December 2000
At the Wailuku Fall Junior Open, the following players prevailed in the finals: * * *
The Mobilux Indoor Junior Open was held in Luxemborg. Virginia Razano of France defeated Michelle Gerards of the Netherlands for the Girls' Singles trophy, 6-4,6-2. Unseeded Gilles Muller of Luxemborg won the boys' event over Croatia's Roko Karanusic, 7-5,3-6,7-6(6). The winning doubles teams were Liga Dekmeijere/Marta Marrero and Markus Dickhardt/Bart Van Delft. November 2000 * * *
The third annual Little Mo Nationals were held October 27-30 at the Windward Lake Club in Alpharetta Georgia. The following players were the winners: * * *
At the 15th Bahia Junior Cup in Brazil, Marcelo Meloand Livia Azzi were crowned champions in their own country. * * *
The USTA has introduced the National Open Championships this year and there has been some confusion surrounding them. In July, the National Opens were played in addition to the USTA National Claycourt Championships. In November, however, the National Opens will replace the USTA National Indoor Championships, taking place over Thanksgiving weekend. The major difference is that the Indoors consisted of only one location per event while the National Opens will have four locations for each age division. The hope is that more players will be able to compete since they have a wider choice of where to play. The other confusion for players has been the introduction of the USTA Super National Winter Championships. The Super Nationals now replace the Fiesta Bowl, occuring at the same time and place (Arizona). The Super Nationals are open to: the top six singles finishers and the doubles finalists in each National Open; the top 40 entrants from the Super National Selection List; 60 sectional quota players; and up to four wild cards. While we have not yet received the official copy of the 2001 USTA National Junior Schedule, the National Open format is believed to be continued next year, expanding to the 12s. For more information on these tournaments, contact USTA Junior Competition. * * *
October 2000 * * *
The following players were winners at the Little Mo West Regionals in San Diego, California: * * *
At the Yugoslavia Junior Open top-seeded Dusan Mihailovic won the boys singles title as well as the doubles with partner Vladimir Zdravkovic. On the girls side it was No. 1 seed Daniela Bercek who took the singles and the doubles with Borka Majstorvic. * * *
The Cherry Creek High School boys tennis team ended one of the longest winning streaks in the nation's sports. The team had won an incredible 316 straight matches -- posting their last loss in 1972! The streak was ended by Wheat Ridge High School. * * *
The Pelican Bowl was held in Bulgaria last month. Eko Kurniawan of Indonesia took the boys trophy with a 6-3,6-7(4),6-4 win over Teodor Bolanv of Romania. Bulgaria's Nadejda Vassileva became the girls singles winner after defeating Elena Gantcheva, 6-1,1-0 retired. * * *
September 2000 * * *
Ashley Harkleroad and Eric Nunez recently declared themselves professionals. Andy Roddick and Bethanie Mattek also turned pro this year. * * *
The Sportsmanship Award at the Maureen Connelly Brinker Championships was presented to Stephanie Wooten. * * *
Aisha Christian (G18), Luis Haddock (B18), Sacha Gums (G16) and Gustavo Sanchez (B16) won their divisions at the 2000 Caribbean Junior Sectional. Karmelina Rivera and Miguel Perez Abreu received Sportsmanship Awards. * * *
There will be a Eastern College Showcase Day at the USTA National Tennis Center on November 12th in Flushing Meadow, New York. Any high school seniors interested in playing college tennis are invited to attend. For more information, contact Aaron Segal at (914) 698-0414 ext. 14. * * *
Kristen Schlukebir, USTA Girls' 18 Super Nationals winner, received the Maureen Connolly Brinker Outstanding Junior Girl Award. This was the 30th year the award was presented. * * *
Robby Ginepri became the first Georgia player to make a Grand Slam junior singles final when he earned his spot against Andy Roddick at the U.S. Open Junior Championships. It was also the first all-American final in 15 years. (Full Coverage of All College and Junior Players at the Open.) * * *
