Junior Tennis Is Huge In Southern California

Written by: Staff on 3rd April 2014

Junior Tennis Is Huge In Southern California |

Day 3 at the USTA International Spring Championships

Holt and Fritz Keep On Winning At

USTA International Spring Championships

Two sons of former world Top 10 women’s tennis players won straight-set matches Wednesday at the 10th annual USTA International Spring Championships taking place at the StubHub Center.

Tracy Austin’s son Brandon Holt of nearby Rolling Hills, Calif., defeated Rae Lan of San Diego, 7-6 (6), 6-2, in the Boys’ 16s division to advance to Thursday’s quarterfinals while Rancho Santa Fe’s Taylor Fritz, son of Kathy May Fritz, beat Christian Langmo of Boca Raton, Fla., 6-1, 7-5, in the Boys’ 18s second round.

The former Wimbledon quarterfinalist (1977) Kathy was on hand to watch the win, while former two-time US Open winner (1979, 1981) Tracy was busy with her other children’s athletic endeavors. Kathy said she never faced Tracy in a professional match, but the two practiced together many times.

“She doesn’t really coach me or anything,” Brandon said of Tracy. “It’s too nerve wracking for her. She takes my brothers to lacrosse and baseball instead.”

Holt, who was watched by father Scott Holt, is currently a sophomore at Palos Verdes High School and plays high school tennis. He said the windy conditions have played in his favor all week. Holt currently trains at the USTA Training Center-West at the StubHub Center and one of his coaches is new USTA National coach Stephen Amritraj, who is also the son of a famous tennis player Anand Amritraj.

Asked if he ever got a reaction or comment from opponents being the son of a former world No. 1 player, Holt said no. “I don’t think anyone knows or cares,” he said.

In doubles, Holt and partner Connor Hance of Torrance lost in the Round of 16. Hance played Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf’s son in a Genworth Financial TV commercial when he was a child.

Carson’s Deiton Baughman had match points in his Boys’ 18s contest against No. 4-seeded Henrik Wiersholm, but couldn’t convert on several service points eventually falling, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (8), 6-1. “I didn’t play bad points, it’s just that he came up with some nice shots on those points,” Baughman said. “In the third set he came out smoking and I was a little dejected. I felt some pain in my stomach and that was it. I didn’t play a bad match, he just played better than me.”

Baughman did, however, move on in doubles with partner Daniel Kerznerman.

Another South Bay local player, 16-year-old Ena Shibahara of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., who won the Girls’ 16s last year, came close to a big upset Wednesday in the 18s, as she fell to the No. 6 seed from Australia, Naiktha Bains, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (4).

Also moving on in straight sets in the 18s were seeded players Francis Tiafoe (No. 1), Sameer Kumar (No. 8) and CiCi Bellis (No. 5). Torrance’s Kenadi Hance fell in the 18s to No. 9 seeded Ravenna Kingsley, 6-0, 6-1 while in other notable 18s girls’ results Christina Makarova defeated Emma Higuchi, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 and 13-year-old Claire Liu got past Ellyse Hamlin, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-0. Liu was a finalist last year losing to Shibahara.

For a complete run down of Wednesday’s scores and updated draws, log onto the website at www.usta.com/isc.

WEDNESDAY’S SCORES

Boys’ 16 Singles (Round of 16)

Holt, Brandon (Rolling Hills, CA) def. Lan, Rae (San Diego, CA) 7-6(6), 6-2

Brumm, Jacob (14) (Rancho Santa Fe, CA) def. Zhu, Evan (1) (Greenbelt, MD) 6-4, 6-4

Clark, Zeke (2) (Tulsa, OK) def. Kirkov, Vasil (16) (Tampa, FL) 6-0, 6-2

Phillips, Alex (7) (Peachtree City, GA) def. Cheng, Ryan (San Marino, CA) 6-4, 6-2

Riffice, Sam (4) (Roseville, CA) def. Ross, Gianni (13) (Burr Ridge, IL) 6-2, 6-3

McNally, John (9) (Cincinnati, OH) def. Shainyan, Svyatoslav (5) (Ojai, CA) 6-1, 6-2

Kypson, Patrick (11) (Greenville, NC) def. Cernoch, Brian (6) (North Bethesda, MD) 6-1, 6-2

