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Preston Reaches Orlando W35 Final, Penickovas Win Third W35 Doubles Title; Gaines and Colombo Claim First Pro Circuit Title at Hilton Head M15; Kozlov v Mayo in Charlottesville Challenger Final; ITA Division II Singles and Doubles Finals Set
Since reaching the final of August's USTA National 18s Championships in San Diego, 16-year-old Janae Preston has gone 10-2 on the USTA Pro Circuit, reaching the final of the W50 in Berkeley, and now the final of this week's W35 in Orlando. Today she defeated wild card Ashton Bowers, a junior at Auburn, 6-1, 6-4 and will face Oklahoma sophomore Evialina Laskevich of Belarus in the final.
US Girls Fall in Junior Billie Jean King Cup Quarterfinals; Hance, Preston, Combs and Goode Reach USTA Pro Circuit Semifinals; Quarterfinals Set at D-I Sectionals, Conference Masters
After four consecutive years as champions at the Junior Billie Jean King Cup, the US girls will not earn a fifth, with the No. 2 seeds losing to No. 4 seed Japan 2-1 today in the quarterfinals. Hannah Ayrault gave the Americans a 1-0 lead with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Yui Komada at No. 2 singles, but Japan tied it up at No. 1 singles, with Sakino Miyazawa beating Jordyn Hazelitt 6-0, 7-5. The
Ohio State's Perry Defeats Top Seed Stephens at Orlando W35; Hance Tops Lee at Harlingen M25; Four Teenagers Reach Quarterfinals at Hilton Head W15; Goode Advances at Hilton Head M15; Rapolu Feature
ITA All-American champion Luciana Perry of Ohio State is warming up for the NCAAs in Athens Georgia in two weeks by competing at the W35 in Orlando Florida as a wild card. After a come-from-behind win over Ema Burgic(Baylor) in Wednesday's first round, the 22-year-old senior claimed the best win of her career today, beating top seed and 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.
US Girls Win Group, Advance to Junior BJK Cup Quarterfinals, US Boys Fall Short vs France; Seeds and Draws for Thursday's Start of ITA Conference Masters, Sectionals; Hance And Lee Meet at M25 in Harlingen; No. 2 Seeds Ousted in Orlando, Hilton Head
The group stage of the 2026 Junior Davis Cup and Junior Billie Jean King Cup competition concluded today in Cairo Egypt, with eight 16-and-under teams in each event advancing to Friday's tquarterfinals.The second-seeded girls team from the United States, aiming for their fifth straight title, defeated Romania 2-1 to finish at the top of their group, and will play No. 4 seed Japan, who lost to No.
Top Seed Australia Falls in Group Play on Day Two of Junior Davis Cup; US Girls Set for Junior BJK Cup Quarterfinals; Dietrich's Run Ends at Charlottesville Challenger; More Rain on USTA Pro Circuit; Brantmeier Leads USTA's AO Wild Card Race
The quarterfinal teams are set for the Junior Billie Jean King Cup competition this week in Egypt, even with a day remaining in group play, as all four groups have two teams 2-0 and two teams 0-2. The undefeated teams play each other, with only first place at stake, as the matches between the winless teams can produce only 1-2 or 0-3 records.There is one unseeded team who will make the
US Teams Open Junior Davis and BJK Cup Defenses with Wins; Santamarta Claims First Pro Title at Las Vegas M25; Kennedy and Antonius Advance at Charlottesville Challenger; Budacsek Sweeps J100 in Mexico; Dupere and Chernakov Earn J60 Titles in Florida
The first day of group play at the World Tennis Junior Davis Cup and Junior Billie Jean King Cup 16-and-under international team competition in Egypt didn't feature any major surprises, and both teams from the United States, who are defending champions, posted victories.The second-seeded US girls defeated Slovakia 3-0 and the second-seeded US boys got past India 2-1.The individual results
