Genesen, Chen win 18s titles at USTA Winter Nationals

January 6, 2015 09:36 AM

By Sally Milano, USTA.com

Seventeen-year-old William Genesen of Tulsa, Okla., and 15-year-old Kelly Chen of Cerritos, Calif., kicked off 2015 in style, winning the USTA Winter National Championships Boys’ and Girls’ 18s singles titles last week in Scottsdale, Ariz. With their victories, the two top juniors earned wild-card entries into future USTA Pro Circuit events.

Eighth-seeded Genesen, rated as a Top-20 recruit in the Class of 2016 by TennisRecruiting.net, defeated unseeded Alafia Ayeni, a 15-year-old from San Diego, 6-4, 6-1, to win the Boys’ 18s title. No. 2-seeded Chen (pictured above) beat No. 10 Mia Horvit, a 17-year-old from Palm City, Fla., 6-3, 7-6 (3). In 2014, Chen won a USTA Pro Circuit $10,000 women’s event to become the youngest USTA Pro Circuit women’s champion in 10 years.

The Winter National Championships, which consisted of 128 singles players and 64 doubles teams in the 12s, 14s, 16s and 18s age divisions, took place Dec. 27, 2014, through Jan. 2, 2015, on outdoor hard courts at Scottsdale Ranch Park (16s and 18s) and the Jim Refkin Tennis Center in Tucson, Ariz. (12s and 14s).

JJ Wolf of Cincinnati and Morgan Coppoc of Tulsa, Okla., took the Boys’ and Girls’ 16s singles titles. No. 2-seeded Wolf defeated No. 3 Jake Van Emburgh of Verona, Wis., 7-6 (1), 6-2, while Coppoc beat Chiara Lommer of Skokie, Ill., 6-2, 2-6, 7-5.

Govind Nanda of Redlands, Calif., and Cali Jankowski of Carlsbad, Calif., won the Boys’ and Girls’ 14s singles titles. Nanda defeated Jaycer Calleros of San Antonio, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1, while Jankowski overcame Sara Choy of San Francisco, 6-4, 6-4.

Niroop Vallabhaneni of Scottsdale, Ariz., beat Jameson Corsillo of Boca Raton, Fla., 6-1, 6-4, to take home the Boys’ 12s singles crown, while Gianna Pielet of El Paso, Texas, won the Girls’ 12s title by defeating Mae Canete of Los Angeles, 0-6, 6-3, 6-2.

See below for finals results of the USTA Winter National Championships. The complete draws are available at the following links: 16s and 18s; 12s and 14s.

USTA Boys’ 18s Winter National Championships
Scottsdale, Ariz., Dec. 27, 2014-Jan. 2, 2015
Singles: (8) William Genesen (Tulsa, Okla.), d. Alafia Ayeni (San Diego), 6-4, 6-1
Doubles: Korey Lovett (Brevard, N.C.) / Spencer Richey (Memphis, Tenn.) d. (5) Henry Gordon (New Braunfels, Texas) / Reese Stalder (Costa Mesa, Calif.), 6-2, 6-0

USTA Girls’ 18s Winter National Championships
Scottsdale, Ariz., Dec. 27, 2014-Jan. 2, 2015
Singles: (2) Kelly Chen (Cerritos, Calif.) d. (10) Mia Horvit (Palm City, Fla.), 6-3, 7-6(3)
Doubles: (3) Jessie Aney (Rochester, Minn.) / Christina Rosca (Princeton, N.J.) d. (9) Samantha Hampton (Vancouver, Wash.) / Bess Waldram (Portland, Ore.), 6-2, 6-4

USTA Boys’ 16s Winter National Championships
Scottsdale, Ariz., Dec. 27, 2014-Jan. 2, 2015
Singles: (2) JJ Wolf (Cincinnati) d. (3) Jake Van Emburgh (Verona, Wisc.), 7-6(1), 6-2
Doubles: (1) Bennett Crane (Huntersville, N.C.) / Sean Sculley (Hilton Head Island, S.C.) d. (8) Jake Van Emburgh / JJ Wolf, 6-3, 6-1

USTA Girls’ 16s Winter National Championships
Scottsdale, Ariz., Dec. 27, 2014-Jan. 2, 2015
Singles: (2) Morgan Coppoc (Tulsa, Okla.) d. (4) Chiara Lommer (Skokie, Ill.), 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
Doubles: (2) Elysia Bolton (Lake Forest, Ill.) / Grace Joyce (Newton, Mass.) d. Anna Brylin (Short Hills, N.J.) / Victoria Emma, (Naples, Fla.), 6-3, 6-3

USTA Boys’ 14s Winter National Championships
Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 27, 2014-Jan. 2, 2015
Singles: (3) Govind Nanda (Redlands, Calif.) d. Jaycer Calleros (San Antonio), 7-5, 4-6, 6-1
Doubles: (2) Jaycer Calleros / Kevin Zhu (Pearland, Texas) d. (1) Nathan Han (Tulsa, Okla.) / Jake Sands (Pacific Palisades, Calif.), 6-0, 6-3

USTA Girls’ 14s Winter National Championships
Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 27, 2014-Jan. 2, 2015
Singles: (16) Cali Jankowski (Carlsbad, Calif.) d. (4) Sara Choy (San Francisco), 6-4, 6-4
Doubles: (3) Jayci Goldsmith (Austin, Texas) / Chelsea Kung (Fort Worth, Texas) d. (2) Shelly Yaloz (Little Neck, N.Y.) / Marlee Zein (Sugarland, Texas), 6-4, 6-1

USTA Boys’ 12s Winter National Championships
Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 27, 2014-Jan. 2, 2015
Singles: (4) Niroop Vallabhaneni (Scottsdale, Ariz.) d. (15) Jameson Corsillo (Boca Raton, Fla.), 6-1, 6-4
Doubles: (3) Hunter Heck (New Brighton, Minn.) / Karl Lee (Los Altos, Calif.) d. (1) Aidan Mayo (Roseville, Calif.) / Billy Suarez (Huntington, N.Y.), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3

USTA Girls’ 12s Winter National Championships
Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 27, 2014-Jan. 2, 2015
Singles: (4) Gianna Pielet (El Paso, Texas) d. (3) Mae Canete (Los Angeles), 0-6, 6-3, 6-2
Doubles: (1) Gabriella Price (Montbello, N.Y.) / Yashna Yellayi (Williamsville, N.Y.) d. (2) Charlotte Owensby (Boca Raton, Fla.) / Gianna Pielet, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4

 

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