February 2017 Honor Roll

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March 21, 2017 10:26 AM

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:

Amanda Anisimova (Aug. 31, 2001), Hallandale Beach, Fla. – Singles champion at the Grade A Campeonato Internacional Juvenil de Tenis de Porto Alegre ITF junior event in Brazil. She is coached by Nick Saviano.

Alafia Ayeni (Aug. 10, 1999), San Diego – Doubles champion at the Grade A Campeonato Internacional Juvenil de Tenis de Porto Alegre ITF junior event in Brazil. He is coached by his father, Anthony.

Drew Baird (Aug. 31, 2000), Holly Springs, N.C. – Doubles champion and singles semifinalist at the Grade 4 Copa El Salvador ITF junior event. He is coached by Tomas Catar.

Hailey Baptiste (Nov. 3, 2001), Washington, D.C. – Singles semifinalist at the ITF Grade 1 junior Banana Bowl in Brazil. She is coached by Frank Salazar.

CiCi Bellis (April 8, 1999), Atherton, Calif. – Earned her first Top-10 win, over Agnieszka Radwanska, en route to reaching the quarterfinals at the WTA Premier event in Dubai. She is coached by Anibal Aranda and her mother, Lori.

Trent Bryde (Aug. 24, 1999), Suwanee, Ga. – Singles and doubles champion at the Grade A Campeonato Internacional Juvenil de Tenis de Porto Alegre ITF junior event in Brazil. He is coached by Will Wright.

Elysia Bolton (March 24, 2000), Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. – Doubles champion at the ITF Grade 1 junior Banana Bowl in Brazil; singles semifinalist at the Grade A Campeonato Internacional Juvenil de Tenis de Porto Alegre ITF junior event in Brazil. She is coached by Mark Bey.

Oliver Crawford (April 30, 1999), Spartanburg, S.C. – Singles semifinalist at the Grade A Campeonato Internacional Juvenil de Tenis de Porto Alegre ITF junior event in Brazil. He is coached by Anthony Stewart and Kelly Jones.

Kayla Day (Sept. 28, 1999), Santa Barbara, Calif. – Singles finalist and doubles champion at the USTA Pro Circuit $25,000 event in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.; singles quarterfinalist at the USTA Pro Circuit $100,000 event in Midland, Mich. She is coached by Mike Gennette and Henner Nehles.

Caroline Dolehide (Sept. 5, 1998), Hinsdalle, Ill. – Singles champion at the USTA Pro Circuit $25,000 event in Surprise, Ariz.; doubles champion at the USTA Pro Circuit $25,000 event in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. She is coached by Tom Lockhart.

Ernesto Escobedo (July 4, 1996), West Covina, Calif. – Singles quarterfinalist at the ATP $75,000 Challenger in Tempe, Ariz. He is coached by his father, Ernesto.

Andrew Fenty (March 8, 2000), Washington, D.C. – Singles champion at the Grade 4 Copa Universidad Galileo ITF Junior event in Guatemala. He is coached by Asaf Yamin.

Victoria Flores (April 1, 1999), Fort Dodge, Iowa – Singles semifinalist at the ITF Grade 1 junior Banana Bowl in Brazil. She is coached by her father, Emmanuel.

Taylor Fritz (Oct. 28, 1997), Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. – Fritz (pictured above) was a singles finalist at the $100,000 ATP Challenger in Dallas. He is coached by his father, Guy.

Ryan Goetz (Dec. 16, 1999), Greenlawn, N.Y.s – Singles and doubles champion at the Grade 4 Jalisco Junior Cup in Mexico; doubles champion at the ITF Grade 4 Queretaro Junior Cup in Mexico.

Skyler Grishuk (Aug. 19, 2002), Newport Beach, Calif. – Doubles champion at the ITF Grade 3 ITF New Zealand Summer Championship. She is coached by her mother, Oksana.

Jordan Harris (Oct. 27, 2000), Harbor City, Calif. – Doubles champion at the Grade 4 Copa Universidad Galileo ITF Junior event in Guatemala; singles finalist at the Grade 4 Copa El Salvador ITF junior event.

Trey Hilderbrand (May 15, 2000), San Antonio – Singles champion at the Grade 4 Copa El Salvador ITF junior event; doubles champion and singles semifinalist at the Grade 4 Copa Universidad Galileo ITF Junior event in Guatemala. He is coached by his father, Mark.

Sofia Kenin (Nov. 14, 1998), Pembroke Pines, Fla. – Singles semifinalist at the USTA Pro Circuit $25,000 event in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. She is coached by her father, Alex.

