Golovanov, Vaughn, Perez Claim Texas Slam Titles

PLANO, Texas -- A handful of past champions return for victory at the 2025 Texas Slam junior tennis tournament in Plano. Mason Vaughn of Austin claimed the Boys 18 & Under Title defeating his doubles partner AJ Deem of Fort Worth 7-6(9), 6-3. Vaughn won the Boys 16s in the 2024 tournament. 

In the Girls 18 & Under FInal, number 8-seeded Emily Golovanov of Katy defeated 3-seed Evelyn Whiteside of San Antonio 7-6(3), 6-2. Golovanov previously won the Girls 14s at the Texas Slam in 2022. 

In the second year of junior wheelchair Tennis, No-1 seeded Jeremy Perez of Joshua claimed the Coed Wheelchair Title for a second year in a row. He won 4-0 in round-robin matches and didn’t drop a set. He also claimed a share of the Coed Wheelchair Doubles title along with partner Lily Terral of Houston. 

2025 Tournament Director, Walt Williams, said the tournament went great and yet again brought outstanding tennis.

“The level of competition in this tournament is the best of the best here in Texas,” Williams said. “It’s not just about the competition, but also the camaraderie and the sportsmanship among all of the players is fantastic.” 

The 2025 Texas Slam was hosted by the Dallas Professional Tennis Association in partnership with the City of Plano and High Point Tennis Center. The event is a USTA Level 3 Closed Junior Tournament, meaning only players residing in the geographic boundaries of USTA Texas are eligible to compete in the event. The tournament’s history dates back to 1900.

BOYS' 18 & UNDER SINGLES CHAMPION: Mason Vaughan [2] (Austin)

BOYS' 18 & UNDER SINGLES FINALIST: AJ Deem [1] (Fort Worth)

GIRLS' 18 & UNDER SINGLES CHAMPION: Emily Golovanov [8] (Katy)

GIRLS' 18 & UNDER SINGLES FINALIST: Evelyn Whiteside [3] (San Antonio)

BOYS' 16 & UNDER SINGLES CHAMPION: Dylan Meineke [2] (Frisco)

BOYS' 16 & UNDER SINGLES FINALIST: Andres Quijada (Carrollton)

GIRLS' 16 & UNDER SINGLES CHAMPION: Alexandra Patton (Coppell)

GIRLS' 16 & UNDER SINGLES FINALIST: Hope Willis [6] (Abilene)

BOYS' 14 & UNDER SINGLES CHAMPION: Sebastian Zavala [1] (Allen)

BOYS' 14 & UNDER SINGLES FINALIST: Robert Pheister [2] (Houston)

GIRLS' 14 & UNDER SINGLES CHAMPION: Elizabeth Smirnova [14] (Spring)

GIRLS' 14 & UNDER SINGLES FINALIST: Stella Chambers [2] (Austin)

BOYS' 12 & UNDER SINGLES CHAMPION: Vihaan Reddy Mereddy [5] (Prosper)

BOYS' 12 & UNDER SINGLES FINALIST: Jackson Ansbach [1] (Irving)

GIRLS' 12 & UNDER SINGLES CHAMPION: Elsa Lauren Pina Boiko [11] (Brownsville)

GIRLS' 12 & UNDER SINGLES FINALIST: Spoorthy Prakash Hegde [2] (Pflugerville)

BOYS' 18 & UNDER DOUBLES CHAMPIONS: Miguel Rooney & James Andrew Ross [4] (Dallas/Frisco)

GIRLS' 18 & UNDER DOUBLES CHAMPIONS: Daria Budko & Maya Chen [3] (Frisco/Edinburg)

BOYS' 16 & UNDER DOUBLES CHAMPIONS: Tristan Ascenzo & Dylan Meineke [2] (Dallas/Frisco)

GIRLS' 16 & UNDER DOUBLES CHAMPIONS: Siyona Das & Zoe Young [4] (Frisco/Spring)

BOYS' 14 & UNDER DOUBLES CHAMPIONS: Sebastian Zavala & Rahul Aduru [2] (Allen/Katy)

GIRLS' 14 & UNDER DOUBLES CHAMPIONS: Daniella Akhtar & Stella Chambers [1] (Dallas/Austin)

BOYS' 12 & UNDER DOUBLES CHAMPIONS: Jackson Ansbach & Kush Purohit [2] (Irving/Austin)

GIRLS' 12 & UNDER DOUBLES CHAMPIONS: Miyue Tao & Elaina Jia [1] (Sugar Land/Fulshear)

COED WHEELCHAIR SINGLES CHAMPION: Jeremy Perez [1] (Austin)

COED WHEELCHAIR DOUBLES CHAMPION: Lily Terral & Jeremy Perez (Houston/Joshua)

A full list of singles and doubles results can be found at playtennis.com. Complete wheelchair results can be found here.

More information can be found at thetxslam.com.