re having 40-ball rallies because you lose your legs.”

Ashley Lahey continued what she called her “breakthrough” tournament, advancing to the final for the first time in a Supernational event. Her and her mother moved to the South Bay from Colorado a year ago to be closer to the USTA Training Center – West where she trains with best friend Ryan Peus, who she beat on Friday, 6-2, 6-2.

“I practice with Ryan every day,” the No. 11 seeded Lahey said. “We are best friends. We are inseparable. It’s tough to play your best friend but eventually you get over that barrier. Hopefully I can play one more good match.”

Her finals opponent is No. 3 Jaeda Daniel of Port Charlotte, Fla. She beat Alexa Graham of Garden City, N.Y. 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-1.

“It feels great to be in the final,” said Daniel, who trains part of the year near her hometown of Philadelphia. “It’s been a long tournament.”

Sightings on Thursday and Friday: Former ATP pros Tim Mayotte, Eliot Teltscher and former NCAA women’s singles champion Beth Herr Bellamy.

The 18s singles draws can be found here: http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=122977
For 16s and 14s go to TennisLink here:

http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=122896

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Friday’s Scores
Boys’ 18s Singles (Quarterfinals)
Gage Brymer, Irvine, CA def. Michael Mmoh (8), Temple Hills, MD 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
Martin Redlicki (5), Boca Raton, FL def. Mackenzie McDonald (2), Piedmont, CA 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
Luca Corinteli (3), Alexandria, VA def. Ernesto Escobedo, West Covina, CA 6-1, 6-4
Noah Rubin (1), Rockville Centre, NY def. Alexandru Gozun, Sarasota, FL 6-4, 6-0

Boys’ 18s Doubles (Quarterfinals)
JC Aragone / Mackenzie McDonald (4) def. AJ Catanzariti / Dennis Uspensky (7) 6-4, 6-0
Luca Corinteli / Martin Redlicki (1) def. Justin Butsch / Tommy Mylnikov (5) 6-3, 6-3
Robbie Bellamy / Joseph Di Giulio def. Michael Mmoh / Francis Tiafoe (3) 6-2, 6-4
Jordi Arconada / Spencer Papa (2) def. Gregory Garcia / Tyler Lu 7-5, 6-4

Girls’ 18s Singles (Semifinals)
Tornado Ali Black (6), Miami, FL def. Louisa Chirico (14), Harrison, NY 7-6(5), 7-6(5)
Mayo Hibi (13), Irvine, CA def. Michaela Gordon, Los Altos Hills, CA 6-2, 6-0

Girls’ 18s Doubles (Semifinals)
Josie Kuhlman / Katerina Stewart def. Brooke Austin / Mayo Hibi (6) 6-2, 6-2
Spencer Liang / Peggy Porter def. Maegan Manasse / Jamie Loeb 3-6, 6-4, 10-6

Boys’ 16s Singles (Quarterfinals)
Kalman Boyd (17), Rancho Santa Fe, CA def. Kyle Seelig (2), Hatfield, PA 6-0, 6-1
Sameer Kumar (1), Carmel, IN def. Jake DeVine (17), Boca Raton, FL 7-5, 6-4
Taylor Fritz (3), Rancho Santa Fe, CA def. Victor Pham (9), Saratoga, CA 6-1, 6-0
Emil Reinberg (17), Atlanta, GA def. Chase Colton (4), Davie, FL 4-6, 6-1, 6-2

Boys’ 16s Doubles (Semifinals)
Jake DeVine / Catalin Mateas (7) def. Henry Gordon / Austin Rapp (6) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
Chase Colton / Alfredo Perez (12) def. Grayson Broadus / Jean Thirouin (5) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5

Girls’ 16s Singles (Quarterfinals)
Hanna Chang, Fontana, CA def. Meredith Xepoleas (3), Huntington Beach, CA 6-4, 6-3
Catherine Bellis (8), Atherton, CA def. Francesca Dilorenzo (1), New Albany, OH 7-5, 6-2
Emma Higuchi (4), Los Angeles, CA def. Emma Davis (17), Cohasset, MA 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
Caroline Dolehide (7), Hinsdale, IL def. Meghan Kelley (11), Falmouth, ME 6-3, 7-5

Girls’ 16s Doubles (Quarterfinals)
Jada Hart / Stephanie Hazell def. Jessica Livianu / Alexandra Sabe 6-4, 6-2
Caroline Dolehide / Brienne Minor (1) def. Ena Shibahara / Savannah Slaysman (7) 4-6, 6-4, 10-8
Emma Higuchi / Rebecca Weissmann (3) def. Kenadi Hance / Risa Nakagawa (8) 7-5, 7-6(4)
Jessie Aney / Alexis Nelson (6) def. Katharine Fahey / Jacqueline Urbinati (2) 6-3, 6-1

Boys’ 14s Singles (Semifinals)
John McNally (1), Cincinnati, OH def. Nathan Perrone (5), Mount Laurel, NJ 7-5, 6-3
Connor Hance (2), Torrance, CA def. Zeke Clark (3), Tulsa, OK 6-4, 6-4

Boys’ 14s Doubles (Semifinals)
Bryce Pereira / Michael Zhao (5) def. Jonathan Dollahite / Dylan Levitt (16) 6-2, 6-3
Jake Van Emburgh / JJ Wolf (6) def. Connor Hance / Sam Riffice (14) 7-6(1), 6-4

Boys’ 14 Singles (Gold Draw Quarterfinal Losers, Semifinal Round)
Max Pham, Newport Coast, CA def. Robert Baylon, Buena Park, CA 6-1, 6-0
Justin Lee, Cos Cob, CT def. Jacob Brumm, Rancho Santa Fe, CA Wo (ill)

Boys’ 14 Singles (Gold Draw Quarterfinal Losers, Final Round)
Max Pham, Newport Coast, CA def. Justin Lee, Cos Cob, CT 6-2, 6-2

Boys’ 14 Singles (Silver Draw 4th Round Losers, Final Round)
Conrad Russell, Palo Alto, CA def. Michael Zhao, Princeton Jct, NJ 6-2, 6-2

Girls’ 14s Singles (Semifinals)
Ashley Lahey (11), Hawthorne, CA def. Ryan Peus (9), Caprinteria, CA 6-2, 6-2
Jaeda Daniel (3), Port Charlotte, FL def. Alexa Graham (17), Garden City, NY 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-1

Girls’ 14s Doubles (Finals)
Hada Chang / Abigail Chiu (1) def. Kelly Chen / Annette Goulak (2) 6-2, 6-2

Girls’ 14 Singles (Gold Draw Quarterfinal Losers; Final Round)
Kylie McKenzie, Anthem, AZ def. Claire Liu, Thousand Oaks, CA 6-4; 7-6(7)

Girls’ 14 Singles (Gold Draw Quarterfinal Losers, Semifinal Round)
Claire Liu, Thousand Oaks, CA def. Ellie Douglas, McKinney, TX Wo (inj)
Kylie McKenzie, Anthem, AZ def. Janice Shin, Houston, TX 6-3, 6-3

Girls’ 14 Singles (Silver Draw 4th Round Losers, Final Round)
Riley McQuaid Tustin, CA def. Abigail Desiatnikov, Gates Mills, OH 7-6(4), 1-6, 14-12

Girls’ 14 Doubles (Playoff)
Darya Possokhova / Katya Tabachnik (8) def. Samantha Martinelli / Delaney Nothaft (3) 6-4, 6-4

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Future UCLA Bruins McDonald, Brymer Move Into Quarterfinals of Boys’ 18s at ASICS Easter Bowl

By Steve Pratt

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (April 11, 2013) – Future UCLA teammates and fellow Californians Mackenzie McDonald and Gage Brymer recorded convincing straight-set victories on Thursday in the Boys’ 18s division on Day 5 of the 46th annual ASICS Easter Bowl being played at the Sunrise Country Club.

