November 2017 Honor Roll

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December 20, 2017 07:02 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 November:

Michael Agee (Jan. 24, 2000), Johns Creek, Ga. – Singles final at the Grade 5 Christmas Cup ITF junior event in Costa Rica.

Maryam Ahmad (Feb. 10, 2002), Albertson, N.Y. – Singles final at the Grade 5 ACE Tennis U18 Canadian World Ranking Event 2 in Burlington, Canada.

Drew Baird (Aug. 31, 2000), Holly Springs, N.C. – Singles champion at the Grade A Abierto Juvenil Mexicano ITF junior event in Mexico City. He is coached by the IMG Academy.

Chloe Beck (Aug. 30, 2001), Watkinsville, Ga. – Doubles champion and singles semifinals at the Grade 4 South Carolina ITF junior event in Lexington, S.C. She is coached by her father, Mike.

Alexander Bernard (Sept. 13, 2003), Naples, Fla. – Singles semifinals at the Grade 4 Evert American ITF junior event in Boca Raton, Fla. He is coached by Rene Gomez.

Blaise Bicknell (Nov. 26, 2001), Miami – Singles champion at the Grade 5 Jamaica Cup ITF junior event in Kingston. He is coached by Mel Spence.

Ulises Blanch (March 25, 1998), Pompano Beach, Fla. – Singles finalist at a $15,000 USTA Pro Circuit event in Pensacola, Fla. He is coached by Daniel Garcia, Rodrigo Alvarez and Claudio Menna.

Tristan Boyer (April 21, 2001), Altadena, Calif. – Singles and doubles champion at the Grade 2 Matan Gafniel Raanana Open ITF junior event in Raanana, Israel; singles champion at the Grade 2 HAP International ITF junior event in Haifa, Israel. He is coached by Ziby Ncybe.

Kennedy Bridgforth (Sept. 1, 2000), Bradenton, Fla. – Singles semifinals at the Grade 5 Jamaica Cup ITF junior event in Kingston; singles final at the Copa El Salvador Grade 5 ITF junior event; singles final at the Grade 5 Goombay Splash Bowl in the Bahamas.

Spencer Brachman (Jan. 24, 2002), Commack, N.Y. – Singles and doubles champion at the Grade 5 Antigua and Barbuda ITF junior event. He is coached by Alexander Moldovan Popp.

Preston Brown (Aug. 23, 2001), Boca Raton, Fla. – Singles semifinals at the Grade 5 Christmas Cup ITF junior event in Costa Rica.

Matthew Che (July 1, 2001), Tenafly, N.J. – Doubles champion at the Grade 5 ACE Tennis U18 Canadian World Ranking Event 2 in Burlington, Canada.

Keshav Chopra (Oct. 24, 2001), Marietta, Ga. – Singles final at the Grade 5 Cayman Cup ITF junior event in the Cayman Islands. He is coached by Jerry Baskin.

Mackenzie Clark (Oct. 4, 2000), College Park, Md. – Doubles champion at the Grade 5 ACE Tennis U18 Canadian World Ranking Event 2 in Burlington, Canada.

Tom Leblanc Claverie (Nov. 29, 2001), Boca Raton, Fla. – Singles semifinals at the Grade 5 Antigua and Barbuda ITF junior event.  

Kylie Collins (Dec. 4, 2002), Savannah, Ga. – Singles final at the Grade 4 South Carolina ITF junior event in Lexington, S.C.

Marcella Cruz (Oct. 12, 2000), Marlboro, N.J. – Doubles champion at the Grade 5 ACE Tennis U18 Canadian World Ranking Event 2 in Burlington, Canada. She is coached by Jay Devashetty.

Andrew Dale (Nov. 1, 2001), Leesburg, Va. – Doubles champion at the Grade 5 ACE Tennis U18 Canadian World Ranking Event 2 in Burlington, Canada; singles and doubles champion at the Grade 5 Goombay Splash Bowl ITF junior event in the Bahamas. He is coached by Daryl Ahrens.

