February 2018 Honor Roll

Tiafoe claimed his first ATP singles title at the Delray Beach Open ATP 250 in Florida.
March 20, 2018 10:40 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:

Julia Andreach (May 15, 2002), Rochester, N.Y. – Singles champion at the ITF Grade 4 Copa Universidad Galileo junior event in Guatemala. She trains out of the IMG Academy.

Drew Baird (Aug. 31, 2000), Holly Springs, N.C. – Doubles champion at the ITF Grade 1 Asuncion Bowl junior event in Paraguay. He is coached by Tomas Catar.

CiCi Bellis (April 8, 1999), Atherton, Calif. – Singles quarterfinals at the Qatar Open WTA Premier 5 event, where she earned her first win over a Top 5-ranked opponent in Karolina Pliskova. She is coached by Anibal Aranda.

Blaise Bicknell (Nov. 26, 2001), Miami – Singles finalist at the Grade 4 Copa El Salvador ITF Junior event in La Libertad. He is coached by Mel Spence.

Tristan Boyer (April 21, 2001), Altadena, Calif. – Singles finalist at the ITF Grade 1 Banana Bowl in Brazil. He is coached by Ziby Ncybe.

Kennedy Bridgforth (Sept. 1, 2000), Bradenton, Fla. – Singles finalist at the Grade 4 Copa El Salvador ITF Junior event in La Libertad.

Savannah Broadus (Sept. 18, 2002), Carrollton, Texas – Singles champion at the ITF Grade 4 Queretaro Junior Cup in Mexico. She is coached by Dave Licker.

Murphy Cassone (Aug. 16, 2002), Overland Park, Kan. – Singles finalist at the ITF Grade 5 RVTA Pukke Junior event in South Africa.

Rutuja Chaphalkar (July 1, 2004) – Singles champion at the ITF Grade 5 junior event in Nepal.

Keshav Chopra (Oct. 24, 2001), Marietta, Ga. – Doubles champion and singles finalist at the ITF Grade 4 Copa Universidad Galileo junior event in Guatemala. He is coached by Jerry Baskin.

Elaine Chervinsky (Nov. 17, 2003), Boca Raton, Fla. – Doubles champion and singles finalist at the ITF Grade 4 Queretaro Junior Cup in Mexico. She is coached by Mandy Wilson.

Adeline Flach (Dec. 15, 2001), Alpharetta, Ga. – Singles finalist at the ITF Grade 5 Stavanger junior event in Norway.

Taylor Fritz (Oc. 28, 1997), Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. – Singles quarterfinals at the Delray Beach Open ATP 250 in Florida; Singles semifinals at the $150,000 Oracle ATP Challenger in Indian Wells, Calif. He is coached by David Nainkin.

Imani Graham (Dec. 20, 2001), Saint Johns, Fla. – Doubles champion at the ITF Grade 4 Copa Universidad Galileo junior event in Guatemala. She is coached by Brian Gottfried.

Skylar Grishuk (Aug. 19, 2002), Newport Beach, Calif. – Singles champion at the ITF Grade 3 New Zealand Summer Championships junior event. She is coached by her mother, Oksana.

Kacie Harvey (Aug. 27, 2001), Braintree, Mass. – Doubles champion at the ITF Grade 1 Mundial Juvenil de Tenis junior event in Ecuador. She is coached by Alvaro Bedoya and Gabe Jarmillo.

Zane Khan (Feb. 11, 2002), New Braunfels, Texas – Singles finalist at the ITF Grade 4 Oslo Open junior event in Norway. He is coached by Shariq Khan.

Ann Li (June 26, 2000), Devon, Pa. – Singles semifinals at the $25,000 USTA Pro Circuit event in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. She is coached by Jon Glover and Jorge Todero.

Emilio Nava (Dec. 2, 2001), Woodland Hills, Calif. – Singles finalist at the ITF Grade 1 Mundial Juvenil de Tenis junior event in Ecuador. He is coached by his mother, Xochitl.

Anastasia Nefedova (Oct. 17, 1997) – Doubles champion at a $15,000 pro circuit event in Hammamet, Tunisia. She is coached by her father, Evgeny.

Alexa Noel (Sept. 6, 2002), Summit, N.J. – Doubles champion at the ITF Grade 1 Asuncion Bowl junior event in Paraguay; Singles finalist at the ITF Grade 1 Banana Bowl in Brazil. She is coached by Jason Zafiros.

Reilly Opelka (Aug. 28, 1997), St. Joseph, Mich. – Singles quarterfinals at the Delray Beach Open ATP 250 in Florida. He is coached by Jay Berger.

Gabriella Price (June 11, 2003), Montebello, N.Y. – Singles champion at the ITF Grade 1 Mundial Juvenil de Tenis junior event in Ecuador. She is coached by Rick Macci.

Nikki Redelijk (Oct. 19, 2001), Windermere, Fla. – Doubles champion at the ITF Grade 4 Copa Universidad Galileo junior event in Guatemala. She is coached by her father, Ferdinand.

Hibah Shaikh (Sept. 25, 2002), Teaneck, N.J. – Singles champion at the ITF Grade 4 Jalisco Junior Cup event in Mexico.

Madison Sieg (June 17, 2003), Greenwich, Conn. – Doubles champion at the ITF Grade 4 Queretaro Junior Cup in Mexico. She is coached by Mandy Wilson.

Frances Tiafoe (Jan. 20, 1998), College Park, Md. – Singles champion at the Delray Beach Open ATP 250 in Florida, his first ATP singles title, which made him the youngest American to win an ATP singles title since Andy Roddick in 2002 (Houston); Singles quarterfinals at the New York Open ATP 250.

William Woodall (Feb. 14, 2000), Washington, D.C. – Singles champion at the ITF Grade 4 Copa Universidad Galileo junior event in Guatemala; Singles champion at the Grade 4 Copa El Salvador ITF Junior event in La Libertad. He is coached by Asaf Yamin.

 

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