The No. 2-seeded McDonald of Piedmont, Calif., beat No. 15-seeded Dennis Uspensky of Atlantic Beach, N.Y., 6-3, 6-1, and the unseeded Brymer of Irvine, Calif., got past Henrik Wiersholm, the No. 14-seed from Kirkland, Wash., 6-2, 7-5, as both now move on to Friday’s quarterfinals.

The defending champion and former boys’ 14s champion McDonald is looking to become the first back-to-back boys’ 18s winner at the ASICS Easter since 1971-72.

“I feel like Palm Springs brings out the best in my game,” said McDonald, who played in warm 85-degree, but ideal conditions. “I feel like just going out there and playing. I want to stay in the present and not think about the past and just get through each point and each match.”

McDonald, 17, next meets Martin Redlicki, the No. 5-seed from Boca Raton, Fla., while Brymer will face Michael Mmoh, the No. 8-seed from Temple Hills, Md.

In the upset of the day, 13-year-old Ryan Peus of Carpinteria, Calif., beat 12-year-old and No. 1-seeded Claire Liu of Thousand Oaks, Calif., in the girls’ 14s quarterfinals, 6-2, 6-3. The two are training partners at the USTA Training Center – West in Carson, Calif.

Peus was elated after the match, advancing to her first 14s semifinal of a USTA Nationals. “It was a good win for me,” she said. “We’ve played like eight times and it always goes three sets. I was just a lot more aggressive and I felt like I had nothing to lose today. She was tight the entire match and the she had all the pressure on her.”

Peus wore her sweat-stained Roger Federer hat with three signatures on the bill of the cap belonging to R-Fed, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. “It’s my lucky hat,” she said, adding she got all the signatures at the nearby BNP Paribas Open just down the road in Indian Wells.

A 13- and 14-year-old both advanced to the semifinals of the girls’ 18s as unseeded Michaela Gordon, 13, of Los Altos Hills, Calif., beat Raquel Pedraza of Claremont, Calif., 6-3, 6-3, and No. 6-seeded Tornado Ali Black, 14, upset No. 2 Marika Akkerman in a nearly three-hour marathon, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.

Serving for the match at 5-4, Black was called for a time violation up 30-love but was able to close it out. “I got down 3-1 in the first set and was thinking, ‘she can’t keep this level up,’ ” said Black, who recently left training with the USTA and has began working with the L’Academie de Tennis Academy in Boynton Beach, Fla.

Louisa Chirico, 16, of Harrison, N.Y., and Mayo Hibi, 17, of Irvine, Calif., are the other semifinalists and both have WTA rankings with Chirico at No. 427 and Hibi at No. 368 in the world. Hibi had no problems with last year’s 18s finalist Brooke Austin, 6-0, 6-2.

The 18s singles draws can be found here: http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=122977
For 16s and 14s go to TennisLink here:

http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=122896

Thursday’s Scores
Boys’ 18s Singles (Round of 16)
Michael Mmoh (8) Temple Hills, MD def. Justin Butsch (12) Miami Beach, FL 7-5, 6-0
Alexandru Gozun Sarasota, FL def. Francis Tiafoe (10) College Park, MD 6-2, 7-6(4)
Martin Redlicki (5) Boca Raton, FL def. Brandon Sutter El Dorado Hills, CA 6-1, 6-3
Gage Brymer Irvine, CA def. Henrik Wiersholm (14) Kirkland, WA 6-2, 7-5
Luca Corinteli (3) Alexandria, VA def. Stephen Watson Orlando, FL 6-3, 6-2
Mackenzie McDonald (2) Piedmont, CA def. Dennis Uspensky (15) Atlantic Beach, NY 6-3, 6-1
Ernesto Escobedo West Covina, CA def. Deiton Baughman Carson, CA 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Noah Rubin (1) Rockville Centre, NY def. Logan Smith Carlsbad, CA 7-5, 7-5

Boys’ 18s Doubles (Round of 16)
JC Aragone / Mackenzie McDonald (4) def. Deiton Baughman / George Goldhoff Wo (inj)
Robbie Bellamy / Joseph Di Giulio def. Farzin Amiri / Nicholas Crystal (8) 6-2, 6-3
Michael Mmoh / Francis Tiafoe (3) def. Jake De Vries / Trevor Johnson 6-4, 7-5
Gregory Garcia / Tyler Lu def. Alexandru Gozun / Carter Lin 7-5, 6-4
Jordi Arconada / Spencer Papa (2) def. Aron Hiltzik / John Mee 7-6(1), 3-6, 10-7
Luca Corinteli / Martin Redlicki (1) def. Walker Duncan / Thomas Mayronne 7-6(3), 6-3
AJ Catanzariti / Dennis Uspensky (7) def. William Blumberg / Nathan Ponwith 6-3, 6-1
Justin Butsch / Tommy Mylnikov (5) def. Jake Stefanik / Stephen Watson 6-3, 3-6, 10-7

Girls’ 18s Singles (Quarterfinals)
Louisa Chirico (14) Harrison, NY def. Monica Robinson Valley Center, CA 6-3, 6-1
Michaela Gordon Los Altos Hills, CA def. Raquel Pedraza Claremont, CA 6-3, 6-3
Tornado Ali Black (6) Miami, FL def. Marika Akkerman (2) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
Mayo Hibi (13) Irvine, CA def. Brooke Austin Indianapolis, IN 6-0, 6-2

Girls’ 18s Doubles (Quarterfinals)
Brooke Austin / Mayo Hibi def. Ayla Aksu / Hadley Berg (6) 6-4, 6-3
Spencer Liang / Peggy Porter def. Marika Akkerman / Rianna Valdes (2) 6-3, 6-2
Maegan Manasse / Jamie Loeb def. Monica Robinson / Mira Ruder-Hook 6-1, 6-1
Josie Kuhlman / Katerina Stewart def. Louisa Chirico / Dasha Ivanova (1) 6-2, 7-5

Boys’ 16s Singles (Round of 16)
Kalman Boyd (17) Rancho Santa Fe, CA def. Kial Kaiser (5) Saratoga, CA 6-0, 6-2
Sameer Kumar (1) Carmel, IN def. Spencer Richey Memphis, TN 7-5, 6-3
Chase Colton (4) Davie, FL def. Michael Lorenzini (17) Clarendon Hills, IL 6-2, 6-2
Kyle Seelig (2) Hatfield, PA def. Yancy Dennis (17) Reisterstown, MD 6-3, 6-2
Emil Reinberg (17) Atlanta, GA def. Stephen Madonia (17) Lakeland, FL 6-4, 6-3
Victor Pham (9) Saratoga, CA def. Catalin Mateas (8) Braintree, MA 6-2, 6-3
Jake DeVine (17) Boca Raton, FL def. Artemie Amari New York, NY 6-1, 2-6, 7-6(4)
Taylor Fritz (3) Rancho Santa Fe, CA def. Austin Rapp (17) Rancho Mirage, CA 6-2, 6-2

Boys’ 16s Doubles (Quarterfinals)
Henry Gordon / Austin Rapp (6) def. Daniel Gealer / Michael Lorenzini 6-2, 7-6(4)
Chase Colton / Alfredo Perez (12) def. Yancy Dennis / Brian Tsao 6-2, 6-2
Jake DeVine / Catalin Mateas (7) def. Taylor Fritz / Riley Smith (10) 4-6, 6-1, 10-6
Grayson Broadus / Jean Thirouin (5) def. Michael Chen / Julian Rozenstein (4) 6-2, 6-1