Vasil Kirkov (March 13, 1999), Tampa, Fla. – Singles semifinalist at the Grade A Campeonato Internacional Juvenil de Tenis de Porto Alegre ITF junior event in Brazil. He is coached by his father, Stoyan.

Stefan Kozlov (Feb. 1, 1998), Pembroke Pines, Fla. – Singles quarterfinalist at the ATP $75,000 Challenger in Tempe, Ariz. He is coached by his father, Andrei.

Katie LaFrance (Sept. 29, 1999), Little Rock, Ark. – Doubles champion at the Grade 3 Brooklyn Union Axnosis ITF junior event in South Africa.

Niluka Madurawe (March 29, 2000), Sunnyvale, Calif. – Singles champion at the Grade 4 Copa Universidad Galileo ITF Junior event in Guatemala. She is coached by Gustavo Granitto.

Tara Malik (Oct. 2, 2002), Secaucus, N.J. – Singles semifinalist at the Grade 4 Copa Universidad Galileo ITF Junior event in Guatemala.

Alyssa Mayo (Feb. 10, 2000), Naples, Fla. – Doubles champion at the Grade 4 Copa Universidad Galileo ITF Junior event in Guatemala. She is coached by Stefano Vukov and Cyril Saulnier.

Michael Mmoh (Jan. 10, 1998), Bradenton, Fla. – Singles quarterfinalist at the $100,000 ATP Challenger in San Francisco. He is coached by Glenn Weiner.

Vanessa Ong (Jan 13, 2002), Tulsa, Okla. – Doubles champion at the ITF Grade 1 junior Banana Bowl in Brazil. She is coached by Trent Tucker.

Whitney Osuigwe (April 17, 2002), Bradenton, Fla. – Singles champion at the Grade 1 ITF junior Asuncion Bowl in Paraguay and the Grade 1 Banana Bowl in Brazil. She is coached by her father, Desmond.

Tommy Paul (May 17, 1997), Greenville, N.C. – Singles champion at the USTA Pro Circuit $15,000 Men’s Futures in Palm Coast, Fla. He is coached by Diego Moyano.

Gabriella Price (June 11, 2003), Montebello, N.Y. – Singles champion at the Grade 4 Copa El Salvador ITF junior event. She is coached by Rick Macci.

Gianni Ross (Feb. 4, 1999), Burr Ridge, Ill. – Doubles champion and singles semifinalist at the ITF Grade 1 junior Banana Bowl in Brazil. He is coached by Sylvain Guichard.

Sofia Sewing (July 22, 1999), Doral, Fla. – Singles finalist and doubles champion at the Grade A Campeonato Internacional Juvenil de Tenis de Porto Alegre ITF junior event in Brazil. She is coached by Wilson Usina.

Alana Smith (Nov. 9, 1999), Fort Washington, Md. – Doubles champion and singles semifinalist at the ITF Grade 3 ITF New Zealand Summer Championship. She is coached by Bill Adams.

Eliot Spizzirri (Dec. 23, 2001), Greenwich, Conn. – Doubles champion at the Grade 4 Copa Universidad Galileo ITF Junior event in Guatemala. He is coached by Patrick Hirscht.

Danny Thomas (Nov. 22, 1999), Pickerington, Ohio – Doubles champion at the ITF Grade 1 junior Banana Bowl in Brazil.

Frances Tiafoe (Jan. 20, 1998), College Park, Md. – Singles quarterfinalist at the $125,000 ATP Challenger in Dallas and the $100,000 ATP Challenger in San Francisco. He is coached by Nicolas Todero.

Katya Townsend (May 28, 2000), Coconut Creek, Fla. – Singles semifinalist at the Grade 3 Vendimia Cup in Argentina. She is coached by Rick Macci.

Taylor Townsend (April 16, 1996), Chicago – Singles semifinalist at the $60,000 Pro Circuit event in Burnie, Australia. She is coached by Donald Young, Sr.

Luba Vasilyuk (Jan. 16, 2000), Frisco, Texas – Singles semifinalist at the ITF Grade 4 Queretaro Junior Cup in Mexico. She is coached by Dave Licker.

Shelly Yaloz (Dec. 12, 2000), Little Neck, N.Y. – Singles semifinalist at the Grade 4 Jalisco Junior Cup in Mexico and the Grade 3 Vendimia Cup in Argentina. She is coached by Dr. Brian Gordon and Devante Lindsey.

Tyler Zink (Jan. 30, 2001), Lakewood Ranch, Fla. – Singles champion at the ITF Grade 4 Queretaro Junior Cup in Mexico; singles finalist at the Grade 4 Copa El Salvador ITF junior event. He is coached by his father, George.

 

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