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 April:
Michael Agee (Jan. 24, 2000), John’s Creek, Ga. – Won the doubles title at the Grade 5 Tournoi International Junior de Martinique – Le Diamant event.
Amanda Anisimova (Aug. 31, 2001), Hallandale Beach, Fla. – Reached singles finals at USTA Pro Circuit events in Dothan, Ala. ($60,000) and Indian Harbour Beach, Fla., ($80,000) to win the USTA Pro Circuit’s Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge for a French Open main-draw wild card. She is coached by Nick Saviano.
Usue Arconada (Oct. 28, 1998), College Park, Md. – Reached the singles final at the $25,000 USTA Pro Circuit women’s event in Pelham, Ala. She is coached by Frank Salazar.
Alafia Ayeni (Aug. 10, 1999), San Diego – Won the doubles title at the Grade 2 ITF City of Florence junior event in Italy. He is coached by his father, Anthony.
Kennedy Bridgforth (Sept. 1, 2000), Bradenton, Fla. – Won the doubles title at the Grade 4 Barbados Junior International ITF junior event.
Alfredo Casso (July 16, 2001), Laredo, Texas – Reached the singles semifinals at the ITF Grade 5 Junior De Saint-Francois event in Guadeloupe. He is coached by Aurelio Andrade.
Hayden Cassone (Oct. 27, 1999), South Salem, N.Y. – Reached the singles semifinals at the Grade 5 ITF All Canadian Junior Championships. He is coached by Victor Cassone and Peter Aarts.
Sophie Chang (May 28, 1997), Havre de Grace, Md. – Reached the singles final at the $25,000 USTA Pro Circuit women’s event in Jackson, Miss.
Sabina Dadaciu (April 6, 2001), Tequesta, Fla. – Reached the singles final at the Grade 2 ITF Medias-sen-Sibiu Junior tournament in Medias, Romania. She is coached by Gabe Jaramillo.
Martin Damm (Sept. 30, 2003), Bradenton, Fla. – Won the doubles title at the Grade 4 Barbados Junior International ITF junior event. He is coached by his father, Martin, and Ashley Hobson.
Jenna Dean (June 18, 2000), Bradenton, Fla. – Won the doubles title at the Grade 4 ITF Trinidad Trinity Cup event. She is coached by Travis Eckert.
Caroline Dolehide (Sept. 5, 1998), Hinsdale, Ill. – Reached the singles final at the USTA Pro Circuit $60,000 women’s event in Charlottesville, Va. She is coached by Tom Lockhart.
Jared Donaldson (Oct. 9, 1996), Providence, R.I. – Reached the quarterfinals of the USTA Pro Circuit Challenger in Sarasota, Fla. He is coached by Jan-Michael Gambill.
Ernesto Escobedo (July 4, 1996), West Covina, Calif. – Escobedo (pictured above) eached the semifinals at the ATP 250 event in Houston. He is coached by Peter Lucassen.
Sanyukta Gawande (Sept. 28, 2001), Palm Harbor, Fla. – Won the singles title at the Grade 4 Barbados Junior International ITF junior event. She is coached by Margie Zesinger.
Hoda Habib (May 21, 2000), Houston – Reached the singles semifinals at the ITF Grade 5 Iran Junior Tournament in Isfahan.
Zoe Hitt (March 8, 2001), Princeton, Fla. – Reached the singles semifinals at the Grade 4 Barbados Junior International ITF junior event. She is coached by Stacey and Pam Hitt.
Hina Inoue (June 1, 2003), Los Gatos, Calif. – Won the doubles title and reached the singles semifinals at the ITF Grade 5 Junior De Saint-Francois event in Guadeloupe, then won the singles title at the Grade 5 Tournoi International Junior de Martinique – Le Diamant event. She is coached by Margie Zesinger.
Ronan Jachuck (Oct. 8, 2001), Boca Raton, Fla. – Reached the singles semifinals at the Grade 4 Barbados Junior International ITF junior event and won the doubles title at the Grade 4 ITF Trinidad Trinity Cup.