Girls’ 16s Singles (Round of 16)
Meredith Xepoleas (3) Huntington Beach, CA def. Jaclyn Switkes (17) Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
Emma Davis (17) Cohasset, MA def. Brienne Minor (6) Mundelein, IL 6-1, 4-6, 7-6(4)
Caroline Dolehide (7) Hinsdale, IL def. Madison Clarke (17) Phoenix, AZ 6-2, 6-0
Hanna Chang Fontana, CA def. Alaina Miller Saratoga, CA 6-3, 6-7, 6-2
Meghan Kelley (11) Falmouth, ME def. Rebecca Weissmann (17) Loveland, CO 6-4, 4-0 Ret (inj)
Emma Higuchi (4) Los Angeles, CA def. Katharine Fahey (14) Fair Haven, NJ 6-2, 6-2
Francesca Dilorenzo (1) New Albany, OH def. Jessie Aney Rochester, MN 6-2, 6-2
Catherine Bellis (8) Atherton, CA def. Kenadi Hance (17) Torrance, CA 4-6, 6-0, 6-0

Girls’ 16s Doubles (Round of 16)
Jessica Livianu / Alexandra Sabe def. Paige Cline / Gaby Pollner (5) 7-5, 6-1
Kenadi Hance / Risa Nakagawa (8) def. Madison Clarke / Michelle Lui 6-1, 6-1
Ena Shibahara / Savannah Slaysman (7) def. Annemarie Emme / Alexandra Sanford 7-5, 6-2
Caroline Dolehide / Brienne Minor (1) def. Ilana Oleynik / Drew Spinosa 6-0, 6-3
Emma Higuchi / Rebecca Weissmann (3) def. Kennedy Shaffer / Jaclyn Switkes (13) 6-4, 6-4
Jessie Aney / Alexis Nelson (6) def. Elizabeth Tsvetkov / Sabrina Xiong (16) 6-2, 6-3
Katharine Fahey / Jacqueline Urbinati (2) def. Lauren Goodman / Danielle Wolf (10) 6-2, 6-7(4), 10-8
Jada Hart / Stephanie Hazell def. Nadia Gizdova / Christina Rosca (12) 6-3, 6-3

Boys’ 14s Singles (Quarterfinals)
Zeke Clark (3) Tulsa, OK def. Jacob Brumm (6) Rancho Santa Fe, CA 6-3, 6-1
Nathan Perrone (5) Mount Laurel, NJ def. Robert Baylon, Buena Park, CA, 7-5, 6-1
John McNally (1) Cincinnati, OH def. Max Pham Newport Coast, CA 7-5, 6-3
Connor Hance (2) Torrance, CA def. Justin Lee (8) Cos Cob, CT 6-2, 6-2

Boys’ 14 Singles (Silver Draw 4th Round Losers, Quarterfinal Round)
Michael Zhao Princeton Jct, NJ def. Sam Riffice Roseville, CA 6-3, 6-2
Jake Van Emburgh Verona, WI def. Alafia Ayeni San Diego, CA 6-3, 6-4
Patrick Kypson Greenville, NC def. Alex Gee Bellaire, TX 6-1, 6-3
Conrad Russell Palo Alto, CA def. Noah Makarome Wesley Chapel, FL 6-2, 7-6(2)

Boys’ 14 Singles (Silver Draw 4th Round Losers, Semifinal Round)
Michael Zhao Princeton Jct, NJ def. Jake Van Emburgh Verona, WI 7-5, 6-3
Conrad Russell Palo Alto, CA def. Patrick Kypson Greenville, NC 6-0, 6-2

Boys’ 14s Doubles (Quarterfinals)
Connor Hance / Sam Riffice (14) def. Hady Habib / John McNally (2) 7-6(3), 0-6, 10-3
Bryce Pereira / Michael Zhao (5) def. Richard Ciamarra / Peter Conklin (9) 6-3, 6-2
Jonathan Dollahite / Dylan Levitt (16) def. Trent Bryde / Aleks Huryn 7-6(12), 6-1
Jake Van Emburgh / JJ Wolf (6) def. Brandon Lam / Max Pham 6-7(7), 6-2, 10-7

Girls’ 14s Singles (Quarterfinals)
Jaeda Daniel (3) Port Charlotte, FL def. Kylie McKenzie (6) Anthem, AZ 6-4, 6-4
Ashley Lahey (11) Hawthorne, CA def. Ellie Douglas (10) McKinney, TX 7-5, 6-2
Alexa Graham (17) Garden City, NY def. Janice Shin (17) Houston, TX 6-2, 6-0
Ryan Peus (9) Carpinteria, CA def. Claire Liu (1) Thousand Oaks, CA 6-2, 6-3

Girls’ 14 Singles (Silver Draw 4th Round Losers, Quarterfinal Round)
Samantha Martinelli Denver, CO def. Abigail Chiu Austin, TX 6-1, 6-3
Loren Haukova Elmsford, NY def. Christie Wan Rowland Heights, CA 6-3, 6-1
Abigail Desiatnikov Gates Mills, OH def. Sofia Sewing Doral, FL 6-3, 6-4
Riley McQuaid Tustin, CA def. Rachel Lim Briarcliff Manor, NY 6-3, 6-2

Girls’ 14 Singles (Silver Draw 4th Round Losers, Semifinal Round)
Riley McQuaid Tustin, CA def. Samantha Martinelli Denver, CO 6-3, 6-0
Abigail Desiatnikov Gates Mills, OH def. Loren Haukova Elmsford, NY 6-3, 6-0

Girls’ 14s Doubles (Semifinals)
Hada Chang / Abigail Chiu (1) def. Darya Possokhova / Katya Tabachnik (8) 6-2, 7-5
Kelly Chen / Annette Goulak (2) def. Samantha Martinelli / Delaney Nothaft (3) 6-4, 6-2

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Gordon, 13, Into Quarterfinals of Girls’ 18s On Day 4 of the ASICS Easter Bowl

Michaela Gordon photo by Dave Kenas

By Steve Pratt

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (April 10, 2013) – There’s no better junior tournament in the nation to preview “Who’s Next” in American tennis than the ASICS Easter Bowl.

Granted a wild card into the main draw, precocious 13-year-old Michaela Gordon of Los Altos Hills, Calif., has burst onto the scene in a huge way over the past three days, winning three rounds without dropping a set and advancing to the quarterfinals of the Girls’ 18s ITF event being played this week at the Sunrise Country Club.

After her second straight 7-5, 7-5 victory – on Wednesday she upset No. 10-seeded Kaitlyn McCarthy of Cary, N.C., – Gordon now finds herself in the company of the Elite 8, which represents some of the best in junior girls’ tennis in the U.S.

“Coming into the tournament I wanted to win just two rounds,” said Gordon, who next faces Raquel Pedraza of Claremont, Calif., for a spot in the semis. “I just really wanted to play the better players. I never thought I’d get to the quarterfinals.”

It’s actually been a pretty good run of three weeks for Gordon, who won the Claremont 18s ITF event, beating Peggy Porter in the final. Gordon trains at the Eagle Fustar Tennis Academy in Santa Clara, which in 2010 was designated a USTA Regional Training Center.

A day after a first-round bye, boys’ 18s top-seeded player Noah Rubin saw his first action at the ASICS Easter Bowl and got past future USC Trojan Robbie Bellamy, 6-4, 6-0.

Rubin was off for eight weeks after suffering a broken right wrist and had his cast removed just three weeks ago and played for the first time two weeks ago, which was just one week before he played for the first time in Carson.

“It’s good to get back out there,” Rubin said. “While I was off I did more agility work than I’ve ever done and worked with a personal trainer so I feel like I’m in the best shape of my life.”

Also winning second-round boys’ matches were No. 2-seeded Mackenzie McDonald, No. 3-seeded Luca Corinteli and No. 5-seeded Martin Redlicki.

