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Junior Competition News: April 2022

April 19, 2022

Upcoming Tournaments

District Closed Championships

Coming up: The chance to compete against the top players of your district – many of our District Closed Championships will occur this spring and summer. These events are closed to players within each district, and many offer the chance to earn wildcards to the District Team Cup and Midwest Closed, so be sure to register with the links below!

Illinois

Chicago: BG12-18, June 4-6
Mid-South Illinois: BG12-18, June 10-12
Northern Illinois: BG12-18, June 3-6 (registration link coming soon)

Indiana

Northern Indiana: BG12-18, June 11-15
Central Indiana: B12-18, June 4-6 (registration link coming soon)

Ohio

Northeastern Ohio: BG12-18, Various Dates in May/June
Ohio Valley: BG12-18, June 11-13
Northwestern Ohio: TBD

Michigan

Southeastern Michigan: B12-18, May 28-30
Western Michigan: BG12-18, June 10-12
Northern Michigan: B12-18 & G12-14, June 3-5 (registration link coming soon)

Wisconsin

Wisconsin: G12-18, June 3-5; B12-18, July 15-17

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District Team Cup: June 17-19, 2022

Registration is now open for the District Team Cup! Each summer, juniors from around the Midwest represent their districts in an exciting team competition. This is a Closed Level 4 tournament, and match play will consist of a round-robin format throughout the weekend, concluding with the top teams advancing to the championship match. Help bring home the trophy to your district. The deadline to register is May 15th, so be sure to sign up today!

District Team Cup BG12s: Center Grove High School (Central Indiana)
District Team Cup BG14s: Lawrence North High School (Central Indiana)
District Team Cup B18s: Leeper Tennis Center (Northern Indiana)
Marian Wood Baird Cup G18s: University of Illinois (Mid-South Illinois)

Player News

Easter Bowl Results

Top players from across the Midwest showed out for the FILA Easter Bowl. We’re shining a spotlight on AJ Mercer (16; Ohio Valley) who won the Boys’ 16s doubles title with his playing partner Matthew Forbes from the Southern Section. The Easter Bowl serves as the USTA National Spring Championships and was played at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, with singles and doubles competition across the 18s, 16s, 14s and 12s age groups. See how other Midwest players placed:

🥈Nishesh Basavareddy - B18s Singles Finalist
🥈Aidan Kim - B18s Doubles Finalist
🥈Reese Brantmeier - G18s Singles Finalist
🥈Susanna Maltby - G16s Doubles Finalist
🥈Evan Sharygin - B14s Singles Finalist

Congratulations to all the competitors! To view the final results in more detail, you can click either of the links:

Awards & Scholarships

Deadlines Approaching

Each year, the Section looks forward to selecting its spring-time award winners and scholarship recipients; we want to help players who are striving to achieve success. We encourage all individuals to make a nomination or submit an application!

USTA Midwest Awards:

Make a nomination here. Deadline is April 28, 2022.

USTA Midwest Scholarships and Grants:

Submit your application here. Deadlines are May 15 and September 15.

Play Tennis Midwest

INVITE A FRIEND TO TRY TENNIS FOR FREE

For the second year in a row, we are hosting FREE and FUN Play Tennis Midwest events on a court near you. These are opportunities for new players and returning players to pick up a racquet and start playing — kids and adults alike. Whether it’s someone’s first time on the courts or they’re making a comeback, we welcome everyone! These events have zero cost to play with racquets provided for anyone who needs one! Spread the word and share our website with your friends and family.

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