Najah Dawson (Sept. 9, 2001), Queens, N.Y. – Singles final at the Grade 5 Jamaica Cup ITF junior event in Kingston.

Bill Duo (Jan. 4, 2000), Portage, Mich. – Singles final and doubles champion at the Grade 5 Advantage Tennis International at Veneto ITF Junior Championships in Woodbridge, Canada. He is coached by Tom Walker.

Andrew Fenty (March 8, 2000), Washington, D.C. – Singles semifinals at the Grade 1 Yucatan Cup in Merida, Mexico. He is coached by Asaf Yamin.

Jeffrey Fradkin (Nov. 29, 2001), New York – Singles final and doubles champion at the Grade 5 Antigua and Barbuda ITF junior event. He is coached by Randy Bloemendaal.

Haley Giavara (Oct. 16, 2000), San Diego – Doubles champion at the Grade 5 Advantage Tennis International at Veneto ITF Junior Championships in Woodbridge, Canada. She is coached by Ken Giavara.

Maxwell Giddens (Nov. 17, 2000), Birmingham, Ala. – Doubles champion at the Grade 4 South Carolina ITF junior event in Lexington, S.C.

Aanya Goel (April 12, 2002), San Ramon, Calif. – Singles final at the Grade 5 Guwahahti ITF junior event in Chachal, India.

Imani Graham (Dec. 20, 2001), Saint Johns, Fla. – Singles semifinals and doubles champion at the Grade 5 Goombay Splash Bowl in the Bahamas. She is coached by Adam Altschuler and Jared Jacobs.

Chloe Hamlin (Dec. 30, 1999), Bristol, Tenn. – Singles champion at the Grade 3 Patuju Junior Open ITF junior event in Bolivia. She is coached by Jimmy Szymanski.

Nicole Hammond (April 26, 2001), Centerville, Va. – Singles and doubles champion at the Grade 4 Phinma-PSC International ITF Juniors 1 event in the Philippines; singles semifinals at the Grade 1 Yucatan Cup in Merida, Mexico.

Dalayna Hewitt (Dec. 16, 2000), Pepper Pike, Ohio – Doubles champion at the Grade A Abierto Juvenil Mexicano ITF junior event in Mexico City; doubles champion at the Grade 1 Yucatan Cup in Merida, Mexico. She is coached by Richele LeSaldo and Lex Carrington.

Ronald Hohmann (Aug. 1, 2001), Oyster Bay, N.Y. – Singles semifinals at the Grade 5 ACE Tennis U18 Canadian World Ranking Event 2 in Burlington, Canada. He is coached by Todd Widom and Pierre Arnold.

JanMagnus Johnson (Aug. 11, 2000), Naples, Fla. – Singles champion at the Grade 4 South Carolina ITF junior event in Lexington, S.C.

Nataly Kader (Jan. 8, 2003), Mason, Ohio – Singles champion at the Grade 5 ITF Junior Copa Bam event in Guatemala.

Sofia Kenin (Nov. 14, 1998), Pembroke Pines, Fla. – Singles semifinals at three USTA Pro Circuit events: $25,000 in Norman, Okla.; $80,000 in Waco, Texas, where she was the doubles champion; and $80,000 in Tyler, Texas. She is coached by her father, Alex.

Alexander Kiefer (Dec. 25, 2001), The Woodlands, Texas – Singles semifinals at the Grade 5 Cayman Cup ITF junior event in the Cayman Islands; singles final and doubles champion at the Grade 5 Goombay Splash Bowl in the Bahamas. He is coached by Nick Saviano.

Nicole Kiefer (Nov. 18, 2002), The Woodlands, Texas – Singles semifinals at the Grade 5 Goombay Splash Bowl in the Bahamas. She is coached by Nick Saviano.

