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U.S. women win Young Cup at the ITF Masters World Team Championships

March 28, 2025

The women’s team representing the United States at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Masters World Team Championships brought home the title in the Young Cup (W40) after winning a hard-fought battle with the team from Germany.

 

USA’s Anda Perianu (Ithaca, N.Y.) went the distance with Germany’s Ria Doernemann, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3, to give the Americans the early advantage. Next, Mariko Fritz-Krockow’s 6-4, 7-5 (Corte Madera, Calif.) victory over German Katharina Rath clinched the Young Cup for the U.S. The doubles match, which would have been played by Yulia Bolotova and Kaysie Smashey, was not played as the Americans had already won the tie, 2-0.

The Young Cup hardware was not enough for Fritz-Krockow, as she also played in the ITF singles and doubles championship events. She won the individual women’s 40 title without losing a set in her four matches, and lifted the trophy after a 6-4, 7-5 victory in the final.

 

Fritz-Krockow teamed up with Australia’s Angela Lawrence-Hendry in the doubles event. They didn’t drop a set en route to the final, when they met the No. 1 seeded team of Silvia Chuda (Slovakia) and Manon Kruse (Germany). The teams split the first two sets of the back-and-forth battle, but Fritz-Krockow and Lawrence-Henry fell in the 10-point tiebreak, 6-4, 4-6 [14-12].

 

The tournament is the Masters equivalent of the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup competitions, with top American tennis players representing their country in the 30-, 35-, 40- and 45-and-over age groups.  

Anda Perianu, Mariko Fritz-Krockow, Kaysie Smashey and Yulia Bolotova celebrate after winning the Young Cup.

Below is a list of players representing the United States in each division with results:

 

Men’s 30 Cup - Result: 5th Place (USA def. Sweden 2-1)

Hleb Maslau, Miramar, Fla.

Mesa Mei, Somerville, Mass. 

Matthew Nardella, New York, N.Y.

Ilia Shatashvili, Brooklyn, N.Y. - Captain

 

Italia Cup - Men’s 35 - Results: 7th Place (USA def. Argentina 2-1)

Phil Frayssinoux, Reno, Nev. - Captain

Aaron Krisan, Acworth, Ga.

Brett Morse-Karzen, Northbrook, Ill.

Michael Motyka, West Palm Beach, Fla.

 

Tony Trabert Cup – Men’s 40 – Results: 13th Place (USA def. Japan 2-1)

John Chesworth, Knoxville, Tenn.

Rudy Obregon, San Antonio, Texas - Captain

Jevin West, Seattle

Alex Wong, Auburndale, Mass.

 

Dubler Cup – Men’s 45 - Results: 6th Place (Czechia def. USA 2-1)

Wojtek Bratek, Panama City Beach, Fla. – Captain

Robert Collins, Houston

Stuart Ross Duncan, Aliso Viejo, Calif.

Rodolfo Rodriguez, San Diego

 

Women’s 30 Cup – Results: 3rd Place (Round Robin)

Barbara Delmondes de Oliveira, Cranston, R.I.

Hannah Holladay, San Diego

Andie Mouzes, Roseville, Calif.

Mariel Tinnirello, New Braunfels, Texas – Captain

 

Suzanne Lenglen Cup – Women’s 35 – Results: 8th Place (Switzerland def. USA 3-0)

Kelly Buckley, Wheat Ridge, Colo.

Marianna Correa, Miami, Fla. – Captain

Victoria Fisher, Monroe, La.

Erika Takeuchi, Seattle

 

Young Cup – Women’s 40 – Results: CHAMPION (USA def. Germany 2-0)

Yulia Bolotova, Philadelphia

Mariko Fritz-Krockow, Corte Madera, Calif. - Captain

Anda Perianu, Ithaca, N.Y.

Kaysie Smashey, Houston

 

Margaret Court Cup – Women’s 45 – Results: 7th Place (USA def. Australia 2-1)

Brandi Bratek, Panama City Beach, Fla.

Julia Dimitrov, Alpharetta, Ga.

Francesca La O, San Francisco - Captain

Laura Ruben, Fresno, Calif.

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