March 2015 Honor Roll

April 21, 2015 01:01 PM

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 March:

Nicole Anderson (June 23, 1998), Camarillo, Calif. – Reached the singles final at the Grade 5 Qatar ITF Junior Open in Doha, Qatar.

Usue Arconada (Oct. 28, 1998), College Park, Md. – Won two ITF junior singles titles in March, at the Grade 1 Banana Bowl in Sao Paolo, Brazil, and at the Grade A Campeonato Internacional Juvenil de Tenis de Porto Alegre in Porto Alegre, Brazil, where she also reached the doubles final. She is coached by Frank Salazar.

Roscoe Bellamy (Jan. 26, 2000), Pacific Palisades, Calif. – Advanced to the singles final at the ITF High Coast Junior World Ranking Tournament Grade 4 event in Kramfors, Sweden. He is coached by Bobby Berger.

William Blumberg (Jan. 26, 1998), Greenwich, Conn. – Advanced to the boys’ singles final at the Grade A Campeonato Internacional Juvenil de Tenis de Porto Alegre ITF junior event in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Jacob Brumm (Nov. 30, 1998), Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. – Reached the boys’ singles final at the Grade 4 ITF junior event in Claremont, Calif. He is coached by Christian Grott.

Hannah Chang (Feb. 25, 1998), Fontana, Calif. – Reached the girls’ singles final at the Grade 4 ITF junior event in Claremont, Calif. She is coached by Paul Salvador.

Meible Chi (May 19, 1999), Weston, Fla.  – Reached the girls’ singles semifinals at the Grade 4 ITF junior event in Claremont, Calif. She is coached by Sly Black.

Zeke Clark (July 19, 1998), Tulsa, Okla. – Won two junior singles titles on the ITF circuit, at the Grade 3 Costa Rica Bowl in San Jose and at the Grade 4 Panama Bowl in Llanos de Curundu, Panama. He is coached by Trent Tucker.

Chase Colton (June 2, 1997), Pompano Beach, Calif. – Won the boys’ doubles title at the Grade 4 ITF junior event in Claremont, Calif.

Morgan Coppoc (April 16, 1999), Tulsa, Okla. – Won the girls’ singles title at the ITF Grade 3 Costa Rica Bowl junior tournament in San Jose. She is coached by Trent Tucker.

Francesca Di Lorenzo (July 22, 1997), New Albany, Ohio – Won two junior doubles titles on the ITF circuit, at the Grade 1 Banana Bowl in Sao Paolo, Brazil, where she also reached the singles final, and at the Grade A Campeonato Internacional Juvenil de Tenis de Porto Alegre in Porto Alegre, Brazil. She is coached by Ty Tucker.

Sabrina Faybyshev (Oct. 3, 1997), Morganville, N.J. – Won the girls’ doubles title at the Grade 4 ITF Copa Universidad Galileo junior tournament in Guatemala City.

Annette Goulak (June 11, 1999), Oak Park, Calif. -- Won the girls’ doubles title at the Grade 4 ITF junior event in Claremont, Calif. She is coached by Mike Gennette.

Connor Hance (Nov. 23, 1998), Torrance, Calif. – Won the singles title at the Grade 4 ITF junior event in Claremont, Calif. He is coached by his father, Ken.

Kenadi Hance (March 13, 1997), Torrance, Calif. – Won the girls’ doubles title at the Grade 4 ITF junior event in Claremont, Calif. She is coached by her father, Ken.

John Jorgeson (Aug. 11, 1998), Bradenton, Fla. – Won the boys’ doubles title at the ITF Grade 3 Costa Rica Bowl junior tournament in San Jose. He trains at the IMG Academy.

Sofia Kenin (Nov. 14, 1998), Pembroke Pines, Fla. – Reached the singles and doubles finals at the USTA Pro Circuit $10,000 event in Gainesville, Fla. She is coached by her father, Alex.

Allie Kiick (June 30, 1995), Plantation, Fla. – Advanced to the semifinals of the USTA Pro Circuit $25,000 clay-court event in Palm Harbor, Fla. She is coached by Harold Solomon.

