November 2019 Honor Roll

Wolf-Story
December 12, 2019 03:14 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 November:

 

James Tracy (Jul. 10, 2002), Hilton Head Island, S.C. – Boys’ singles finalist at the Grade 4 J4 Lexington juniors event in Lexington, S.C. He is coached by BJ Stearns.

Ozan Colak (Mar. 31, 2004), Okemos, Mich. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Lexington juniors event in Lexington, S.C. He is coached by Mike Flowers.

Hugo Hashimoto (Mar. 2, 2003), San Jose, Calif. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Lexington juniors event in Lexington, S.C. He is coached by Nick Fustar.

Eleana Yu (Nov. 8, 2004), Mason, Ohio – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Lexington juniors event in Lexington, S.C. She is coached by Brian Schubert.

Allie Gretkowski (Jul. 31, 2003), Mount Pleasant, S.C. – Girls’ singles finalist at the Grade 4 J4 Lexington juniors event in Lexington, S.C. She is coached by Randy Pate. 

Carson Tanguilig (Jul. 31, 2003), Alpharetta, Ga. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Lexington juniors event in Lexington, S.C. She is coached by Grant Stafford.

Sophie Williams (Feb. 18, 2004), Charleston, S.C. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Lexington juniors event in Lexington, S.C. She is coached by Martin Zumpft.

Samir Banerjee (Oct. 2, 2003), Basking Ridge, N.J. – Boys’ singles and doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Newport juniors event in Newport, Curacao. He is coached by Matt Sabo. 

Yannik Rahman (Oct. 29, 2004), Miami – Boys’ singles finalist at the Grade 5 J5 Newport juniors event in Newport, Curacao. He is coached by Amin Ramjee.

Jacob Lowen (Sep. 13, 2002), Boca Raton, Fla. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Newport juniors event in Newport, Curacao. He is coached by Bill Eastburn.

Charlotte Cartledge (Oct. 16, 2002), Roanoke, Va. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Newport juniors event in Newport, Curacao. She is coached by Derek Myers.

Ria Bhakta (Jan. 1, 2005), Saratoga, Calif. – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Cancun juniors event in Cancun, Mexico. She is coached by Rajesh Bhakta.

Cecilia Alcobe Garibay (Feb. 2, 2003), Miami – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Cancun juniors event in Cancun, Mexico.

India Houghton (Feb. 16, 2002), Tiburon, Calif. – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 2 J2 Lima juniors event in Lima, Peru. She is coached by Cary Stansbury.

Noah Gampel (Dec. 6, 2002), Calabasas, Calif. – Boys’ singles finalist at the Grade 4 J4 Burlington juniors event in Burlington, Ontario. He is coached by Ron Hightower.

Ozan Colak (Mar. 31, 2004), Okemos, Mich. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Boca Raton juniors event in Boca Raton, Fla. He is coached by Mike Flowers.

Hugo Hashimoto (Mar. 2, 2003), San Jose, Calif. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Boca Raton juniors event in Boca Raton, Fla. He is coached by Nick Fustar.

Elaine Chervinsky (Nov. 17, 2003), Reisterstown, Md. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Boca Raton juniors event in Boca Raton, Fla. She is coached by John Evert and Jacopo Tezza.

Makayla Mills (2001), Wilmington, N.C. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Boca Raton juniors event in Boca Raton, Fla. She is coached by Jacopo Tezza.

Connor Krug (Nov. 9, 2002), Lakewood Ranch, Fla. – Boys’ singles champion at the Grade 3 J3 The Valley juniors event in The Valley, Anguilla. He is coached by Lance Luciani.

Gabrielius Guzauskas (Apr. 12, 2003), Hinsdale, Ill. – Boys’ singles finalist at the Grade 3 J3 The Valley juniors event in The Valley, Anguilla. He is coached by Evan Austin.

Nicholas Godsick (Sep. 15, 2004), Chagrin Falls, Ohio – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 3 J3 The Valley juniors event in The Valley, Anguilla. He is coached by Mary Joe Fernandez.

Ellis Short (Jan. 1, 2016), Boca Raton, Fla. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 3 J3 The Valley juniors event in The Valley, Anguilla. He is coached by Carlos Zapata.

Elizabeth Coleman (Mar. 21, 2003), Midland, Mich. – Girls’ singles and doubles champion at the Grade 3 J3 The Valley juniors event in The Valley, Anguilla. She is coached by Mike Flowers.

Sofia Camila Rojas (Dec. 6, 2002), Sarasota, Fla. – Girls’ singles finalist at the Grade 3 J3 The Valley juniors event in The Valley, Anguilla. She is coached by Ashley Hobson.

Sasha Wood (Jan. 28, 2002), Topsfield, Mass. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 3 J3 The Valley juniors event in The Valley, Anguilla. She is coached by Francisco Montoya.

Michelle Tikhonko (Jul. 16, 2003), Hallandale Beach, Fla. – Girls’ singles finalist at the Grade 5 J5 Paralimi juniors event in Paralimni, Cyprus. She is coached by Valerie Gurevich.

Gabriella Soliman (Oct. 4, 2003), San Clemente, Calif. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 San Salvador juniors event in San Salvador, El Salvador. She is coached by Sean Abdali.

Valencia Xu (Jul. 5, 2003), Livingston, N.J. – Girls’ doubles champion and singles finalist at the Grade 3 J3 Ontario juniors event in Ontario, Canada. She is coached by Gill Acosta.