Madison Kim (April 15, 2001), Atherton, Calif. – Doubles champion at the Grade 5 Goombay Splash Bowl in the Bahamas.

Toby Kodat (Jan 13, 2003), Bradenton, Fla. – Singles final at the Grade 4 Evert American ITF junior event in Boca Raton, Fla. He is coached by his father, Ales.

Sebastian Korda (July 5, 2000), Bradenton, Fla. – Singles final and doubles champion at the Grade A Abierto Juvenil Mexicano ITF junior event in Mexico City. He is coached by his father, Petr.

Dasha Kourkina (June 15, 2001), Brooklyn, N.Y. – Doubles champion at the Grade 4 Evert American ITF junior event in Boca Raton, Fla.

Isabelle Kouzmanov (Oct. 22, 2004), Novi, Mich. – Singles semifinals at the Grade 5 ACE Tennis U18 Canadian World Ranking Event 2 in Burlington, Canada.

Stefan Kozlov (Feb. 1, 1998), Pembroke Pines, Fla. – Singles semifinals at the USTA Pro Circuit $75,000 Challenger in Charlottesville, Va. He is coached by his father, Andrei, and Stanford Boster.

Patrick Kypson (Oct. 28, 1999), Raleigh, N.C. – Singles champion at the $15,000 USTA Pro Circuit Futures in Niceville, Fla. He is coached by Sylvain Guichard.

Stefan Leustian (Jan. 18, 2002), Mather, Calif.) – Singles semifinals at the Grade 4 South Carolina ITF junior event in Lexington, S.C.

Jackeline Lopez (Sept. 6, 2002), Lawrenceville, Ga. – Doubles champion at the Copa El Salvador Grade 5 ITF junior event; doubles champion at the Grade 5 Neighbours Cup ITF junior event in Venezuela.

Keenan Mayo (May 26, 2000), Roseville, Calif. – Doubles champion at the Grade 1 Eddie Herr ITF junior event in Bradenton, Fla. He is coached by the IMG Academy.

Marcus McDaniel (May 13, 2002), Altadena, Calif. – Singles champion at the Grade 4 Evert American ITF junior event in Boca Raton, Fla. He is coached by Phil Cello.

Caty McNally (Nov. 20, 2001), Cincinnati – Doubles champion at the Grade 1 Eddie Herr ITF junior event in Bradenton, Fla. She is coached by her mother, Lynn.

Midori Castillo Meza (Nov. 16, 2003), Chula Vista, Calif. – Singles and doubles champion at the Grade 5 Christmas Cup ITF junior event in Costa Rica; singles champion at the Copa El Salvador Grade 5 ITF junior event.

Michael Mmoh (Jan. 10, 1998), Bradenton, Fla. – Singles semifinals at the USTA Pro Circuit $75,000 Challenger in Charlottesville, Va. He is coached by Glenn Weiner.

Emma Navarro (May 18, 2001), Charleston, S.C. – Singles and doubles champion at the Grade 4 South Carolina ITF junior event in Lexington, S.C.; singles champion at the Grade 4 Evert American ITF junior event in Boca Raton, Fla. She is coached by Jerry Albrikes.

Anastasia Nefedova (Jan. 11, 1999) – Singles semifinals at a $15,000 event in Pereira, Colombia; singles final at a $15,000 event in Cucuta, Colombia. She is coached by Evgeny Nefedov.

Alexa Noel (Sept. 6, 2002), Summit, N.J. – Singles champion at the Grade A Abierto Juvenil Mexicano ITF junior event in Mexico City; singles champion at the Grade 1 Yucatan Cup in Merida, Mexico. She is coached by Jason Zafiros.

Mariana Ossa (May 15, 2002), Key Biscayne, Fla. – Singles semifinals at the Grade 5 Panama Bowl ITF junior event.