Raveena Kingsley (July 23, 1998), Fulton, Md. – Advanced to the semifinals of the $10,000 USTA Pro Circuit women’s event in Orlando, Fla. She is coached by Phil Dent.

Alexandra Letzt (June 16, 1997), Scottsdale, Ariz. – Reached the semifinals of the Grade 4 ITF Copa Universidad Galileo junior tournament in Guatemala City. She is coached by James Jack.

Claire Liu (May 25, 2000), Thousand Oaks, Calif. – Won the singles title at the $10,000 USTA Pro Circuit women’s event in Orlando, Fla., becoming the youngest female player to win a USTA Pro Circuit tournament since 1996. She is coached by Mike Gennette.

Chiara Lommer (Aug. 26, 1998), Skokie, Ill. – Won the girls’ doubles title at the Grade 4 ITF Copa Universidad Galileo junior tournament in Guatemala City. She is coached by Jason Winegar.

Kaitlyn McCarthy (Dec. 4, 1997), Cary, N.C. – Qualified and reached the singles semifinals at the $10,000 USTA Pro Circuit event in Gainesville, Fla. She is coached by Jake Lester.

Mackenzie McDonald (April 16, 1995), Piedmont, Calif. – Reached the singles semifinals at the $15,000 USTA Pro Circuit Men’s Futures in Calabasas, Calif. He is coached by Billy Martin and Grant Chen.

Amanda Meyer (July 18, 1999), Hypoluxo, Fla. – Won the singles title and reached the doubles final at the Grade 4 Panama Bowl ITF junior tournament in Llanos de Curundu, Panama. She is coached by Tarik Benhabiles.

Eduardo Nava (March 11, 1997), Woodland Hills, Calif. – Advanced to the semifinals of the $10,000 Men’s Futures in El Kantaoui, Tunisia. He is coached by his mother, Xochitl.

Ingrid Neel (June 16, 1998), Rochester, Minn. – Earned her first victory over a Top 100 opponent by defeating No. 85 Donna Vekic in the first round of qualifying at the Miami Open. She is coached by Margie Zesinger.

Kariann Pierre-Louis (Jan. 16, 1999), Miami – Won the girls’ doubles title and reached the singles quarterfinals at the ITF Grade 3 Costa Rica Bowl junior tournament in San Jose.

Gianni Ross (Feb. 4, 1999), La Grange, Ill. – Reached the singles final and won the doubles title at the ITF Grade 3 Costa Rica Bowl junior tournament in San Jose. He is coached by Jack Sharpe.

Alexandre Rotsaert (Oct. 14, 1999), Boca Raton, Fla. – Reached the singles final at the Grade 4 ITF junior event in Claremont, Calif., and advanced to the singles semifinals at the Grade 4 Panama Bowl ITF junior tournament in Llanos de Curundu, Panama.

Noah Schachter (Sept. 6, 1999), Wesley Chapel, Fla. – Won the boys’ singles title at the Grade 4 Copa Sultana-Mayaguez 2015 ITF junior even in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. He is coached by Alvaro Betancur.

Johnathan Small (Dec. 27, 1997), Zionsville, Ind. – Reached the singles final at the Grade 4 Panama Bowl ITF junior event in Llanos de Curundu, Panama, then advanced to the singles semifinals and won the doubles title at the Grade 4 ITF junior event in Claremont, Calif. He is coached by Bryan Smith.

Katerina Stewart (July 17, 1997), Miami, Fla. – Won two singles titles on the USTA Pro Circuit, at the $25,000 clay-court tournament in Palm Harbor, Fla., and at the $10,000 clay-court event in Orlando, Fla. She is coached by her father, Cesar.

Francis Tiafoe (Jan. 20, 1998), College Park, Md. – Tiafoe (pictured above) won the singles title at the $15,000 USTA Pro Circuit Men’s Futures in Bakersfield, Calif., then reached the singles final at the $15,000 USTA Pro Circuit Men’s Futures in Calabasas, Calif., the next week. He is coached by Misha Kouznetsov.

Naomi Waters (Nov. 13, 1997), Annapolis, Md. – Won the girls’ doubles title at the at the ITF Grade 3 Costa Rica Bowl junior tournament in San Jose.

 

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