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Antonius and Preston Win J300 Roehampton Titles; Six Americans Qualify for Wimbledon Junior Championships; Top Seeds Miguel and Sun Open Junior Play Saturday; Pegula, Gauff and Jovic Advance to Fourth Round
©Colette Lewis 2026--Roehampton, England--Janae Preston and Michael Antonius have a friendly rivalry going, after the two young Americans claimed the World Tennis J300 singes titles today at Roehampton, on a surface they approached with uncertainty.No. 15 seed Preston, who defeated unseeded Yu Jun Lin 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in today's final, now leads Antonius four J300s to three this year, although
Antonius, Preston and Secord Make J300 Roehampton Finals; 11 US Juniors Reach Final Round of Wimbledon Qualifying; Eight Americans Advance to Wimbledon Third Round; Wimbledon 14U Competitors Revealed
Michael Antonius and Janae Preston, both of whom won multiple J300 titles early this year, are through to another J300 final in Roehampton.Antonius, the No. 6 seed, picked up a second win over Australian Open boys champion Ziga Sesko of Slovenia, with the 16-year-old from Buffalo New York posting a 6-3, 6-2 decision today in the semifinals. Antonius had beaten Sesko 6-2, 6-1 in the quarterfinals
June Aces; Antonius Avenges Roland Garros Final Loss to Reach Semis, Preston and Newman Meet for Spot in Final at J300 Roehampton; 13 US Juniors Begin Wimbledon Qualifying Thursday; Seven Americans Advance to Wimbledon Third Round
My monthly column for Tennis Recruiting Network on the top performances by juniors, collegians and former collegians is up today, with 19 players featured, which doesn't begin to cover all the titles claimed in June. Even with the normal exclusion now of 15K titles, there were a half dozen titles at the next level--M25 and W35--that I didn't have room for, and that's not likely to change the rest
Newman and Preston Beat Top 4 Seeds to Join Three US Boys in J300 Roehampton Quarterfinals; Twenty-three Americans Reach Wimbledon Second Round; Five Americans Qualify for Cary NC W100; SoCal Pro Series Moves to San Diego This Week
The boys quarterfinals at the J300 in Roehampton will feature a rematch of last month's Roland Garros final, with Michael Antonius hoping to avenge that loss on clay to Brazil's Luis Guto Miguel in Paris with a win on the grass courts of London. Antonius, the No. 6 seed, defeated wild card Vincent Fletcher of Great Britain 6-4, 6-0 to advance, while the top-seeded Miguel beat unseeded Jordan Lee
Zheng's Upset Among the Dozen American Wins on Opening Day at Wimbledon; Eight Americans Reach J300 Roehampton Round of 16; Qualifying Complete, Kennedy Opens with Win at ATP Challenger 75 in Cary NC
Michael Zheng, who reached the Wimbledon boys final in 2022, had a triumphant return to the All England Lawn Tennis Club today, with the two-time NCAA singles champion outlasting the British No. 1 Cameron Norrie 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-7(2), 6-3, 7-6(4) in a four-hour battle on Court No. 2. Zheng, a recent Columbia graduate, who won three qualifying matches last week, had 74 winners, including
Johnson, Nguyen and Akli Claim USTA Pro Circuit Titles; US Boys Shine, Girls Falter at J300 Roehampton; Reddy Wins J200 in Czechia, World Tennis Junior Circuit Update; Eighteen Americans Begin Play Monday at Wimbledon
The SoCal Pro Series continues to provide opportunities for milestones in the budding careers of Californians, with Alexis Nguyen winning her first Pro Circuit title today in Claremont and UCLA rising senior Spencer Johnson adding another singles title to his sweep last week in Irvine.The fifth-seeded Nguyen, an 18-year-old from Northern California who will join the Tar Heels of North Carolina