In the marquee girls’ match on the day, last year’s girls’ 18s finalist Brooke Austin of Indianapolis beat Las Vegas’ Kimberly Yee, 6-3, 6-0.

In the girls’ 16s, last year’s finalist Meredith Xepoleas, the No. 3-seeded player from Huntington Beach, Calif., defeated Paige Cline of Kentfield, Calif., 6-1, 4-6, 6-1.

Easter Bowl sightings on Wednesday: LSU women’s coach Julia Scaringe Sell and Michigan men’s coach Bruce Berque.

The 18s singles draws can be found here: http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=122977
For 16s and 14s go to TennisLink here:

http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=122896

Wednesday’s Scores
Boys’ 18s Singles (Round of 32)
Michael Mmoh (8) Temple Hills, MD def. Jordan Belga Boca Raton, FL 6-1, 6-2
Gage Brymer Irvine, CA def. Grant Solomon Dallas, TX 6-2, 2-6, 7-6(4)
Deiton Baughman Carson, CA def. Nicholas Crystal Waccabuc, NY 6-3, 6-1
Brandon Sutter El Dorado Hills, CA def. Jordi Arconada (9) Rio Piedras, PR 6-1, 7-5
Ernesto Escobedo West Covina, CA def. Tommy Mylnikov (6) Bradenton, FL 6-3, 6-1
Logan Smith Carlsbad, CA def. Tyler Lu Irvine, CA 7-5, 6-0
Stephen Watson Orlando, FL def. Walker Duncan Atlanta, GA 6-0, 2-6, 7-6(4)
Dennis Uspensky (15) Atlantic Beach, NY def. Shane Monroe Ventnor City, NJ 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(5)
Mackenzie McDonald (2) Piedmont, CA def. David Wilczynski Richboro, PA 6-2, 6-4
Luca Corinteli (3) Alexandria, VA def. Carter Lin Bradenton, FL 6-2, 6-2
Henrik Wiersholm (14) Kirkland, WA def. Mac Roy Austin, TX 6-3, 6-3
Martin Redlicki (5) Boca Raton, FL def. William Griffith Fresno, CA 6-3, 6-3
Justin Butsch (12) Miami Beach, FL def. Jake Stefanik Coral Springs, FL 6-3, 6-2
Noah Rubin (1) Rockville Centre, NY def. Robbie Bellamy Pacific Palisades, CA 6-4, 6-0
Alexandru Gozun Sarasota, FL def. Daniel Kerznerman (7) Brooklyn, NY 7-6(3), 6-2
Francis Tiafoe (10) College Park, MD def. Oscar Janglin Sarasota, FL 6-2, 6-3

Boys’ 18s Doubles (Round of 32)
William Blumberg / Nathan Ponwith def. Grayson Goldin / Lamar Remy 6-4, 6-3
Jake Stefanik / Stephen Watson def. Matthew Nardella / David Wilczynski 6-3, 6-3
Alexandru Gozun / Carter Lin def. Alex Giannini / Mac Roy 6-1, 4-6, 12-10
Jake De Vries / Trevor Johnson def. Sunay Bhat / Dylan Nunez 7-6(2), 6-4
Jordan Belga / Jack Murray def. Robbie Bellamy / Joseph Di Giulio 7-5, 6-2
AJ Catanzariti / Dennis Uspensky (7) def. Justin Byrd / Shane Monroe 6-3, 6-4
Deiton Baughman / George Goldhoff def. Terrance Whitehurst / Terrell Whitehurst 6-3, 6-3
Aron Hiltzik / John Mee def. Oscar Janglin / Anudeep Kodali 4-6, 6-1, 10-2
Farzin Amiri / Nicholas Crystal (8) def. William Griffith / Logan Staggs Wo (ill)
Walker Duncan / Thomas Mayronne def. Christian Langmo / Alex Rybakov 6-2, 6-1
Gregory Garcia / Tyler Lu def. Daniel Kerznerman / Henrik Wiersholm (6) 7-6(4), 6-4

Girls’ 18s Singles (Round of 16)
Michaela Gordon Los Altos Hills, CA def. Kaitlyn McCarthy (10) Cary, NC 7-5, 7-5
Monica Robinson Valley Center, CA def. Denise Starr (11) Brooklyn, NY 1-6, 6-2, 6-1
Brooke Austin Indianapolis, IN def. Kimberly Yee Las Vegas, NV 6-3, 6-0
Louisa Chirico (14) Harrison, NY def. Megan McCray Oceanside, CA 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(4)
Mayo Hibi (13) Irvine, CA def. Peggy Porter Dallas, TX 6-4, 6-1
Marika Akkerman (2) def. Nicole Frenkel Winchester, MA 7-6(8), 6-4
Raquel Pedraza Claremont, CA def. Ellie Halbauer (8) Boca Raton, FL 6-1, 6-1
Tornado Ali Black (6) Miami, FL def. Marie Norris (9) Burdett, KS 6-2, 6-3
Girls’ 18s Doubles (Round of 16)
Brooke Austin / Mayo Hibi (6) def. Mayci Jones / Alyssa Smith 7-5, 6-2
Spencer Liang / Peggy Porter def. Chloe Ouellet-Pizer / Ellie Zogg 6-4, 6-2
Louisa Chirico / Dasha Ivanova (1) def. Jessica Ho / Cassie Mercer 6-2, 1-6, 10-8
Maegan Manasse / jamie loeb def. Camila Wesbrooks / cassandra vazquez 6-1, 6-1
Josie Kuhlman / Katerina Stewart def. Kaitlyn McCarthy / Caroline Turner 6-2, 3-6, 10-6
Marika Akkerman / Rianna Valdes (2) def. Michaela Gordon / Kareena Manji 7-5, 6-4
Ayla Aksu / Hadley Berg def. Usue Arconada / Tornado Ali Black (3) 7-5, 5-7, 10-8
Monica Robinson / Mira Ruder-Hook def. Alexandra Morozova / Alexandria Stiteler (5) 7-5, 6-2

Boys’ 16s Singles (Round of 32)
Michael Lorenzini (17) Clarendon Hills, IL def. Alexander Lebedev (10) Island Park, NY 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
Artemie Amari New York, NY def. Daniel Grunberger (6) Great Neck, NY 6-4, 6-2
Kial Kaiser (5) Saratoga, CA def. Eduardo Nava Woodland Hills, CA 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
Sameer Kumar (1) Carmel, IN def. Chaz Downing (17) Newport Coast, CA 6-1, 6-2
Kalman Boyd (17) Rancho Santa Fe, CA def. Joshua Pompan (15) Salinas, CA 6-3, 6-3
Austin Rapp (17) Rancho Mirage, CA def. Kyle Mautner (11) Greenwich, CT 6-4, 6-0
Jake DeVine (17) Boca Raton, FL def. Christopher Yun Marietta, GA 6-0, 4-6, 6-0
Yancy Dennis (17) Reisterstown, MD def. Michael Genender (12) Los Angeles, CA Wo (ill)
Taylor Fritz (3) Rancho Santa Fe, CA def. Asher Hirsch (17) Cincinnati, OH 6-0, 6-2
Victor Pham (9) Saratoga, CA def. James Wasserman New York, NY 6-1, 6-3
Kyle Seelig (2) Hatfield, PA def. Abhin Sharma Alpharetta, GA def. 6-1, 6-3
Emil Reinberg (17) Atlanta, GA def. Daniel Rayl Carmel, IN 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-3
Stephen Madonia (17) Lakeland, FL def. Johnathan Small (7) Midland, MI 6-2, 6-3
Spencer Richey Memphis, TN def. Dennis Wang Germantown, MD 6-4, 6-4
Catalin Mateas (8) Braintree, MA def. Alfredo Perez (17) Coral Gables, FL 6-1, 6-2
Chase Colton (4) Davie, FL def. Robert Levine (17) Bedford, NY Wo (inj)

