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Your 2016 @USOpen Juniors Champion is @FelixTennis of @TennisCanada!

Posted by Admin on September 11, 2016

Posted in: ATP, Canada, Junior Tennis, Montreal, US Open. Tagged: 2016, Boy's, Canada, Felix Auger-Aliassime, final, Junior Grand Slam, montreal, us open. Leave a comment

FELIX AUGER-ALIASSIME CROWNED JUNIOR US OPEN CHAMPION
16-year-old is the youngest Canadian to ever capture a junior Grand Slam singles title

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September 11, 2016 – Felix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal) became just the fourth Canadian ever, and the youngest, to win a junior Grand Slam singles title on Sunday after defeating Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3, 6-0 at the US Open. This was the second attempt of the year for Auger-Aliassime who came up just short at the Junior French Open in June, finishing there as the runner-up.

Auger-Aliassime was dominant from the start, going up an early break in the first set to take a 4-1 lead. He never looked back, allowing his opponent to win only three games the entire match, which lasted just 58 minutes. He served incredibly well, winning 80 per cent of his first serve points and producing 22 winners versus seven for Kecmanovic. It was the perfect redemption match for Auger-Aliassime, who squandered three match points in the Junior French Open final before ultimately losing the match.

“It’s a pretty unbelievable feeling,” said Auger-Aliassime after the match. “I know what it’s like to lose in a Grand Slam final and I’m happy I was able to get a different result this time. I’ve had the most incredible support from everyone here all week and from my family and my coach. I want to thank everyone who helped me get here.”

This is the second junior Grand Slam title for the promising young Canadian as he and fellow Canuck Denis Shapovalov (Toronto) captured the Junior US Open doubles title last year. It is also the second consecutive Grand Slam singles championship won by a Canadian this season as Shapovalov captured Junior Wimbledon in July. With the win, Canada becomes the only country to boast multiple junior Slam singles champions in 2016.

In addition to Auger-Aliassime and Shapovalov, Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal) and Filip Peliwo (Vancouver) swept Junior Wimbledon in 2012 to become the first and second Canadians, respectively, to ever accomplish the feat. Peliwo also won the Junior US Open that same season.

Currently ranked No. 9 on the ITF Junior Rankings, Auger-Aliassime reached a career-high ranking of No. 2 in the world in June of this year and will see his spot rise again when they are updated on Monday. He is a member of Tennis Canada’s full-time national training centre in Montreal.

Nakagawa, Bellis Capture 18s Singles Titles At USTA International Spring Championships

Posted by Admin on April 6, 2014

Posted in: Junior Tennis, Junior Tennis Champions Center, USTA. Tagged: 18s, Bellis, Boy's, california, carson, Catherine Cartan, CC, Frances, Francis, Girls, ISC, japan, junior tennis champions center, Maryland, Naoki Nakagawa, raveena kingsley, spring, Tiafoe, usta.

Nakagawa, Bellis Capture 18s Singles Titles At USTA International Spring Championships

Naoki Nakagawa (JPN)

CARSON, Calif., (April 6, 2014) – At 5-all in a third-set tiebreaker, No. 2-seeded Naoki Nakagawa knew he had to play the final two points like he had been the entire match: “patient yet aggressive.”

And that’s exactly what the Bradenton, Fla., resident from Fukuoka, Japan, did on Sunday as he went the distance to beat top-seeded Francis Tiafoe to capture the Boys’ 18s singles title, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (5), on the final day at the 10th annual USTA International Spring Championships, an ITF level Grade 1 event played at the StubHub Center.

“I was really tight but I knew I had to go for it,” said Nakagawa, who took a second serve from the forehand side for a cross-court winner to go up 6-5 in the breaker. He then hit a powerful serve down the “T” that Tiafoe could only manage to hit into the net.

Tiafoe said he played an “unbelievable” game at 5-all to break Nakagawa’s serve and then had a chance to serve out the match. But Nakagawa returned some tough Tiafoe first serves to break back sending the match into a tiebreaker, the first time it’s gone that far in the event’s 10-year history. In fact, in the first nine Boys’ 18s finals before Sunday, only twice had a match gone to three sets.

