June 2018 Honor Roll

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July 9, 2018 12:09 PM

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 June:

Daniella Benabraham (Feb. 9, 2004), Brookville, N.Y. – Girls’ singles and doubles champion at the Grade 5 Copa Gogo Gomez ITF junior event in Ecuador. She is coached by Tom Downs.

Ulises Blanch (March 25, 1998), Pompano Beach, Fla. – Singles finalist and doubles champion at the $25,000 Men’s Futures in Montauban and Tolouse, France. He is coached by Daniel Garcia, Rodrigo Alvarez and Claudio Menna.

Spencer Brachman (Jan. 24, 2002) – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 Copa Mundo Mayo ITF junior event in Guatemala. He is coached by Alex Pop-Moldovan.

Preston Brown (Aug. 23, 2001), Boca Raton, Fla. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 5 Copa Horizontes de la Amistad junior event in Cuba. He is coached by JohnMark Jenkins.

Hanna Chang (Feb. 25, 1998), Fontana, Calif. – Singles champion at the $15,000 Pro Circuit event in Gyeongsan, Korea. She is coached by Peter Lucassen.

Kailey Evans (Jan. 14, 2003), Ennis, Texas – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 International Grass Court Championship ITF junior event in Philadelphia. She is coached by Dave Licker.

Dakota Fordham (May 8, 2002), New York – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 Copa Libertad ITF junior event in El Salvador.

Jennifer Gadalov (Feb. 26, 2001), Los Angeles – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 4 TIHTA Aruba ITF junior event.

Coco Gauff (March 13, 2004), Delray Beach, Fla. – Girls’ singles champion at the French Open. She is coached by Gerard Loglo.

Nicole Hammond (April 26, 2001), Centreville, Va. – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 4 International Grass Court Championship ITF junior event in Philadelphia.

Ronan Jachuck (Oct. 8, 2001), Boca Raton, Fla. – Boys’ singles finalist at the Grade 2 Van Der Valk Hotel Gladbeck Junior Cup ITF event in Germany.

Phillip Jordan (Nov. 7, 2000), Spartanburg, S.C. – Boys’ singles and doubles champion at the Grade 4 TIHTA Aruba ITF junior event. 

Zane Khan (Feb. 11, 2002), New Braunfels, Texas – Boys’ singles and doubles champion at the Grade 4 Copa Libertad ITF junior event in El Salvador. He is coached by Shariq Kahn.

Cannon Kingsley (May 6, 2001), Northport, N.Y. – Doubles champion at the $15,000 USTA Pro Circuit Men’s Futures in Rochester, N.Y. He is coached by Alex Pop-Moldovan.

Vasil Kirkov (March 13, 1999), Tampa, Fla. – Singles finalist at a $15,000 Men’s Futures in Jerba, Tunisia. He is coached by his father, Stoyan.

Ashley Kratzer (Feb. 8, 1999), Newport Beach, Calif. – Singles finalist at the $25,000 USTA Pro Circuit event in Naples, Fla.

Karl Lee (Nov. 3, 2002), Sacramento – Boys’ singles champion at the Grade 5 PTT ITF Junior event in Thailand. 

Lea Ma (Feb. 1, 2001), Dix Hills, N.Y. – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 1 Nurnberg Versicherungs ITF junior tournament in Germany. 

Elli Mandlik (May 19, 2001), Delray Beach, Fla. – Doubles champion at a $15,000 event in Cutea de Arges, Romania; Girls’ singles finalist at the Grade 1 Nurnberg Versicherungs ITF junior tournament in Germany. She is coached by Gabriel Trifu.

Maxwell McKennon (May 17, 2002), Newport Beach, Calif. – Boys’ doubles champion and singles finalist at the Grade 4 Copa Mundo Mayo ITF junior event in Guatemala.

Caty McNally (Nov. 20, 2001), Cincinnati – Girls’ singles finalist and doubles champion at the French Open. She is coached by her mother, Lynn.

John McNally (Oct. 18, 1999), Cincinnati – Doubles champion at the $15,000 USTA Pro Circuit Men’s Futures in Rochester, N.Y. He is coached by his mother, Lynn.

Elan Mnatsakanov (June 18, 2002), Boca Raton, Fla. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 TIHTA Aruba ITF junior event.

Robin Montgomery (Sept. 5, 2004), Washington, D.C. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 International Grass Court Championship ITF junior event in Philadelphia. She is coached by Ali Agnamba.

Adam Neff (May 30, 2001), Bradenton, Fla. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 International Grass Court Championship ITF junior event in Philadelphia. He is coached by Brandon Wagner.

Sam Riffice (March 1, 1999), Roseville, Calif. – Singles finalist at the $25,000 USTA Pro Circuit Men’s Futures in Tulsa, Okla.

Madison Sieg (June 17, 2003), Greenwich, Conn. – Girls’ singles finalist at the Grade 4 TIHTA Aruba ITF junior event. She is coached by Rick Ferman.

Eliot Spizzirri (De. 23, 2001), Greenwich, Conn. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 International Grass Court Championship ITF junior event in Philadelphia. He is coached by Patrick Hirscht.

Sara Alejandra Seivane Torres (Aug. 4, 2002), Coral Gables, Fla. – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 5 Copa Horizontes de la Amistad junior event in Cuba.

Niroop Vallabhaneni (May 28, 2002), Paradise Valley, Ariz. – Boys’ doubles champion and singles finalist at the Grade 4 Copa Libertad ITF junior event in El Salvador.

Nikita Vishwase (July 2, 2004), Phoenix – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 TIHTA Aruba ITF junior event. She is coached by Jeremy Coll.

Anika Yarlagadda (Aug. 7, 2001), West Broomfield, Mich. – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 4 International Grass Court Championship ITF junior event in Philadelphia.

 

Pictured above: Coco Gauff (Credit: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

 

 

 

 

 

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