ZooTennis
ZooTennis
Total reads
1,426
This week
46
Rank
#146 of 412
Published
273 posts
Most read posts
Featured on Sportsblogs
Run this blog? Add the badge to your site to show readers you're featured — it links back to this page.
Latest Entries
Singh and Mendell Claim ITF J100 Guatemala Titles, Iftime Wins J60 in Champaign; Sun and Miguel Rise to No. 1 in ITF Junior Rankings; NYCC YouTube Documentary of NCAA 2026 in Athens
While most eyes were on Paris last week, many American juniors aspiring to compete in the junior slams were elsewhere collecting points, with five US players earning singles titles on the ITF Junior Circuit.At the ITF J100 in Guatemala, Gurjot Singh swept the boys titles, while Ellery Mendell won her third J100 title in the past six weeks.Singh, an 18-year-old from New Jersey who was a finalist
Liutova Wins Second Consecutive W100 in Sumter SC; Teens Bonding and Crossley Claim SoCal Pro Series Titles; Walton Earns Tyler Challenger Title; Townsend and Siniakova Capture Third Slam at Roland Garros
Although all five Americans competing in USTA Pro Circuit finals today were defeated, Sunday was a great day for teenagers, three of whom hoisted winner's trophies.The biggest came in Sumter South Carolina, where 16-year-old Kristina Liutova won her second consecutive W100 title with a 6-4, 6-3 win over wild card Reese Brantmeier. The unseeded Liutova, who was born in Russia but has lived in the
Oktiabreva and Miguel Win Roland Garros Junior Titles; Liutova Faces Brantmeier in Sumter W100 Final: Penickova Halts Evans' Streak; Bonding vs Ojakaar in NCAA Rematch at Lakewood M15; Ilagan Reaches First Challenger Final
Luis Guto Miguel not only claimed his first junior slam title today at Roland Garros, a huge accomplishment for any young player, but the 17-year-old from Brazil also added his country's name to the record books. The top seed's 6-3, 6-4 victory over 16-year-old American Michael Antonius gave Brazil its first Roland Garros junior singles title in history.Miguel, who will ascend to No. 1 in
Antonius Faces Top Seed Miguel for Roland Garros Boys Title; Sun and Oktiabreva Play for Girls Championship; Newman and Hazelitt Reach Girls Doubles Final; Evans, Brantmeier, Liutova Extend Winning Streaks; Poling Advances to Tyler Challenger Semis
Sixteen-year-old Michael Antonius opted to skip the Australian Open Junior Championships this year and instead played two ITF J300s on hard courts in South America. He won them both, giving him the freedom to forget about his ITF junior ranking for the year and focus on getting experience on the USTA Pro Circuit. He went 14-6 this spring in seven USTA Pro Circuit events, which included the
Antonius and Hance Meet Friday For Spot in Roland Garros Boys Final; Oktiabreva and 2, 3 and 4 Seeds Advance to Girls Semifinals; Three US Pairs Reach RG Junior Doubles Semifinals
Keaton Hance won a nail-biter of a quarterfinal to reach his second junior slam semifinal at Roland Garros, while 16-year-old Michael Antonius breezed past the Australian Open boys champion to earn a shot at his first junior slam final in just his second appearance in one.Hance, the No. 6 seed, had to survive several distractions in his 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(6) win over No. 3 seed Jamie Mackenzie of
May Aces; Hance, Kennedy and Antonius Reach Roland Garros Junior Quarterfinals; Liutova Extends W100 Winning Streak; Top Seeds Arseneault and Vagramov Ousted in Lakewood; D-III Final Rankings, All-Americans Named
My monthly column highlighting the top performances of juniors, collegians and former collegians is up today at the Tennis Recruiting Network, and, as has been the case in the past several years, it's impossible to feature everyone that claimed a pro circuit title in May. With the increase in the number of W15 and M15 tournaments on the ITF World Tennis Tour, and the surge of juniors and
Hance and Kennedy Survive Rain Delays to Join Antonius in Roland Garros Junior Championships Round of 16; Bowers and Collins Qualify at Sumter W100; Tyler Challenger Qualifying Still Not Complete; SoCal Pro Series Week Two Begins
After no rain the first nine days of action in Paris, those playing second round junior singles matches Tuesday at Roland Garros contended with several delays, and the last first round doubles match didn't finish until 10:30 p.m. local time in Paris. The top eight seeds in the boys draw have all advanced to Wednesday's round of 16, while the only Top Eight seed missing from the girls draw is
Antonius Reaches Round of 16 at Roland Garros Junior Championships; Chervenkov and Frisbie Win First ITF Junior Circuit Titles in Chicago; Texas A&M Tops TRN's Spring Recruiting Class Rankings; Judge Questions Brantmeier Settlement
Michael Antonius is the first US junior to reach the round of 16 of the Roland Garros Junior Championships after a quick 6-3, 6-0 victory in the second round today over Kanta Watanabe of Japan. Next up for Antonius, on Wednesday, is No. 2 seed Yannick Alexandrescou of France, in a rematch of last August's ITF J300 College Park final, which Alexandrescou won 6-0, 6-2. Alexandrescou had a
