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• Easter Bowl 16s Videos; Canada Shocks US in Junior BJK Cup Qualifying; Top Seeds Play for LTA 18s National Titles, Wimbledon Qualifying Wild Card; Cassone Through to Tallahassee Quarterfinals; Three Wild Cards Advance at W50 in Zephyrhills

I've continued to process the videos of the USTA Level 1 Easter Bowl finals, with the 16s finals published below. That leaves just the 18s remaining, plus photo galleries from San Diego and Easter Bowl, which will be posted at Tennis Recruiting Network. Videos of the Easter Bowl 12s and 14s finals are available at the tenniskalamazoo YouTube channel. A big surprise was in store on Day Two...2025
• March Aces; Ngounoue Claims J60 in Malta; USTA Confirms Orange Bowl Move to Fort Lauderdale; Today's NCAA House Settlement Hearing; Top 10 ITF Junior Jones Signs with Illinois

March was full of accomplishments by juniors, current collegians and former collegians. I'm sorry there isn't room for the 15K titles, with 18-year-old American Christasha McNeil, who won a singles title and a doubles title at that level last month, the only one to make my monthly Aces column for Tennis Recruiting Network. March was a big month for American juniors, while a precocious 14-year-old...2025
• My Easter Bowl 16s and 18s Recap; Ekstrand Advances to Semis at W35 in Mississippi; ATP Houston's All-USA Semifinals; Top-ranked Georgia Women Survive Vanderbilt 4-3

The last of my four recaps of March's major junior events in Southern California is up today at the Tennis Recruiting Network, tracking the 16s and 18s divisions at the FILA Easter Bowl. If you didn't have time to read my daily posts, I think you'll find most of the pertinent information from these events in the wrap-ups. The 12s and 14s Easter Bowl article was posted Wednesday, and can be found...2025
• Easter Bowl 12s and 14s Recap; USTA Selects Tracy Davies as First General Manager of USA Tennis; Ekstrand Beats Top Seed Brace at W35 in Mississippi; Pareja and Smith Reach WTA, ATP Quarterfinals

I'll have a lot more content coming from last month's three weeks covering major junior events in Southern California, with videos from all finals at the ITF J300 Indian Wells, ITF J300 San Diego and FILA Easter Bowl, as well as a couple of photo galleries for Tennis Recruiting Network. That will be later this month, once I've completed my recaps from the Easter Bowl and the March Aces column for...2025
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• ITF J300 San Diego Recap; No. 1 Seeds Fall in Contrasting Fashion at FILA Easter Bowl; Payne Extends Winning Streak by Eliminating No. 2 Seed Kennedy; Blanch Advances to USTA Pro Circuit Calabasas M25 Semifinals

©Colette Lewis 2025--Indian Wells CA--Before the review of Friday's 16s and 18s quarterfinals, don't forget to check out my Tennis Recruiting Network recap of last week's ITF J300 North American Regional Championships in San Diego, with Kristina Penickova and Jack Satterfield claiming the titles.Two weeks ago, Tyler Lee took on Kalamazoo 18s finalist Jack Kennedy in the second round of the ITF...2025
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• February Aces; Smith Celebrates Birthday with First ATP Win at BNP Paribas Open; ITF J100 Las Vegas Quarterfinals Set; Chicago Women and CMS Men Top ITA Division III Rankings

My monthly review of the top performances of junior and college players is up today at the Tennis Recruiting Network, and with all the success of former college stars these days, it's getting harder and harder to find room for them all. The $15K level is still an important stepping stone, but it's impossible to feature every junior or collegian who wins one; it's now two in the same month that's...2025
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• December Aces; Three Current Collegians Advance to Arcadia W35 Semifinals; Australian Open Wild Cards Announced

My monthly Aces column at the Tennis Recruiting Network is out today, and, as is customary for December, the Eddie Herr, Orange Bowl and Junior Orange Bowl champions make up the bulk of the entries. If you took a break from tennis news in December, this is a crash course on the major junior results that closed out 2023, filled with history-making performances.The only Pro Circuit tournament in...2024
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"If you took a break from tennis last month, today's Aces column at the Tennis Recruiting Network is your chance to catch up quickly on everything that happened at the three major junior events in Florida in December, as well as several other notable accomplishments by juniors and current and former college players."

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"My monthly Aces column at the Tennis Recruiting Network is out today, and, as is customary for December, the Eddie Herr, Orange Bowl and Junior Orange Bowl champions make up the bulk of the entries."

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"If you didn't follow my daily coverage, make sure to read my recap of the titles for Clervie Ngounoue and Cooper Woestendick at the Tennis Recruiting Network."

