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Junior News Highlights
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Austin Smith wins National
Open B
oys 14’s singles championship in Dothan, AL
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Many of Georgia’s
juniors did extremely well at several National Opens
that were held throughout the country February 16 – 20,
2008:
Taylor Townsend of
Jonesboro, GA, won the girls 12’s in Sea Island, GA, she
teamed up with Jenna Brunner of Cumming, GA, def. Aryn
Green and Hannah King from Georgia, finishing third in
the doubles event. Christian Garay of Columbus, GA, won
the boys 12’s in his home town Columbus, GA, Austin
Smith of Cumming, GA, won the boys 14’s title in Dothan,
AL and Kendal Woodard from Stockbridge, GA, finish
third, Nathan Pasha of Atlanta, GA, def Gabriel Townes
of Atlanta, GA to win the boys 16’s title in Augusta,
GA, Alexandra Clay of Grayson, GA def. Whitney Kay of
Alpharetta, GA in the girls 18’s singles title, who then
teamed up with Megan Kurry to def Alexandra Clay and
Kourtney Kowal in the finals of the girls 18’s in
Jackson MS
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Melanie Oudin
reaches the finals of the Orange Bowl Girls 18’s singles. |
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Jarmere Jenkins of College
Park, Ga., became the only American in the boys' 18s draw to
advance to the semifinals, when he defeated Portugal's
Gastao Elias in straight sets Friday (Photo credit:
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Jordan Cox
(l) of Duluth, Ga., and Evan King of Chicago pose with their
orange-filled trophies after finishing runner-up in the
boys' 16s doubles draw (Photo credit: juniortennis.com) |
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Check out the Photo
Gallery for the
Junior Orange Bowl and the Davis Cup
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Congratulation to Ellen Jang
Milsten Crowned
"Lil Mo National
Champion" in Texas |
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Top-seeded
Alexandra Clay of
Grayson, Ga., had little trouble with the field, never losing a set.
Clay downed third-seeded Rebecca
Bodine of Tarpon Springs, Fla 6-1, 6-0 in the final. Clay
was a double winner by taking the doubles crown with
Kourtney Kowal of
Fayetteville, GA.
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Players from 27 states including California and New York
participated in this National 16 and under event held at the
Roger Scott Tennis Center in Pensacola, FL that ended Tuesday
November 27, 2007.
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At the Girls 14s
National Hard Court Championship in Peachtree City, GA. August 4
-11, 2007
Georgia girls had a show stopping performance |
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For the first time ever in this
tournament history, there were four girls left in the quarterfinals
in each bracket from Georgia playing for a national title, Megan
Kurey, Alpharetta, GA, Katherine White, Columbus, GA, Whitney Kay,
Alpharetta, GA, and Grace Min, Lawrenceville, GA.
When the smoke finally cleared Grace Min and Whitney Kay found
themselves in the same position they were in last month playing a
rematch for a National Championships title again.
Grace Min won the singles title again 6-4, 6- 3 over Whitney Kay and
teamed up with her to win the doubles title again as they did at the
National Clay Court Championships last month.
Other results from Georgia players around the country, Girls 18s
National Championship Melanie Oudin / Jamie Hampton win doubles,
Melanie finished third in singles. Boys 18s National Championship
Jarmere Jenkins / Kraiceck finished third in doubles.
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Photos courtesy of Doug Wreg,
TennisRecruiting.net |
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Georgia’s own
Donald Young
wins Wimbledon
boys' title. |
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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- Long touted as the
next great American tennis player, Donald Young played the part Sunday by
winning the Wimbledon juniors title.
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Southern Closed Junior Championships 07 Results
Georgia players made an impact at the Southern Closed Junior
Championship held in South Carolina, Georgia, and Arkansas. |
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Jordan Harrell
of Lithonia, GA won the boy’s 12 singles in Columbia, South Carolina
and was a finalist in doubles with
Kyle Hartfield of
Marietta, GA. Megan Kurey
of Alpharetta, GA, and Caitlyn
Williams of Knoxville, TN, won the girl’s 14 doubles in
Macon, GA. Grace Min
of Lawrenceville, GA, won the girl’s 16 singles in Rome, Georgia and
she won the doubles with Lauren
Herring from Greenville, SC. Natalie
Pluskota of Sharpsburg, GA won the girl’s 18 singles in
Little Rock, AK. Drake
Bernstein of Winder,
GA and James Seal of
Knoxville, TN won the boy’s 18 doubles in Little Rock, AK.
Great job Team Georgia!