Top Seed Efremova Ousted on Opening Day of Roland Garros Juniors; UNC's Brantmeier and Evans Claim Pro Circuit Titles; Smith Captures Little Rock Challenger; Bigun Wins First Pro Title in Lakewood
It's only May, but we know that will be no girls junior calendar slam champion in 2026, after Australian Open winner Ksenia Efremova of France lost in the first round of the Roland Garros Junior Championships today to 14-year-old qualifier Ekaterina Dotsenko of Russia. Efremova, the top seed, had not played any junior events since her Australian Open girls title, and had just one
Fifteen of 18 Americans Begin Play Sunday at Roland Garros Junior Championships; Svajda, Tiafoe and Keys Reach RG Round of 16; Brantmeier Advances to Wichita W35 Final; SoCal Pro Series Week One Concludes Sunday
The Roland Garros Junior Championships begin Sunday, with both Australian Open champions in the draw, four seeded US boys and one seeded US girl. In total ten US boys and eight US girls will be playing main draw matches this year and 15 of those 18 will play tomorrow. In total 24 of the 32 matches in each draw are scheduled for Sunday, with the only Americans not in action are qualifier
Ye, Hoo, Azam and Rusher Qualify for Roland Garros Junior Championships; Wang Reaches W15 Lakewood Semifinals; Ribbon Cutting for David Filer Courts in South Bend
Four Americans have reached the main draw after posting wins today at the Roland Garros Junior Championships qualifying. Sarah Ye saved three match points with No. 2 seed Maria Pop of Romania serving for the match at 5-4 in the third set, but the 16-year-old from New Jersey won the last three games of the match for a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory that puts her in her first junior slam main
Lee and Tu Advance to Finals of ITF J300 Belgium; Six US Juniors Reach Final Round Qualifying at Roland Garros Junior Championships; Five US Women, Six US Men Reach Roland Garros Third Round; Wang Makes First W15 Quarterfinal in Lakewood
Sixteen-year-old Jordan Lee is through to his second ITF J300 final, while 17-year-old Anita Tu has reached her first with victories today at the 61st Astrid Bowl in Belgium.Lee, who like Tu is unseeded, beat top seed Arnav Papakar of India 6-3, 6-4 and will meet No. 6 seed Dan Brand of Israel, who beat Matei Cheleman of Romania 6-4, 6-1 in the bottom half semifinal.Tu defeated lucky
My Thoughts on the Division I NCAA Team Championships Return to Athens
As promised here are a few random thoughts and observations, big and small, about returning to Athens for the NCAA championships this month. I covered the 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2014 championships held there, all of which were 16-team events, along with the individual championships that followed. I was not there in 2017, and with any bids for hosting not considered by the committee until a
USTA Announces Participants for June's American Collegiate US Open Playoff; Nine Americans in Roland Garros Junior Championships Qualifying Thursday; Tu and Lee Advance to Semis at ITF J300 Belgium; Stearns, Paul and Michelsen Reach RG Third Round
I have been struggling with home internet problems the past five days, so I apologize for the delay in my NCAA D-I Athens post, but those issues are now resolved, which means I'll have it ready for tomorrow.The USTA announced the fields for the second annual American Collegiate US Open Wild Card Playoffs, which included the surprising information that two-time NCAA champion Michael Zheng of
Twenty-one Americans Reach Roland Garros Second Round after Day Three; CMS's Mareedu Closes Career with Back-to-Back D-III Singles Titles; ITA D-I All-Americans Announced; SoCal Pro Series Returns; Qualifying Complete at W35 in Wichita
The third and final day of first round matches at Roland Garros ended with eight more Americans advancing to the second round, after five had won their opening matches on Sunday and eight had picked up wins Monday. Seventeen-year-old Moise Kouame, who was No. 14 in the ITF junior rankings at this time last year but hasn't played a junior event since a first round loss to Ivan Ivanov in the
Eight More Americans Advance to Roland Garros Second Round; Arun Goes Back-to-Back, De Los Reyes Wins ITF J100; Little Rock Challenger Underway: Virginia Tops Men's Recruiting Class Rankings; Cristiani Completes Undefeated D-III Season with NCAA Title
Day Two of Roland Garros added eight more Americans to the five who had already reached the second round with wins Sunday; 12 more will have a chance to join those 13 as the first round concludes Tuesday in Paris.Nineteen-year-old wild card Akasha Urhobo acquitted herself well in her slam debut, pushing British veteran Katie Boulter to three sets before losing 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in two hours and 20
Mackenzie and Sun Capture ITF J500 Trofeo Bonfiglio Titles; Basavareddy Upsets Fritz at Roland Garros; Brengle Wins Pelham W50; Flagler Men Claim First NCAA Division II Title; Babson's Cristiani Plays for Both D-III Women's Titles Monday
