Junior Competition News: December

TOURNAMENT SEARCH

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.

Find Midwest Tournaments here.

WEBINARS

JUNIOR TOURNAMENT PARENT SERIES

Our parent webinar series has officially concluded for 2022. If you missed any of the recordings, you can use the following links to catch up. Be on the lookout for more sessions coming next year!

• Getting Started in USTA Junior Competition
• Navigating the USTA Junior Competition Pathway
• The Road to Collegiate Tennis
• Understanding the USTA Junior Ranking & Rating Systems

PLAYER NEWS

WHEELCHAIR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Congratulations to Merko Krodel (pictured) from the Ohio Valley District. Krodel made it to the Coed 18 and under singles semifinals at the 2022 USTA Junior Wheelchair National Championships! He also competed in doubles finishing with three wins and just a single loss.

INDOOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

We have an excitingly long list of Midwest players who placed top four at the USTA Indoor National Championships!

We're celebrating these results:

• B14s Singles Champ: Jack Secord
• B14s Singles 4th Place: Gregory Bernadsky
• B14s Doubles 3rd Place: Colin McPeek
• B18s Doubles 3rd Place: Brandon Carpico
• G12s Doubles 4th Place: Abigail Kim
• G14s Singles 4th Place: Gabriella Sadowski
• G14s Doubles Champions: Addison Cassidy and Gabriella Sadowski
• G16s Singles 3rd Place: Kaede Usui
• G18s Doubles Champions: Susanna Maltby and Maddy Zampardo
• G18s Singles Champion: Maddy Zampardo
• G18s Singles 4th Place: Susanna Maltby

JUNIOR RECOGNIZED BY MONEY MAGAZINE

Kriti Sarav from the Chicago District was named a changemaker by
Money Magazine. The former Team Cup competitor was highlighted as one of, “50 influential figures shaping Americans’ finances — today and beyond,” with people such as Alex Ohanian (Serena Williams' husband), Lil Nas X and U.S. Treasurer, Chief Lynn Malerba.

Sarav was recognized for her podcast, WhyFI Matter$, which aims to demystify personal finance for her peers. Her interest in economic issues spawned, in part, by her passion for tennis as she began paying attention to equal pay issues for female tennis players. You can listen to her podcast on Spotify.