Only Five US Juniors Advance to Round of 16 at Roehampton ITF J300; Phillips Wins J200; Johnson Sweeps Titles at J100; Three Kalamazoo 18s Champions Advance at Wimbledon; Tarvet and Fery Among Collegians Reaching Second Round

The grass of Roehampton has not been kind to the American boys, with only three of the 13 in the draw getting to Tuesday's third round at the ITF J300 event, which serves as the warmup for Wimbledon. No. 3 seed Jagger Leach and No. 5 seed Benjamin Willwerth both went out in today's second round, with Cruz Hewitt, the son of Lleyton, avenging his previous two losses to Leach (in 2024), 6-4, 6-2. Willwerth also went out in straight sets, to Thijs Boogaard of the Netherlands, 6-3, 7-5.

The three boys to advance to the round of 16 are Noah Johnston, who beat Stefan Horia Haita of Romania 6-2, 7-6(3); Ronit Karki, who beat Egor Pleshivtsev of Russia 7-6(5), 6-4 and qualifier Matisse Farzam, a 6-4, 6-2 winner over Gabriele Crivellaro of Italy.

Only five US girls were in the draw, but all three of the seeds have advanced to Tuesday's round of 16. No. 3 seed Julieta Pareja defeated Czech qualifier Amy Sucha 6-2, 4-6, 6-1; No. 15 seed Thea Frodin beat Great Britain's Brooke Black 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 and No. 2 seed Kristina Penickova defeated Sarah Melany Fajmonova of the Czech Republc 6-3, 6-3.

Last week's ITF Junior Circuit titles for Americans included a J200 and a sweep of J100 titles. At the J200 in Mexico, unseeded 18-year-old Floridian Sklar Phillips won the title, his second, beating No. 3 seed Simon Caldwell 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 in the all-USA final. The USC recruit is now up to 137 in the ITF junior rankings. Unseeded Jordyn Hazelitt made the girls final, losing to unseeded Riyo Yoshida of Japan 6-4, 2-6, 6-2.

Kennedy Drenser-Hagmann and Karlin Schock won the girls doubles title, beating Sophia Budacsek and Chukwumelije Clarke 6-2, 6-0 in an all-US final between unseeded teams. Georgia resident Yannik Alvarez, who represents Puerto Rico and is still on the entry list for the Wimbledon Junior Championships, won the doubles title, with Aaron Gabet of France.

Fifteen-year-old Southern Californian Andrew Johnson swept the titles at the J100 in Germany. Seeded No. 2, Johnson defeated No. 8 seed Benjamin Azar of Canada 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3 in the final.  Johnson, who won the J200 doubles last week with Dominick Mosejczuk, partnered with Shaan Majeed for the doubles championship, with the No. 2 seeds defeating top seeds Vito Darderi of Italy and Oliver Majdandzic of Germany 6-2, 7-6(4) in the final.

At the J30 in Honduras, 15-year-old Macksimus Malhotra, who  won his first title two weeks ago at the J30 there, repeated this past week when No. 5 seed Niccolo Magagnin of Italy retired down 6-3, 4-0 in the final. Fourteen-year-old Adriana Khomyakova won her first ITF Junior Circuit singles title, with the No. 3 seed beating top seed Asia Sundas of Italy 6-3, 6-0 in the final. 

Khomyakova, who won the doubles title at the J30 in Honduras two weeks ago, won again last week, with a different partner. Khomyakova and Briana Houlgrave of the Bahamas, the No. 3 seeds, beat unseeded Sofia Ines Alvarez Monterroso and Carmen Fuentes of Guatemala 7-6(3), 6-1 in the final. 

At the J100 in Ecuador, top seeds Filipa Delgado and Ukraine's Sofia Bielinska won the girls doubles title, beating No. 2 seeds Ana Paula Jativa and Manuela Moscoso of Ecuador 4-6, 6-4, 10-2 in the final.  Lani Chang, the top seed in singles, lost in the final to Bielinska, the No. 2 seed, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-3.