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BullFrog USTA Southern Section Designated
Little Rock, March 31- April 2, 2007 Results
Boys 12,
Jordan Harrell Lithonia, GA) 1st place in Singles
Boys 14, Casey Kay Alpharetta, GA) 2nd place in
Singles
Boys 16, Anderson Walls (Alpharetta, GA) 2nd place in
Singles
Girls 12 Julia Bodea (Alpharetta, GA) 1st place in
Singles
Girls 16 Allison Falkin (Roswell, GA) 1st place in
Singles
Alexandra Clay (Grayson, GA) 2nd place in Singles
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Southern State Top 32 Junior Super
Championship Results
Augusta, Georgia, March 17 -19 2007
Boys 12
Akshay Verma (Alpharetta, GA) 1st place in Doubles and 2nd place
in Singles
Boys 14
Carson Jones (Macon, GA) 1st place in Singles
Nathan Rakitt (Marietta, GA) 1st place in Doubles
Connor Thompson (Atlanta, GA) 1st place in Doubles
Boys 16
Nathan Pasha (Atlanta, GA) 1st place in Singles
Alex Doherty (Marietta, GA) 1st place in Doubles
Jay Strickland (Decatur, GA) 1st place in Doubles
Boys 18
Gokalp Ozdemir (Marietta, GA) 1st Place in Singles
Ivan Ho (Loganville, GA) 1st place in Doubles
Girls 12
Andie Daniells (Douglasville, GA) 1st place in Doubles
Kyra Scott (Martinez, GA) 1st place in Doubles
Girls 14
Kendal Woodard (Stockbridge, GA) 1st place in Singles & Doubles
Rachel Daniells (Douglasville, GA) 1st place in Doubles
Girls 16
Alexandra Clay (Grayson, GA) 1st place in Singles & Doubles
Girls 18
Natalie Pluskota (Sharpsburg, GA) 1st place in Singles & Doubles
Mackenzie Swindall (Duluth, GA) 1st place in Doubles
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Bullfrog USTA Southern Section Designated Results
Lawrenceville, GA, and Macon, GA,
March 10 – 12, 2007
Taylor Townsend
(Jonesboro, GA)
1st Place, Girls 12s Singles
Jordan Harrell
(Lithonia, GA)
1st Place, Boys 12s Singles
Katherine White
(Columbus, GA)
1st Place, Girls 14s Singles
Mary Jeremiah
(Suwannee, GA)
2nd Place, Girls 14s Singles
Zachary Dunkle
(Canton, GA)
1st Place, Boys 16s Singles
Anderson Walls
(Alpharetta, GA)
2nd Place, Boys 16s Singles
Whitney Kay
(Alpharetta, GA)
1st Place, Girls 18 Singles
Ryan Smith
(Marietta, GA)
2nd Place, Boys 18s Single
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Grace Min has been on a roll lately on the junior tennis
circuit, and she continued her outstanding play last
week by reaching the semifinals at the 25th
Les Petit As in Tarbes, France
Along with teammates Nicole Gibbs, Sloane Stephens and Ellen Tsay,
American teens were a dominant force at the event. Min only lost to
Hanna Orlik, the tournament winner and #1 14s player in the world.
Sailing through 3 qualifying matches, Min beat the #2 and #16 girls
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Her success is even more amazing when you realize
that Grace is only 12 years old. Teammate Nicole Gibbs made it to
the finals where she lost to Orlik. The team was led by USTA
National Coach Wade McGuire, posting the best results by American
players in years! |
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Les Petits As is referred to by many as the best U14's
event internationally. Past champions include Martina
Hingis, Kim Clijsters, Michael Chang, Juan Carlos
Ferrero and Lindsay Davenport who was a finalist in
1990. In 2003 Donald Young won the boys singles
and doubles (with Leo Rosenberg); in 2004, Madison
Brengle reached the singles finals; and in 2005 Chase
Buchanan won the boys singles and doubles and Asia
Muhammad and Brittany Augustine won the girls doubles.
In 2006 Raymond Sarmiento and Christina McHale reached
the quarterfinals of Les Petits As. This event provides
an excellent developmental experience and gives our
players an opportunity to build on their ITF World
Junior Ranking. |
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Congratulations to Eugene S. Oh, Cameron Ellis,
Sawyer Duncan, Trevor Getz for great
performances at the 2007 Bullfrog USTA Southern
Section Designated in Jackson, MS. February 3-5,
2007
2007
Bullfrog USTA Southern Section Designated
Results
Eugene S. Oh (Alpharetta, GA)
1st Place, Boys 14s Singles
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Trevor Getz (Duluth, GA)
2nd place, Boy's 16s Singles
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Cameron Ellis (Marietta, GA)
2nd place, Girls 18s Singles |
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Sawyer Duncan (Atlanta, GA)
2nd place, Boys 18s Singles |
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Jarmere Jenkins, a 16-year-old from College
Park, Ga., kicked off 2007 on the right foot by
taking home the second ITF title of his career
with a win in doubles at last week’s 43rd Coffee
Bowl in San Jose, Costa Rica.
In addition to his
Coffee Bowl victory, Jenkins’ previous win on
the ITF Junior Circuit came last
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October, when he and
partner Dennis Nevolo captured the title
at the Jerry Simmons ITF Junior Circuit - South
Carolina.
Jenkins is currently
ranked 80th in the ITF World
Junior Rankings. |
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Congratulations to Nathan Pasha for winning the Boy’s 14 Singles and
was a Finalist in the Doubles at the USTA National Winter
Championships in Tucson, AZ. Nathan was also awarded the
Sportsmanship Award.
Congratulations to
Nathan Pasha, Henry Jang-Milsten, and Whitney Kay, for stellar
performances at the 2006 USTA Winter National Championships held
in AZ. |
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2006 USTA Winter
Nationals Results
Whitney Kay
(Alpharetta, GA) –1st place, Girls 14s Doubles
Congratulation to Jordan Harrell, Abigail Owen, and Allison
Falkin for a great performance at the 2006 Winter Southern
Closed Championship held in Tennessee.
Jordan Harrell
(Lithonia, GA)
1st Place, Boys 12s Singles
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Abigail Owens
(Duluth, GA)
1st Place, Girls 12s Singles
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Hannah King
(Dunwoody, GA)
2nd Place Girls 12s Singles |
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Allison Falkin
(Roswell, GA)
1st Place, Girls 16s Singles |
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