Junior Competition News: January

JUNIOR COMPETITIVE PATHWAY UPDATE

As we begin 2024, USTA is making changes to the ranked junior competitive pathway based on years of feedback and data analysis. The updates will primarily focus on ranked team events and the selection process for the national championships.

2024 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Check out our 2024 Midwest Elevated Junior Tournament Schedule on our here! 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.

PLAYER RESULTS

ORANGE BOWL

It was an outstanding showing at the 2023 Orange Bowl where we had two doubles finalists! Simon Caldwell from Western Michigan, and his partner Zachary Cohen, placed second in the Boys 16s, while Anna Bennett from Northeastern Ohio was a runner-up in the Girls 16s with her partner, Emerey Gross. Congratulations, Simon and Anna!

NATIONAL WINTER CHAMPIONSHIPS

Again, we congratulate Anna Bennett and her partner Emerey, this time for being named G16 Doubles Champions at the National Winter Championships! We also want to congratulate Sammie Mercer from Ohio Valley. She won the G14 Doubles division with her partner, Bailey Scott.

GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS

Rajeev Ram, the US Open Men's Doubles Champion for the past three years, fell in love with tennis at the age of four. That passion flourished into his professional career. As a young athlete, he received junior grants from the USTA/Midwest Tennis & Education Foundation (MTEF) that helped him succeed. Parents, if your child could benefit from financial assistance, please visit our foundation website to find grant opportunities. Similarly, if you would like to make a monetary contribution to MTEF to assist in its efforts to provide financial support to junior players, please donate here.

STAY CONNECTED WITH COLLEGE TENNIS

Did you read the Winter Intercollegiate Tennis Association's (ITA) winter updates? If not, click here! Several of our players are mentioned in the year-end recap, and Reese Brantmeier from Wisconsin made the top five of the ITA collegiate tennis Division I singles rankings.

LOOK BACK ON 2023

Discover our proudest moments from 2023 by reading our Year In Review! We had a lot to celebrate. Taylor Townsend won the Cincinnati Open (formerly known as the Western & Southern Open), and our districts organized more than 200 National Tennis Month events! Read more and watch our video recap.