Whitney Osuigwe (April 17, 2002), Bradenton, Fla. – Singles final at the Grade A Abierto Juvenil Mexicano ITF junior event in Mexico City; singles and doubles champion at the Grade 1 Eddie Herr ITF junior event in Bradenton, Fla. She is coached by her father, Desmond.

Timothy Phung (Aug. 28, 2003), Bradenton, Fla. – Singles semifinals at the Grade 5 Cayman Cup ITF junior event in the Cayman Islands.

Nikki Redelijk (Oct. 19, 2001), Windermere, Fla. – Singles semifinals at the Grade 4 Evert American ITF junior event in Boca Raton, Fla. She is coached by her father, Ferdinand.

Jordi Redelijk (Aug. 2, 2000), Windermere, Fla. – Doubles champion at the Grade 4 Evert American ITF junior event in Boca Raton, Fla. He is coached by his father, Ferdinand.

Jackson Ross (March 11, 2001), San Antonio – Singles final at the Grade 5 Panama Bowl ITF junior event. He is coached by Michael Castillo and Leury Arias.

Hibah Shaikh (Sept. 25, 2002), Teaneck, N.J. – Singles and doubles champion at the Grade 5 Antigua and Barbuda ITF junior event.  She is coached by Arvis Berzins.

Madison Sieg (June 17, 2003), Greenwich, Conn. – Singles champion at the Grade 5 Cayman Cup ITF junior event in the Cayman Islands. She is coached by Mandy Wilson.

Michelle Sorokko (Feb. 21, 2001), Douglaston, N.Y. – Doubles champion and singles final at the Grade 4 Evert American ITF junior event in Boca Raton, Fla.

Eliot Spizzirri (Dec. 23, 2001), Greenwich, Conn. – Singles final at the Grade 2 Condor De Plata ITF junior event in Bolivia. He is coached by Patrick Hirscht.

Peyton Stearns (Oct. 8, 2001), Mason, Ohio – Doubles champion at the Grade A Abierto Juvenil Mexicano ITF junior event in Mexico City; doubles champion at the Grade 1 Yucatan Cup in Merida, Mexico. She is coached by Roland Lutz.

Julian Noah Steinhausen (Dec. 20, 2001), Los Angeles – Doubles champion at the Grade 4 South Carolina ITF junior event in Lexington, S.C. He is coached by Gerald Matthews.

Elizabeth Stevens (Nov. 2, 2001), Portland, Ore. – Singles final and doubles champion at the Grade A Abierto Juvenil Mexicano ITF junior event in Mexico City; doubles champion at the Phinma-PSC International Juniors 2 Grade 4 event in the Philippines. She is coached by Lawrence Carpio.

Michael Sun (Feb. 7, 2000), Livingston, N.J. – Doubles champion and singles semifinals at the Grade 4 Evert American ITF junior event in Boca Raton, Fla. He is coached by Les Smith.

Danny Thomas (Nov. 22, 1999), Pickerington, Ohio – Doubles champion at the USTA Pro Circuit $75,000 Challenger in Charlottesville, Va.

Sara Alejandra Seivane Torres (Aug. 4, 2002), Coral Gables, Fla. – Singles final at the Grade 5 Christmas Cup ITF junior event in Costa Rica.

Sasha Wood (Jan. 28, 2002), Topsfield, Mass. – Singles champion at the Grade 5 Panama Bowl ITF junior event. She is coached by Tim Mayotte and Francisco Montoya.

Shelly Yaloz (Dec. 12, 2000), Little Neck, N.Y. – Singles semifinals at the Grade 2 Inka Bowl ITF junior event in Peru in the Cayman Islands. She is coached by Chris Lewit.

Alexandra Yepifanova (March 2, 2003), Miami Beach, Fla. – Singles semifinals at the Grade 4 South Carolina ITF junior event in Lexington, S.C. She is coached by Konstantin Anisimov.
 

Pictured: Patrick Kypson (credit: Getty Images)

 

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