The following players were winners at the Little Mo East Regionals: * * *
Pete Sampras and Corina Moraiu made contributions to the Tim & Tom Gullickson Foundation Scholarship Program, allowing six kids whose lives have been affected by brain tumors to be awarded $5,000 in college scholarships. The organization, started after Tim Gullickson (Sampras' coach) was diagnosed with brain tumors, gave the awards to: Kristie Bullock (Munster, IN); James Huber (Durham, NC); Jacob Kratz (Elkhorn, WI); Zachary Mann (Newpoort,
NC); Adam Staron (Farmington, CT); and Jeff Welch (Greenville, SC). * * *
Ashley Lipton led the Menlo School (Atherton, California) girls' team to their second straight CIF-NORCAL title. Lipton, a freshman last season, was undefeated at No. 1 single -- never even losing a set. The Menlo School boys' team also did well, finishing second at the Spring Nationals. * * *
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The Ville de Tunis tournament took place in Tunisia July 5th-9th with these results in the finals: * * *
The winners of the Little Mo South Regionals were: Girls' 8-Micah Hermsdorf; Girls' 9-Mary Weatherhold; Girls' 10-Chloe Jones; Girls' 11-Ashley Weinhold; Boys' 8-Jay Rogers; Boys' 9-Max Stevens; Boys' 10-Jantzen Witte; and Boys' 11-Ashkan Sheikhi. * * *
Roger Gubser of the U.S. and Rebecca Dandeniya of Great Britain won the singles titles at the Curacoa Junior Open. Gubser also won the doubles with partner Brent D'Amico. The girls doubles went to Maria Eugenia Brito/Richele Le Saldo. * * *
The United States has selected its team for the Maureen Connelly Challenge Trophy. Laura Granville, Ansley Cargill, Sarah Taylor, Alyssa Cohen and Megan Bradley will represent the U.S. in Bermuda at the September event. * * *
At the German Junior Open the following were final matches: * * *
Nancy Jeffet received the prestigious Carl Aarvold Award from the Lawn Tennis Association of Great Britain. Ms. Jeffett founded the Maureen Connolly Brinker Foundation in 1968. She has also served for twelve years as Chairperson of the USTA Federation Cup committee * * *
And Don't Forget... September 1-4, 2000--1st Annual " The older I get the better my backhand used to be" Pro, Collegiate and Junior Tennis Reunion at the US Open. Remember the van trips over spring break to Clemson, South Carolina. Remember the ecstasy of winning the deciding doubles match with your whole team rooting you on. Now you have a chance to get together with old teammates and tennis friends at the 2000 US Open. We are inviting our tennis friends: old, young, superstars and benchwarmers, to celebrate our long forgotten tennis careers.Join us for an exciting and fun filled Labor Day weekend in NYC. The Open will be the backdrop for tennis watching, playing and reminiscing. Just call Judi Lerner at AYS Sports Marketing and reserve confirm your spot with a credit card deposit of $200. Extra charges will be based on your customized itinerary. Call Judi today at 1(877) 282-7100. Full payment for weekend packages must be confirmed by August 15, 2000. July 2000 * * *
The 8th International Junior Tournament of Frankfurt. Germany's Maximilan Abel was the boys winner with a 6-4,6-4 win over Luciano Vitullo. Doubles went to Daniel Kolleren and Sebastien Linda. On the girls side, unseeded Sofia Aruidsson won the singles and Neyssa Etienne/Nicole Kriz were doubles winners. * * *
The following players prevailed in the finals of the 98th Southern California Junior Sectionals: Steven Forman (Boys 12), Eric Riley (Boys' 14), Alexander Anselme (Boys' 16), Ryan Heinberg (Boys' 18), Diane Matias (Girls' 18), Judith DeVera (Girls' 16), Tracy Lin (Girls' 14) and Cosmina Ciobanu. (Girls' 12) Cosmina's win came over 10 year old Alexa Glatch who made it to the finals without losing a set. * * *
Jakub Kmita of Poland was the singles and doubles champion at the Prokum Cup. His doubles partner was Alfred Zachwiej, also of Poland. The girls singles champ was Claudia Kuleszka of Germany. Tetyana Bula and Yuljana Fedek of Ukraine won the doubles. * * *
The final round of the Texas Summer Grand Slam was as follows: * * *
