TOURNAMENT ALERT! The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) has announced it will host a tournament on July 1st – 3rd in Stockton at the Eve Zimmerman Tennis Center.

The winner of the women’s tournament will draw a Wild Card into the Qualification of the 2016 Stockton Challenger. The tournament is open to everyone when signing up for an ITA membership upon registration.

The 2016 Stockton Challenger is set to take place at the Eve Zimmerman Tennis Center in Stockton, CA on July 10th-17th.

For more information on the ITA Summer Circuit and ITA membership click here.

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CHAMPIONS

FINALISTS

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The Bank of the West Classic never disappoints when it comes to the field of the play. 2016 was no different. Venus Williams fell short of her 50th WTA title to first time WTA champion Johanna Konta. Raquel Atawo and Abigail Spears defeated Darija Durak and Anastasia Rodionova to win the doubles title. USTA NorCal had a ton of fun off the court activities as well. Read on to learn more about all the great events USTA NorCal had this year!

KIDS DAY WHERE THE KIDSRULE!
On July 18, 2016, over 350 kids were invited to participate in the 13th Annual Kids Day at the Bank of the West Classic, Where the Kids Rule!  Hosted by USTA NorCal, in collaboration with IMG, Bank of the West, and USTA Hispanic Engagement Advisory Group, it was a fun filled day with activities for all ability levels – interactive mini tennis games, festive music, prizes, fun competitions, a serving-speed booth, and lunch. A few of the WTA players came by to talk to the kids and autograph Bank of the West Classic posters for them. Katrina Adams, USTA Chairman of the Board, and the USTA NorCal’s Board President, Margie Campbell, also came to partake in the day’s event! In addition to the festivities, the participating grassroots organizations and tennis programs were treated to free day tickets to the tournament so that they were able to watch the pros in action – something most would not otherwise be able to do. USTA NorCal invited groups from all over the Bay Area, and included the Fresno Parks and Recreation, Richmond Parks and Recreation, Booker T. Washington Community Center, and many more who work with inner-city youth.
HIGH SCHOOL KIDS DAY
Over 100 kids from 10 Bay Area high schools came to play at the first ever Bank of the West Classic High School Day. USTA NorCal staff were there to greet the players and take them through a full morning of action with some games-based drills. Afterwards, the players enjoyed a free lunch, compliments of Wilson Tennis. For a special treat, players were visited by a local favorite, Cici Bellis! Cici answered some of the high school player’s questions and made a very special announcement to the group. To see a video of that announcement, and other videos and photos from the day, visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ustanorcal.
MEMBERSHIP BOOTH
During the entire tournament, USTA NorCal had its robust membership booth on-site, staffed by a team of great volunteers, complete with an autograph session, as well as opportunities to renew or become a new USTA member.  Some event attendees even got the chance to test their serve at the Fast Serve Net with proceeds going to local tennis programs throughout Northern California. A big thanks goes out to all of the people who volunteered their time to help with the membership booth. You are greatly appreciated by us here at USTA Northern California!

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The 2016 NJTL Regional Rally welcomed over 250 kids from local organizations and community tennis associations to the Golden Gate Park Tennis Courts in San Francisco for some tennis, food and fun.

After a nice warm up guided by the instructors, the kids were able to learn or perfect their tennis skills with hitting and volley drills as well as serves. DJ Steven was there all day and helped to put on a major dance off in the afternoon. From over 250 kids on the dance floor, it went down to just one.The kids also played limbo, which showed some great flexibility from our players! The kids got to go home with some fun prizes, including three Wilson racquets.
Thank you to all staff, volunteers and the kids of course who helped make this another great NJTL Rally.

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As of September 1, 2016, USTA Northern California will be utilizing the new National Youth Progression tracking system for 10 and under players in the section. This system will track a player’s progress through participation in progression eligible Junior Team Tennis and Tournaments. Player’s will also be eligible to earn bonus stars/trophies when they are champions or finalists in tournaments in addition to the stars they will receive for participation in a tournament.

Webinar 1 Information:
USTA NorCal Juniors staff present a series of webinars about how the Junior Development Pathway System & your Pathway Points will transfer over.