Twenty-one Americans Begin Play Sunday at Roehampton J300; All-Teen Final at Claremont W15; Johnson Plays for Another SoCal Pro Series Title at M15 Claremont; All-USA Final at Rome W35; Keys Wins Third Eastbourne Title; BBC Looks at Tennis Parenting
The World Tennis J300 Wimbledon warmup tournament begins Sunday in Roehampton, with ten US boys and 11 US girls in the main draw. Marcel Latak and Sarah Ye qualified for the main draw with wins today.World Tennis junior No. 1 Xinran Sun of China withdrew several weeks ago, although the Roland Garros finalist is still entered at Wimbledon. Roland Garros girls champion Alisa Oktibreva, who did not
My Coverage of USTA Midwest Closed; Roehampton J300 Qualifying Underway; Wallman Sweeps Titles at J200 in Mexico; Thirty-Six Americans in Men's and Women's Singles at Wimbledon; Quinn Reaches First ATP Final
With school out and the Level I tournaments coming up soon, the USTA junior circuit is in full swing now, and I took the opportunity to cover the Boys 18s and 16s Midwest Closed Tuesday in Byron Center, less than an hour from my Kalamazoo home.It was the first time I've been to a USTA tournament below a Level 2 in several years, but I enjoyed getting to watch several of the top players in
Seven Americans Qualify for Wimbledon; Dudeney Prepares for Wimbledon Debut; Antonius Reaches Armani Invitational Final; Leach, Gowda Advance to M15 Claremont Quarterfinals; ITF Rebrands to World Tennis
Americans had their most successful Wimbledon final round of qualifying this century today at Roehampton, with four women and three men advancing to the main draw with victories today.In 2021 six Americans reached the main draw via qualifying, but seven is the most since eight qualified in 1993, and it is the most at any major since eight qualified at the US Open in 2017.Two-time NCAA champion
Ten Americans Advance to Thursday's Final Round of Wimbledon Qualifying; Two US Boys Compete at Armani Junior Invitational; USTA Announces Dates for Annual US Open Wild Card Challenge
Keeping up with all the Americans in the final round of Wimbledon qualifying won't be easy, with six women and four men playing for main draw spots Thursday at Roehampton.Last year only three Americans reached the final round of qualifying, all women, with Iva Jovic and Taylor Townsend reaching the main draw. The third, Robin Montgomery, is back at that stage again this year, after making it
Second Round of Wimbledon Qualifying Wednesday Features Fifteen Americans; Qualifying Complete at USTA Pro Circuit Rome W35 and Claremont $15Ks; NCAA's Five-Year, Age-Based Eligibility Rule Approved
The first round of Wimbledon women's qualifying concluded this evening in London with nine of the 15 Americans in action advancing to Wednesday's second round. Fiona Crawley, 2024 NCAAsAll five of the seeded Americans won, and former North Carolina All-American Fiona Crawley defeated a seed, beating No. 19 Himeno Sakatsume of Japan 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(8). Crawley was down 5-1 in the third set, and
My Recap of the Collegiate US Open Wild Card Playoff; Six US Men Advance, 15 US Women Begin Play Tuesday at Wimbledon Qualifying; Qalbani and Kotseva Claim J100 Titles on ITF Junior Circuit
My coverage of the USTA's American Collegiate Player Wildcard Playoff last week at the National Campus in Lake Nona Florida is up today at the Tennis Recruiting Network. Although we were both undoubtedly up way past our bedtime when Reese Brantmeier spoke to me over the phone at 12:30 a.m. Friday, I appreciated her insight on her singles victory and how she's eager for her seventh appearance at
Eight American Men Begin Wimbledon Qualifying Monday; Wolf, Johnson and Shcherbinina Earn USTA Pro Circuit Titles; Tiafoe Defeats Fritz, Wins Biggest ATP Title in Halle; Vidmanova Claims ATP 125 Title in Portugal
