tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100166852024-03-18T22:23:52.718-04:00ZooTennis Colette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.comBlogger7503125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-56460236826510387222024-03-17T23:55:00.003-04:002024-03-18T01:01:26.650-04:00Unseeded Glozman Beats Top Seed Kostovic, Wild Card Quan Comes Back to Defeat Kennedy for ITF J300 Indian Wells Titles; San Diego J300 Begins Monday©Colette Lewis 2024--Indian Wells California--Next spring Valerie Glozman and Rudy Quan will be in the midst of their first collegiate dual match season, but they will need to carve out a few days to compete in the women's and men's BNP Paribas Open qualifying after winning those wild cards with titles at the ITF J300 FILA International Junior Championships.The unseeded Glozman, who has signed Colette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-14979220339878657202024-03-16T23:30:00.414-04:002024-03-17T12:23:26.190-04:00Glozman Overcomes Cramps, Reaches FILA International ITFJ300 Final Against Kostovic; Quan Fights Back to Beat Bigun in Late Night Finish, Kennedy Upsets Defending Champion to Reach Boys Final; Doubles Champions Crowned©Colette Lewis 2024--Indian Wells CA--A cramping Valerie Glozman had failed in her attempt to serve out the match at 5-2 in the third set of her semifinal with No. 2 seed Iva Jovic at the FILA International Junior Championships ITF J300 Saturday, so when she went up 15-40 with Jovic serving, she tapped all her reserves to close out the match. After running down shot after shot and throwing up oneColette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-55776296676825012172024-03-15T23:33:00.001-04:002024-03-16T11:28:32.020-04:00Clash of Future UCLA Teammates Set in All-USA Boys ITF J300 Indian Wells Semifinals; Frodin Earns Shot at Top Seed Kostovic; Eight Americans Reach Doubles Finals; ITF J300 San Diego Wild Cards; Quinn, Crawley Win $100K Hurd Grants©Colette Lewis 2024--Indian Wells CA--Kaylan Bigun and Rudy Quan will meet again at the FILA International Junior Championships ITF J300 semifinals Saturday, a rematch of their quarterfinal thriller from last year, when Quan saved three match points to upset Bigun 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-3. Bigun booked his spot in the semifinals with a 6-3, 6-3 win over No. 9 seed Ian Mayhew, while Quan took out unseededColette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-64069375006975334482024-03-14T23:58:00.002-04:002024-03-15T11:17:53.291-04:00Glozman, Farzam Oust No. 4 Seeds, Wild Card Quan Rolls into Quarterfinals at ITF J300 Indian Wells; Top Seeds, Australian Open Champions Upset in Boys Doubles Quarterfinals©Colette Lewis 2024--Indian Wells CA--Cool and breezy conditions were no impediment to a trio of Americans, who took out more highly ranked players to reach Friday's quarterfinals at the ITF J300 FILA International Championships at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.Valerie Glozman, Matisse Farzam and Rudy Quan all have had success on these courts in past years and continue to prove up to the Colette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-70116916701845122502024-03-13T23:58:00.004-04:002024-03-14T00:44:02.497-04:00Woestendick Begins Defense of ITF J300 Indian Wells Title With Win; Mosejczuk Ousts Seeds in Singles and Doubles; Top Girls Seeds Fall in Doubles; Navarro Defeats Sabalenka to Reach Women's Quarterfinals©Colette Lewis 2024--Indian Wells CA--Cooper Woestendick has already been in Indian Wells for more than ten days, after playing in the men's qualifying a week ago Monday thanks to the wild card he received for winning last year's inaugural ITF J300 title here during the second week of the BNP Paribas Open. Today he began his defense of the Fila International Junior Championships boys singlesColette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-79179824388480407152024-03-12T23:57:00.001-04:002024-03-13T00:32:58.269-04:00Qualifier Lyutova, No. 9 Seed Mayew Stay Undefeated in 2024 ITF Junior Circuit Play with Second Round Victories at ITF J300 in Indian Wells©Colette Lewis 2024--Indian Wells CA--Fourteen-year-old Christina Lyutova and 17-year-old Ian Mayew have yet to suffer a loss in ITF Junior Circuit play this year, extending their winning streaks with wins today at the Fila International Junior Championships, a J300 tournament held in conjunction with the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.Lyutova, the 2023 USTA Nationals 16s Colette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-589714535050788522024-03-11T23:50:00.000-04:002024-03-12T00:51:12.772-04:00Ten of 12 Wild Cards, Six Qualifiers Advance to Second Round of FILA