Title: Introduction to the Youth Progression Tracking System
Date/Time: August 15th, 2016 8:00 PM PST
Details: We explore the new USTA Youth Progression Tracking System and how it is similar/different from the Junior Development Pathway.
Online Access: Webinar 1

Look out for Webinar 2 which will be available soon.

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Here is a summary of some of our NorCal junior players and teams over the summer.

USTA Zone Team Championships – BG12s – Tucson, AZ – July 7^th – 11^th

SPORTSMANSHIP AND TEAM SPIRIT AWARD WINNERS!!!
Tomi Main and Payton Young

OUTSTANDING SPORTSMANSHIP WINNERS!!
Payton Young

USTA Zone Team Championships – BG14s – USAF Academy, CO – July 7^th – 11^th

Stealthbombers: WINNERS
Thunderbirds: Finished 3^rd
Predators: Finished 4^th

USTA Intersectional Team Championships – BG14s – Auburn, AL July 9^th – 13^th
Team NorCal: Finished 3^rd
Players: India Houghton, Yuu Ishikawa, Laura Sanders, Monica Stratakos, Alex Lin, Aidan Mayo, Marcus Mcdaniel, Sima Pesic

USTA National Clay Court Championships – Girls 14s – Plantation, FL – July 17^th – 23^rd
Muskan Mahajan: Round of 16
Muskan Mahajan: Semifinalist
Zoe Hammond/Yuu Ishikawa: Quarterfinalists

USTA National Clay Court Championships – Boys 14s – Fort Lauderdale, FL – July 17^th – 23^rd
Stefan Leustian: Semifinalist
Stefan Leustian/Zacherin Lim: Semifinalists (Finished 4^th)

USTA National Clay Court Championships – Boys’ 18 & 16 – Delray Beach, CA July 17^th – 24
16s:
Jenson Brooksby: Finalist
Jenson Brooksby/Stevie Gould: Round of 16

18s:
Keenan Mayo: Round of 16
Amit Batta/Randy Cory: Round of 16
Paul and Dominic Barretto: Round of 16

USTA National Clay Court Championships – Girls 16s – Virginia Beach, VA – July 17^th – 24^th
Rachel Eason: Quarterfinalist
Katie Volynets/Vanessa Ong: Quarterfinalists

USTA National Team Championship – Boys 18s – Urbana, IL – July 30^th – August 2^nd
Team NorCal: Finished 2^nd
Players: Austen Huang, Alexander Keyser, Amit Batta, Paul Barretto, Andre Xiao, Randy Cory, Arjith Jayaraman

USTA National Championships – Boys 18 & 16 – Kalamazoo, MI – August 5^th – 14^th
16s:
Jenson Brooksby: Finalist
Keenan Mayo: Quarterfinalist
Andrew Ton/ Maximilian Wild: Doubles WINNERS

18s:
Austen Huang: Round of 16

USTA National Championships – Girls 18 & 16 – San Diego, CA – August 6^th – 14^th
16s:
Katie Volynets: Semifinalist (Finished 3^rd)
Rachel Eason: Quarterfinalist

18s:
Michaela Gordon: Quarterfinalist

USTA National Championships – Girls 14s – Peachtree City, GA – August 6^th –12^th
India Houghton: Round of 16

USTA National Championships – Girls 12s, Alpharetta, GA – August 7^th – 14^th
Vivian D. Ovrootsky: Finalist
Anushka Khune/Vivian D. Ovrootsky: Quarterfinalists

USTA National Championships – Boys 12s, Little Rock, AR – August 7^th – 14^th
Alexander E. Chang: Quarterfinalist

USTA National Championships – Boys 14s, San Antonio, TX – August 7^th – 14^th
Marcus Mcdaniel: Quarterfinalist
Gold draw: WINNER
Alex S. Lee/Zachery C. Lim: Semifinalists (Finished 3^rd)
Aidan M. Mayo/Maxwell D. McKennon: Quarterfinalists

To see the full results click here

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The USTA NorCal Gen Gap Tournament, a unique event by its format, took place at Stanford August 27 and 28. Both adults and juniors of all ages and levels came out to play in a fun and competitive environment.