Rotsaert, Alexandre (Fresno, CA) def. Wood, Chase (15) (Heath, TX) 7-5, 1-6, 6-3

Boys’ 16 Doubles (Round of 16)

Arcila, Sebastian (Silver Spring, MD) / Cernoch, Brian (2) (North Bethesda, MD) def. Perrone, Nathan (Mount Laurel, NJ) / Rotsaert, Alexandre (Fresno, CA) Wd (ill)

Holden, Payton (Austin, TX) / Riffice, Sam (5) (Roseville, CA) def. Chen, Derek (San Gabriel, CA) / Pereira, Bryce (San Gabriel, CA) 6-0, 6-4

Brumm, Jacob (Rancho Santa Fe, CA) / Cheng, Ryan (San Marino, CA) def. Chakravarthi, Caleb (Newtown, PA) / Zhu, Evan (3) (Greenbelt, MD) 6-2, 0-6, 10-8

McNally, John (Cincinnati, OH) / Ross, Gianni (6) (Burr Ridge, IL) def. Nakashima, Brandon (San Diego, CA) / Nuno, Ryan (Sylmar, CA) 6-3, 6-2

Eazor, Nate (Dallas, TX) / Wood, Chase (7) (Heath, TX) def. Cancilla, Maxwell (Huntington Beach, CA) / Thamma, Ivan (San Diego, CA) 6-2, 4-6, 13-11

Clark, Zeke (Tulsa, OK) / Kirkov, Vasil (4) (Tampa, FL) def. Howells, William (Richmond, VA) / Mendelsohn, Maxwell (Little Rock, AR) 7-6(6), 2-6, 10-4

Bryde, Trent (Suwanee, GA) / Kypson, Patrick (8) (Greenville, NC) def. Hance, Connor (Torrance, CA) / Holt, Brandon (Rolling Hills, CA) 6-4, 7-5

Huryn, Aleks (Alpharetta, GA) / Phillips, Alex (1) (Peachtree City, GA) def. Lan, Rae (San Diego, CA) / Sah, Timothy (San Diego, CA) 6-1, 6-3

Boys’ 18 Singles (Round of 32)

Hiltzik, Aron (Wilmette, IL) def. Schalet, Myles (Montville, NJ) 6-1, 6-1

Rybakov, Alex (3) (Coral Springs, FL) def. Genesen, William (Tulsa, OK) 6-1, 6-3

Paul, Tommy (Coconut Creek, FL) def. Zlobinsky, Julian (10) (Greenvale, NY) 6-3, 6-0

Reinberg, Emil (Atlanta, GA) def. Klinger, Cameron (Elk Grove, CA) 6-4, 6-2

Nakagawa, Naoki (2) def. Link, Joel (Sarasota, FL) 6-0, 6-2

Wiersholm, Henrik (4) (Kirkland, WA) def. Baughman, Deiton (Carson, CA) 6-7(3), 7-6(8), 6-1

Kessler, Mcclain (Calhoun, GA) def. Kodali, Anudeep (16) (Durham, NC) 4-6, 7-6(5), 7-5

Kerznerman, Daniel (9) (Brooklyn, NY) def. Lebedev, Alexander (Island Park, NY) 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-2

Arconada, Jordi (6) (Rio Piedras, PR) def. Aleshchev, Alexey (Russian Federation) 6-2, 6-4

Fritz, Taylor (7) (Rancho Santa Fe, CA) def. Langmo, Christian (Boca Raton, FL) 6-1, 7-5

Bushamuka, William (Princeton, NJ) def. Blanch, Ulises (12) (Deerfield Beach, FL) 6-2, 6-0

Tiafoe, Francis (1) (College Park, MD) def. Rapp, Austin (Rancho Mirage, CA) 7-6(5), 7-6(2)

Blumberg, William (Greenwich, CT) def. Hua, Runhao (13) 6-0, 6-4

Epshteyn Losev, Mark (Sunny Isles Beach, FL) def. Duncan, Walker (Atlanta, GA) 6-1, 6-1

Kumar, Sameer (8) (Carmel, IN) def. Lin, Vincent (Schaumburg, IL) 6-4, 6-4

Boys’ 18 Doubles (Round of 16)

Zhou, Zhe / Nakagawa, Naoki (2) (Bradenton, FL) def. Lebedev, Alexander (Island Park, NY) / Wasserman, James (New York, NY) 6-3, 6-3