Girls’ 16s Singles (Round of 32)
Madison Clarke (17) Phoenix, AZ def. Helen Altick Monroe, LA 6-2, 5-7, 6-1
Rebecca Weissmann (17) Loveland, CO def. Ena Shibahara (2) Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 6-0, 6-2
Hanna Chang Fontana, CA def. Mehvish Safdar (17) Mason, OH 6-4, 6-1
Brienne Minor (6) Mundelein, IL def. Makenna Jones Greenville, SC 7-6(2), 7-6(3)
Caroline Dolehide (7) Hinsdale, IL def. Madison Battaglia Cold Spring Harbor, NY 6-1, 6-1
Alaina Miller Saratoga, CA def. Nadia Gizdova (15) Columbia, MD 6-4, 7-5
Katharine Fahey (14) Fair Haven, NJ def. Mercedes Hammond (17) Belgrade, ME 6-1, 6-3
Jessie Aney Rochester, MN def. Lauren Goodman (13) Fort Wayne, IN 6-3, 6-3
Meredith Xepoleas (3) Huntington Beach, CA def. Paige Cline (17) Kentfield, CA 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
Emma Davis (17) Cohasset, MA def. Davina Nguyen (10) Shelby Township, MI 6-4, 6-1
Meghan Kelley (11) Falmouth, ME def. Andrea Kevakian (17) Glendale, CA 6-3, 7-5
Kenadi Hance (17) Torrance, CA def. Ines Vias (9) Germantown, MD 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
Emma Higuchi (4) Los Angeles, CA def. Sarah Hu Oakland, CA 6-2, 6-1
Catherine Bellis (8) Atherton, CA def. Dominique Schaefer (17) Ventura, CA Wo (inj)
Jaclyn Switkes (17) Ponte Vedra Beach, FL def. Kennedy Shaffer (16) Rossford, OH 7-6(7), 6-2
Francesca Dilorenzo (1) New Albany, OH def. Samantha Hampton (17) Vancouver, WA 6-4, 6-3

Girls’ 16s Doubles (Quarterfinals)
Darya Possokhova / Katya Tabachnik (8) def. Morgan Coppoc / Elizabeth Tedford (4) 4-6, 6-4, 10-2
Samantha Martinelli / Delaney Nothaft (3) def. Jaeda Daniel / Mimi Levine (9) 6-1, 6-2
Kelly Chen / Annette Goulak (2) def. Danielle Quevedo / Emily Thomas (12) 6-1, 6-1
Hada Chang / Abigail Chiu (1) def. Shailla Alda / Sarianna Kuuttila (11) 6-2, 6-0

Boys’ 14s Singles (Round of 16)
Jacob Brumm (6) Rancho Santa Fe, CA def. Alafia Ayeni (17) San Diego, CA 6-1, 6-0
Connor Hance (2) Torrance, CA def. Sam Riffice (10) Roseville, CA 6-2, 6-2
Nathan Perrone (5) Mount Laurel, NJ def. Patrick Kypson (9) Greenville, NC 6-3, 7-5
Justin Lee (8) Cos Cob, CT def. Michael Zhao (15) Princeton Jct, NJ 6-2, 6-2
Robert Baylon Buena Park, CA def. Alex Gee Bellaire, TX 7-6(4), 6-2
John McNally (1) Cincinnati, OH def. Noah Makarome (11) Wesley Chapel, FL 7-5, 1-6, 6-4
Zeke Clark (3) Tulsa, OK def. Jake Van Emburgh (12) Verona, WI 6-0, 6-1
Max Pham Newport Coast, CA def. Conrad Russell (13) Palo Alto, CA 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-2
Boys’ 14s Doubles (Round of 16)
Brandon Lam / Max Pham def. Vasil Kirkov / Alexander del Corral (4) 7-5, 2-6, 10-7
Connor Hance / Sam Riffice (14) def. Alafia Ayeni / Nathan Niemiec 6-3, 6-0
Bryce Pereira / Michael Zhao (5) def. Joseph Myles Conlin / Conrad Russell (13) 6-4, 6-4
Hady Habib / John McNally (2) def. Caleb Chakravarthi / Josh Mukherjee (10) 6-1, 1-6, 10-2
Trent Bryde / Aleks Huryn def. Sebastian Arcila / Jason Legall (11) 6-4, 6-1
Jonathan Dollahite / Dylan Levitt (16) def. Zeke Clark / Patrick Kypson (3) 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(8)
Jake Van Emburgh / JJ Wolf (6) def. Noah Makarome / Sean Sculley 6-4, 6-3
Richard Ciamarra / Peter Conklin (9) def. Jacob Brumm / Justin Lee (1) 6-4, 6-1
Girls’ 14s Singles (Rounds of 16)
Jaeda Daniel (3) Port Charlotte, FL def. Abigail Desiatnikov (15) Gates Mills, OH, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Ellie Douglas (10) McKinney, TX def. Riley McQuaid (8) Tustin, CA 6-4, 6-3
Ryan Peus (9) Carpinteria, CA def. Abigail Chiu (17) Austin, TX 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
Alexa Graham (17) Garden City, NY def. Loren Haukova Elmsford, NY 6-3, 6-0
Ashley Lahey (11) Hawthorne, CA def. Rachel Lim Briarcliff Manor, NY 7-5, 6-3
Claire Liu (1) Thousand Oaks, CA def. Samantha Martinelli (17) Denver, CO 6-2, -6(4, 6-2
Janice Shin (17) Houston, TX def. Christie Wan Rowland Heights, CA 6-3, 1-6, 6-4
Kylie McKenzie (6) Anthem, AZ def. Sofia Sewing Doral, FL 6-1, 4-6, 6-4

Girls’ 14s Doubles (Quarterfinals)
Darya Possokhova / Katya Tabachnik (8) def. Morgan Coppoc / Elizabeth Tedford (4) 4-6, 6-4, 10-2
Samantha Martinelli / Delaney Nothaft (3) def. Jaeda Daniel / Mimi Levine (9) 6-1, 6-2
Kelly Chen / Annette Goulak (2) def. Danielle Quevedo / Emily Thomas (12) 6-1, 6-1
Hada Chang / Abigail Chiu (1) def. Shailla Alda / Sarianna Kuuttila (11) 6-2, 6-0

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Austin Upsets Top-Seeded Loeb On Day 3 of ASICS Easter Bowl

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (April 9, 2013) – Brooke Austin just can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to draws in Southern California tournaments.

Faced with a very tough draw in the girls’ 18s division in four consecutive important ITF events in Southern California over the past two years, the 17-year-old Indianapolis resident survived three match points to upset top-seeded Jamie Loeb of Ossining, N.Y., 5-7, 7-6 (7), 6-3, in the second round of the 46^th annual ASICS Easter Bowl on Tuesday.

“After last week I sort of knew this was going to happen,” said last year’s ASICS Easter Bowl 18s finalist Austin, still shaking and obviously excited to record the huge win at the Sunrise Country Club. Last week, Austin won just three games in a first-round loss to unseeded Mayo Hibi at the Carson USTA International Spring Championships.

Last year, Austin lost to a very tough player in Belinda Bencic of Bradenton, Fla., in the second round at Carson, and then came to the ASICS Easter Bowl and upset No. 5-seeded Samantha Crawford in the first round, eventually making it to the final where she fell to Taylor Townsend.

Austin described her match on Tuesday as “so intense,” and added: “I’m just shaking right now. I can’t believe I was able to overcome those three match points.”

“I was just trying to win one point at a time,” she added. “And to stay aggressive and to keep her moving as much as I could. Because I knew if she got her feet set the point would be over.”