The Gen Gap Tournament is great for players as they get to play opponents of different ages but who are at the same level. Thanks to this innovative format, the playing pool for juniors becomes much greater, giving them more opportunities to play. On top of being a rare event, some families enjoy it because they get to play together. The Gen Gap Tournament matches also counted towards the players Universal Tennis Rating.

Congratulations to the Tournament Champions!

Anton Gotlib d. Hugo Hashimoto    7-6(4); 6-1

Cliff Moran d. Jeffery Kubota    6-3; 6-1

Ishaan Jain d. Ronit Pattanayak    6-3; 7-6(5)

Azaria Hayes d. Taylor Lim    6-2; 6-0

Skyelar Huang d. Madelyn Landerfelt    6-2; 3-6; 1-0(4)

Berthier/Huang d. Moran/Ray    8-6

Hayes/Hayes d. Bui/Tsai    8-6

For all the pictures from this event, click here.

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USTA NorCal talked with Cici Bellis while she was in Quebec, Canada for a tournament in September. Watch what she had to say about her time at the U.S. Open and what it was like to play in her first night session on Arthur Ashe against new world #1 Angelique Kerber.

Tune back in soon for more on her experience at the U.S. Open and what’s next for her.

You can also read the blogs she wrote for www.usopen.org below.

Cici Bellis blog: My lucky fourth year at the open

Cici Bellis blog: Four great things have happened

Cici Bellis blog: My proudest U.S. Open moment

Cici Bellis blog: Why I adore this place so much

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Congratulations to winners and finalists of the 2016 USTA NorCal Junior Grand Prix Invitational that took place over the August 20-21, 2016!

The Junior Grand Prix Invitational was held at the prestigious Stanford University in Stanford, CA. Win or lose, the tournament seemed to be an amazing experience for both the kids and parents. The next Junior Grand Prix Invitational is set to take place in August 2016.

JUNIOR GRAND PRIX SINGLES RESULTS:

JUNIOR GRAND PRIX INVITATIONAL SPORTSMANSHIP WINNERS

The Tournament Committee had the privilege of identifying individuals to be recognized for outstanding sportsmanship. While we are always lucky to have participants that honor the game in the way they conduct themselves on and off the court, the following players stood out and are to be congratulated for their sportsmanship:

See you next August!

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Congratulations to Team NorCal on a great finish at the 2016 Pacific Coast 10’s Exchange that took place September 23-25, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada!

The 10’s Exchange is a section exchange with 12 of our top 10 and Under players (six boys and six girls) who compete during a  three day round robin tournament, using green balls. Each match include one round of doubles and one round of singles.

Out of six sections (Southwest, Pacific Northwest, SoCal, Intermountain and Hawaii), Team NorCal fought hard and took home second place after only falling short a total of four games to Intermountain, based on the final grand tally among sections. The margin was so small between these two teams, that only two games separated them during their match. The competition as a whole was extremely close with, for instance, a large number of tiebreakers being played against Team SoCal. For the first time in this competition, Team NorCal beat Team SoCal, by clinching a lot of these tiebreakers, for a final score of 59-39.

Great effort and teamwork from all of the players! Check out all the pictures on our Facebook Page!

Go Team NorCal!

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ATTENTION COACHES!

USPTA Northern California will be offering a 10U & 12U Competitive Player Development Specialty Course on November 13th at the Carmel Valley Ranch Tennis Resort from 1:00 – 5:00 PM!

This is a great opportunity for USPTA certified coaches to earn their continuing education credits and also a wonderful course for non-USPTA members to attend! Please see below for more information and how to sign-up:

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In an area that doesn’t offer many resources to families, one man decided that he was going to do everything possible to create better opportunities for the kids that call it home. Steven Hurst, ASES (After School Education and Safety) Program Administrator for the Modesto City Schools, dedicates his time to exposing his students to life enrichment activities that they wouldn’t otherwise be able to experience. ASES’s mission is to motivate, encourage and empower students, parents and staff members to recognize and achieve their full individual potential and become productive community members.