Bushamuka, William (Princeton, NJ) / Matsuya, Toshiki (Kirkland, WA) def. Theodorou, Eleftherios (Voula, Athens) / Van Slyke, Jack (6) (Toronto, ON) 7-5, 6-3

Furman, Spencer (Woodinville, WA) / Mizushima, Kentaro (Ojai, CA) def. Gomes, Gui (Irvine, CA) / Salgado, Afonso (Boca Raton, FL) 6-4, 6-1

Gealer, Daniel (Los Angeles, CA) / Schalet, Myles (Montville, NJ) def. Fritz, Taylor (Rancho Santa Fe, CA) / Kodali, Anudeep (4) (Durham, NC) 7-5, 0-6, 11-9

Blumberg, William (Greenwich, CT) / Rybakov, Alex (7) (Coral Springs, FL) def. Kumar, Sameer (Carmel, IN) / Lin, Vincent (Schaumburg, IL) 7-5, 3-6, 10-4

Hua, Runhao (Boca Raton, FL) / Janglin, Oscar (Sarasota, FL) def. Arconada, Jordi (Rio Piedras, PR) / Tiafoe, Francis (1) (College Park, MD) 6-1, 6-3

Baughman, Deiton (Carson, CA) / Kerznerman, Daniel (5) (Brooklyn, NY) def. Borchenko, Nicholas (Studio City, CA) / Genender, Michael (Los Angeles, CA) 6-2, 7-5

Paul, Tommy (Coconut Creek, FL) / Wiersholm, Henrik (3) (Kirkland, WA) def. Kessler, Mcclain (Calhoun, GA) / Silverstein, Josh (Great Neck, NY) 6-3, 3-6, 10-5

Girls’ 18 Singles (Round of 32)

Dilorenzo, Francesca (New Albany, OH) def. Miller Krasilnikov, Ally (Delray Beach, FL) 6-1, 6-1

Arconada, Usue (4) (Rio Piedras, PR) def. Harrison, Madison (Bradenton, FL) 7-6(4), 6-3

Bains, Naiktha (6) Australia def. Shibahara, Ena (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA) 7-5, 6-3, 7-6(4)

Kingsley, Raveena (9) (Fulton, MD) def. Hance, Kenadi (Torrance, CA) 6-0, 6-1

Liu, Claire (Thousand Oaks, CA) def. Hamlin, Ellyse (Fairfield, CT) 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-0

Kenin, Sofia (2) (Pembroke Pines, FL) def. Altick, Helen (Monroe, LA) 5-7, 6-2, 6-2

Renaud, Johnnise (3) (Miami, FL) def. Andrews, Gabrielle (Pomona, CA) 6-0, 6-3

Chen, Kelly (Cerritos, CA) def. Turner, Caroline (DALLAS, TX) 6-3, 6-4

Swan, Katie (11) def. Graci, Elysse (Ocean Ridge, FL) 6-0, 6-0

McCarthy, Kaitlyn (8) (Cary, NC) def. Daniell, Andie (Douglasville, GA) 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-1

Gordon, Michaela (7) (Saratoga, CA) def. Ndunda, Ndindi (Burke, VA) 6-1, 6-0

Ho, Jessica (12) (Tampa, FL) def. Ouellet Pizer, Chloe (Chapel Hill, NC) 6-4, 6-4

Makarova, Christina (San Diego, CA) def. Higuchi, Emma (Los Angeles, CA) 5-7, 6-3, 6-1

Haffey, Mary (Naples, FL) def. vazquez, cassandra (16) (Houston, TX) 6-1, 6-0

Moldovan, Bianca (Livonia, MI) def. Ruder Hook, Mira (Denver, CO) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(3)

Bellis, Cici (5) (Atherton, CA) def. Kevakian, Andrea (Glendale, CA) 6-0, 6-0

Girls’ 18 Doubles (Round of 16)

Hamlin, Ellyse (Fairfield, CT) / McCarthy, Kaitlyn (2) (Cary, NC) def. Kingsley, Raveena (Fulton, MD) / Kulikova, Valentina (Boca Raton, FL) 7-6(4), 7-5

Dilorenzo, Francesca (New Albany, OH) / Dolehide, Caroline (Hinsdale, IL) def. Letzt, Alexandra (Scottsdale, AZ) / Xepoleas, Meredith (Huntington Beach, CA) 6-2, 6-3