Austin said the added pressure of being a past ASICS Easter Bowl winner in the 14s and a finalist in the 18s may have spurred her onto victory. “I thought about it once,” she said. “I thought, ‘OK, Brooke, you got to the final last year, you are going to win this match,’ ”

Her opponent on Wednesday in the Round of 16 is her Carson doubles partner Kimberly Yee from Las Vegas, who Austin beat in their last meeting over the summer in an Intersectional event.

“I’m going to have to be really be aggressive and not give her any free points,” said Yee, who beat Terri Fleming of Alpharetta, Ga., 6-0, 7-5, to advance. “She’s hits the ball so hard and is always on the attack.”

The 2011 ASICS Easter Bowl 16s champion Gage Brymer was on the attack for most of his first-round match against the No. 4-seeded Spencer Papa, pulling out a solid 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, victory.

“That last game was tough, but I was able to pull it out,” said Brymer. “It went back and forth and had a lot of deuces. The nerves started to get to me and I had several match points and he had break points.”

Like Austin, Brymer has been the victim of some self-described “unlucky” draws recently, including a second-round loss to No. 1-seeded Noah Rubin in Carson last week. “It is unlucky we faced each other in the first round,” he said of him and Papa. “It’s just unlucky. That’s all it is.”

Easter Bowl sightings on Tuesday: Taylor Dent and his father Phil, former Easter Bowl champion Alexa Glatch, Jose Higueras, and USC women’s coach Richard Gallien.

On Monday: Former ATP Touring pros David Pate and Larry Stefanki, USC women’s coach West Nott, USC men’s coach Peter Smith, UC-Berkeley Cal women’s coach Amanda Augustus.

The 18s singles draws can be found here: ^{http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=122977}

For 16s and 14s go to TennisLink here:

http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=122896

Tuesday’s Scores

Boys’ 18s Singles (Round of 64)

Jordi Arconada (9) Rio Piedras, PR def. Marco Barretto Tiburon, CA 6-0, 6-2

Justin Butsch (12) Miami Beach, FL def. Jake De Vries Newport Beach, CA 7-6(3), 6-2

Ernesto Escobedo West Covina, CA def. Terrell Whitehurst Tallahassee, FL 6-0, 6-0

Stephen Watson Orlando, FL def. JC Aragone (16) Yorba Linda, CA 7-6(1), 6-4

Shane Monroe Ventnor City, NJ def. Anudeep Kodali Durham, NC 4-6, 6-2, 6-0

Jordan Belga Boca Raton, FL def. Aron Hiltzik Wilmette, IL 7-6(4), 6-1

Walker Duncan Atlanta, GA def. Dylan Nunez Boca Raton, FL 6-2, 3-6, 6-3

Dennis Uspensky (15) Atlantic Beach, NY def. Logan Staggs Tracy, CA 7-5, 6-4

Carter Lin Bradenton, FL def. John Mee Dallas, TX 5-7, 6-2, 6-4

Brandon Sutter El Dorado Hills, CA def. William Blumberg Greenwich, CT 6-4, 6-2

Tyler Lu Irvine, CA def. AJ Catanzariti (13) Pittsburgh, PA 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(0)

Tommy Mylnikov (6) Bradenton, FL def. Joseph Di Giulio Newport Beach, CA 2-6, 6-3, 6-3

Francis Tiafoe (10) College Park, MD def. Terrance Whitehurst Tallahassee, FL 6-2, 6-1

Jake Stefanik Coral Springs, FL def. Matthew Nardella Manlius, NY 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(2)

Deiton Baughman Carson, CA def. Farzin Amiri (11) Port Saint Lucie, FL 6-4, 7-6(8)

Logan Smith Carlsbad, CA def. Lamar Remy Roslyn, NY 6-4, 6-1

Martin Redlicki (5) Boca Raton, FL def. Trevor Johnson Las Vegas, NV 7-6(6), 6-2

Henrik Wiersholm (14) Kirkland, WA def. Justin Byrd Union City, GA 6-3, 6-0

Daniel Kerznerman (7) Brooklyn, NY def. Christian Langmo Boca Raton, FL 6-3, 6-3

Mac Roy Austin, TX def. Alex Giannini Los Angeles, CA 6-2, 6-3

Oscar Janglin Sarasota, FL def. Nathan Ponwith Scottsdale, AZ 6-7(2), 6-3, 7-6(1)

Grant Solomon Dallas, TX def. Jack Murray Beverly Hills, MI 2-6, 6-2, 6-1

Robbie Bellamy Pacific Palisades, CA def. Grayson Goldin Bradenton, FL 6-1, 5-7, 6-3

Nicholas Crystal Waccabuc, NY def. Thomas Mayronne Monroe, LA 6-1, 7-5

Gage Brymer Irvine, CA def. Spencer Papa (4) Boca Raton, FL 1-6, 6-3, 6-4

David Wilczynski Richboro, PA def. Sunay Bhat Coconut Creek, FL 6-1, 6-4

William Griffith Fresno, CA def. Alex Rybakov Coral Springs, FL 6-3, 6-2

Michael Mmoh (8) Temple Hills, MD def. Gregory Garcia Poway, CA 6-1, 6-2

Alexandru Gozun Sarasota, FL def. George Goldhoff Irvine, CA 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(4)

Girls’ 18s Singles (Round of 32)

Marie Norris (9) Burdett, KS def. Alyssa Smith Laguna Niguel, CA 2-6, 6-4, 6-2

Monica Robinson Valley Center, CA def. Rianna Valdes (7) Boca Raton, FL 6-3, 7-5

Kaitlyn McCarthy (10) Cary, NC def. Maegan Manasse Redondo Beach, CA 6-4, 6-2

Ellie Halbauer (8) Boca Raton, FL def. Ellyse Hamlin Fairfield, CT 7-6(6), 6-3

Marika Akkerman (2) def. Alexandra Letzt Scottsdale, AZ 7-6(5), 6-3

Nicole Frenkel Winchester, MA def. Bianca Moldovan Livonia, MI 6-4, 6-1

Kimberly Yee Las Vegas, NV def. Terri Fleming Alpharetta, GA 6-0, 7-5

Louisa Chirico (14) Harrison, NY def. Kaiulani Boyer Irvine, CA 6-2, 6-2

Brooke Austin Indianapolis, IN def. Jamie Loeb (1) Ossining, NY 5-7, 7-6(7), 6-3

Raquel Pedraza Claremont, CA def. Maddie Pothoff Tucson, AZ 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(4)

Peggy Porter Dallas, TX def. Alexa Anton-Ohlmeyer Aliso Viejo, CA 6-3, 6-0

Denise Starr (11) Brooklyn, NY def. Lauren Marker Rancho Mirage, CA 7-5, 6-1

Michaela Gordon Los Altos Hills, CA def. Keisha Clousing Wheaton, IL 7-5, 7-5

Megan McCray Oceanside, CA def. Gabrielle Smith Henderson, NV 6-4, 6-4

Mayo Hibi (13) Irvine, CA def. Kareena Manji Simi Valley, CA 6-0, 6-2

Tornado Ali Black (6) Miami, FL def. Josie Kuhlman Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 6-1, 6-1

Girls’ 18s Doubles (Round of 32)

Alexandra Morozova / Alexandria Stiteler (5) def. Gabrielle Smith / Olivia Sneed 6-3, 7-6(1)

Kaitlyn McCarthy / Caroline Turner def. Alexandra Bourguignon / Madison Bourguignon (7) 6-3, 6-4

Michaela Gordon / Kareena Manji def. Maia Magill / Lauren Marker 6-4, 6-1

Camila Wesbrooks / cassandra vazquez def. Ellyse Hamlin / Maddie Pothoff Wd (inj)