To help facilitate this, ASES implemented the USTA NorCal H.I.T.S. program in the school district. Making up 60% of the District, the Hispanic community has responded to it enormously we started with eight sites and 160 kids,” says Hurst. “Last year, all 19 sites carried the H.I.T.S. program and 380 kids participated in it.” With Hurst’s commitment and partnership with USTA NorCal, ASES has enjoyed great success in working towards accomplishing their mission. “I couldn’t have done it without the USTA Diversity and Inclusion Section Grant,” Hurst tells us. “What other after-school program is at no cost to the schools?” Hurst jokes. “But what is amazing is that when we reapplied the second year, the grant covered all 19 schools’ equipment,” Hurst said.

Hurst described the positive impact of bringing H.I.T.S. to his kids are exposed to is soccer because it doesn’t cost anything and our area has a lower social economic status in general. There is also a higher concentration of Hispanics who are mostly exposed to soccer as well. And because of that I felt this was a to something new but also gives them great values.”

Steven Hurst also explained that it reinforces everything the teachers talk about in their classrooms. “H.I.T.S. ties really well into our character education class and instead of talking about it, they experience it themselves.” Hurst decided to target 3rd grade almost no programs and activities were available to them. Last year, a H.I.T.S. Jamboree kicked off the program at ten sites which created great excitement from the kids for the upcoming season. “The kids remembered me from tennis and were so enthusiastic about playing tennis after school,” Hurst laughed.

USTA NorCal is dedicated to reaching under served communities and working with people like Steven Hurst to help him achieve his goals in providing quality programs towards creating a positive impact in his community. We are extremely pleased to partner with the Modesto School District and look forward to years of continued success.

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Congratulations to Keenan Mayo, 16, on being chosen to represent Team USA at the Junior Davis Cup. The Junior Davis Cup is an international team competition for boys in the 16 and under age category.

This year, the competition took place in Budapest, Hungary from September 27-October 2. After coming out of the round robin, team USA fought hard in the semifinals but couldn’t hold Canada, the defending champion. Team USA played for a medal on the last day of competition, but lost a 2-1 heartbreaker against Argentina, finishing fourth overall. Congratulations to Keenan Mayo for representing NorCal at the Junior Davis Cup and being part of Team USA.

Picture on the left: L-R: Leo Azevedo (Capt.), Sangeet Sridhar, Sebastian Korda, Keenan Mayo. Picture on the right: Keenan Mayo

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Congratulations to the USTA NorCal teams that participated in the 2016 Junior Team Tennis National Championships. The 14 and Under Coed National Championships took place October 13-16, and the 18 and Under Coed National Championships happened October 20-23. Both events were held in Cayce, S.C.!

In the 18 and Under Coed Intermediate division, Youth Tennis Advantage and Los Gatos Tennis Academy finished 13^th and 15^th respectively. In the 18 and Under Coed Advanced division, the NorCal team from Bay Club Courtside had a great tournament, finishing fifth overall. NorCal easily handled the Midwest team 56 games to 28 in the first playoff match. However, their final match against Texas was a lot tougher, with a final score of 49-46. Congratulations to Maxwell Ho, from the Youth Tennis Advantage team, on winning the Boys Sportsmanship Award! He got the most votes out of all the players!

Picture on the left: L-R: Los Gatos Tennis Academy and Youth Tennis Advantage. Picture on the right: Maxwell Ho.

In the 14 and Under Intermediate division, Willow Glen finished in third place, losing in the semifinals to Delaware Nightmare, from the Middle States Section. In the playoff match, NorCal beat a strong team from Missouri Valley, 53 games to 31. In the 14 and Under Advanced division, Golden Gate Park finished in eighth place, out of 12 teams, but took home the Best Team Banner Award. Congratulations to Olive Maunupau, from the Golden Gate Park team, who won the Girls Sportsmanship Award!

Picture on the left: L-R: 14U Golden Gate Park team. Picture on the right: Olive Maunupau.

Great effort by all of the players and coaches that participated in the event!

Go Team NorCal!

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Designed to recruit and retain the most promising young athletes, ages 6 to 10, the USTA NorCal Early Development Camps (EDCs) concluded early November after spanning over two months.