Wimbledon qualifying begins Monday at Roehampton, with eight American men in action. Just two are seeded--No. 13 Mackenzie McDonald(UCLA) and No. 26 Michael Zheng(Columbia)--but only one of the six others plays a seed in the first round. Below are the matchups for the Americans; the women's qualifying draw has yet to be released, with only men playing Monday.Wimbledon first qualifying matches
Vaughan and Alexander Claim ITF J200 Titles in Mason Ohio; Young and Wolf Meet for M25 Tulsa Title; Shcherbinina vs Ekstrand, Johnson vs Nakashima in Irvine $15K Finals; Five Americans Advance to Finals at Four ATP and WTA Grass Tournaments
Mason Vaughan won his first ITF Junior Circuit singles titles today, with the No. 12 seed defeating 15-year-old Teodor Davidov, the No. 13 seed, 6-0, 6-4 in the ITF J200 final in Mason Ohio. The 16-year-old from Dallas did not drop a set in his five victories.In the all-Canadian girls final, 16-year-old Avery Alexander, the No. 4 seed, defeated 18-year-old Clemence Mercier, the No. 15 seed, 6-4,
All-US Boys Final, All-Canada Girls Final at ITF J200 Mason; Current and Former Collegians Earn Final Wimbledon Qualifying Wild Cards; American Champion Assured at Tulsa M25; Last Week's SoCal Pro Series W15 Finalists Advance in Irvine
An American boys champion and a Canadian girls champion will be crowned Saturday at the ITF J200 in Mason Ohio after semifinal action concluded today, with both unseeded US girls falling in the quarterfinals. No. 4 seed Avery Alexander defeated unseeded Reiley Rhodes 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the final against No. 15 seed Clemence Mercier, who avenged her J100 loss last fall to unseeded
Gorzny and Brantmeier Earn US Open Wild Cards at Collegiate Playoffs; Carpico and Filin Claim USO Men's Doubles Wild Card; ITA Men's Kickoff Weekend Draft Complete; Semifinals Set at ITF J200 in Mason Ohio
Texas's Sebastian Gorzny and North Carolina's Reese Brantmeier have earned the first wild cards of the 2026 US Open, with the two recent graduates posting victories Thursday night in the finals of the USTA's American Collegiate US Open Wild Card Playoffs at the National Campus in Orlando.Gornzy, the No. 2 seed, was on the brink of victory when lightning and rain arrived, serving for the match
Top Doubles Seeds Advance to USTA US Open Collegiate Wild Card Finals; Southern California Popular Choice in ITA D-I Women's Kickoff Draft; ITA Announces All Player of Year Awards; Lumpkin Robinson Tapped to Lead Illinois; Top Seeds Out in Irvine $15Ks
Doubles competition took center stage today at the USTA's American Collegiate US Open Wild Card Playoffs at the National Campus in Lake Nona, with the two favorites posting impressive straight-sets victories. There was again a delay in the start due to rain, but it was less than an hour in duration.Defending champions Reese Brantmeier and Alanis Hamilton of North Carolina defeated Vanderbilt's
Svajda and Gorzny, Brantmeier and Scott Advance to USTA's Collegiate US Open Wild Card Finals; Wimbledon Wild Cards; ITA D-I National Awards; Qualifying Complete at M25 Tulsa, SoCal Pro Series in Irvine
After a 90-minute delay for rain and lightning, the USTA American Collegiate Player US Open Wild Card Playoffs got underway under the lights at the National Campus in Lake Nona. All four semifinals, played concurrently, had their twists and turns except perhaps No. 2 seed Sebastian Gornzy's 6-4, 6-2 win over Matt Forbes of Ohio State.Gorzny got the only break of the first set at 4-all and held
Minvielle Wins ITF J100 Title in Guatemala; Reddy Falls in J300 Final in Germany; US ITF Hard Court Swing Continues with J200 in Ohio; Kuzuhara Signs with Clemson