Chloe Ouellet-Pizer / Ellie Zogg def. Christiana Brigante / Sydney Riley 6-3, 6-3

Spencer Liang / Peggy Porter def. Nicole Frenkel / Denise Starr (8) 6-1, 6-2

Josie Kuhlman / Katerina Stewart def. Keisha Clousing / Ndindi Ndunda 6-0, 7-6(6)

Brooke Austin / Mayo Hibi (6) def. Kaiulani Boyer / Terri Fleming 7-5, 6-3

Ayla Aksu / Hadley Berg def. Alexa Anton-Ohlmeyer / Alison Ho 6-3, 6-4

Jessica Ho / Cassie Mercer def. Annika Ringblom / Madison Westby 6-1, 2-6, 10-8

Monica Robinson / Mira Ruder-Hook def. Kyra Wojcik / Kimberly Yee 6-1, 6-4

Maegan Manasse / Jamie Loeb def. Ellie Halbauer / Marie Norris (4) 7-5, 6-4

Usue Arconada / Tornado Ali Black (3) def. Alexandra Letzt / Bianca Moldovan 6-3, 5-7, 10-3

Mayci Jones / Alyssa Smith def. Mary Haffey / Lauren Proctor 6-2, 6-4

Boys’ 16s Singles (Round of 64)

Spencer Richey Memphis, TN def. Zachary Lieb (17) Newtown Sq, PA 6-3, 6-0

Michael Genender (12) Los Angeles, CA def. David Mitchell Castle Rock, CO 4-6, 6-3, 6-3

Kalman Boyd (17) Rancho Santa Fe, CA def. Charlie Adams Wayzata, MN 6-2, 6-2

Asher Hirsch (17) Cincinnati, OH def. Nikola Samardzic Bradenton, FL 6-3, 0-6, 6-2

Joshua Pompan (15) Salinas, CA def. Jake Jacoby Little Rock, AR 6-4, 6-2

Robert Levine (17) Bedford, NY def. Gianni Ross Burr Ridge, IL 6-0, 0-6, 6-0

Eduardo Nava Woodland Hills, CA def. Eric Rutledge (17) Fort Worth, TX 6-4, 6-1

Artemie Amari New York, NY def. Grayson Broadus (17) Carrollton, TX 6-1, 6-2

Johnathan Small (7) Midland, MI def. Lee-Shawn Stein Edmond, OK 6-3, 6-2

Chase Colton (4) Davie, FL def. Lane Leschly Atherton, CA 3-6, 6-0, 6-0

Daniel Grunberger (6) Great Neck, NY def. Grey Hamilton Southern Pines, NC 6-2, 6-2

Alfredo Perez (17) Coral Gables, FL def. Bradley Orban Milford, CT 6-1, 6-1

Chaz Downing (17) Newport Coast, CA def. Josiah Collins Atlanta, GA 6-1, 7-5

Catalin Mateas (8) Braintree, MA def. Edward Ang Cupertino, CA 6-3, 6-3

Emil Reinberg (17) Atlanta, GA def. William Sharton Wayland, MA 6-2, 7-5

Kyle Seelig (2) Hatfield, PA def. Tyler Schick Short Hills, NJ 6-3, 0-6, 6-4

Abhin Sharma Alpharetta, GA def. Henry Gordon (17) New Braunfels, TX 6-4, 3-6, 7-5

Dennis Wang Germantown, MD def. Jacob Hansen Austin, TX 7-5, 6-0

Christopher Yun Marietta, GA def. Adrian Chamdani (14) Santa Clara, CA 6-2, 0-6, 6-3

Austin Rapp (17) Rancho Mirage, CA def. Payton Holden Austin, TX 7-5, 6-0

Sameer Kumar (1) Carmel, IN def. Azat Hankuliyev Salt Lake City, UT 6-1, 6-2

Stephen Madonia (17) Lakeland, FL def. Ryan Dickerson Marlton, NJ 6-2, 6-0

Victor Pham (9) Saratoga, CA def. Jayanth Chintham Cumming, GA 6-3, 6-3

Taylor Fritz (3) Rancho Santa Fe, CA def. Cassell King Henderson, NV 6-1, 7-6(4

Yancy Dennis (17) Reisterstown, MD def. Mwendwa Mbithi Succasunna, NJ 6-1, 6-3

Kyle Mautner (11) Greenwich, CT def. Alex Ross Burr Ridge, IL 2-6, 6-0, 6-1

Kial Kaiser (5) Saratoga, CA def. Vincent Lin Schaumburg, IL 6-7(0), 6-2, 6-2

Michael Lorenzini (17) Clarendon Hills, IL def. Gregory Anderson Tucson, AZ 6-4, 6-1

Jake DeVine (17) Boca Raton, FL def. Kevin Lam Galloway, NJ 6-1, 6-4

James Wasserman New York, NY def. Martin Joyce (17) Hinsdale, IL 6-2, 6-2

Alexander Lebedev (10) Island Park, NY def. Austin Hussey Edgewood, KY 2-6, 6-2, 6-1

Daniel Rayl Carmel, IN def. Jean Thirouin Houston, TX 6-0, 7-6(9)

Boys’ 16 Doubles (Round of 32)

Kawika Lam / Emil Reinberg (16) def. Alex Phillips / Christopher Yun 7-6(1), 6-3

Christian Hess / Victor Miglo def. Azat Hankuliyev / Spencer Lang 6-0, 7-6(4)

Jake DeVine / Catalin Mateas (7) def. William Genesen / William Sharton 6-1, 7-6(4)

Ryan Dickerson / Kyle Seelig (15) def. Max Liu / David Omsky 6-2, 6-0

Henry Gordon / Austin Rapp (6) def. Lane Leschly / Victor Pham 6-4, 7-5

Michael Chen / Julian Rozenstein (4) def. Henry Ji / Charles Pei 6-4, 6-2

Chase Colton / Alfredo Perez (12) def. Robert Levine / Evan Zhu Wo (inj)

Sreyas Kolachalam / Jonathan Li def. Konrad Kozlowski / Brandon Yeoh (11) 6-1, 6-4

Yancy Dennis / Brian Tsao def. Sameer Kumar / Daniel Rayl (1) 1-6, 6-3, 10-6

Grayson Broadus / Jean Thirouin (5) def. Michael Genender / David Mitchell 7-6(1), 7- 6(5)

Spencer Furman / Martin Joyce (9) def. Bradley Orban / Jason Seidman 6-2, 6-3

Tillman Haynes / Kevin Lam (14) def. Alex Ross / Gianni Ross 6-0, 6-7(6), 10-2

Taylor Fritz / Riley Smith (10) def. Jake Jacoby / Spencer Richey 6-3, 6-4

Daniel Gealer / Michael Lorenzini def. Asher Hirsch / Kial Kaiser (2) 4-6, 6-2, 10-8

Grey Hamilton / Alexander Santiago def. Vincent Lin / Johnathan Small 6-2, 4-6, 10-8

Daniel Langston / Joseph McAllister def. Artemie Amari / Alexander Lebedev 6-4, 0-6, 10-7fsdfasdf

Boys’ 14s Singles (Round of 32)

Michael Zhao (15) Princeton Jct, NJ def. JJ Wolf (17) Cincinnati, OH 6-2, 6-1

Connor Hance (2) Torrance, CA def. Sam Turchetta (17) Pound Ridge, NY 6-1, 6-1

Alex Gee Bellaire, TX def. Shubham Aggarwal Pompano Beach, FL 1-6, 6-0, 6-0

Alafia Ayeni (17) San Diego, CA def. Sean Hill Berkeley, CA 6-4, 6-3

Robert Baylon Buena Park, CA def. Alexander del Corral (4) Doral, FL 6-3, 7-5

Conrad Russell (13) Palo Alto, CA def. Vasil Kirkov (17) Tampa, FL 7-6(9), 7-6(2)

