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 December:
Kolie Allen (March 17, 2000), Lombard, Ill. – Girls’ 18s doubles champion at the USTA National Winter Championships at the USTA National Campus at Lake Nona in Orlando, Fla. She is coached by Mark Bey.
Christian Alshon (July 8, 2000), Boca Raton, Fla. – Boys’ 18s singles champion at the USTA National Winter Championships at the USTA National Campus at Lake Nona in Orlando, Fla. He is coached by Eleazar Magallan.
Chloe Beck (Aug. 30, 2001), Watkinsville, Ga. – Girls’ 18s singles semifinals at the Grade A Orange Bowl ITF junior event in Plantation, Fla. She is coached by her father, Mike.
Kennedy Bridgforth (Sept. 1, 2000), Bradenton, Fla. – Singles and doubles champion at the Grade 5 Copa Nicaro ITF Junior event in Nicaragua.
Ivana Corley (Sept. 11, 1999), Albuquerque, N.M. – Girls’ 18s doubles champion at the USTA National Winter Championships at the USTA National Campus at Lake Nona in Orlando, Fla. She is coached by Ben Dunbar.
Fiona Crawley (Feb. 7, 2002), San Antonio – Girls’ 18s singles champion at the USTA National Winter Championships at the USTA National Campus at Lake Nona in Orlando, Fla. She is coached by her father, Peter.
Bradley Frye (April 26, 2000), Overland Park, Kan. – Boys’ 18s singles final at the USTA National Winter Championships at the USTA National Campus at Lake Nona in Orlando, Fla. He is coached by Aaron Marchetti.
Sophia Graver (Dec. 6, 2002), Allenwood, N.J. – Girls’ 18s singles final at the USTA National Winter Championships at the USTA National Campus at Lake Nona in Orlando, Fla.
Phillip Jordan (Nov. 7, 2000), Spartanburg, S.C. – Boys’ 18s doubles champion at the USTA National Winter Championships at the USTA National Campus at Lake Nona in Orlando, Fla.
Alexander Kiefer (Dec. 25, 2001), The Woodlands, Texas – Singles champion at the Grade 5 Copa Nicaro ITF Junior event in Nicaragua. He is coached by Nick Saviano.
Andres Martin (July 7, 2001), Flowery Branch, Ga. – Boys’ 18s doubles champion at the USTA National Winter Championships at the USTA National Campus at Lake Nona in Orlando, Fla.
Whitney Osuigwe (April 17, 2002), Bradenton, Fla. – Girls’ 18s singles champion at the Grade A Orange Bowl ITF junior event in Plantation, Fla. She is coached by her father, Desmond.
Sasha Wood (Jan. 28, 2002), Topsfield, Mass. – Singles final and doubles champion at the Grade 5 Copa Nicaro ITF Junior event in Nicaragua. She is coached by Tim Mayotte and Francisco Montoya.
Pictured: Christian Alshon (credit: Jeff Davies)