Snow is the word of the day here in Kalamazoo, so it seems like a good evening to catch up on a lot of miscellaneous items I've run across the past few days.
It's not too often that any junior tournament offers a WTA Tier I event qualifying wild card to its winner, especially not a level 4 sectional event, but that's the case for the SMASH State Open Clay Court Junior Cup in Charleston, SC Feb. 22-25. The girls' 18s winner receives a wild card into qualifying for the Family Circle Cup in April, also in Charleston. For more information, click here.The reason Luis Flores wasn't in the lineup for the Georgia Bulldogs last weekend is a stress fracture that required surgery according to Dan Magill.Thanks to Tennis Warehouse and everyone who has used the link to purchase tennis gear in the past months. It has put me in the rarified air of bloggers who make some money from their site. Every little bit helps to offset the considerable travel expenses, which are familiar to any of you who are parents of national-level juniors. Income from amazon.com has dropped considerably, so I've redesigned the site to feature the link more prominently. Books, music, electronics--anything you buy on amazon through that link generates a small percentage for zootennis. Again, I don't want to go for the hard sell here, but I'm often asked how I can afford to keep this site up, and the answer is freelance work and your support. The Midwest section is taking applications for the Gullikson scholarships, given to a male and female tennis player in their senior year of high school. For more information on these scholarships and on other Midwest section grants, see the usta website. A reminder: anonymous comments will no longer be posted. Please select a nickname if you are not comfortable signing your real name.
Alex Halebian is the sole U.S. player remaining in Les Petits As competition. The unseeded Southern Californian will take on Liam Broady of Great Britain in tomorrow's semifinals. Broady defeated Reo Asami in a third set tiebreaker to advance. The website has live scoring; for those of you on the West Coast, the match is scheduled to begin at midnight PST.
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