International ITF J300 at Indian Wells; Antonius Wins First ITF Junior Circuit Singles Title in France©Colette Lewis 2024--Indian Wells CA--While the seeds at the FILA International ITF J300 in Indian Wells don't begin play until Tuesday after first round byes, the wild cards took center stage, with all six boys wild cards and four of the six girls wild cards posting victories on a spectacular day for tennis in the Coachella Valley.After a long day of travel, I didn't get onsite until Colette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-69378163969023914292024-03-10T21:02:00.001-04:002024-03-10T21:02:58.949-04:00Rolls and Bonding Claim ITF J500 Banana Bowl Titles; Grant Completes Sweep at W15 in Turkey; Bigun, Kostovic Top Seeds at ITF J300 Indian Wells; Texas Deals No. 1 Ohio State Men First Loss; Michigan Women Beat Pepperdine in Top Ten BattleSeventeen-year-old Katie Rolls won her first ITF J500 match last December at the Orange Bowl, and lost in the first round last week at the Porto Alegre J300 warmup event for this week's J500 in Blumenau Brazil. Yet the ninth seed found the best form of her junior career at the Banana Bowl, beating three Top 8 seeds in her six victories, and finishing in style today, with a 7-6(3), 6-2 win over Colette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-47828154602052636072024-03-09T22:00:00.008-05:002024-03-09T22:01:42.932-05:00Rolls Tops No. 3 Seed, Advances to ITF J500 Banana Bowl Final, Unseeded Honda Reaches Boys Final; Grant Makes First Pro Circuit Singles Final, Wins Doubles Title in Turkey; Kotseva and Nischal Claim Las Vegas J60 Titles Katie Rolls ended the 14-match winning streak of No. 3 seed Antonia Vergara Rivera of Chile Saturday at the ITF J500 Banana Bowl in Blumenau Brazil. Seeded No. 9, the 17-year-old from Michigan, who trains in Florida, defeated Vergara 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(2) in today's semifinal. Rolls will look to end another winning streak in Sunday's final when facing No. 2 seed and defending champion Mayu Crossley ofColette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-75749173785446941082024-03-08T22:28:00.000-05:002024-03-08T22:28:52.300-05:00Rolls Advances to Singles Semifinals, Doubles Final at ITF J500 Banana Bowl; Frey, Blanch and Grant Reach Pro Circuit Semifinals; Navarro Feature; Qualifying Begins Saturday at ITF J300 Indian Wells Katie Rolls has reached the singles semifinals and the doubles final at the ITF J500 Banana Bowl in Blumenau Brazil. The 17-year-old from Michigan, who has verbally committed to the University of Virginia, defeated unseeded 14-year-old Angelica Sara of Italy 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 in today's singles quarterfinals. In the doubles semifinal that followed, Rolls got another win over Sara, with she and Colette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-58717133590953958632024-03-07T21:23:00.001-05:002024-03-07T21:23:52.381-05:00Rolls and Vijayakumar Advance to Banana Bowl J500 Quarterfinals; ITF Pro Circuit Quarterfinals for Blanch, Grant, Frey and Joint; Former Easter Bowl Champions Michelsen and Shang Post Wins at BNP Paribas Open Trinetra Vijayakumar and Katie Rolls have reached the quarterfinals of the ITF J500 Banana Bowl in Blumenau Brazil, with both 17-year-olds coming from a set down in today's third round matches.Vijayakumar, who has signed with Vanderbilt for this fall, defeated No. 10 seed Mika Buchnik of Israel 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, while the ninth-seeded Rolls, a junior who has verbally committed to Virginia, beat No. Colette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-75263602079923127922024-03-06T21:17:00.000-05:002024-03-06T21:17:40.694-05:00ITF J300 Indian Wells Wild Cards; Four Americans Advance to Round of 16 at ITF J500 Banana Bowl; Emory Men and CMS Women No. 1 in D-III; Barry Women, U Indy Men Top D-II RankingsThe ITF J300 Fila International Championships begins next Monday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden and I'll be onsite to cover it again this year. Wild cards for the tournament have been awarded, with all accounted for in the boys field; there are still others to be determined among the girls. Although it is a open international field, unlike last year, when it was a North American closed event, Colette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-69511315839014003462024-03-05T21:35:00.001-05:002024-03-05T21:37:47.748-05:00Teens Quinn, Montgomery, Hovde Qualify for BNP Paribas Open; Steve Johnson Announces Retirement; Ohio State Men, Oklahoma State Women Remain No. 1; Michigan State Tennis Receives $10 Million GiftThree teenagers have advanced to the main draw of the BNP Paribas Open, with