USTA NorCal recently held 12 Early Development Camps (EDC) – one series took place in the Bay Area and one in Sacramento. The Sacramento EDC Series and the South Bay EDC Series, run by USTA National Faculty Coaches Todd Dissly and Andrea Barnes, brought out a total of 96 players between the twelve camps.

EDC’s are designed to help recruit, retain and grow the talent pool of junior players ages 6-12 and create a new wave of not only world-class tennis players, but well-rounded individuals in the years to come. Each of the EDC’s are led by six of our top ROG coaches, in addition to the USTA National Faculty Coach for that area. The EDC series in the fall are invitation only, similar to Team USA Sectional Training Camps.

“The EDC’s are a great opportunity not only to work with young players on their technique and tactics, but possibly more importantly allows us also an opportunity to set the stage with players, coaches, and parents in developing positive competitive life skills,” said Dissly who runs the Sacramento EDC Series.

“The Lead Coaches and National staff get together and select themes we feel are important for kids to have when they start playing yellow ball,” said Barnes, who runs the South Bay EDC series. “I thought the camps went really well, they came away with awareness and knowledge of what coaches evaluate and what needs to be developed.”

Throughout the camps, while the kids were on court, National Faculty Coaches Dissly and Barnes gave presentations to the parents about the EDC series and what it means to be involved in a child’s tennis career. Before each camp they emphasized to the kids that the main priority for their experience at the camps was to have fun.

“It is so important that we start players, coaches, and parents off on the right track.  Helping them understand and respect the sportsmanship aspect of the game and that this is a journey not a destination,” said Dissly.  “Winning at 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 has very little impact on where a player will ultimately end up – but the values during this time period can last a lifetime”.

If you have further questions or want more information on the EDC’s, please check out our website!

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How do you get players to practice more on their own? That’s the conundrum that many high school coaches face at the beginning of each season. While some players participate in local programs and tournaments, a majority of them don’t play nor commit to year-round practice.

The East Bay Area has taken the lead by creating an “off-season” USTA Junior Team Tennis league run by parent volunteers and local tennis professionals. The Girls Only league in the spring season had 91 players on 10 teams while the Boys Only league in the fall season had 42 players participate on 7 teams. Cities included Benicia, Orinda, Pleasanton, Richmond, and Vallejo. Teams competed weekly in a number of singles and doubles matches.  Over 80% of the league players had limited experience with USTA tournaments.

Darren Wenger, Junior Team Tennis Specialist for USTA NorCal, stated that “Our section goal is to expand the league in other areas utilizing the availability of local high school courts. Team play is more appealing to these students as it builds confidence; develop relationships, and helps puts winning into perspective.”

Cherryl Silva, Tennis Service Representative for Yolo, Solano, and Contra Costa Counties assisted with organizing the teams and promotions to the high schools. It’s been a passion for her as she’s seen the league players develop their skills. “The players are having fun and it’s great to see more community involvement. We’re looking forward to seeing more players involved next year and expanding the opportunities to middle school students.” Due to their successful first-year, the 1^st Co-ed Team Jamboree will be held next month at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill.

So coaches and parents, if you want your players to excel on court, give them more match play. With more players and teams involved in Junior Team Tennis, the future looks bright for high school tennis in all areas of Northern California.

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Congratulations to all of our champions from the Fall Junior Team Tennis Section Championships!

For the second year in a row, the event was split into two weekends, with 14U Yellow Ball and 12U Green and Yellow Ball on December 3rd & 4th and 10U Orange and Green Ball on December 10th and 11th. Overall, 44 teams and 345 players hit the courts to wrap up the 2016 JTT Section Championship season.

A huge THANK YOU to the Coaches and parents that supported their players. The NorCal staff had support from many volunteers too. It was a great way to finish the year.

Check out team photos of our division winners below. For more photos of the action as well as team photos, visit 14U & 12U photos and 10U photos.

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The NorCal Junior Awards – Player Party celebrated and recognized our junior players and volunteers for their dedication, hard work and support, as well as highlighted their exceptional achievements for sportsmanship, leadership, and performance.

Congratulations to all the NorCal players for a memorable year and to the award winners recognized during the Junior Player Party!

