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:
Zachary Svajda (Nov. 29, 2002), San Diego, Calif. – Boys’ singles finalist at the Grade 1 J1 Carson juniors event in Carson, Calif.
Martin Damm (Sep. 30, 2003), Bradenton, Fla. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 1 J1 Carson juniors event in Carson, Calif. He is coached by his father, Martin.
Toby Alex Kodat (Jan. 13, 2003), Bradenton, Fla. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 1 J1 Carson juniors event in Carson, Calif. He is coached by his father, Ales.
Hurricane Tyra Black (Mar. 2, 2001), Boca Raton, Fla. – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 1 J1 Carson juniors event in Carson, Calif.
Connie Ma (Jun. 8, 2003), Dublin, Calif. – Girls’ singles finalist at the Grade 1 J1 Carson juniors event in Carson, Calif. She is coached by Max Taylor.
Kacie Harvey (Aug. 27, 2001), Boston, Mass. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 1 J1 Carson juniors event in Carson, Calif. She is coached by Alvaro Bedoya.
Natasha Subhash (Sep. 2, 2001), Fairfax, Va. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 1 J1 Carson juniors event in Carson, Calif. She is coached by Bear Schofield.
Matthew Che (Jul. 1, 2001), Tenafly, N.J. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 3 J3 Burlington juniors event in Burlington, Canada.
James Tracy (Jul. 10, 2002), Ann Arbor, Mich. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 3 J3 Burlington juniors event in Burlington, Canada.
Victor Lilov (Feb. 11, 2004), Raleigh, N.C. – Boys’ singles finalist at the Grade 4 J4 Tacarigua juniors event in Tacarigua, Trinidad & Tobago.
Jameson Corsillo (Dec. 23, 2002), Boca Raton, Fla. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Tacarigua juniors event in Tacarigua, Trinidad & Tobago.
Andrew Pereverzev (Apr. 19, 2005), San Diego, Calif. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Tacarigua juniors event in Tacarigua, Trinidad & Tobago.
Nevena Carton, Locust, N.J. – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Tacarigua juniors event in Tacarigua, Trinidad & Tobago. She is coached by Yari Voznenko & Larry Riggs.
Jackeline Lopez, Lawrenceville, Ga. – Girls’ singles finalist at the Grade 4 J4 Tacarigua juniors event in Tacarigua, Trinidad & Tobago.
Elan Mnatsakanov (June 18, 2002), Boca Raton, Fla. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Tacarigua juniors event in Tacarigua, Trinidad & Tobago.
Jamilah Snells (Aug. 29, 2002), Miramar, Fla. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Tacarigua juniors event in Tacarigua, Trinidad & Tobago.
Alexandra Yepifanova (Mar. 2, 2003), Aventura, Fla. – Girls’ singles finalist at the Grade 2 J2 Burgas juniors event in Burgas, Bulgaria. She is coached by Konstantin Anisimov.
Carrington Hayes (Sep. 9, 2003), Mount Pleasant, S.C. – Boys’ singles finalist at the Grade 4 J4 Barbados juniors event in St. Michael, Barbados.
Maryam Ahmad (Feb. 10, 2002), Albertson, N.Y. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Barbados juniors event in St. Michael, Barbados.
Sasha Wood (Jan. 28, 2002), Topsfield, Mass. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Barbados juniors event in St. Michael, Barbados. She is coached by Francisco Montoya.
Ava Catanzarite, Franklin Park, Pa. – Girls’ singles and doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Saint-Francois juniors event in Saint-Francois, Guadeloupe.
Sonya Macavei (Mar. 25, 2004), Loveland, Ohio – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Saint-Francois juniors event in Saint-Francois, Guadeloupe.
Ava Catanzarite, Franklin Park, Pa. – Girls’ singles and doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Le Diamant juniors event in Le Diamant, Martinique.
Maryam Ahmad (Feb. 10, 2002), Albertson, N.Y. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Le Diamant juniors event in Le Diamant, Martinique.
William Grant (Feb. 13, 2001), Boca Raton, Fla. – Boys’ singles and doubles champion at the Grade 2 J2 Piestany juniors event in Piestany, Slovakia. He is coached by Juan Viloca.