• My Tennis Recruiting Network Article on Colson Wells' Gamble; Arkansas Names New Coach; Big 12, Big Ten Women's Awards; Krueger Beats Shnaider at Charlottesville $60K; Boyer and Kypson Advance at Savannah Challenger

I haven't written many college commitment articles lately, but once I heard about the recruiting journey of Michigan's Colson Wells, I knew there was an interesting backstory in his signing with Nebraska. When I talked with him at the Easter Bowl for this Tennis Recruiting Network article, he spoke candidly about the reality of his position as a senior without the offers he wanted, and the...2023
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• Orange Bowl 16s Gallery; Safar Claims First ITF Singles Title at J60 in Mexico; ITF J500 Cairo Begins Monday; Kuzuhara Wins Sunrise $15K; King and Harrison Capture Dallas Doubles Title; ATP 250 Delray Beach Qualifying Complete

With the semifinalists at the ITA Women's Team Indoor Championships getting the day off today, I'll take a day off from college tennis results to catch up on several junior and pro events.My gallery of the round of 16 singles players in both the boys and girls Orange Bowl 16s Championships back in December is up today at the Tennis Recruiting Network. The backdrops and the light in south Florida...2025
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• My Kalamazoo 18s Recap and Video Highlights; Jovic's Sweep in San Diego; USTA Creates Player Development Advisory Council; College Park ITF J300 Qualifying Begins Saturday

My annual article on the USTA Boys 18s National Championships for the Tennis Recruiting Network was posted this morning, with comments from champion Matt Forbes, Michigan State head coach Harry Jadun and finalist Jack Kennedy. With TRN's article this afternoon on Iva Jovic's sweep of the girls 18s titles, that wraps up Championship Week on the site (there is an error in the results, with Julieta...2024
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• Results of USTA National Clay Court Finals; Hamilton Earns First Pro Title, Tien Extends Winning Streak to 25 at SoCal Pro Series Finale in Lakewood

The USTA National Clay Court Championships concluded over the weekend, with the results of the singles and doubles finals in all four age divisions below. Tennis Recruiting Network will begin its coverage Tuesday, beginning with the 12s division. For complete draws, click on the headings. Girls 18sSingles:Claire Hill[1] d. Anita Tu[2] 7-5, 6-2Doubles:Kady Tannenbaum[1] and Linda Ziets-Segura...2024
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• June Aces; Wimbledon Junior Qualifying Features Seven Americans; Jovic Reaches ITF J300 Roehampton Semis; Gauff and Navarro Make Wimbledon Third Round; Tien Comes Back for 17th Straight Win

My monthly Aces column for the Tennis Recruiting Network features 19 juniors, collegians and former collegians who had exceptional results in tournaments on the three major surfaces, with the levels ranging from the $15,000 SoCal Pro Series to WTA 500s. Tracking all these results isn't easy, and I never have enough time and space for every title of the month, but many of these players are those...2024
• March Aces; Urhobo and Joint Advance to W35 Semifinals in Mississippi; North Carolina Women Beat No. 4 Virginia; Stanford Women Blank No. 3 Pepperdine

March was packed with great results from former collegians, and as regularly been the case recently, I couldn't feature all of them in my monthly Aces column for Tennis Recruiting Network. But I do highlight several former collegians who either won two titles or claimed their first, along with the juniors who won major ITF Junior Circuit titles and those who captured their first ITF men's and...2024
• San Diego ITF J300 Recap; Winter National Champions Seek Second Straight USTA Gold Balls Thursday at Easter Bowl, Top Seed Grumet Saves Six Match Points to Advance to B16s Quarterfinals

©Colette Lewis 2024--Indian Wells California--Wednesday was another busy day in Tennis Paradise, with the 16s and 18s hitting the midway point of the FILA Easter Bowl USTA Spring National Championships and the 12s and 14s deciding their finalists on a warm and sunny day in the desert.But before we get to those results, check out my recap, up today at Tennis Recruiting Network, of last week's ITF...2024
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• December Aces; Three Current Collegians Advance to Arcadia W35 Semifinals; Australian Open Wild Cards Announced
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• August Aces; Four US Girls Qualify for US Open Junior Championships; Shelton, Paul, Tiafoe, Fritz and Gauff Reach US Open Round of 16; ITF J300 College Park Videos

With so much going on in the junior realm in August, keeping track of all the tournaments outside the US wasn't easy, but I hope I was able to feature many of the results that I may have missed while covering Kalamazoo and College Park in my monthly Aces column for the Tennis Recruiting Network. While I'm not able to feature all the titles won by juniors and college players at the $15K level, I...2023
• Kalamazoo 18s Video, My Recap of Tien's Second Straight Title, Ganesan and Frusina's Doubles Championship; Tennis Recruiting Network Reviews Ngounoue's 18s Title in San Diego; ITF J300 in College Park Wild Cards, Qualifying Begins Saturday