Junior Davis Cup and Junior Billie Jean King Cup Begin Monday; USTA Pro Circuit Titles for Dietrich, Dolehide, Combs, Shcherbinina and Maxted; Brantmeier Goes Back-to-Back at W75s in Canada; Rapolu Wins W50 in Mexico
The international Junior Davis Cup and Junior Billie Jean King Cup competitions for 16-and-under players begin tomorrow in Egypt, with both the teams from the United States seeded second.The US girls won the title last year and will be going for their fifth straight title, but they are seeded behind Czechia, which features WT junior No. 3 Jana Kovackova and No. 20 Katerina Zajickova and are
Dietrich Reaches Sioux Falls Challenger Final; Brantmeier Aims for Second Straight W75 Title Sunday; Pareja Advances to First W100 Final; Combs Goes for Sweep at W15 Sumter SC
Dylan Dietrich is waltzing through the draw this week at the ATP Challenger 100 in Sioux Falls South Dakota, earning his ninth straight victory this month with his 6-4, 6-2 win over Aidan Mayo. The University of Virginia senior, who won his first Challenger title earlier this month in Columbus, has not dropped a set since retiring down 5-1 in the third set to Nishesh Basavareddy in the semifinals
October Aces; Dietrich and Brantmeier Roll On; Combs and Chang Advance to Semifinals at Sumter SC W15; Norman OK Pro Circuit Tournaments Move Indoors; Qualifier Filin Reaches Semis at Las Vegas M25
My monthly Tennis Recruiting Network Aces column for October is a bit early, but as has been the case for many months now, I've had to leave out more former and current collegians and juniors than I include. Half of the 18 players featured won more than one title this month, and both WT Junior Finals champion Xinran Sun and Columbus Challenger champion Dylan Dietrich are still alive in their
Dietrich Earns First ATP Top 100 Win to Advance to Sioux Falls Challenger Quarterfinals; Liutova, Pareja and Ma Move On at W100; Four Juniors Reach W15 Sumter Quarterfinals; Tanguilig Beats Top Seed at W75 in Toronto; Buckeyes Plentiful at Las Vegas M25
University of Virginia senior Dylan Dietrich achieved another milestone this month, with the ITA preseason No. 1 earning his first ATP Top 100 win last night at the ATP Challenger 100 in Sioux Falls South Dakota.The 22-year-old from Switzerland, who was the 2026 NCAA Team Championships Most Outstanding Player, defeated top seed Jenson Brooksby 6-3, 6-3 in the second round to reach his fifth
Conference Masters Participants Announced; Fields Set for Inaugural ITA Division II Individual Championships; Pareja, Gowda, Konduri and Johnson Earn First Round Wins in World Tennis Pro Events
Four of the remaining 28 spots to fill in next month's NCAA singles championships will be decided next week at the Conference Masters Championships, with representatives from 31 women's conferences and 27 men's conferences gathering in Rome Georgia. The four semifinalists in singles and the two finalists in doubles will earn a place in the draw, while at the same time, the 24 remaining singles
Three Men's and Three Women's USTA Pro Circuit Events This Week; ITA CEO Dave Mullins' Open Letter on Direction of College Tennis; Brooksby and Stephens Lead USTA's Australian Open Wild Card Challenge
The USTA Pro Circuit features six events this week, with a W100 in Texas and an ATP Challenger 100 in South Dakota leading the list. Both the men and women are in Norman Oklahoma for a W35 and M25, with the third men's event an M25 in Las Vegas and the third women's event a W15 in Sumter South Carolina.The Sioux Falls Challenger, now in its third year, is ahead of the other five, with the first
Del Mastro Avenges Orange Bowl Finals Loss, Stratton Takes Boys Title at J100 in Canada; Berezin Wins J60 in Orlando; Champions Crowned at European Masters; Poling Sole American to Advance to Main Draw at Sioux Falls Challenger