wild cards Ethan Quinn(Georgia), Liv Hovde and Robin Montgomery posting wins today over opponents with significantly higher ATP and WTA rankings.NCAA singles champion Quinn, who turns 20 next week, came back to defeat ATP No. 133 Andrea Vassavori of Italy 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. Currently 284 in the ATP rankings, Quinn will be Colette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-55043845192131562452024-03-04T21:12:00.001-05:002024-03-04T21:12:43.725-05:00Wild Cards Ngounoue, Quinn Advance to BNP Paribas Open Final Round Qualifying; Quevedo Wins W15 in Spain; Both Top Seeds Ousted on Day One of ITF J500 Banana Bowl; USA's Outdoor ITF Junior Circuit Starts in Las VegasTwo of the teenage qualifying wild cards at the BNP Paribas Open posted wins today, joining Robin Montgomery and Liv Hovde in the final round of women's qualifying Tuesday. Clervie Ngounoue, who received her wild card for winning the ITF J300 Indian Wells title last March, showed again that the conditions suit her, beating French veteran Alize Cornet. Cornet had a dismal serving day, with 10Colette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-68904198486498003382024-03-03T21:00:00.004-05:002024-03-05T21:34:56.925-05:00Shibahara Claims W35 Title in Texas; Hovde Advances at BNP Paribas Open Qualifying, McNeil Falls Just Short; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Wins D-III Women's Team Indoor Championship; Kovackova, Radu Earn Tennis Europe Super Category Titles in SwedenEna Shibahara won her first Pro Circuit singles title Sunday afternoon in Spring Texas, with the former UCLA All-American defeating lucky loser Iva Jovic 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. The 26-year-old Shibahara, who grew up in Southern California but now plays for Japan, still has a successful career in WTA doubles to attend to, but has been reapplying herself to singles in the the last year and now will move Colette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-57540354065997818782024-03-02T20:55:00.001-05:002024-03-03T09:50:38.751-05:00Jovic Reaches USTA Pro Circuit W35 Final in Texas; No. 2 TCU Men Beat No. 10 Texas 4-3; Top Seeds CMS and Chicago Meet Again for D-III Women's Team Indoor TitleSixteen-year-old Iva Jovic posted her best win by ranking today at the USTA Pro Circuit W35 tournament in Spring Texas, beating No. 2 seed and WTA No. 279 Varvara Lepchenko 6-1, 7-5 to reach her second W35 singles final. A lucky loser this week, just as McCartney Kessler was last week before claiming the WTA 125 in Mexico, Jovic hasn't lost a set since the 14-12 match tiebreaker in the final Colette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-81445346166097962342024-03-01T20:35:00.002-05:002024-03-02T07:56:20.164-05:00February Aces; Kessler, Kypson Among Americans Receiving BNP Paribas Open Main Draw Wild Cards; Lucky Loser Jovic Avenges Qualifying Loss to Reach W35 Semifinals in Texas; Virginia Men Escape with 4-3 Win Over Wake ForestMy monthly Aces column for Tennis Recruiting Network was published today, with the 18 players featured in February including juniors, current collegians and many former collegians. Several of those highlighted are taking that success into March, with Laura Samson of the Czech Republic, Martin Landaluce of Spain and Philip Henning of Georgia all advancing to the semifinals of tournaments to start Colette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-69883888951826367022024-02-29T20:13:00.002-05:002024-03-01T07:36:17.561-05:00Fonseca Chooses ATP Pro Career Over UVA; ITA Women's D-III Team Indoor Begins Friday; Jovic Advances in Singles and Doubles in W35 in Texas; Mark Bey Feature One of my Tennis Recruiting Network's Eight Intriguing Questions for 2024 has been answered before the calendar turns to March, with 2023 US Open boys champion Joao Fonseca announcing he will not be attending the University of Virginia this fall, after signing with the Cavaliers in November of 2023. With his success first at the ATP Challenger level and then, this month, at the ATP level, FonsecaColette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-6228300369501477582024-02-28T21:46:00.006-05:002024-02-29T08:58:42.753-05:00Teens Lam, Jovic Advance, Zamarripa Twins Meet in Second Round at W35 in Texas; No. 1 Ohio State Men Drop Another Doubles Point, but Beat No. 14 Baylor; Georgia Gwinnett and Barry Men and Women Top Latest NAIA, D-II RankingsFifteen-year-old Shannon Lam, who won a round last February at the W35 in Spring Texas, has equaled that this year, defeating Katrina Scott 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 this afternoon. Lam, who lost in the final of ITF J200 last week in the Dominican Republic, will play