I covered the US singles titles won by Jerrid Gaines Jr. and Daniela Sales Friday at the J100 Bloomington Indiana, but there were three other titles in singles on the ITF Junior Circuit last week outside the United States, the biggest being Charles Minvielle's title at the J100 in Guatemala. The 17-year-old from Florida, seeded No. 3, defeated top seed Samim Filiz of Turkey 6-4, 6-1 in the
USTA Pro Circuit Titles for Baris, Ma, Bigun and Shcherbinina; Pro Grass Titles for Shelton, Montgomery and Krueger; Broadus Sweeps Titles at W50 in Portugal; Forbes Added to Brantmeier's NCAA Lawsuit
Former collegians took all four titles today on the USTA Pro Circuit, with Lea Ma, Ozan Baris, and Kaylan Bigun claiming their second career singles titles on the Pro Circuit, and Russia's Alina Shcherbinina earning her first title.The third-seeded Ma, a 25-year-old who was an All-American at Georgia in 2023, defeated top seed Madison Brengle 6-3, 7-6(3) in the final of the W35 in Decatur
All-USA Men's Finals in Wichita, Los Angeles and Stuttgart; Brengle and Ma Meet for W35 Decatur Title; Two Qualifiers Reach W15 Final in LA
The finals are set for this week's four USTA Pro Circuit tournaments, with Americans assured of at least three singles titles, while on European grass, two more Americans will play for an ATP 250 title in Germany.At the M25 in Wichita, wild cards Sebastian Gorzny(Texas) and Ozan Baris(Michigan State), who both completed their collegiate careers last month will meet for the title after three-set
Sales and Gaines Claim ITF J100 Titles in Indiana; Gornzy Warms Up for USO Wild Card Playoff by Reaching M25 Wichita Semifinals; Ekstrand Survives Aytoyan in LA; Johnson Advances to M15 Semis at Home Club
The ITF J100 in Bloomington Indiana concluded today, with 15-year-old Daniella Sales and 17-year-old Jerrid Gaines Jr. earning titles on the ITF Junior Circuit with straight-sets victories.Sales, the reigning USTA National 14s champion, had won two J60s since beginning ITF Junior Circuit competition last spring, with this her first title at the J100 level. This week the No. 4 seed didn't drop a
Draws, Times for Next Week's USTA American Collegiate US Open Wild Card Playoffs; Six Women, 23 Men Qualify for ITA Accelerator Programs; Tennis Europe's Grass Tournament for Entry into Wimbledon 14U Event Underway
The draws are out for the USTA's American Collegiate Wild Card Playoffs, with six wild cards into this year's US Open on the line. The playoffs begin Tuesday, June 16th with the singles semifinals, with all four matches starting at 6:30 p.m. at the USTA's National Campus in Lake Nona. The doubles semifinals are scheduled for Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. and the finals for both singles and doubles will
Wimbledon Junior Championships Acceptance Lists Feature All Four 2026 Junior Slam Champions, Twelve Americans; UTR Pro Tennis Tour Results Update
The acceptances for the 2026 Wimbledon Junior Championships scheduled for July 4-12, were published today, with this year's Australian Open and Roland Garros champions in the hunt for a second junior slam.Girls Roland Garros champion Alisa Oktiabreva may not end up playing, as she wasn't certain of her plans when she spoke about them last weekend, but she did enter, as did boys champion Luis
Martinez Among Seven US Qualifiers at W35 in Decatur IL; Three US Collegians Qualify at Wichita KS M25; Los Angeles Hosts SoCal Pro Series Week Three; ITA D-I Regional Awards Announced
This week's USTA Pro Circuit is evenly balanced between the men and women, with a W35 in Decatur Illinois, and M25 in Wichita Kansas and Week Three of the SoCal Pro Series with men's and women's $15Ks at the Jack Kramer Club in Rolling Hills Estates.Seven of the eight qualifiers in Decatur are Americans: 17-year-old Columbia recruit Sena Yoon, Jaedan Brown(Michigan), Piper Charney(Michigan),
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