Daniela Del Mastro swept the titles at the J100 in Woodbridge Canada and Tristan Stratton claimed his second J100 title of the fall last week, as five Americans joined Jordan Lee as champions on the World Tennis junior circuit.The fifth-seeded Del Mastro, a 15-year-old from Minnesota, defeated unseeded Priscilla Sirichantho 6-0, 6-0 in the final, which was a rematch of last December's Orange
Jordan Lee Claims Boys Title, Xinran Sun Captures Girls Championship at World Tennis Junior Finals; Brantmeier Sweeps Titles at W75 in Canada; Brooksby, Chang Win USTA Pro Circuit Events; Pan Am J300 Photo Gallery
Two 16-year-olds claimed their country's second 2026 World Tennis Junior Finals titles Sunday in Chengdu China, with American Jordan Lee avenging his group play loss to Ziga Sesko of Slovenia in the boys final and Xinran Sun of China defeating Anna Pushkareva of Russia for the third time in the past six weeks to earn the girls title.Sun's 6-2, 6-0 win over Pushkareva in Thursday's group play
Lee and Sesko Meet for WT Junior Final Boys Title; Sun and Pushkareva Again in Girls Championship Match; McDonald Sweeps Austin W50 Titles; Brantmeier Cruises into Saguenay W75 Singles Final; Brooksby and Blanch Reach Fort Worth Challenger Final
Four of this year's junior slam champions will play for the championship Sunday at the World Tennis Junior Finals in Chengdu China, including American Jordan Lee, who won Wimbledon as a qualifier in July.The fourth-seeded Lee defeated No. 7 seed Vincent Reisach of Germany 6-2, 7-5 in Saturday's semifinals, and will face No. 6 seed and Australian Open champion Ziga Sesko of Slovenia, who beat No.
My Article on Gowda's Michigan Commitment; Lee and Hance Reach Semifinals at Junior Finals; Brantmeier Claims WTA Top 100 Win at W75 in Canada; McDonald and Brengle Advance to W50 Final in Austin; Ma Ends Sharma's Winning Streak
While I was in Houston earlier this month for the World Tennis J300 Pan American Closed Championships, I had an opportunity to interview 17-year-old Thara Gowda about her decision to join the Michigan Wolverines next fall. As the No. 4 girl in the Class of 2027, Gowda obviously had her choice of schools, but the Rochester Hills resident decided to stay in Southeast Michigan, as so many of the
Parity Reigns at World Tennis Junior Finals with Quarterfinalists to be Decided Friday; Secord Reaches First USTA Pro Circuit Quarterfinal at Ithaca M15; Ma Advances at W35 Bakersfield; Four Americans in Fort Worth Challenger Quarterfinals
The World Tennis Junior Finals have seen some upsets in the first two days of group play, but all four groups head into Friday's final day of round robin play in Chengdu China with the exact same scenarios: one defeated player, one winless player and two players with 1-1 records.The top two finishers in each group will advance to Saturday's semifinals, and No. 3 seed Keaton Hance still has an
Qualifier Frodin Defeats Top Seed Stephens at Austin W50; Lee Sole US Winner on Opening Day of World Tennis Junior Finals; Texas Signs Former Junior No. 1 Pacheco; USA's Bille Jean King Cup Team Selected; Update for Email Subscribers
Seventeen-year-old qualifier Thea Frodin, the 2026 USTA National 18s champion in San Diego, claimed the best win of her career today at the W50 in Austin Texas, beating top seed and ATP No. 118 Sloane Stephens, the W100 champion in Edmond Oklahoma last week, 6-4, 6-4 in the second round. The 2026 Australian Open girls semifinalist will face another seeded veteran Thursday, with No. 5 seed Madison
Twenty-two More Division I NCAA Singles Berths Filled with Completion of Regionals; Four USTA Pro Circuit Tournaments Again This Week; Stephens Takes Lead in USTA's Australian Open Wild Card Race
The Division I ITA Regional Championships concluded this afternoon, with 10 men and 12 women earning their spots in next month's NCAA singles championships in Athens Georgia. Five men's and six women's doubles teams are also heading to the University of Georgia after claiming regional titles over the past five days.For the links to all draws in all 26 regional tournaments, visit the ITA's
