Jack Kramer Club Crushers win WTT Junior Nationals in San Diego

Written by: Staff on 4th August 2011

Jack Kramer Club Crushers win WTT Junior Nationals in San Diego |

(Above: Jack Kramer Club Crushers)

The Jack Kramer Club Crushers won their first World TeamTennis Junior Nationals Championship today, defeating Planet Texas 39-33 at the George E. Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, Calif.

The WTT Junior Nationals, which is hosted by WTT co-founder Billie Jean King, is a national junior invitational event featuring 16 coed teams from throughout the U.S. The teams use the World TeamTennis format during three days of non-elimination draw competition.

Kramer’s Crushers jumped to an early 12-9 lead after the opening sets of doubles. Planet Texas turned the momentum after girls singles with two victories to give the Texas team a 21-15 lead. The critical turnaround in the match came in boys singles as Kramer Club won both sets 6-0, 6-1 to turn a six-point deficit into a five point lead heading into the deciding sets of mixed doubles. The Crushers and Planet Texas split mixed doubles but Jack Kramer held on for the 39-33 victory.

“It was a real team effort,” said Crushers coach Dennis Rizza. “The Texas girls are really good but our boys singles really turned the match around. This is a great group of kids and I’m very proud of them.”

The Crushers had the longest road to the Championship title, as they had to play in the pre-tournament qualifying event on Sunday to even make it into the main draw tournament.

Team members of Kramer’s Crushers, representing the Jack Kramer Club, are Jeffrey Hawke of Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.; Eric Lim of Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.; Chris Dalton of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.; Riley Morgan of Rolling Hills, Calif.; Nicole Scotten of Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.; and Maddy Sung, Rolling Hills, Calif. Dennis Rizza is coach of the Crushers.

Team members of Planet Texas, representing the USTA Texas section, are Nick Carpenter of New Braunfels, Texas; Nicholas Agritelley of Dallas; Joey Molina of Dallas; Rachel Baldree of Corpus Christi, Texas; Madison Craft of Frisco, Texas; and MacKenna Maddox, McKinney, Texas. Bobby Reeves is coach of Texas Planet.

USTA Intermountain Immortals, with players from Utah and Nevada, finished in third place with a 45-29 victory over USTA Southwest Sweetness. Two San Diego teams finished in 5th and 6th place as the Youth Tennis San Diego Sharks & Minnows defeated the San Diego Attackers 45-33.

Hey…Youzz Guys, representing the USTA Middle States section won the Maureen Connolly Brinker Team Spirit Award which is voted on by coaches, players and tournament officials for a team’s outstanding sportsmanship and camaraderie. Hey…Youzz Guys received a $1,000 check along with the award. Team members of Hey…Youzz Guys are Darren Mast, Lancaster, Pa.; Norman Patten, Holland, Pa.; Nicholas Schivito, West Chester, Pa.; Claire Uhle, Blue Bell, Pa.; Erin Browsher, West Chester, Pa.; and Erika Reagan, Mount Laurel, N.J. Jim Phipps is coach of Hey…Youzz Guys.

Team members, ages 14-18, are selected based on their sectional and national rankings, but are not eligible if they attain a ranking of 1-150 on the USTA Seed Selection List as of May 2011.

The tournament follows the WTT non-elimination draw format with the 16 teams divided into four groups. Each team is comprised of three boys, three girls and a coach. Team matches consist of eight events; with two sets each of boys’ singles, girls’ singles, one set of boys’ and girls’ doubles, and two sets of mixed doubles. The first team to reach six games wins each set. A nine-point tiebreaker is played if a set reaches five all. One point is awarded for each game won. If necessary, Overtime and a Supertiebreaker are played to determine the outright winner of the match.

WTT JUNIOR NATIONALS – Final Results:

CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL: Jack Kramer Club Crushers def. Planet Texas 39-33

3rd place: Intermountain Immortal def, Southwest Sweetness 45-29

5th place: Youth Tennis San Diego Sharks & Minnows def. San Diego Attackers 45-33

7th place: Smooth Strokes def. Eastern Killer Whales 46-30

9th place: Southern Swag with Hospitality def. New England Wicked Shrimps 47-22

11th place: Hey…Youzz Guys def. Miami Dream Team 37-35

13th place: Northern Lights def. Spare Time Specialists 42-28

15th place: Pacific Defiant Rebels def. Hawaii Sharks 41-29

TEAMS/PARTICIPANTS:

HAWAII SHARKS (USTA HAWAII)

Michael Chen, Honolulu, Hawaii

Kenrick Yamashita, Honolulu, Hawaii

Karen Yamashita, Honolulu, Hawaii

Cori Cummings, Kailua, Hawaii

Brooke Alcuran, Honolulu, Hawaii

COACH: Ty Aki

HEY…YOUZZ GUYS! (USTA MIDDLE STATES)

Darren Mast, Lancaster, Pa.

Norman Patten, Holland, Pa.

Nicholas Schivito, West Chester, Pa.

Claire Uhle, Blue Bell, Pa.

Erin Browsher, West Chester, Pa.

Erika Reagan, Mount Laurel, N.J.