Faris Khan (Feb. 11, 2002), New Braunfels, Texas – Reached the singles semifinals at the Grade 5 Tournoi International Junior de Martinique – Le Diamant event. He is coached by Shariq Khan.
Alex Kiefer (Dec. 25, 2001), The Woodlands, Texas – Reached the singles semifinals at the Grade 4 ITF Trinidad Trinity Cup event. He is coached by Nick Saviano.
Boris Kozlov (Aug. 26, 2000), Pembroke Pines, Fla. – Swept the singles and doubles titles at the Grade 5 ITF All Canadian Junior Championships. He is coached by his father, Andrei.
Stefan Kozlov (Feb. 1, 1998), Pembroke Pines, Fla. – Reached the quarterfinals of consecutive USTA Pro Circuit Challenger events in Tallahassee, Fla., and Savannah, Ga. He is coached by Stan Boster.
Sofia Kenin (Nov. 14, 1998), Pembroke Pines, Fla. – Reached the semifinals at the USTA Pro Circuit $60,000 women’s event in Dothan, Ala. She is coached by her father, Alex.
Niluka Madurawe (March 29, 2000), Sunnyvale, Calif. – Won the singles title at the Grade 4 ITF Trinidad Trinity Cup event. She is coached by Gustavo Granitto.
Tara Malik (Oct. 2, 2002), Secaucus, N.J. – Reached the singles final at the Grade 4 Barbados Junior International ITF junior event.
Mark Mandlik (May 19, 2001), Boynton Beach, Fla. – Reached singles semifinals at the Grade 5 Tournoi International Junior de Martinique – Le Diamant event and the Grade 4 ITF Trinidad Trinity Cup event. He is coached by Gabriel Trifu.
Amanda Meyer (July 18, 1999), Delray Beach, Fla. – Reached the singles semifinals at the Grade 2 Open ITF Junior d’Istres event in France. She is coached by Mandy Wilson.
Macey Miller (Feb. 23, 2001), Norman, Okla. – Reached the singles final at the Grade 5 Euphemia Tihapane Memorial junior event in Botswana.
Sam Riffice (March 1, 1999), Roseville, Calif. – Reached the singles final at the USTA Pro Circuit Men’s Futures in Vero Beach, Fla. He is coached by Sylvain Guichard.
Taysia Rogers (July 8, 2000), Sugar Land, Texas – Reached the singles semifinals at the ITF Grade 5 Junior De Saint-Francois event in Guadeloupe.
Pierce Rollins (July 14, 2001), Tulsa, Okla. – Won the doubles title at the Grade 5 Euphemia Tihapane Memorial junior event in Botswana. He is coached by Trent Tucker.
Gianni Ross (Feb. 4, 1999), Burr Ridge, Ill. – Reached the semifinals at the USTA Pro Circuit Men’s Futures in Orange Park, Fla. He is coached by Sylvain Guichard.
Sumit Sarkar (July 12, 1999), New York – Reached the singles semifinals and won the doubles title at the Grade 4 ITF Speaker Cup International Junior Championships in Chinese Tapei, then reached the singles final at the Grade 3 ITF/CAT North African Tiemcen event in Algeria.
Patrick Sebastian (May 7, 2000), Fairport, N.Y. – Reached the singles final at the Grade 5 Tournoi International Junior de Martinique – Le Diamant event.
Brian Shi (Feb. 24, 2000), Jericho, N.Y. – Won the singles title at the Grade 4 Barbados Junior International ITF junior event. He is coached by Andrei Daescu.
Michelle Sorokko (Feb. 21, 2001), Douglaston, N.Y. – Reached the singles semifinals at the Grade 4 Barbados Junior International ITF junior event.
Eliot Spizzirri (Dec. 23, 2001), Greenwich, Conn. – Won the singles title at the Grade 5 Tournoi International Junior de Martinique – Le Diamant event.
Sara Tsukamoto (March 21, 2000), Kailua Kona, Hawaii – Reached the singles semifinals at the ITF Grade 5 Junior De Saint-Francois event in Guadeloupe.