No. 2 seed Varvara Lepchenko in Thursday's second round.Sixteen-year-old Iva Jovic, who received entry as a lucky loser, defeated 30-year-old Colette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-10611897952226595482024-02-27T18:51:00.000-05:002024-02-27T18:51:08.693-05:00Hunt Named to Succeed Diaz at Georgia; ITF J300 San Diego North American Regional Acceptances; W35 in Texas Only USTA Pro Circuit Tournament This Week; Few Changes in ITA Division I Top 10s; Former UNC Player Receives Two-Year Ban for Positive Marijuana Test In a surprise to no one, Jamie Hunt will succeed Manny Diaz at the University of Georgia, becoming just the third men's head coach in program history. Hunt, who played under Diaz, has been the assistant, then associate head coach under Diaz since 2017. This quick, drama-free transition is refreshing and no doubt gratifying to all the Georgia players, staff and fans, who know the decades of Colette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-4038559512899795942024-02-26T19:29:00.000-05:002024-02-26T19:29:06.920-05:00My Article on Johnny Mac Tennis Project Director Ryann Cutillo; Kessler Claims WTA 125 Title in Mexico; Satterfield and Rodriguez Double Up on J60 Titles; Barry Wins D-II Women's Indoor; D-I Team Indoor All-Tournament Teams ReleasedRyann Cutillo with John McEnroeI always enjoy talking with players I covered in juniors as they move into their careers after college, and when I heard that former blue chip Ryann Cutillo was now executive director of the Johnny Mac Tennis Project, I wanted to learn more about that non-profit and her role in leading it. That led to this article for the Tennis Recruiting Network, which describes Colette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-82851484592747794042024-02-25T20:17:00.000-05:002024-02-25T20:17:53.994-05:00Emory Sweeps Washington St. Louis in D-III Men's Team Indoor Final; Princeton Men, Alabama Women Win Blue-Gray Titles; Popko Claims Third Straight USTA Pro Circuit Title; Hui Awarded Main Draw Wild Card at WTA 500 in San Diego The ITA Division III Men's Team Indoor Championships have been held for 23 years and today a familiar program returned to the winner's circle, with Emory defeating Washington-St. Louis 4-0 to earn its tenth title.Emory, the No. 3 seed, dropped only one point in its three victories over the weekend, losing No. 6 singles to Gustavus Adolphus in their 6-1 quarterfinal win. The Eagles took out No. 2 Colette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-856830397772656862024-02-24T20:13:00.001-05:002024-02-24T20:14:43.512-05:00Jauffret Earns First ITF Title, Kennedy Claims Second Straight at J200 in Dominican Republic; Dencheva and Preda Champions at J500 in Egypt; Feature on Exsted Examines Life as Top Junior; Top Seeds Out at D-III Men's IndoorFifteen-year-old Jack Kennedy has been on winning streaks before, winning back-to-back J60s last May in Spain and going 37-7 in ITF Junior Circuit play at the J100 and below level. This year Kennedy has a record of 14-2 at J100s and above, with ten straight wins after taking his second straight J200 title in the Dominican Republic. Kennedy, the No. 4 seed, defeated 17-year-old wild card Colette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-85961192849969027262024-02-23T21:08:00.000-05:002024-02-23T21:08:19.460-05:00Blue Chip Bowers Chooses Longhorns; No. 3 Stanford Survives No. 4 Texas; Top Four Seeds Advance to Semifinals at ITA D-III Men's Team Indoor; Revised D-I Team Rankings; Caldwell, Hoo Claim First ITF Junior Circuit Titles Ashton Bowers was released from her National Letter of Intent after Caroline Lilley was fired from the head coaching position last month, and she recently announced a commitment to attend the University of Texas this fall, joining good friend Maya Joint and a third blue chip, Ariana Pursoo. Bowers spoke with Rhiannon Potkey of Tennis Recruiting Network about the extremely unusual situation she Colette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-56926880835395241272024-02-22T20:27:00.004-05:002024-02-23T07:28:57.065-05:00After 36 Years Leading Georgia Men's Tennis, Manny Diaz Announces Retirement; Jim Martz Memorial Service Set for March 8; Woestendick, Nidunjianzan Features; Michigan Beats NC State in Top 5 Battle University of Georgia tennis will have an unfamiliar look next season, with men's head coach Manny Diaz announcing his retirement after 36 years leading one of the legendary programs in college tennis. Less than ten months after women's head coach Jeff Wallace retired after 38 years at the helm, Diaz has followed suit, leaving Georgia tennis fans with the prospect of adjusting to life Colette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.com0