Lauren Cooper, Powell, Ohio – Girls’ singles and doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Windhoek juniors event in Windhoek, Namibia.
Dakota Fordham (May 28, 2002), New York, N.Y - Girl’s doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Windhoek juniors event in Windhoek, Namibia.
Blaise Bicknell (Nov. 26, 2001), Miami, Fla. – Boys’ singles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Delray Beach juniors event in Delray Beach, Fla. He is coached by Mel Spence.
Hunter Heck (May 15, 2002), St. Paul, Minn. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Delray Beach juniors event in Delray Beach, Fla.
Stefan Leustian (Jan. 18, 2002), Mather, Calif. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Delray Beach juniors event in Delray Beach, Fla.
Gianna Pielet (Jun. 11, 2002), El Paso, Texas – Girls’ singles and doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Delray Beach juniors event in Delray Beach, Fla. She is coached by her father, Doug.
Lara Schneider (Mar. 26, 2002), Mt. Pleasant, S.C. – Girls’ singles finalist at the Grade 4 J4 Delray Beach juniors event in Delray Beach, Fla.
Ava Catanzarite, Franklin Park, Pa. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Delray Beach juniors event in Delray Beach, Fla.
Billy Suarez – Boys’ singles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Montego Bay juniors event in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Maya Pitts (Feb. 1, 2003), Los Angeles, Calif. – Girls’ singles and doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Montego Bay juniors event in Montego Bay, Jamaica. She is coached by her father, Robert.
Mary Grace Armistead, Hilton Head Island, S.C. – Girls’ doubles champion and singles finalist at the Grade 5 J5 Montego Bay juniors event in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
William Grant (Feb. 13, 2001), Orlando, Fla. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 2 J2 Salsomaggiore juniors event in Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy. He is coached by Juan Viloca.
Tyler Zink (Jan. 30, 2001), Lakewood Ranch, Fla.- Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 2 J2 Salsomaggiore juniors event in Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy. He is coached by his father, George.
Ann Li (June 26, 2000), King of Prussia, PA – Singles finalist at the USTA Pro Circuit W25 event in Palm Harbor, Fla.
Amanda Anisimova (Aug. 31, 2001), Freehold Township, NJ – Singles champion at the Claro Open WTA International event in Bogota, Colombia. She is coached by her father, Konstantin.
Caroline Dolehide (Sep. 5, 1998), Hinsdale, IL – Doubles champion and singles finalist at the USTA Pro Circuit W25 event in Pelham, Ala. She is coached by Tom Lockhart and Stephen Huss.
Usue Arconada (Oct. 28, 1998), College Park, Md. – Doubles champion and singles finalist at the USTA Pro Circuit W25 event in Pelham, Ala. She is coached by Adam Peterson.
Sebastian Korda (July 5, 2000), Bradenton, FL – Singles finalist at the ITF World Tennis Tour M15 event in Sunrise, Fla. He is coached by his father, Petr.
Usue Arconada (Oct. 28, 1998), College Park, Md. – Doubles champion at the USTA Pro Circuit W80 event in Dothan, Ala. She is coached by Adam Peterson.
Caroline Dolehide (Sep. 5, 1998), Hinsdale, IL – Doubles champion at the USTA Pro Circuit W80 event in Dothan, Ala. She is coached by Tom Lockhart and Stephen Huss.
Whitney Osuigwe (Apr. 17, 2002), Bradenton, Fla. – Singles champion at the USTA Pro Circuit W80 event in Charlottesville, Va. She is coached by her father, Desmond.
Ann Li (June 26, 2000), King of Prussia, PA – Singles champion at the USTA Pro Circuit W25 event in Osprey, Fla.
Usue Arconada (Oct. 28, 1998), College Park, Md. – Singles finalist at the USTA Pro Circuit W25 event in Osprey, Fla.
Whitney Osuigwe (Apr. 17, 2002), Bradenton, Fla. – Singles finalist at the USTA Pro Circuit W100 event in Charleston, S.C. She is coached by her father, Desmond.
Emma Navarro (May 18, 2001), New York, N.Y. – Singles semifinalist at the USTA Pro Circuit W100 event in Charleston, S.C. She is coached by Peter Ayers.
Pictured above: Toby Alex Kodat