Jake Van Emburgh (12) Verona, WI def. Jason Lui (17) Bellevue, WA 6-3, 6-4

John McNally (1) Cincinnati, OH def. Nathan Niemiec (17) Paradise Valley, AZ 6-2, 6-4

Nathan Perrone (5) Mount Laurel, NJ def. Bryce Pereira (17) San Gabriel, CA 6-2, 6-3

Patrick Kypson (9) Greenville, NC def. Aleks Huryn (17) Alpharetta, GA 6-1, 1-6, 6-1

Justin Lee (8) Cos Cob, CT def. William Howells (17) Richmond, VA 6-3, 6-2

Max Pham Newport Coast, CA def. Hady Habib (7) Irvine, CA 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

Sam Riffice (10) Roseville, CA def. Kento Perera Santa Barbara, CA 6-3, 6-3

Jacob Brumm (6) Rancho Santa Fe, CA def. Kyrylo Tsygura (17) North Potomac, MD 6-1, 6-1

Zeke Clark (3) Tulsa, OK def. Chase Wood (17) Heath, TX 6-1, 4-6, 6-1

Noah Makarome (11) Wesley Chapel, FL def. Maxwell Cancilla (17) Huntington Beach, CA 6-1, 1-6, 6-3

Girls’ 16s Singles (Round of 64)

Caroline Dolehide (7) Hinsdale, IL def. Amanda Rebol Cumming, GA 6-0, 6-2

Andrea Kevakian (17) Glendale, CA def. Madison Tedford Dallas, TX 7-5, 6-1

Hanna Chang Fontana, CA def. Rylie Cox Rockwall, TX 6-3, 6-4

Nadia Gizdova (15) Columbia, MD def. Allie Sanford Phoenix, AZ 6-2, 4-6, 6-4

Sarah Hu Oakland, CA def. Alexis Nelson Saint Paul, MN 1-6, 7-6(4), 6-2

Makenna Jones Greenville, SC def. Rebekah Anderson (17) La Mirada, CA 6-4, 7-6(5)

Mehvish Safdar (17) Mason, OH def. Nevada Apollo Las Vegas, NV 6-3, 6-1

Helen Altick Monroe, LA def. Estelle Wong LA Jolla, CA 6-0, 6-0

Kenadi Hance (17) Torrance, CA def. Annemarie Emme Glenview, IL 6-0, 6-0

Paige Cline (17) Kentfield, CA def. McKenzie Majerle Paradise Valley, AZ 6-3, 6-1

Dominique Schaefer (17) Ventura, CA def. Alexandra Sabe Rye, NY 6-1, 6-2

Samantha Hampton (17) Vancouver, WA def. Sofia Kurtz Atlanta, GA 6-3, 2-6, 6-3

Ena Shibahara (2) Rancho Palos Verdes, CA def. Kristen Thoms La Grange, IL 6-2, 6-2

Francesca Dilorenzo (1) New Albany, OH def. Adriana Reami Miami, FL 6-3, 6-0

Catherine Bellis (8) Atherton, CA def. Anjali Sampath Murphy, TX 6-0, 6-0

Madison Clarke (17) Phoenix, AZ def. Anna Rogers Stamford, CT 6-1, 6-1

Jaclyn Switkes (17) Ponte Vedra Beach, FL def. Nicole Johnston Atlanta, GA 6-2, 6-2

Rebecca Weissmann (17) Loveland, CO def. Jessica Livianu Brooklyn, NY 6-2, 6-1

Emma Higuchi (4) Los Angeles, CA def. Priya Niezgoda Austin, TX 6-0, 6-3

Brienne Minor (6) Mundelein, IL def. Rachel Chong Boca Raton, FL 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-2

Meredith Xepoleas (3) Huntington Beach, CA def. Alexandra Sanford Westerville, OH 6-2, 6-1

Kennedy Shaffer (16) Rossford, OH def. Risa Nakagawa Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 6-4, 6-3

Davina Nguyen (10) Shelby Township, MI def. Ilana Oleynik Pacific Plsds, CA 6-1, 6-1

Emma Davis (17) Cohasset, MA def. Cindy Liu Foster City, CA 7-6(5), 6-1

Lauren Goodman (13) Fort Wayne, IN def. Caroline Hall Atlanta, GA 6-2, 6-1

Jessie Aney Rochester, MN def. Christina Rosca (17) Princeton, NJ 7-6(5), 6-1

Katharine Fahey (14) Fair Haven, NJ def. Sabrina Demerath Kenmore, WA 6-2, 6-0

Meghan Kelley (11) Falmouth, ME def. Alexa Bortles Alpharetta, GA 6-4, 6-0

Madison Battaglia Cold Spring Harbor, NY def. Jada Hart Colton, CA 6-2, 7-6(1)

Alaina Miller Saratoga, CA def. Adorabol Huckleby Detroit, MI 6-1, 6-3

Mercedes Hammond (17) Belgrade, ME def. M’balia Bangoura Bradenton, FL 6-0, 6-3

Ines Vias (9) Germantown, MD def. Summer Dvorak Park City, UT 6-2, 6-3

Girls’ 16s Doubles (Round of 64) *–Unable to finish Monday

Elizabeth Tsvetkov / Sabrina Xiong (16) def. Catherine Cable / Michelle Wang 6-4, 7-5

Kennedy Shaffer / Jaclyn Switkes (13) def. Summer Dvorak / Scarlet Rush 6-1, 6-3

Lauren Goodman / Danielle Wolf (10) def. Leah Davis / Caroline Hall 6-1, 6-0

Jessie Aney / Alexis Nelson (6) def. Andrea Kevakian / Davina Nguyen 6-1, 6-1

Deepa Dhore / Felicity Maltby def. Katherine Cao / Sydney Harlow 4-6, 7-6(3), 10-7

Nicole Kalhorn / Gabrielle Schuck def. Kalyani Narayan / Anjali Sampath 7-6(3), 6-2

Hayley Haakenstad / Caitlyn Merzbacher def. Jessica Cramer / Sara Komer 6-1, 6-2

Alaina Miller / Vanessa Nommensen def. Sabrina Demerath / Anna Rogers 6-0, 6-2

Girls’ 16s Doubles (Round of 32)

Katharine Fahey / Jacqueline Urbinati (2) def. Nevada Apollo / Morgan Cooley 6-3, 6-1

Ena Shibahara / Savannah Slaysman (7) def. Elene Tsokilauri / Suzanne Zenoni 6-2, 6-4

Ilana Oleynik / Drew Spinosa def. Rebekah Anderson / Meredith Xepoleas (9) 1-6, 6-3, 10-7

Madison Clarke / Michelle Lui def. Francesca Dilorenzo / Christina Zordani (11) 1-6, 6-4, 10-7

Annemarie Emme / Alexandra Sanford def. Helen Altick / Catherine Bellis 3-6, 7-5, 10-4

Caroline Dolehide / Brienne Minor (1) def. Caitlin Calkins / Jaci Cochrane 6-1, 6-1

Jada Hart / Stephanie Hazell def. Eva Siskova / Estelle Wong 7-5, 7-6(6)

Paige Cline / Gaby Pollner (5) def. Paris Corley / McKenzie Majerle 7-5, 7-6(5)

Jessica Livianu / Alexandra Sabe def. Christina Auyeung / Adorabol Huckleby (14) 6-4, 5-7, 11-9

Kenadi Hance / Risa Nakagawa (8) def. Sofia Kenin / Zoe Spence 6-2, 6-3

Nadia Gizdova / Christina Rosca (12) def. Sofia Kurtz / Arnelle Sullivan 6-4, 4-6, 10-6

Boys’ 14s Doubles (Round of 16)