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Junior Competition News: August

August 09, 2024

UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS

OPEN LEVEL 4 DOMINANT DUO: AUG. 31 - SEPT. 2

Celebrate Labor Day weekend at our last Dominant Duo event of the summer. This is a two-player team event where players can sign-up with a partner and each play one singles match and one doubles match per round. The tournament takes place Aug. 31 through Sept. 2, and the last day to sign up is Thursday, Aug. 22.

Register today:

 

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Be sure to check out ALL upcoming tournaments with open registration by clicking the button below. Use filters to find events by gender, age, level, distance and format. If registration is open, you'll be able to sign up for the divisions you want to enter.

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2024 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Check out our 2024 Midwest Elevated Junior Tournament Schedule on our website! Locations have been updated and registration links are continually being added. Please note that the schedule is subject to change. Additionally, please read our Dual and Late Entry Policy, Zero Tolerance Policy and Hybrid System for Selection and Seeding before registering for any events.

2024 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

PLAYER NEWS

CLAY COURT CHAMPIONSHIPS

Congratulations to our winners from the junior National Clay Court Championships, one of the most prestigious junior tournaments in the country!

Results:
G12 Singles Gold Ball Winner:
Nadia Poznick, Southeastern Michigan

G12 Doubles Silver Ball Winner:
Alexandra Hu, Northern Illinois

G12 Doubles Bronze Ball Winner:
Jessie Janiak, Chicago

G16 Doubles Bronze Ball Winner:
Kennedy Drenser-Hagmann, Southeastern Michigan

G18 Doubles Silver Ball Winner:
Anna Bennett, Northeastern Ohio

B18 Singles Gold Ball Winner and Doubles Silver Ball Winner:
Dylan Long, Central Indiana

B18 Singles Bronze Ball Winner:
Jack Secord, Chicago

MID-AMERICA MASHUP

One of our new tournaments, the Mid-America Mashup, took place last month and was a Level 4 team tournament closed to players from the USTA Midwest, Missouri Valley, Middle States and Mid-Atlantic Sections. See how our Midwest players performed below, and find action shots on our USTA Midwest Facebook page.

Results:
Mixed 12s Champions: Team Orange
Paul Kula, Northern Illinois

Mixed 12s Finalists: Team Red
Daniel Deng, Northeastern Ohio

Boys 14s Finalists: Team Purple B14
Anthony DeRosa, Chicago

Girls 14s Finalists: Team Red G14
Avril Xia, Chicago

Girls 16s Champions: Midwest Team 1
Asha Sarai, Chicago
Kayla Lemke, Southeastern Michigan
Bianca Gherghe, Chicago
Ava Katz, Chicago

Girls 16s Finalists: Midwest Team 2
Renne Harper, Ohio Valley
Abigail Lynch, Northeastern Ohio
Anshu Matham, Northern Illinois
Maddalena Magnasco, Wisconsin

Boys 18s Champions: Team 8
Rocky Li from Central Indiana
Nicholas Pop, Southeastern Michigan

Boys 18s Finalists: Team 2
Andrey Semin, Wisconsin
Kaden Brown, Chicago

Girls 18s Champions: Team 3
Ana Baron, Northern Indiana
Sophia Grzesiak, Southeastern Michigan

Girls 18s Finalists: Team 4
Sasha Baer, Chicago
Lauren Panveno, Chicago

PHOTOS
BATTLE OF THE MISSISSIPPI

Good news from our Battle of the Mississippi tournament; Team Midwest gets to keep the traveling trophy because we won! Congratulations to our players who fought hard to represent our section. We're grateful to USTA Missouri Valley and USTA Northern for partnering with us on another fun intersectional tournament.

PHOTOS
BATTLE OF THE SECTIONS

July was a busy month for our junior competitors! We had 16 young athletes play for the Midwest team at the Level 1 Battle of the Sections event. Our girls came in 3rd place!

TEENS CHANGING THE GAME

Two Midwest teenagers—Annabelle Murphy, 17, and Sharla Plier, 15—who play alongside their able-bodied peers are a living example of the more inclusive era that's blooming in tennis.

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