Championship Week
USTA National Championships Begin Across the Country
by Rhiannon Potkey, 5 August 2021
| Share: |  |
|  | |
|
|
After taking an unanticipated year off because of the Covid pandemic, the USTA National Championships have returned. Players are once again chasing the prestigious hard court titles, gold balls and U.S. Open wild card entries.
From Michigan to California to Georgia to Alabama, thousands of juniors will be taking the courts in singles and doubles.
The Billie Jean King Girls 18s and 16s National Championships at Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego was the first to begin play, with the 16s singles starting on Wednesday. The Girls 18s matches begin Sunday.
The Boys 18s and 16s event at Kalamazoo College in Michigan begins on Friday with the first round of singles and doubles.
The Boys and Girls 18s singles and doubles champions will receive a wild card entry into the US Open main draw. The 16s champions will receive a wild card into the US Open Junior Championships.
The top seed in the Boys 18s singles is 2019 champion Zachary Svajda of San Diego. Martin Damm, who won the 18s doubles title in 2019, is the No. 2 seed. The No. 3 seed is Ben Shelton, a rising sophomore who helped Florida capture the program’s first NCAA team title in May. Fresno’s Ethan Quinn is seeded No. 4, and Wimbledon Junior champion Samir Banerjee is the No. 5 seed.
In Girls 18s singles, Robin Montgomery of Washington, D.C. is the No. 1 seed, Katrina Scott of Woodland Hills, California is seeded No. 2, Madison Sieg of Greenwich, Connecticut is seeded No. 3 and Alexandra Yepifanova of Lake Worth, Florida is seeded No. 4.
In Boys 16s singles, Alexander Razeghi of Humble, Texas is the No. 1 seed, Emon van Loben Sels of Sacramento, California is the No. 2 seed, Learner Tien of Irvine, California is the No. 3 seed and Lucas Brown of Plano, Texas is the No. 4 seed
In Girls 16s singles, the No. 1 seed is Theadora Rabman of Port Washington, New York, the No. 2 seed is Tatum Evans of McLean, Virginia, the No. 3 seed is Piper Charney of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina and the No. 4 seed is Ariana Pursoo of Westbury, New York.
The full draws for every division can be found here:
Boys 18s
Girls 18s
Boys 16s
Girls 16s
Boys 14s
Girls 14s
Boys 12s
Girls 12s
Leave a Comment
More Tournament Features
9-Jan-2025
Patel, Clarke Exceed Expecations with 18s Winter National Titles
Shaan Patel and Chukwumelije Clarke weren't the favorites entering the USTA 18 Winter National Championships in Orlando. It didn't matter. Patel and Clarke captured their first gold balls by winning the singles titles at the USTA National Campus.
8-Jan-2025
Azam, Wygodzki Captures 16s Winter National Titles
Safir Azam and Paige Wygodzki captured the 16s singles titles at the USTA Winter National Championships at the National Campus in Orlando, Florida. Azam was extended to three sets in the final, while Wygodzki secured another straight-set win.
7-Jan-2025
Kaminski and Evans Secure 14s Winter National Titles
Top-seeded Eli Kaminski and 10th-seeded London Evans won the first gold balls of their careers by capturing the singles titles at the USTA 14 Winter National Championships in San Antonio, Texas. Both won in straight sets in the final.
About Rhiannon Potkey
Rhiannon Potkey is a veteran sportswriter with more than two
decades of experience in journalism. Potkey has covered many
sports at many levels and has a passion for finding great stories.
Potkey has covered the U.S. Open, junior sectional and national
events, college conference championships and Davis Cup matches.
Potkey is currently Content Strategist for Tennis Recruiting. You
can reach Rhiannon by email at
[email protected].
