Brooke Austin, (2/12/1996), Indianapolis: Austin won her first career girls’ 18s national title at the USTA Spring National Championships in Mobile, Ala. She is coached by Bryan and Jeff Smith.
Deiton Baughman, (4/23/1996), Carson, Calif.: Baughman reached his first career ITF World Junior final at the USTA Claremont ITF in Claremont,Calif. He is coached by his father, Brad Baughman, as well as Bij Noroozi.
Lexi Borr, (5/25/1995), Westfield, N.J.: Borr reached her first career national final at the USTA Girls’ 18s Spring National Championships in Mobile, Ala. Lexi trains with Ed Poole at the Westfield Indoor Tennis Club in New Jersey.
Julia Elbaba, (6/13/1994), Oyster Bay, N.Y.: Elbaba won the Costa Rica Bowl in San Jose, Costa Rica, and reached the final of the USTA Claremont ITF in Claremont, Calif. She is coached by Adrian Chirici.
Jared Hiltzik, (7/8/1994), Wilmette, Ill.: Hiltzik reached the final of the USTA Boys’ 18s Spring National Championships in Mobile, Ala. He is coached by Billy Heiser.
Daniel Kosakowski, (2/21/1992), Downey, Calif.: Kosakowski reached his third career professional final at the USTA Pro Circuit $15,000 Futures in Calabasas, Calif., where he lost to compatriot Tennys Sandgren. Kosakowski is coached by Taylor Dent.
Robert Livi, (2/23/1994), Port St. Lucie, Fla.: Livi reached the final of the Costa Rica Bowl in San Jose, Costa Rica. He trains at the Club Med Academies with coach Gabe Jaramillo.
Grace Min, (5/6/1994), Norcross, Ga.: Min reached her third professional final at the USTA Pro Circuit $25,000 event in Clearwater, Fla. She trains full-time at the USTA Training Center Headquarters in Boca Raton, Fla., and works with USTA Coach Troy Hahn. Prior to training in Boca, Min worked with Greg Amerson at Lifetime Tennis Atlanta, a USTA Certified Regional Training Center.
Spencer Papa, (10/22/1995), Boca Raton, Fla.: Papa won his second career ITF World Junior Circuit title at the 42nd Banana Bowl in Carvalho, Brazil. He works full-time with USTA National Coach Stanford Boster at the USTA Training Center Headquarters in Boca Raton, Fla. Spencer was coached by his father, Todd, prior to coming to Boca.
Johniesse Renaud, (5/10/1996), North Miami, Fla.: Renaud reached the final of the NWU-PUKKE/RVTA Junior ITF 1 in Potchefstroom, South Africa. She is coached by Bill Adams at the Bill Adams Tennis Academy.
Ciro Riccardi, (9/12/1996), Los Angeles: Riccardi captured his first career ITF World Junior title as a qualifier at the Costa Rica Bowl in San Jose, Costa Rica. He is coached by Charles Irie.
Tennys Sandgren, (7/22/1991), Gallatin, Tenn.: Sandgren won his third career professional title at the USTA Pro Circuit $15,000 Futures in Calabasas, Calif., where he beat compatriot Daniel Kosakowski. Sandgren trains at the USTA Training Center-Headquarters in Boca Raton, Fla., and is coached by USTA National Coach Dustin Taylor. He also continues to train at the University of Tennessee, where he played collegiately, with coaches Sam Winterbotham and Chris Woodruff.
Ronnie Schneider, (9/27/1994), Bloomington, Ind.: Schneider won his first career boys’ 18s national title at the USTA Spring National Championships in Mobile, Ala. He is coached by Bryan and Jeff Smith.
Chalena Scholl, (8/18/1995), Pompano Beach, Fla.: Scholl won the 32nd Asuncion Bowl in Asuncion, Paraguay. She is currently working with USTA National Coach Sylvain Guichard at the USTA Training Center Headquarters in Boca Raton, Fla., and also works with her brother, Joshua.
Austin Siegel, (4/8/1994), Tarrytown, N.Y.: Siegel reached consecutive finals at the NWU-PUKKE/RVTA Junior ITF 1 and 2in Potchefstroom, South Africa. He works with coach Bill Adams at the Bill Adams Tennis Academy.
Logan Smith, (10/29/1996), Carlsbad, Calif.: Smith won his first career ITF World Junior title at the USTA Claremont ITF in Claremont, Calif. He is coached by Jimmy Johnson and Robert Yim.