My recap of Learner Tien's defense of his USTA National 18s title is up today at the Tennis Recruiting Network, along with a look and the unexpected doubles championship for No. 7 seeds Adhithya Ganesan and Alexander Frusina, who were playing together for the first time. The top seed in singles also won in San Diego, with Clervie Ngounoue adding to her great summer results, which include her...2023
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• McNeil and Ji Take USTA Clay Court 18s Titles; Michelsen Wins Chicago Challenger; Brantmeier and Dostanic Close out SoCal Pro Series with First Pro Singles Titles; Americans Sweep at Dallas $25k

My onsite coverage of the Wimbledon Junior Championships has kept be from following the tennis going on in the United States as much as I would like, but I hope to catch up on that as well as the results from the ITF Junior Circuit.The USTA National Clay Court Championships concluded yesterday, with the results of the singles and doubles finals listed below. Tennis Recruiting Network will have...2023

• Iva Jovic Profile; Australian Open Junior Wild Cards; Wild Card Kessler Among Americans Advancing to AO Round Two; Indian Wells Challenger Underway

Joel Drucker, a preeminent tennis writer, has written an in-depth profile of Southern Californian Iva Jovic, one of the world's top juniors, with that story appearing today on the Tennis Recruiting Network. Drucker spent time with Iva and her family and attended a practice with coach Peter Smith, which provides insight into the daily routine of an ambitious junior who seeks to improve. ...2024
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• Tennis Recruiting Network's Tribute to David Filer; Texas Men and UNC Women Remain No. 1; Women's $25K in Jackson Underway; Shnaider Defeats Parks at WTA 500 in Charleston

Rhiannon Potkey at the Tennis Recruiting Network has written a beautiful article, published today, on 16-year-old David Filer, who died last month after a year-long battle with brain cancer. The inevitable grief and sadness that accompanies such a tragedy is lightened a bit by the perspective of David and his family, who have endured the unendurable. May his friends and family find solace in all...2023

• Easter Bowl 16s Videos; Canada Shocks US in Junior BJK Cup Qualifying; Top Seeds Play for LTA 18s National Titles, Wimbledon Qualifying Wild Card; Cassone Through to Tallahassee Quarterfinals; Three Wild Cards Advance at W50 in Zephyrhills
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• March Aces; Ngounoue Claims J60 in Malta; USTA Confirms Orange Bowl Move to Fort Lauderdale; Today's NCAA House Settlement Hearing; Top 10 ITF Junior Jones Signs with Illinois
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• My Easter Bowl 16s and 18s Recap; Ekstrand Advances to Semis at W35 in Mississippi; ATP Houston's All-USA Semifinals; Top-ranked Georgia Women Survive Vanderbilt 4-3
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• Easter Bowl 12s and 14s Recap; USTA Selects Tracy Davies as First General Manager of USA Tennis; Ekstrand Beats Top Seed Brace at W35 in Mississippi; Pareja and Smith Reach WTA, ATP Quarterfinals
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• ITF J300 San Diego Recap; No. 1 Seeds Fall in Contrasting Fashion at FILA Easter Bowl; Payne Extends Winning Streak by Eliminating No. 2 Seed Kennedy; Blanch Advances to USTA Pro Circuit Calabasas M25 Semifinals
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• February Aces; Smith Celebrates Birthday with First ATP Win at BNP Paribas Open; ITF J100 Las Vegas Quarterfinals Set; Chicago Women and CMS Men Top ITA Division III Rankings
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• My Article on College Tennis's Move to Electronic Line Calling; Kennedy, Frodin and Penickova Advance to ITF J500 Banana Bowl Semis; BNP Paribas Open Wild Cards Include Jovic, Basavareddy; Six Americans Reach Semis in California

I wrote an article for Tennis Recruiting Network back in 2021 about the implementation of Electronic Line Calling for the US Open Junior Championships that year, but the technology used at slams wasn't viable for less lucrative tennis tournaments. The hope was that the cost would drop, and although Hawkeye Live, used at most slams and ATP and WTA events, remains financially out of reach, other...2025
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• My ITA Men's D-I Team Indoor Recap, All-Tournament Team Announced; Four Americans Reach Semifinals at ITF J300 in Brazil; Three Americans Advance to Naples $15K Semifinals; Cold Weather Cancels Play Friday at W50 in Texas

If you didn't follow my daily coverage of the ITA Men's Team Indoor Championships from Dallas, you can catch up with just one article in my recap of the tournament, published today at the Tennis Recruiting Network. Although I still am no fan of no-ad, I have missed covering college tennis in person, so I am grateful for all that SMU men's head coach Grant Chen did to convince me to come to Dallas...2025
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• Easter Bowl 12s and 14s Recap; USTA Selects Tracy Davies as First General Manager of USA Tennis; Ekstrand Beats Top Seed Brace at W35 in Mississippi; Pareja and Smith Reach WTA, ATP Quarterfinals
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