The first day of Wimbledon was a good one for former Kalamazoo 18s champions, with Frances Tiafoe(2015), Jenson Brooksby(2018) and Learner Tien(2022 and 2023) picking up straight-sets victories in the opening round. 2022 Kalamazoo 18s finalist Ethan Quinn also posted a win, beating 2023 Wimbledon boys champion Henry Searle, who received a main draw a wild card.

No. 5 seed Taylor Fritz's match with Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard of France was moved to Court 1 late in the evening, and it was suspended due to curfew, after Fritz had come back from two sets down, and 5-1 in the fourth-set tiebreaker to force a fifth set. Fritz wanted to continue playing with 40 minutes before the 11 p.m. curfew, but the referee did not agree, so they will play the fifth set on Tuesday. Mpetshi Perricard set a new serve speed record at Wimbledon when he hit a 153 mph serve early in the match.

Four other matches originally on Monday's schedule did not finish (one did not start), on a day when there was no rain, so they are now being played Tuesday.

Monday's first round results of Americans:

Taylor Fritz[5] v Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard(FRA) 6-7(6), 6-7(8), 6-4, 7-6(6), suspended
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina[26](ESP) d. Brandon Holt 6-2, 6-4, 7-5
Karen Khachanov[17](RUS) d. Mackenzie McDonald 7-5, 6-4, 6-4
Ethan Quinn d. Henry Searle[WC](GBR) 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(11), 6-2
Learner Tien d. Nishesh Basavareddy 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-2
Jenson Brooksby d. Tallon Griekspoor[31](NED) 6-2, 7-5, 6-3
Frances Tiafoe[12] d. Elmer Moller(DEN) 6-3, 6-4, 6-2

Marketa Vondrousova(CZE) d. McCartney Kessler[32] 6-1, 7-6(3)

Ann Li d. Viktorija Golubic(SUI) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1

Laura Siegemund(GER) d. Peyton Stearns 6-4, 6-2

Madison Keys[6] d. Elena-Gabriela Ruse(ROU) 6-7(4), 7-5, 7-5

Linda Noskova[30](CZE) d. Bernarda Pera 6-2, 6-4

Amanda Anismiova[13] d. Yulia Putintseva(KAZ) 6-0, 6-0

Ashlyn Krueger[31] d. Mika Stojsavljevic[WC](GBR) 6-3, 6-2

Tuesday's first round matches featuring Americans:

Hailey Baptiste v Sorana Cirstea(ROU)

Caroline Dolehide v Arantxa Rus(NED)

Emma Navarro[10] v Petra Kvitova[WC](CZE)

Iva Jovic[Q] v Suzan Lamens(NED)

Alycia Parks v Belinda Bencic(SUI)

Katie Volynets v Tatjana Maria(GER)

Jessica Pegula[3] v Elisabetta Cocciaretto(ITA)

Caty McNally v Jodie Burrage[WC](GBR)

Danielle Collins v Camila Osorio(COL)

Sofia Kenin[28] v Taylor Townsend[Q]

Coco Gauff[2] v Dayana Yastremska(UKR)

Taylor Fritz[5] v Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard(FRA) 6-7(6), 6-7(8), 6-4, 7-6(6)

Tommy Paul[13] v Johannus Monday[WC](GBR)

Ben Shelton[10] v Alex Bolt(AUS)

Aleksandar Kovacevic v Marton Fucsovics(HUN)

Brandon Nakashima[29] v Yunchaokete Bu(CHN)

Reilly Opelka v Alexander Shevchenko(KAZ)

Marcos Giron v Camilo Ugo Carabelli(ARG)

Alex Michelsen[30] v Miomir Kecmanovic(SRB)

Christopher Eubanks v Jesper De Jong(NED)

University of San Diego rising senior Oliver Tarvet continued his dream run, with the 21-year-old qualifier from Great Britain beating qualifier Leandro Riedi of Switzerland 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the second round. Former Stanford All-American Arthur Fery, who received the last main draw wild card, defeated No. 20 seed Alexei Popyrin of Australia 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 for his first ATP-level win. The oft-injured 22-year-old had lost in the first round as a wild card the past two years.

