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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