The Roland Garros Junior Championships begin a week from today with Sunday's ITF J500 Milan champions reaffirming their status as threats to add a junior slam title to their already considerable accomplishments.Eighteen-year-old Jamie Mackenzie of Germany won his second ITF J500 title this month, with the No. 3 seed beating No. 2 seed Thilo Behrmann of Austria, who won last month's J500 in Cairo,
Ten Americans Open Play Sunday at Roland Garros; Tien and Navarro Claim ATP, WTA Titles; All-USA Final Set at W50 in Pelham Alabama; Secord Falls in Milan Singles Semis, Doubles Final; Nova Southeastern Women Win D-II Title, Men's D-II Final Sunday
Ten of the 37 Americans who are in the main draw in singles at Roland Garros will play their first matches Sunday, including two matches that are between players from the US. Although TNT is will provide coverage via streaming/cable, in order to have access to all matches you will need an HBO/Max subscription, which can be purchased by the month.The weather forecast calls for sunshine and
Nava and Liu Qualify at Roland Garros; Kennedy Beats Hance to Reach M25 Semi in Spain; Rain Delays W50 Pelham Quarterfinals; Chicago Claims Third D-III Title 4-3 over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps; D-II Women's Final Set
Two more Americans earned spots in the main draw at Roland Garros, with Emilio Nava and Claire Liu joining Ashlyn Krueger, Sloane Stephens and Michael Zheng(Columbia) as qualifiers. With those five, there are now 19 US women and 18 US men in the main draw, with playing beginning Sunday.No. 3 seed Nava, who finished second to Nishesh Basavareddy(Stanford) in the USTA's annual reciprocal Wild Card
Stephens, Zheng, Krueger Qualify for Roland Garros, Joining 32 Other Americans in Main Draw; Secord Advances to ITF J500 Milan Semifinals; Payne Reaches Quarters at W50 in Pelham; Wesleyan Claims Second Women's D-III Title
The singles draws for Roland Garros were revealed today, with 16 US men and 16 US women among the competitors for the year'ssecond major, with play beginning Sunday in Paris. As usual, I'll post the matchups the day before each is scheduled to play, although the four men and four women who play each other are noted below.Ethan QuinnEliot Spizzirri v Frances Tiafoe[19]Ben SheltonPatrick
My Article on Texas A&M Women's NCAA Title; Perez and Dietrich Finish No. 1 in D-I Singles Rankings; CMS and Chicago Reach D-III Men's Final; Seven Americans Make Roland Garros Qualifying Final Round; Three US Boys Advance to ITF J500 Milan Round Three
My recap of Sunday's NCAA Division I women's final, featuring Texas A&M collecting their second title in program history with a 4-1 win over Auburn, is available now at the Tennis Recruiting Network. What the Aggies did over those three days was a remarkable accomplishment; battling through the physical and mental hurdles of back-to-back 4-3 victories, the second over top seed Georgia in
My Recap of Virginia Men's NCAA Team Title; Wesleyan and Washington-St Louis Reach D-III Women's Final, Defending Men's Champion Denison Falls to Case Western; Second Round Begins Wednesday at ITF J500 Trofeo Bonfiglio; Nine Americans Advance in Roland Garros Qualifying
My recap of Sunday's men's NCAA Division I Team Championships final is up today at the Tennis Recruiting Network. If you missed my daily coverage of all matches that sent finalist Texas and champion Virginia to the final, this can be a quick review for you, but it can't convey the drama and excitement of each of the three days of competition in Athens. My article on the women's final will be
Dates and Automatic Qualifiers for USTA American Collegiate US Open Wild Card Competition Announced; Babson Surprises Chicago in Division III Women's Semifinals; Rain Pushes Back First Round Singles Monday at ITF J500 in Milan
After covering the NCAA D-I Team Championships in Athens, which was equal parts exhilarating and exhausting, I'm going to need to get some sleep over the next few days, but I'm planning to do a thoughts and observations post in coming days, so stay tuned for that.I missed a lot that went on in the rest of the tennis world, but as far as results of Americans last week--and there were plenty-- make
Texas A&M Claims a Second NCAA Title in Yet Another Late Night Finish, Defeating Auburn 4-1
©Colette Lewis 2026--Athens GA--The 2026 NCAA Women's Division I Championships will be remembered as Late Night with the Aggies, with No. 4 seed Texas A&M beating No. 2 seed Auburn 4-1 Sunday night in their third straight midnight finish at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex."The later the better," said head coach Mark Weaver, who actually welcomed the hour long lightning delay shortly after the
Dietrich Delivers Virginia's Seventh National Title with a Pulsating 4-3 Win Over Texas
©Colette Lewis 2026--Athens GA--Virginia's Dylan Dietrich was one point from going down 4-1 in the third set of the match that would determine the NCAA Division I National Championship Sunday afternoon at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex at the University of Georgia. But a deciding point with Texas's Sebastian Gorzny serving at 3-1 turned the tide, with the nation's top-ranked player riding
Displaying items 26-50 of 273 in total