“It could have gone either way,” said Tiafoe, the ITF world-ranked No. 7 player from College Park, Md. “I hit a bad second serve and for him to go for that at 5-all was pretty clutch, and you got to give that to him. Then he hits a big serve at match point so there’s nothing you can do there.”

Nakagawa, 17, is in his fifth year training at IMG Bolettieri Academy in Bradenton, Fla. He calls current world ATP Tour Top 20 player Kei Nishikori a good friend. “Yeah, we train together and sometimes I go to his house and we play games,” said Nakagawa.

Tiafoe headed straight for the desert two hours east after his match where he will take tomorrow off before his first match in the ASICS Easter Bowl. He said he won’t dwell on the loss for long, and that there is no pressure on him this coming week. “It’s not like it’s going to matter to me to play the Slams this summer,” he said. “It obviously hurts because I wanted to win but it’s not going to carry over to this week.”

In the girls’ 18s final contested at the same time, No. 5-seeded and 14-year-old CiCi Bellis of Atherton, Calif., made short work of 15-year-old and No. 9 Raveena Kingsley of Fulton, Md., 6-3, 6-0. Kingsley had beaten Bellis in their only prior meeting at the 12s USTA Spring Nationals back in 2011.

Catherine Cartan Bellis (USA)

Kingsley, who trains out of the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, Md., had a tough three-set semifinal on Saturday and said she felt mentally and physically tired before the final. “And it’s my first Grade 1 final, so maybe that helped her confidence, that she’s been here before,” said Kingsley, who was coached by Frank Salazar all week.

Bellis was cheered on by her hitting partner and one of her coaches Jelena Pandzic, a former junior prodigy from Split, Croatia, who reached as high as No. 135 in the WTA World Tour rankings.

“I will rest the rest of today and maybe have a light hit tomorrow,” said Bellis, who turns 15 on Tuesday. “I really want to win the Easter Bowl. It’s going to be really hard because everyone in the draw is really good.”

In 2012, Bellis was a finalist in the Girls’ 14s at the ASICS Easter and last year she won the Girls’ 16s.

For a complete look at all the final draws, log onto the website at www.usta.com/isc.

SUNDAY’S FINAL SCORES

Boys’ 18 Singles

Naoki Nakagawa (2) (Japan) def. Francis Tiafoe (1) (College Park, MD) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (5)

Girls’ 18 Singles

CiCi Bellis (5) (Atherton, CA) def. Raveena Kingsley (9) (Fulton, MD) 6-3, 6-0

—Steve Pratt

Altamirano, Vickery Win USTA Boys’ 18s And Girls’ 18s Titles, Earn @USOpen Wild Cards

Posted by Admin on August 12, 2013

Posted in: Junior Tennis, US Open, USTA. Tagged: 18s, Boy's, Collin Altamirano, Girls, Sachia Vickery, us open, usta, wild card. Leave a comment

Altamirano, Vickery Win USTA Boys’ 18s And Girls’ 18s Titles, Earn @USOpen Wild Cards

Tommy Paul, Katerina Stewart Capture Girls’ and Boys’ 16s Singles Titles,

Receive Wild Cards into US Open Junior Championships

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., August 12, 2013 – Unseeded Collin Altamirano (17, Yuba City, Calif.) and top-seeded Sachia Vickery (18, Hollywood, Fla.) captured the USTA Boys’ and Girls’ 18s National Championships single titles Sunday, each earning wild cards into the main draw of the US Open and headlining the annual USTA National Championships that took place last week.

The nation’s top junior tennis players competed in eight USTA National Championships across America. In addition to the US Open main draw wild cards awarded to the 18s singles and doubles champions, the singles runners-up in the Boys’ and Girls’ 18s divisions are traditionally offered wild card entries into the US Open Qualifying Tournament, while the Boys’ and Girls’ 16s champions earn wild card entries in to the US Open Junior Championships.

Vickery, the Girls’ 18s No. 1 seed, beat No. 2 seed Allie Kiick (18, Plantation, Fla.), 4-6, 6-2, 6-0, to win the Girls’ singles title in San Diego, Calif. Vickery and Kiick, the No. 2 doubles pair, teamed up to beat top-seeded Taylor Townsend (17, Chicago) and Gabby Andrews (16, Pomona, Calif.), 6-3, 6-4, for the Girls’ 18s doubles title and will now play together in the US Open doubles main draw.