This year, the award ceremony took place at Boomers! in Livermore, CA, December 17, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Players, parents, coaches and USTA NorCal enjoyed a fun night of laser tag, mini golf, go carts or bumper boats on top of having access to a giant arcade game room!

We look forward to seeing everyone back on the courts in 2017.

View the 2016 Award winners here.

Check out the pictures of all the award winners and fun activities here.

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Marcus McDaniel with his 3rd place trophy.

USTA NorCal caught up with Marcus McDaniel, 14, from Vacaville, CA, who talked about his experience at the USTA National Winter Championships event and winning the sportsmanship award. “I didn’t know what to expect since I only knew four players, so I tried to focus on what I can do and not what they can do,” Marcus explained.

Even though he hadn’t played in a Level 1 USTA National tournament yet, Marcus had been playing in the Boys 16s Division all last year, making this tournament not entirely pressure free. “I did a lot of local tournaments in the 16s and a few Level 2 tournaments, so it wasn’t completely without pressure. But I stuck to my plan and told myself that I can’t control what they do, only what I do.” Coming back in the playoff match, Marcus regrouped and kept the mentality that got him to the semifinals, falling in the final set 6-2 1-6 4-6.

On top of a great performance on the court, Marcus made a name for himself off the court as well. He received the sportsmanship award in the Boys 16s Division, which meant a lot to him. “The sportsmanship award, to not only me but my entire family, means more than any award you can receive. I would much rather miss out on a ball and receive the sportsmanship award than to get the ball without earning the sportsmanship award.” Wise beyond his years, it was clear that Marcus earned the sportsmanship award. More than just on the court, his attitude is the same off the court. He is well aware that without some of the people around him, playing tennis and traveling wouldn’t be possible. “I want to thank my Mum, my Dad and my coaches for being able to travel, because I couldn’t do it without them,” Marcus said.

5 Facts you didn’t know about Marcus:

• Fruits are his favorite food
• Beside tennis, his favorite hobby is soccer
• He was supposed to be left-handed, but everything was taught right-handed to him
• He is an outdoor person
• His favorite part of traveling: experiencing different cultures

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Welcome back to USTA NorCal’s Player Development Honor Roll! Each month, we are going to be highlighting the successes of our NorCal Juniors! Here’s a look at some of the great performances from Team NorCal in January:

NorCal juniors started 2017 with some great results at the 2017 USTA National Winter Championships as two players took home the title in their age division, three players finished third, one took four place, and Marcus McDaniel earned the sportsmanship award in the Boys 16s Division. Vivian Ovrootsky from San Jose, CA, swept the singles and doubles draws in the Girls 12s Division. She teamed up with fellow NorCal player Anushka Khuneand, from Sacramento, CA, to win the doubles title. Carolyn Campana also won the doubles draw, in the Girls 18’s division, pairing with Ivana A. Corley from Albuquerque, NM.

Picture on the left: Girls 12s Singles winner Vivian Ovrootsky. Middle picture: Girls 18s Doubles winners: Ivana A. Corley and Carolyn Campana. Picture on the right: Girls 12s Doubles finalists Katherine Hui/Emmie Moore and winners Anushka Khuneand/Vivian Ovrootsky.

Congratulations to Jenson Brooksby and Sara Choy who finished 3rd in the Boys and Girls 18s Singles draws respectively. Aryan Chaudhary had a very successful tournament as well, taking home third place in the Boys 14s Singles draw, winning a hard fought playoff match 7-5 6-7(2) 6-1. For a full recap, click here.

Picture on the left: Marcus McDaniel. Picture on the right: Sara Choy

 

Picture on the left: Jenson Brooksby. Picture on the right: Aryan Chaudhary.

Aidan Mayo competed in two premier 14s events in Europe, beginning with the Nike Junior International Teen Tennis Championships where he reached the semifinals in singles, and the finals in doubles. For a full recap, click here.

He then went on to win two matches in the singles draw at Les Petits As in Tarbes, France, and reached the quarterfinals in the doubles draw of the tournament. Les Petits As saw the best players from 45 different nations and is considered the strongest 14s event in the world.

_{If you have a juniors player from NorCal that you would like to recognize, please contact mukhar@norcal.usta.com.}

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