The LTA International Junior Championships just finished in Roehampton, England. In the singles finals of this Wimbledon warm-up, Mario Ancic defeated Simon Stadler, 7-6,6-1. In the girls draw, Aniko Kapros defeated Tatiana Perebiynis, 6-3,1-6,6-4. Tatiana came back to win the doubles title with partner Iona Gaspar while Karol Beck and Michal Kokta took the boys. * * *
June 2000 * * *
At this year's Italian Junior Open, the girls singles and doubles trophies went to Ioana Gaspar of Romania.. Ioana beat top-seeded Maria Emilia Salerni of Argentina in the singles, 6-7,6-3,8-6 before partnering with Tatiana Perebiynia and beating the doubles team of Martina Babakova and Samantha Sosur, 6-3,7-5. Todor Enev of Bulgaria took the boys singles title after a 6-3,6-3 win over Andriy Dernovskyy of the Ukraine. The USA's Andy
Roddick teamed with Juliene Cassaigne of France and took the doubles with a 4-6,6-3,6-2 win over Bruno Soares and Stefan Wiespeiner. * * *
The Eastern Sectional Girls' 14 Championships were held at the Port Washington Tennis Academy in Port Washington, New York in May. Unseeded Megan Zebroski defeated Lauren Cash in the final, 6-3,6-4. Dominique Liquori took third place over Ana Mungo, 7-5,6-1.* * *
Sweden's Jenny Lindstrom and Poland's Lukasz Kubot were the singles winners at the Raiffeisen Spring Bowl in Austria. The doubles went to the Slovakian team of Dominika Nociarova/Zuzanba Zemenova and Dumiso Khumalo/Raven Klaasen. * * *
May 2000 * * *
The final at the Intermountain Sweetheart Circuit Tournament saw Catrina Thompson squeak past her twin sister Christian for the win, 6-4,6-4/ Chad Harris won the boys' event after defeating Cory Russ, 6-3,7-6. * * *
Stephen Bohli of Switzerland took the title at the 18th International Junior Tournament of Salsomaggione in Italy with a 3-6,6-4,6-4 win over Switzerland's Roman Valent. Kala Kanepi of Estonia took the girls event from Virag Nemeth of Hungary, 6-3,6-3. * * *
The following players were trophie winners at the Otter Creek Spring Junior Championships: Boys' 12-Rylan Brazile; Boys' 14-Jordan Custer; Boys' 16-John Shults; Boys' 18-Patrick Murphy; Girls' 12-Sarah Buss; Girls' 14-Holly McGetrick; and Girls' 16-Melissa Cornett. * * *
The Asian Open Junior Championships were held in Japan April 19-25. The final round consisted of these matches: * * *
Kali Krisnik (G12), Vinn Newin (B12), Chelsea Orr (G14), Sheeva Parbhu (B14), Joi-lee Beachler (G16), Ryan Friend (B16), Allison Leuszler (G18) and Justin Mancinelli (B18) were the champions at the 2000 MVTA Easter Open. * * *
The singles titles at the 25th City of Florence International Tournament went to Sebastian Linda from Germany and Kala Kanepi of Estonia. * * *
Mark McGuigan of Pensacola, Florida won an amazing three events at the 2000 Spring Country Club Championships in April. Mark breezed through the Boys' 16 singles final with a 6-0,6-0 win over Brock Sakey. He then won the 18s after defeating Brian Soderlind, 6-2,7-5, before teaming with Michael Nelson for the 16s doubles title. * * *
The top two seeds faced off in the Japan Open Junior Championships boys singles final with No. 2 Todor Enev winning over Joachim Johansson, 6-4,6-3. Jane O'Donoughue prevailed over Tracey O'Connor for the girls title. * * *
In the Phillipines, the USA's Matthew Emery advanced to the finals of the 11th Mitsubishi Lancer International Champiionships before losing to Simon Stedler of Germany, 6-2,6-0. Angelique Widjaja of Indonesia was the girls winner over Nicole Kriz, 6-4,6-4. * * *
April 2000 * * *
During the Southern Regional Championships in Little Silver, New Jersey, the following final matches produced winners: * * *
Alyssa Cohen of the USA prevailed over top-seeded Lenka Dlhopolcova of Slovakia, 6-4,1-6,6-3 to take the crown at the International Junior Championships of Venezuela. Daniel Munoz of Spain was the boys' champ with a close 6-7(1),6-3,7-6(4) win over Alejandro Falla of Columbia. * * *
The singles winners of the Singapore International Junior Championships were Tapei's Yen-Hsun Lu and Hungary's Dorottva Magasi. Yen-Hsun Lu also partnered with Ahmed Iqbal Wahla for the doubles win, while the girls doubles went to Dea Sumantr/Angelique Widjaga of Hungary. * * *