Chen, Kelly (Cerritos, CA) / Ho, Jessica (6) (Tampa, FL) def. Gorches, Constanza / Navarro Olivia, Maria 6-1, 6-3

Makarova, Christina (San Diego, CA) / Possokhova, Darya (San Francisco, CA) def. Chong, Rachel (Danville, CA) / Weissmann, Rebecca (Loveland, CO) 3-6, 6-3, 10-8

Andrews, Gabrielle (Pomona, CA) / Samir, Sandra (7) (Irvine, CA) def. Shibahara, Ena (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA) / Slaysman, Savannah (Phoenix, AZ) 1-6, 6-4, 10-8

Arconada, Usue (Rio Piedras, PR) / Williams, Claudia def. Ringblom, Annika (Palos Verdes Estates, CA) / Schaefer, Dominique (Ventura, CA) 6-0, 7-5

Bellis, Cici (Atherton, CA) / Horvit, Mia (5) (Parkland, FL) def. Golovin, Jessica (New York, NY) / Norris, Marie (Burdett, KS) 6-2, 6-1

Gordon, Michaela (Saratoga, CA) / Higuchi, Emma (4) (Los Angeles, CA) def. Altick, Helen (Monroe, LA) / Kelley, Meghan (Falmouth, ME) 6-2, 6-7(5), 10-6

Girls’ 16 Singles (Round of 16)

Soli, Kalani (13) (Carson, CA) def. Otsuka, Nami (Norcross, GA) 6-1, 6-4

Goulak, Annette (Oak Park, CA) def. Mateas, Maria (10) (Braintree, MA) 6-3, 6-3

Day, Kayla (4) (Santa Barbara, CA) def. Bridges, Taylor (15) (Mesa, AZ) 6-0, 7-5

Martinelli, Samantha (12) (Denver, CO) def. Branstine, Carson (Orange, CA) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5

Miller, Alaina (16) (Saratoga, CA) def. Lommer, Chiara (Glenview, IL) 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-1

Coppoc, Morgan (Tulsa, OK) def. Decoste, Emma (9) (Stuart, FL) 6-3, 6-2

McQuaid, Riley (14) (Tustin, CA) def. Peus, Ryan (3) (Palos Verdes Estates, CA) 4-5 Ret (inj)

Johnson, Taylor (Redondo Beach, CA) def. Anzo, Jessica (Temecula, CA) 7-5, 6-0

Girls’ 16 Doubles (Round of 16)

Robinson, Jada (Reisterstown, MD) / Smith, Alana (2) (Fort Washington, MD) def. Conard, Nicole (Boca Raton, FL) / Goldberg, Julia (Tarzana, CA) 6-4, 6-2

Branstine, Carson (Orange, CA) / Johnson, Taylor (Redondo Beach, CA) def. Chiu, Abigail (Austin, TX) / Otsuka, Nami (6) (Norcross, GA) 4-6, 7-6(4), 10-4

Decoste, Emma (Stuart, FL) / Wicker, Kennedy (4) (Charlotte, NC) def. Gallegos, Madison (Aurora, CO) / Papikian, Theresa (Glendale, CA) 7-5, 6-4

Antohi, Marjorie (El Paso, TX) / Moustafa, Jenna (Los Angeles, CA) def. Martinelli, Samantha (Denver, CO) / Nothaft, Delaney (8) (Tempe, AZ) 6-1, 6-3

Ferrari, Paulina (San Diego, CA) / Goulak, Annette (Oak Park, CA) def. Angyalosy, Alexandra (Glenview, IL) / Bolton, Elysia (7) (Lake Forest, IL) 6-2, 6-3

Flores, Victoria (Fort Dodge, IA) / Mateas, Maria (3) (Braintree, MA) def. Coppoc, Morgan (Tulsa, OK) / McQuaid, Riley (Tustin, CA) Wo (inj)

Campana, Carolyn (Hillsborough, CA) / Kuuttila, Sarianna (Albuquerque, NM) def. Calkins, Caitlin (Tulsa, OK) / Corcoleotes, Alexa (5) (Hillsborough, CA) 6-2, 7-6(1)

Day, Kayla (Santa Barbara, CA) / Peus, Ryan (1) (Palos Verdes Estates, CA) def. Anzo, Jessica (Temecula, CA) / Bridges, Taylor (Mesa, AZ) 6-2, 6-2

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