The monthly USTA Player Development Player and Coach Honor Roll recognizes the top performing young Americans and their coaches each month.
Here’s a look at some of the most outstanding performances turned in by American tennis players ages 20 and younger in February:
Jack Barber (Feb. 12, 1997, La Jolla, Calif.) and Liam Caruana (Jan. 22, 1998, New Braunfels, Texas) – Won the doubles title at the Copa Milo Grade 2 ITF Junior event in Chile.
Roscoe Bellamy (Jan. 26, 2000), Pacific Palisades, Calif. – Qualified and advanced to the boys’ singles final at the Oslo ITF Grade 4 junior event in Oslo, Norway. He is coached by Bobby Berger.
CiCi Bellis (April 8, 1999), Atherton, Calif. – Won the singles title at the USTA Pro Circuit $25,000 event in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. She is coached by her mother, Lori and Tom Gutterige.
Ulises Blanch (March 25, 1998), Pompano Beach, Fla. – Advanced to the boys’ singles and doubles finals at the Argentina Cup Grade 2 ITF junior event in Cordoba, Argentina. He is coached by Claudio Menna, Daniel Garcia, Gaston Briano and Diego Penna.
Liam Caruana (Jan. 22, 1998), New Braunfels, Texas – Won boys’ doubles titles at two Grade 2 ITF junior events, the Argentina Cup in Cordoba, Argentina, and the Copa Milo in Santiago, Chile. He is coached by his father, Liam.
Hanna Chang (Feb. 25, 1998), Fontana, Calif. – Won the girls’ singles title at the Queretaro Junior Cup Grade 3 ITF junior event in Queretaro, Mexico.
Louisa Chirico (May 16, 1996), Harrison, N.Y. – Chirico (pictured above) advanced to the singles final at the USTA Pro Circuit $100,000 women’s tournament in Midland, Mich. She is coached by Jay Gooding.
Zeke Clark (July 19, 1998), Tulsa, Okla. – Reached the boys’ singles final at the Queretaro Junior Cup Grade 3 ITF junior event in Queretaro, Mexico. He is coached by Trent Tucker.
Chase Colton (June 2, 1997), Pompano Beach, Fla. – Reached the boys’ singles semis at the Copa El Salvador Grade 4 ITF junior event in La Libertad, El Salvador.
Jared Donaldson (Oct. 9, 1996), Chepachet, R.I. – Earned his first ATP World Tour main-draw victory by reaching the second round at the Memphis Open. He is coached by Taylor Dent.
Alexander Lebedev (March 29, 1997), Island Park, N.Y. – Won the boys’ doubles title at the Swiss Junior Trophy ITF Grade 4 junior event in Oberentfelder, Switzerland.
Rachel Lim (April 25, 2000), Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. – Reached the girls’ singles final at the Queretaro Junior Cup Grade 3 ITF junior event in Queretaro, Mexico; also reached the singles semis and won the doubles title at the Jalisco Junior Cup Grade 4 tournament in Zapopan, Mexico. She works with USTA National Coach, Erik Kortland.
Mwendwa Mbithi (Jan. 10, 1998), Succasunna, N.J. – Advanced to the boys’ singles final and the doubles semis at the Condor De Plata Grade 2 ITF junior tournament in La Paz, Bolivia. He is coached by his father, Jackson.
Sebastian Mermerksy (April 9, 1999), Washington, D.C. – Reached the boys’ singles semis at the Oslo ITF Grade 4 junior event in Oslo, Norway.
Amanda Meyer (July 18, 1999), Hypoluxo, Fla. – Advanced to the girls’ singles semifinals and won the doubles title at the Queretaro Junior Cup Grade 3 ITF junior event in Queretaro, Mexico. She is coached by Tarik Benhabiles.
Ally Miller-Krasilnikov (Sept. 21, 1997), Delray Beach, Fla. – Reached the singles semifinals and won the doubles title at the Copa El Salvador Grade 4 ITF junior event in La Libertad, El Salvador. She is coached by Sarah Stone.
Kariann Pierre-Louis (Jan. 16, 1999), Miami – Won the girls’ doubles title at the Jalisco Junior Cup Grade 4 ITF junior event in Zapopan, Mexico, and reached the doubles final at the Queretaro Junior Cup Grade 3 tournament in Queretaro, Mexico.
Nathan Ponwith (April 20, 1998), Scottsdale, Ariz. – Swept the boys’ singles and doubles titles at the Argentina Cup Grade 2 ITF junior event in Cordoba, Argentina. He is coached by Lou Belken.
Alexandra Sanford (Jan. 5, 1999), Westerville, Ohio – Won the girls’ singles title and reached the doubles final at the Copa Milo Grade 2 ITF junior event in Santiago, Chile, and also advanced to the singles semifinals and the doubles final at the Grade 2 Inka Bowl in Lima, Peru. She is coached by Doug DiRosario.
Sofia Sewing (July 22, 1999), Doral, Fla. – Advanced to the singles semifinals at three Grade 2 ITF junior events – the Argentina Cup in Cordoba, Argentina, the Copa Milo in Santiago, Chile, where she also won the doubles title, and the Inka Bowl in Lima, Peru. She is coached by Robert Gomez.