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www.highwired.com. The final matches at the Uruguay Bowl were: At the Winter Wonders Championship the following players took the top honors: Alexander Farron-Mahon (B18), Mario Barteluci (B16), Tristan Farron-Mahon (B14) and Robin Rosharet (B12). The final round of the International Bavarian Junior Trophy in Numberg, Germany consisted of these matches: Ryan Stotland picked up both the Boys' 18 and 16 titles at the Boise Junior Open 2000. After completion of the draws, the Milo Cup in Santiago, Chile had the following winners: Girls' 14-Estafania Cracium; Boys' 14-Rick Schmidt; Girls' 16-Jorgelina Barrera; Boys' 16-Brian Dabul; Girls' 18-Zerene Reyes; and Boys' 18-Miguel Angel Lopez. The Port Washington Winter Classic was held February 18th-23rd. The finals were: The singles trophies at the 21st Argentina Bowl went to Christian Villagran and Gisela Dulko, both from Argentina. Gisela also won the doubles with Maria Emilia Salerni. The boys doubles final was not played. February 2000 The final matches at the 2000 Subway Junior Championships were: Winners at the New Year's In Lauderhill included: Jeremy Mitchell (B18), Brett McKeon (B16), Beier Ko (G18) and Blair Disea (G16). Top seeds were upset as Catrina Thompson, Ristine Olson and Sean May took titles at the ITA Snowball Sectional. Other winners at the tournament were Nicole Leimbach, Lew Deleon and Chad Harris. The Springside Boys Junior Championships gave trophies to the following players: Borko Tesic-18s; Patrick Thompson-16s, Ryan Trapp-14s and Bryant Salcedo-12s. Ohio Dominion College announced that it is adding programs in men's and women's tennis, as well as soccer. After some tough matches, Alexa Konstand (18), Jacqueline Lee (16), Kristen McPhillips (14) and Megan Stoll (12) prevailed as winner at the Parkview Girls' Winter Championships. Unseeded Alexa Glatch from Irvine, California took third place on the Girls' 12 division at the Copper Bowl. This win was especially notable since Alexa is only 10 years old. The following players won titles at the Omaha Holiday Junior Open: Tyler Steinie-Boys' 18; Abby Souders-Girls' 18; Eric Hines-Boys' 16; Stephanie Klarlik-Girls' 16; Adam Sutton-Boys' 14; Cameron Hubbs-Girls' 14; Drew Mercier-Boys' 12 and Cameron Hubbs-Girls' 14s and 12s. Lester Cook became the first fifteen year old to reach the finals of the Boys' 18 Copper Bowl before losing to Brian Wilson, 6-4,6-2. During the Gustavus Winter Classic, top seed Tyler Steinle prevailed in the Boys' 18 finals with a 6-0,6-0 win over Zackary Smith. In the Boys' 14s, Eric Sorenson defeated Mark Hallberg, 6-0,6-3. The 85th Annual Midwinter Junior Tournament was held in Santa Barbara, California. Erica Shweyer (Girls' 12); Kristen McVitty (Girls' 14); Judith DeVera (Girls' 16) and Kelly Schmandt (Girls' 18) were the winners. Philip Sheng won back to back titles when he followed his Fiesta Bowl win with a championship at the Midwinter Junior Tournament. January 2000 The Wish For Wish Kids Tennis Tournament was held to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation of South Plains. Congratulations to all the players who participated in this worthwhile event. The winners were: Boys'12-Michael Billing; Girls' 12-Kelsey Garland; Boys' 14-Cason Cousatte; Girls' 14-unavailable; Boys' 16-Austin Holmes; Girls' 16-not played; Boys' 18-Jon Wolfshohl; Girls' 18-Jenea Pickering. At the MCB Cotton Bowl the following players prevailed in the finals: The Rochester Athletic Club held its Junior Championships in December. The following players took home the trophies: Kerry Meath (G18), Caitlin Loprinzi (G16), Nataly Livshits (G14), Christina Keesey (G12), Kyle Anderson (B18), Zachary Smith (B16), Chi Pham (B14) and Tom Litscher (B12). Janko Tipsarevic and Ivana Abramovic took the singles crowns at the Yucatan World Cup while Danko Madjarovski/Tipsarevic and Martina Babakova/Evgenia Subbotina were the doubles winners. The ITF Prince Cup was held in Miami, Florida. The finals were as follows: |
Chris Kwon Mary Weatherholt Sky Louill Ashley Harkleroad Andy Roddick Kristen Schlukebir Robby Ginepri Ashley Lipton Lester Cook (with Pete Sampras) Laura Granville Ansley Cargill Alyssa Cohen Megan Bradley Alexa Glatch Ana Mungo Rajeev Ram Joachim Johansson Ryan Russell Polina Zarester Janko Tipsarevic |
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