Kotseva, Dollar Win World Tennis J100 Titles; First 2027 Australian Open and Roland Garros Junior Wild Cards Awarded; Round Robin Groups for WTT Junior Finals Revealed, Play Begins Wednesday in Chengdu
After a couple of slow weeks on the World Tennis Junior Circuit for Americans, five players from the United States took singles titles last week, including two J100 titles. There were no J300s last week, and just two J200s, with Adla Lopez reaching the girls singles final at the J200 in Bolivia, losing to 15-year-old Sofiia Bielinska of Ukraine 6-1, 6-3.At the J100 in Dubrovik Croatia,
Stephens Wins Edmond W100, Ma Captures First Pro Title at Redding W35; Rolland de Ravel and Papamalamis Claim Singles Titles in Austin and Lexington; ITA Cup D-III, NAIA, JUCO Champions Crowned
The teenagers in the finals of the women's USTA Pro Circuit events Sunday fell to their more seasoned opponents, with 33-year-old Sloane Stephens defeating 16-year-old Kristina Liutova 6-3, 6-2 at the W100 in Edmond Oklahoma and 23-year-old Connie Ma beating 17-year-old Annika Penickova 7-5, 6-2 at the W35 in Redding California.In handing the fourth-seeded Liutova just her sixth loss of the year,
Filing Now Open for NCAA Tennis Class Action Settlement Claims; Liutova Beats Zarazua, Faces Stephens for W100 Edmond Title; Connie Ma Makes W35 Redding Final; Gray Ends Mosejczuk's Winning Streak in Austin; Anthrop vs Papamalamis in M15 Lexington Final
The settlement announced in the case Reese Brantmeier(UNC) and others brought against the NCAA for restricting prize money has been out there for some time, but only now has the process for filing claims been established. The NCAA has set aside two million dollars to compensate student-athletes or prospective student-athletes who gave up money to retain their eligibility. The deadline for filing
Valencia and Dupere Win Les Petits As USA Playoffs; Guzman Shocks Top Seed Maria at W100 Edmond; TCU Dominates M25 Austin Semifinals; Semifinal Clash Set for Connie and Lea Ma in Redding W35
The annual Les Petits As USA Playoffs concluded today in Port St. Lucie, with two 2026 USTA National Clay Courts champions taking the top spot after three round robin matches and three knockout round matches.Miguel Valencia, who won the boys 12s Clay Courts in July, was not one of the direct entries, coming through the qualifying event with three others to fill out the 16-player fields.
Another Rainout at Edmond W100; Penickova and Gowda Reach W35, W50 Quarterfinals; Qualifiers Outnumber Seeds in Austin M25 Quarterfinals; Last Eleven D-I Regionals Underway; Brateanu Out at Utah
A second straight day of rain has disrupted the USTA Pro Circuit W100 in Edmond Oklahoma, with just four first round matches completed so far. Here's Friday's schedule; it's not pretty.The quarterfinals are set at the W35 in Redding California, with Annika Penickova, the No. 8 seed, the sole teenager still in contention. Penickova defeated Jenna DeFalco 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-3 and will face Pepperdine
ITA Cup for D-III, JUCO and NAIA Fall Championships Begin Thursday; Vaughan Earns First ATP Point at Austin M25; Gowda Advances at W50 in Quebec; Rajeshwaran Revathi Feature
The annual ITA Cup, which serves as the fall individual championships for NCAA Division III, NAIA and Junior College schools, begins Thursday in Rome Georgia. The ITA has introduced separate NCAA Division II individual championships for the first time this year, which will be played in early November.As with the NCAA Division I National Championships, regionals are played throughout the country
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