Vickery, No. 229 in the latest WTA rankings, has been as high as No. 6 in the ITF World Junior Rankings and trains at the USTA Training Center – Headquarters in Boca Raton, Fla. Kiick, the daughter of former Miami Dolphins running back Jim Kiick, won her second straight Girls’ 18s doubles title and also was appearing in the Girls’ 18s singles final for the second year in a row.

Altamirano, currently No. 50 in the USTA Boys’ 18s National Standings, became the first unseeded player to win the USTA Boys’ 18s singles title in the tournament’s 71 years in Kalamazoo, Mich., defeating No. 14 seed Jared Donaldson (16, Cumberland, R.I.), 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. In the doubles final, No. 3 Ronnie Schneider (18, Bloomington, Ind.) and Paul Oosterbaan (17, Kalamazoo, Mich.) beat No. 4 Henry Craig (18, Murrieta, Calif.) and George Goldhoff (18, Irvine, Calif.), 7-6(4), 7-6(4), to claim the US Open doubles main draw wild card.

In the Boys’ and Girls’ 16s singles finals, respectively, Tommy Paul (16, Coconut Creek, Fla.) and Katerina Stewart (16, Miami) each earned wild cards into the US Open Junior Championships with their singles victories. Paul, seeded third, beat No. 4 Jake DeVine (16, Boca Raton, Fla.), 6-3, 6-1, and Stewart, seeded second, beat No. 1 Ena Shibahara (15, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.), 6-4, 6-1.

Complete results of the USTA National Championships can be found below. The complete draws are available at http://tennislink.usta.com.

USTA Boys’ 18s National Championships

Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Mich., August 2-11

Singles: Collin Altamirano, Yuba City, Calif., d. (14) Jared Donaldson, Cumberland, R.I., 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.

Doubles: (3) Ronnie Schneider, Bloomington, Ind., and Paul Oosterbaan, Kalamazoo, Mich., d. (4) Henry Craig, Murrieta, Calif., and George Goldhoff, Irvine, Calif., 7-6(4), 7-6(4).

USTA Girls’ 18s National Championships

Barnes Tennis Center, San Diego, August 3-11

Singles: (1) Sachia Vickery, Hollywood, Fla., d. (2) Allie Kiick, Plantation, Fla., 4-6, 6-2, 6-0.

Doubles: (2) Sachia Vickery, Hollywood, Fla., and Allie Kiick, Plantation, Fla., d. (1) Taylor Townsend, Chicago, and Gabrielle Andrews, Pomona, Calif., 6-3, 6-4.

USTA Boys’ 16s National Championships

Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Mich., August 2-11

Singles: (3) Tommy Paul, Coconut Creek, Fla., d. (4) Jake DeVine, Boca Raton, Fla., 6-3, 6-1.

Doubles: (11) Anudeep Kodali, Durham, N.C., and Taylor Fritz, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., d. (1) Alex Rybakov, Coral Springs, Fla., and Tommy Paul, Coconut Creek, Fla., 6-4, 6-4.

USTA Girls’ 16s National Championships

Barnes Tennis Center, San Diego, August 3-11

Singles: (2) Katerina Stewart, Miami, d. (1) Ena Shibahara, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., 6-4, 6-1.

Doubles: (1) Ena Shibahara, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., and Savannah Slaysman, Phoenix, Ariz., d. (6) Francesca Dilorenzo, New Albany, Ohio, and Lauren Goodman, Fort Wayne, Ind., 7-5, 6-3.

USTA Boys’ 14s National Championships

San Antonio Tennis Association, San Antonio, August 4-10

Singles: (15) Brian Cernoch, North Bethesda, Md., d. (2) Max Mendelsohn, Little Rock, Ark., 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Doubles: (4) Alafia Ayeni, San Diego, Calif., and William Howells, Richmond, Va., d. (5) Roscoe Bellamy, Pacific Palisades, Calif., and Max Mendelsohn, Little Rock, Ark., 7-5, 2-0, ret.

