Fourteen-year-old Bruno Kuzuhara, of Coconut Creek, Fla., led the United States to its fifth 14-and-under ITF World Junior Tennis boys’ championship, notching singles and doubles victories Saturday morning to defeat the Czech Republic, 3-0, in the final in Prostejov, Czech Republic.
It was the first boys' title for Team USA since 2012.
The U.S. team of Kuzuhara, Victor Lilov (14, Raleigh, N.C.) and Evan Wen (14, Morristown, N.J.) went undefeated in six matches this week, with both Kuzuhara and Lilov (pictured above) going 5-0 in singles. Wen anchored five doubles wins as the team collectively only dropped five sets the entire tournament.
The U.S. girls’ team of Katrina Scott (14, Woodland Hills, Calif.), Robin Montgomery (13, Washington, D.C.)and Reese Brantmeier (13, Whitewater, Wis.) defeated Turkey, 3-0, Saturday morning in the third-place match.
See below for full results for Team USA in both competitions.
Boys
Round Robin
USA def. Peru, 3-0
Singles:
Victor Lilov def. Gonazalo Bueno (PER) 6-3, 6-2
Evan Wen def. Gianluca Ballota (PER) 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(9)
Doubles:
Lilov/Wen def. Ballota/Buse (PER) 6-3, 6-3
USA def. Thailand, 3-0
Singles:
Evan Wen def. Siwanat Auytayakul (THA) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Bruno Kuzuhara def. Tanapatt Nirundorn (THA) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles:
Kuzuhara/Wen def. Nirundorn/Sae-Oui (THA) 6-4, 6-4
USA def. Russia, 3-0
Singles:
Victor Lilov def. Konstantin Zhzhenov (RUS) 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-2
Bruno Kuzuhara def. Artur Kukasian (RUS) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles:
Kuzuhara/Wen def. Donstov/Kukasian (RUS) 6-7(2), 6-1, [13-11]
Quarterfinals
USA def. Australia, 3-0
Singles:
Victor Lilov def. Edward Winter (AUS) 6-2, 6-1
Bruno Kuzuhara def. Amor Jasika (AUS) 6-0, 6-3
Doubles:
Lilov/Wen def. Jasika/Winter 6-3, 6-2
Semifinals
USA def. Paraguay, 2-0
Singles:
Victor Lilov def. Adolfo Vallejo (PAR) 6-1, 7-6(3)
Bruno Kuzuhara def. Martin Vergara (PAR) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles:
USA def. Paraguay (walkover)
Final
USA def. Czech Republic, 3-0
Singles:
Victor Lilov def. Hynek Barton (CZE) 6-3, 6-4
Bruno Kuzuhara def. Oldrich Vejsicky (CZE) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles:
Kuzuhara/Wen def. Nicod/Vejsicky (CZE) 6-1, 4-6, [10-7]
Girls
Round Robin
USA def. Venezuela, 3-0
Singles:
Robin Montgomery def. Isabella Colmenares (VEN) 6-0, 6-0
Reese Brantmeier def. Daniela Rivera (VEN) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles:
Montgomery/Scott def. Rivera/Suarez (VEN) 6-1, 6-1
USA def. Thailand, 3-0
Singles:
Katrina Scott def. Lanlana Tararudee (THA) 7-5, 7-5
Robin Montgomery def. Salakthip Ounmuang (THA) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles:
Brantmeier/Montgomery def. Aeb-Iem/Tararudee (THA) 6-2, 6-3
USA def. Turkey, 3-0
Singles:
Katrina Scott def. Ozlem Uslu (TUR) 6-3, 6-2
Robin Montgomery def. Melisa Senli (TUR) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles:
Brantmeier/Montgomery def. Senli/Uslu 6-0, 6-0
Quarterfinals
USA def. Ukraine, 3-0
Singles:
Katrina Scott def. Anastasiya Soboleva (UKR) 6-3, 6-0
Robin Montgomery def. Sabina Zeynalova (UKR) 7-5, 6-3
Doubles:
Brantmeier/Montgomery def. Molchanova/Zeynalova (UKR) 6-1, 6-2
Semifinals
Russia def. USA, 3-0
Singles:
Diana Shnaider (RUS) def. Katrina Scott 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Erika Andreeva (RUS) def. Robin Montgomery 6-2, 6-4
Doubles:
Andreeva/Khalturina (RUS) def. Brantmeier/6-4, 6-0
Third-Place Match
USA def. Turkey, 3-0
Singles:
Katrina Scott def. Ozlem Uslu (TUR) 6-2, 6-3
Robin Montgomery def. Melisa Senli (TUR) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles:
Brantmeier/Montgomery def. Senli/Uslu 6-1, 6-2
(Photo courtesy of the ITF/Twitter)