Upsets Abound in Boys First Round Action at Eddie Herr ITF; Pacheco Mendez Wins ITF JA in Merida; USTA National Indoor Final Results
©Colette Lewis 2022--
Bradenton FL--
The first day of main draw for the Eddie Herr ITF J1 went according to plan for the girls, but three of the top six boys seeds lost, while top seed Gerard Campana Lee of Korea withdrew prior to the start of play.
Due to more rain for the final of the ITF JA in Merida on Sunday evening, the boys singles final was played this morning, with No. 2 seed Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez of Mexico claiming his first Grade A title on home soil. The 17-year-old left-hander, who didn't lose a set, ended the 22-match winning streak of Campana Lee with a 6-3, 6-2 victory. Pacheco Mendez, who breaks into the ITF Top 10 for the first time with the title, is not entered in the Eddie Herr, but is expected to play the Orange Bowl.
Eddie Herr No. 2 seed Yaroslav Demin of Russia won the J1 in Quadalajara two weeks ago and reached the quarterfinals in Merida last week, but was unable to add to his string of good results here in the United States, falling to Tomasz Berkieta of Poland 6-2, 7-5. The Academy Park courts had excessive water issues throughout the morning, and Demin's was one of the few matches actually scheduled and played there today.
No. 3 seed Rei Sakamoto of Japan, who trains at the IMG Academy, was assigned to the new Stadium court, but that proved no advantage, as he dropped a 7-5, 7-5 decision to fellow 16-year-old IMG student Atakan Karahan of Turkey, who is also his doubles partner this week. Sakamoto certainly didn't play his best, but Karahan stayed committed to his aggressive strategy, shrugged off the errors that missed their targets, and landed enough of them to pressure Sakamoto when it mattered.
No. 6 seed Paul Inchauspe of France made the semifinals of both the J1 in Guadalajara and last week's JA in Merida, and looked to be in control of his match with Jonathan Irwanto, but the 18-year-old American fought back for a 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 win.
No. 15 seed Alexander Frusina, one of just two Americans seeded this week, lost to Patrick Schoen of Switzerland 6-2, 4-6, 6-2.
In addition to Irwanto, four American boys posted victories today: University of Florida freshman Jonah Braswell, who defeated Reiya Hattori of Japan 6-4, 6-0; Kaylan Bigun, who beat Hoyoung Roh of Korea 6-3, 6-4, Adhithya Ganesan who beat wild card Michael Kouame of France 6-4, 6-4, and wild card Roy Horovitz, who defeated Segundo Goity Zapico of Argentina 6-2, 6-1.
The girls draw lost no seeds, although No. 4 seed Ella Mcdonald of Great Britain withdrew prior to the start of play. Top seed Terza Valentova of the Czech Republic defeated Ahmani Guichard 6-0, 6-1, while No. 2 seed Luciana Moyano of Argentina beat Valeria Ray 6-4, 2-6, 6-3, both on the Academy Park courts. No. 3 seed Sayaka Ishii of Japan fought back to beat wild card Tyra Grant 1-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Three American girls advanced to the second round with wins today: No. 16 seed Theadora Rabman, who beat Barbora Michalkova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 3-6, 6-2; Anya Murthy, who defeated lucky loser Cleo Hutchinson 6-3, 7-5 and wild card Akasha Urhobo, who defeated Imogen Haddad of Great Britain 6-4, 6-3.
With damp hard courts this morning due to rain Sunday night, the first round of the Eddie Herr 12s, 14s and 16s divisions was pushed back, and matches are still going the boys 16s division as of 8 p.m. All top seeds in the other divisions have advanced to Tuesday's second round.
The finals of the USTA National Indoor Championships were held today, with the results below. Full draws can be found by clicking on the division headers.
USTA National Indoors Finals Results:
Singles:
Priscilla Sirichantho[4] d. Grace Hong[7] 6-2, 6-3
Doubles:
Camilla Olga Castracani and Priscilla Sirichantho[3] d. Teaghan Jou An Keys and Scarlett Fagan[4] 8-4
Singles:
Antanas Daugis[1] d. Dylan Meineke[4] 4-6, 7-6(2), 10-8
Doubles:
Diego Custodio and Kahven Singh[1] d. Aayush Vartak and Antanas Daugis[3] 8-6
Singles:
Christina Lyutova[1] d. Isabelle DeLuccia[2] 6-1, 6-2
Doubles:
Addison Cassidy and Gabriella Sadowski[6] d. Alyson Shannon and Kori Montoya[1] 8-3
Singles:
Jack Secord[1] d. Liam Alvarez[2] 6-2, 6-2
Doubles:
Zen Uehling and Omar Rhazali[6] d. Yashwin Krishnakumar and Joseph Nau 8-6
Singles:
Julia Werdiger[9] d. Elena Daskalova[10] 6-3, 6-2
Doubles:
Leena Friedman and Summer Chandler[2] d. Linda Ziets-Segura and Kady Tannenbaum[1] 8-4
Singles:
Dominick Mosejczuk[4] d. Ian Mayew[7] 7-6(3), 6-3
Doubles:
Evan Burnett and Krish Gupta[2] d. Cyrus Zia and Braeden Gelletich[3] 8-3
Singles:
Maddy Zampardo[6] d. Valerie Glozman[1] 6-1, 3-6, 7-5
Doubles:
Susanna Maltby and Maddy Zampardo[1] d. Erin Ha and Stephanie Yakoff[3] 8-5
Singles:
Hank Trondson[14] d. Emon van Loben Sels 6-4, 6-3
Doubles:
Alex Fuchs and Emon van Loben Sels d. Caden Hasler and Dylan Tsoi[2] 8-3
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