Tarvet's improbable run has brought up the question of accepting the prize money, as he has said he wants to finish his degree at San Diego, and he addresses that in this article. The Reese Brantmeier lawsuit with the NCAA that challenges this rule is still in the courts. Here is a Raleigh News Observer article that provides an update on Brantmeier's health and delves into what led her to file the lawsuit.

For Tarvet's thoughts on how he hopes to accept as much of the prize money as possible, see this article from the Wimbledon website.

The ITA has been providing some excellent information on the collegiate presence at Wimbledon, and this document has all the results from today and a look at Tuesday's matches.   

From today's ITA Wimbledon collegiate update:

Oliver Tarvet Continues to Showcase Talent In College Tennis In Debut Slam: It was just two months ago when University of San Diego’s Oliver Tarvet was still soaking in the west coast sun, leading his team to a NCAA Tournament berth. As one of the top ranked players in the collegiate game, Tarvet earned a wild card into Wimbledon qualifying with an ATP Singles Ranking in the 700s entering the tournament. Having never played an ATP Tour event, Tarvet cruised through qualifying to make his Grand Slam and ATP Tour debut at his home slam. Facing off against fellow qualifier Leandro Riedi of Switzerland in the first round, it was Tarvet who showed he was most prepared for the moment, winning 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the second round where he will face Carlos Alcaraz. In his post-match press conference, Tarvet had this to say about his time in college, “I would recommend any top level junior to go to the collegiate system, because of how great the coaches are, how great the setup is, and how everything is so professional. I couldn’t be more thankful for San Diego and for everything they’ve done for me.”

Arthur Fery Returns from Injury-Ridden 2024 Season with First Round Win Over Alexei Popyrin: The former Stanford standout, Arthur Fery, made a big splash on one of the biggest stages of tennis on Monday by taking down No. 20 Alexei Popyrin in the first round. Now 17-3 in 2025, Fery has advanced to the second round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career. Next up for Fery will be Luciano Darderi of Italy who Won in five sets today against Roman Safiullin. 

Former NCAA Champion, Ethan Quinn, Earn First Wimbledon Win: After a breakthrough at the French Open in which he reached the third round, former Georgia men’s tennis player Ethan Quinn earned his first victory at Wimbledon on Monday, beating Henry Searle 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (11), 6-2. With the win, Quinn continues his impressive 2025 season in which he has broken into the ATP Top 100 where he currently sits at a career-high ranking of No. 89 in the world. 

Learner Tien and Nuno Borges Win All-College Battles On Day One: Former USC Trojan, Learner Tien, and former Mississippi State Bulldog, Nuno Borges, each won all-college tennis showdowns on day one of Wimbledon. For Tien, it was a match not only between two former collegians but two 2024 ATP Next Gen Finals competitors as he faced off against former Stanford Cardinal, Nishesh Basavareddy. Winning in straight sets, Tien will now face Nicolas Jarry of Chile who defeated Holger Rune (8) in a five set thriller in which Jarry came back from down two sets to none. Meanwhile, for Borges, he secured his first win at Wimbledon with a 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-0 victory over former South Carolina Gamecock, Francisco Cerundolo (16). Next up for Borges is a meeting with Billy Harris of Great Britain. 

World No. 12 Diana Shnaider Dominates In Wimbledon Opening Round: Former NC State standout Diana Shnaider continued her good form with a 7-6 (5), 6-3 opening round win over Moyuka Uchijima. After reaching the third round on the grass courts last year, Shnaider has high hopes entering this year’s tournament as the No. 12 seed in the ladies’ draw. Alongside Mirra Andreeva, Shnaider is also a part of the No. 5 seeded doubles team where her and Andreeva look to continue their exciting partnership together. Next up for Shnaider on the singles courts is a matchup with French qualifier Diane Parry.