Nate Bonetto (Jun. 24, 2003), Bend, Ore. – Boys’ singles finalist at the Grade 3 J3 Ontario juniors event in Ontario, Canada. He is coached by Marc Prigohzy. 

Artemis Pados (Dec. 9, 2003), Delray Beach, Fla. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 St. Johns juniors event in St. Johns, Antigua & Barbuda. 

Cooper Williams (Jun. 17, 2005), New York, N.Y. – Boys’ singles finalist at the Grade 5 J5 Nassau juniors event in Nassau, Bahamas. He is coached by Michelle Williams.

Brooklyn Olson (May 2, 2006), Bradenton, Fla. – Girls’ singles and doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Nassau juniors event in Nassau, Bahamas. She is coached by Ashley Hobson.

Sophia Wang (May 25, 2004), St. Petersburg, Fla. – Girls’ singles finalist at the Grade 5 J5 Nassau juniors event in Nassau, Bahamas. She is coached by Brandon Arradaza.

Sage Loudon (Oct. 11, 2005), New York, N.Y. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Nassau juniors event in Nassau, Bahamas. She is coached by Jacopo Tezza.

Ryan Colby (Sep. 18, 2003), Alexandria, Va. – Boys’ doubles champion and singles finalist at the Grade 5 J5 Llanos De Curundu juniors event in Los Llanos De Curundu, Panama. He is coached by Ben Cappuccitti.

Stefan Regalia (May 20, 2005), Arlington, Va. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Llanos De Curundu juniors event in Los Llanos De Curundu, Panama. He is coached by Asaf Yamin.

Jennifer Kida (Aug. 23, 2002), Wilmington, Calif. – Girls’ doubles champion and singles finalist at the Grade 5 J5 Llanos De Curundu juniors event in Los Llanos De Curundu, Panama. She is coached by Eph Walker.

Nishesh Basavareddy (May 2, 2005), Carmel, Ind. – Boys’ singles and doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Basseterre juniors event in Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis. He is coached by Bryan Smith.

Nishanth Basavareddy (May 29, 2002), Carmel, Ind. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Basseterre juniors event in Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis. He is coached by Bryan Smith.

Nicole Kiefer (Dec. 25, 2001), The Woodlands, Texas – Girls’ singles and doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Basseterre juniors event in Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis. She is coached by Jacopo Tezza.

Samir Banerjee (Oct. 2, 2003), Basking Ridge, N.J. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Delhi juniors event in New Delhi, India. He is coached by Matt Sabo.

Ekansh Kumar (Apr. 25, 2003), Vienna, Va. – Boy’s doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Delhi juniors event in New Delhi, India. He is coached by Ben Cappuccitti.

Dali Blanch (Mar. 5, 2003), Yelm, Va. – Boys’ doubles champion at the JA Merida juniors event in Merida, Mexico. He is coached by Mauricio Perez Mota.

Elizabeth Coleman (Mar. 21, 2003), Midland, Mich. – Girls’ doubles champion at the JA Merida juniors event in Merida, Mexico. She is coached by Mike Flowers.

Krystal Blanch (Nov. 10, 2004), Deerfield Beach, Fla. – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Buenos Aires juniors event in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 

Brandon Nakashima (Aug. 3, 2001), San Diego – Men’s singles semifinalist at the ATP Challenger 80 event in Charlottesville, Va. He is coached by Christian Groh.

Rachel Gailis (Aug. 30, 2004), Studio City, Calif. – Women’s singles finalist at the ITF World Tennis Tour W15 event in Cancun, Mexico. She is coached by Gabriel Trifu.

Katie Volynets (Dec. 31, 2001), Walnut Creek, Calif. – Women’s singles champion at the ITF World Tennis Tour W25 in Malibu, Calif. She is coached by Mark Orwig.

JJ Wolf (Dec. 21, 1998), Indian Hill, Ohio – Men’s singles champion at the ATP Challenger 80 event in Champaign, Ill. 

Sebastian Korda (Jul. 5, 2000), Bradenton, Fla. – Men’s singles finalist at the ATP Challenger 80 event in Champaign, Ill.  He is coached by Petr Korda.

Alexander Brown (May 2, 1999), Urbandale, Iowa – Men’s singles semifinalist at the ATP Challenger 80 event in Champaign, Ill. 

Caty McNally (Nov. 20, 2001), Cincinnati, Ohio – Women’s singles quarterfinalist at the Oracle WTA $125K Series event in Houston, Texas. She is coached by Kevin O’Neil.

Hurricane Tyra Black (Mar. 2, 2001), Boca Raton, Fla. – Women’s singles finalist at the ITF World Tennis Tour W25 event in Hua Hin, Thailand. She is coached by Sly Black.

Martin Damm (Sep. 30, 2003), Bradenton, Fla. – Men’s singles finalist at the ITF World Tennis Tour M25 event in Naples, Fla. He is coached by Martin Damm.

Tyler Zink (Jan. 30, 2001), Lancaster, Pa. – Men’s doubles champion at the ITF World Tennis Tour M15 event in Austin, Texas. He is coached by George Zink.

Eliot Spizzirri (Dec. 23, 2001), Stamford, Ct. – Men’s doubles champion at the ITF World Tennis Tour M15 event in Austin, Texas. He is coached by Patrick Hirscht.

Hailey Baptiste (Nov. 3, 2001), Washington, D.C. – Women’s singles champion at the ITF World Tennis Tour W25 event in Tucson, Ariz. She is coached by Peter Lucassen. 

 

Pictured above: JJ Wolf

 

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