COACH: Jim Phipps

INTERMOUNTAIN IMMORTALS

(USTA INTERMOUNTAIN)

Matt Sweet, Salt Lake City, Utah

Scott Bohne, Highland, Utah

Mitchell Smith, Henderson, Nev.

McKenzie Davis, Salt Lake City, Utah

Alexis Turley, Kaysville, Utah

Kallie Sperry, Sandy, Utah

COACH: Sue Burke

JACK KRAMER CLUB CRUSHERS

(SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TENNIS ASSOCIATION)

Jeffrey Hawke, Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.

Eric Lim, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.

Chris Dalton, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.

Riley Morgan, Rolling Hills, Calif.

Nicole Scotten, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.

Maddy Sung, Rolling Hills, Calif.

COACH: Dennis Rizza

KILLER WHALES (USTA TEAM EASTERN)

Robert Schmitz, Scotia, N.Y.

Gabe Tishman, Bedford, N.Y.

Ernesto Dillon, Mountainville, N.Y.

Angela Assal, Bronx, N.Y.

Ludmila Yamus, Melville, N.Y.

Maya Vasser, New Rochelle, N.Y.

COACH: Mike Bates

MIAMI DREAM TEAM (USTA FLORIDA)

Kevin Cubela, Miami, Fla.

Rafael Alvarez, Miami, Fla.

Augusto Tomszay, Miami, Fla.

Krystle Cintas, Miami, Fla.

Sabrina Scovino, Miami, Fla.

Kristine Garcia, Miami, Fla.

COACH: Noel Cubela

NEW ENGLAND SHRIMPS (USTA NEW ENGLAND)

Camden Smith, Dedham, Mass.

Graham Alrutz, Middletown, Conn.

Alex Burbine, Westboro, Mass.

Pilar Giffenig, Salisbury, Conn.

Courtney Gallagher, New Canaan, Conn.

Caitlin Gallagher, New Canaan, Conn.

COACH: Ryan Adamonis

NORTHERN LIGHTS (USTA NORTHERN)

Elliott Czarnecki, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Ryan Hoverson, Grand Forks, N.D.

Ulrick Boyogueno, Shakopee, Minn.

Madeline Buxton, Eden Prairie, Minn.

Vonnick Boyogueno, Shakopee, Minn.

Shelby Henderson, Lakeville, Minn.

COACH: Gordon Reid

PACIFIC DEFIANT REBELS (USTA PACIFIC NORTHWEST)

Triton Pitassi, Camas, Wash.

Nigel Lyons, Vancouver, Wash.

Lukas Kleinman, Vancouver, Wash.

Brittany Ellingsen, Vancouver, Wash.

Victoria Tam, Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.

Brandea Bunning, Rancho Palo Verdes, Calif.

COACH: Nancy Ansboury

PLANET TEXAS (USTA TEXAS)

Nick Carpenter, New Braunfels, Texas

Nicholas Agritelley, Dallas, Texas

Joey Molina, Dallas, Texas

Rachel Baldree, Corpus Christi, Texas

Madison Craft, Frisco, Texas

MacKenna Maddox, McKinney, Texas

COACH: Bobby Reeves

SAN DIEGO ATTACKERS

Jack McCullers, San Marcos, Calif.

Justin Chanthalangsy, San Marcos, Calif.

Connor Eck, Del Mar, Calif.

Erin Acera, Covina, Calif.

Yolanda Lan Pham, San Diego, Calif.

Kelly Shaffer, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

COACH: Huong Nguyen

SAN DIEGO SHARKS & MINNOWS

(YOUTH TENNIS SAN DIEGO)

Romar Hernandez, San Diego, Calif.

Dylan Trent, Poway, Calif.

Cameron Bernhardt, San Diego, Calif.

Rozel Hernandez, San Diego, Calif.

Bella Genkina, San Diego, Calif.

Melinda Chu, San Diego, Calif.

COACH: Eric Mann

SMOOTH STROKES

Jordan Harrell, Lithonia, Ga.

Kyle Burton, Madison, Tenn.

Zachery Kennedy, Atlanta, Ga.

Brandi Nelson, Jonesboro, Ga.

Kayla Price, Huntersville, N.C.

Drew Anderson, Stone Mountain, Ga.

COACH: Alyce Meadors

SPARE TIME JUNIOR TENNIS ACADEMY

(USTA NORTH CALIFORNIA)

Jack Lonergan, Sacramento, Calif.

Deric Wanland, Sacramento, Calif.

Edward Ni, Carmichael, Calif.

Alice Ni, Carmichael, Calif.

Rachel Putty, Gold River, Calif.

Katie Marshall, Sacramento, Calif.

COACH: Ashlee Ashba

USTA SOUTHWEST SWEETNESS

CJ Krimbill, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Kyle Chalmers, Tempe, Ariz.

James Ponwith, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Marissa Baca, Oro Valley, Ariz.

Chloe Lee, Albuquerque, N.M.

Meghan Lyall, Mesa, Ariz.

COACH: Eric Mitchell

USTA TEAM SOUTHERN

Ryan Miller, Norcross, Ga.

Roberto Hennis, Raleigh, N.C.

Simon Jayaram, Norcross, Ga.

Carolyn Brinson, Metairie, La.

Clare Mendell, Canton, Ga.

Karlee Bryde, Suwanee, Ga.

COACH: Susannah Cook

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