USTA Girls’ 14s National Championships

Metro Tennis Associates, Peachtree City, Ga., August 3-9

Singles: (2) Kayla Day, Santa Barbara, Calif., d. (1) Ashley Lahey, Boulder, Colo., 1-6, 6-3, 7-5.

Doubles: (5) Anna Bright, Boca Raton, Fla., and Kariann Pierre-Louis, Miami, Fla., d. (9) Victoria Flores, Fort Dodge, Iowa, and Isabella Lorenzini, Clarendon Hills, Ill., 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.

USTA Boys’ 12s National Championships

Burns Park Tennis Center, North Little Rock, Ark., August 4-10

Singles: (1) Jenson Brooksby, Sacramento, Calif., d. (4) Thomas Yu, Bellevue, Wash., 6-3, 6-1.

Doubles: (7) William Grant, Santa Barbara, Calif., and Garrett Johns, Atlanta, d. (6) Jenson Brooksby, Sacramento, Calif., and Scott Sculley, Churchville, Md., 7-5, 6-2.

USTA Girls’ 12s National Championships

Windward Lake Club, Alpharetta, Ga., August 4-10

Singles: (1) Hurricane Tyra Black, Boca Raton, Fla., d. (2) Carson Branstine, Orange, Calif., 6-4, 6-2.

Doubles: (2) Christina Hand, Moorestown, N.J., and Caty McNally, Cincinnati, Ohio, d. (7) Nicole Hammond, Centreville, Va., and Natasha Subhash, Fairfax, Va., 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-3.

Longines Announces Partnership with USTA National Spring Championships

Posted by Admin on March 22, 2013

Posted in: USTA. Tagged: Boy's, Girl's. 12s, longines, nationals, Roland Garros, Spring National Championships, tennis, usta. Leave a comment

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LONGINES ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP

WITH USTA NATIONAL SPRING CHAMPIONSHIPS

APRIL 7-12, 2013

TOURNAMENT WILL SERVE AS QUALIFIER FOR LONGINES’ YOUTH TENNIS INITIATIVE FUTURE TENNIS ACES – ON THE ROAD TO THE FRENCH OPEN

Weehawken, NJ (March 21, 2013) – Longines, the official timekeeper and partner of the French Open, announced today an expansion of their pioneering youth tennis initiative, Longines Future Tennis Aces – On the Road to the French Open, by partnering with the USTA Boys’ & Girls’ 12s National Spring Championships. As one of the nation’s most prestigious amateur tennis tournaments, the highest-ranked 256 players in the country will come to compete April 7-12, 2013 at the USTA Boys’ & Girls’ 12s National Spring Championships presented by Longines, hosted by the City of Delray Beach.

The Spring Championships will serve as the U.S. qualifier for Longines Future Tennis Aces with the winner of the Boys 12s singles division earning a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Paris to play against qualifiers from 16 other nations. Participants must be born after June 1, 2000 to be eligible for the grand prize. Names of top-ranked athletes to compete will be announced at a later date.

In addition to winning an all-expense-paid trip and the opportunity to play tennis in the center of Paris, the U.S. qualifier will compete to receive financing for his tennis equipment until his 16^th birthday, courtesy of Longines.

Longines looks to build upon the success of the program over the past three years. Previous Longines Future Tennis Aces U.S. qualifying tournaments took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, site of the U.S. Open, in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., and included selected players from the USTA’s Eastern, Middle States, New England and Northern California sections.

Rachel Lim

Rachel Lim of Briarcliff Manor, NY, won the Longines Future Tennis Aces qualifying event last year and represented the United States at Roland Garros, where she competed against 15 girls, 13-and-under from every corner of the world.

Rachel Lim

Longines is the proud Official Partner and Timekeeper of the French Open at Roland-Garros since 2007. Longines Future Tennis Aces – On the Road to the French Open is part of Longines’ global commitment to support and develop tennis’ superstars of tomorrow. All the players who qualify for the tournament will have the opportunity to visit the red-clay courts of Roland Garros and attend a French Open match.

Countries participating in Future Tennis Aces program include Australia, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italia, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom and the U.S.

—S. Pratt