USTA Northern California would like to announce that its 2016 Maze Cup team has been selected! This year will mark the 42nd year for the Annual Maze Cup. Top juniors in the 16s and 18s from Northern California and Southern California will arrive in Portola Valley from April 15-17 for the annual weekend of intense intrastate rivalry.
Representing the 2016 Team NorCal will be…
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Boys’ 18 |
Girls’ 18 |
| Alexander Keyser (Danville, CA) | Michaela Gordon (Saratoga, CA) |
| Paul Barretto (Tiburon, CA) | Darya Possokhova (San Francisco, CA) |
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Boys’ 16 |
Girls’ 16 |
| Austen Huang (Elk Grove, CA) | Sara Choy (Palo Alto, CA) |
| Ajai Shekhera (Campbell, CA) | Jessi Muljat (Sacramento, CA) |
| Andrew Ton* (Milpitas, CA) | Ashley Yeah* (Los Gatos, CA) |
*The 3rd boy and 3rd girl in the 16s divisions compete in exhibition singles and mixed doubles matches.
The Maze Cup is a prestigious annual team competition featuring the top juniors from Northern California and Southern California. It includes both boys’ and girls’ 18 and 16 divisions. The event is played using a 5-match Davis Cup/Federation Cup format, singles and doubles (four singles and one doubles). On court coaching is allowed.
The site of the competition rotates between Northern and Southern California. Northern California will host the Maze Cup at Alpine Hills Tennis & Swimming Club in Portola Valley, CA in 2016. Come on out and support Team NorCal in your favorite NorCal gear!
The Maze Cup is named after George Maze, Sr. He was a tireless volunteer for both the Southern California Tennis Association and Northern California Tennis Association. He originated the idea of bringing the top juniors from both sections for practice and competition against each other before the players headed East for all the summer USTA National Junior Championships. The Maze Cup, while strictly a California event, has had participants that have gone on to enjoy storied professional tennis careers. Pete Sampras, Lindsay Davenport, Michael Chang, Brad Gilbert, Robert Kendrick and Bob Bryan have participated in this rivalry.
For more history on the event, click on: Maze Cup History, Results and Past Participants
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