BILLIE JEAN KING’S WORLD TEAM TENNIS JUNIORS FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES

Written by: Staff on 31st July 2014

BILLIE JEAN KING'S WORLD TEAM TENNIS JUNIORS FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES |

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SAN DIEGO’S BARNES BASHERS TOP USTA TEXAS WILD TO WIN RECORD 6TH WTT JUNIOR NATIONALS CHAMPIONSHIP

Barnes Bashers, a youth tennis team representing Youth Tennis San Diego, won a record 6th World TeamTennis Junior Nationals Championship today, defeating USTA Texas Wild 45-29 at the George E. Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, Calif.

The WTT Junior Nationals, which is hosted by Mylan WTT co-founder Billie Jean King and is now in its 19th year, is a national junior invitational event featuring 16 coed teams from throughout the U.S. The teams, with players representing 17 states, play the World TeamTennis format during their three days of non-elimination draw competition.

The Barnes Bashers seemed determined from the outset to improve upon their 2013 runner-up finish, jumping out to an early 10-8 lead after the first two sets of doubles. The Bashers split girls’ singles with Texas’ Nikita Pradeep of Sugar Land, Texas, edging the Bashers’ Victoria Robertson of San Diego, 6-5. In the second set of girls’ singles, Lindsay Brown of San Diego added to the Bashers lead with a 6-2 victory over Reagan Collins of Lubbock, Texas.

Tom Witteveen of La Mesa, Calif., and Steven Chen of Rancho Bernardo, Calif., both added wins in boys’ singles to give Barnes a 10-point lead heading into the final two sets of mixed doubles. Witteveen and Robertson teamed for a 6-4 win over the Wild’s Pradeep and Eric Morris of Corinth, Texas. Chen and Jwany Sherif of El Cajon, Calif., wrapped up the championship for Barnes with a 6-2 mixed doubles victory over Nick Glover of Austin and Riley Reeves of North Richland Hills, Texas.

Team members of Barnes Bashers are Lindsay Brown of San Diego, Calif.; Martin Marin of San Diego, Calif.; Victoria Robertson, San Diego, Calif.; Tom Witteveen, La Mesa, Calif.; Jwany Sherif, El Cajon, Calif.; and Steven Chen, Rancho Bernardo, Calif. The Bashers coach is Wolf Von Lindenau. This was the sixth title for a team representing Youth Tennis San Diego, and their first championship since 2009.

The Texas Wild, who took their name from the professional Mylan WTT team of the same name, are coached by Bobby Reeves. Team members are Reagan Collins of Lubbock, Texas; Nick Glover of Austin, Texas; Eric Morris of Corinth, Texas; Alex Gee of Bellaire, Texas; Riley Reeves of North Richland Hills, Texas; and Nikita Pradeep of Sugar Land, Texas.

Intermountain 1 Hit Wonders, representing USTA Intermountain, defeated the San Diego Attackers 43-38 in the third place match.

Hawaii Lanakila, representing the USTA Hawaii 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. Lanakila received a $1,000 check along with the award. Team members of Lanakila are Erin Jyo of Mililani, Hawaii; Tristen Bryant-Otake of Kailua, Hawaii; Katie Natori, Braxton Chong, Seann Esaki, Riley Adachi, all of Honolulu, Hawaii. The team’s coach is Mimi Kennell.

2014 WTT JUNIOR NATIONALS – Final results

CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL: Barnes Bashers def. Texas Wild 45-29

3rd place: Intermountain 1 Hit Wonders def. San Diego Attackers 43-38

5th place: Midwest Trees def. Southwest Coyotes 44-32

7th place: Central Coast Crushers def. The Avengers 47-30

9th place: Northern Lights def. Pittsburgh Triangles 38-28

11th place: Sparetime Jr. Academy def. Eastern Aces 40-30

13th place: OC Lightning def. Hawaii Lanakila 45-37

15th place: Bakersfield Heat def. Smooth Strokes 39-25

TEAM (USTA Section / Tennis Association) COACH

Bakersfield Heat (Bakersfield Tennis Association) Robert Limpias

Barnes Bashers (Youth Tennis San Diego) Wolf Von Lindenau

Central Coast Crushers (CA Central Coast Jr. Program) Bill Dunkle

Eastern Aces (USTA Eastern) Ari Roberts

Hawaii Lanakila (USTA Hawaii) Mimi Kennell

Intermountain 1 Hit Wonders (USTA Intermountain) Mike Humphrey

Midwest Trees (USTA Midwest) Cheryl Armstrong

Northern Lights (USTA Northern) Gordon Reid

OC Lightning (Orange Co. Community Tennis Assoc.) A.G. Longoria

Pittsburgh Triangles (USTA Middle States) Hank Hughes

San Diego Attackers Huong Nguyen

Smooth Strokes (Smooth Strokes Academy) Alyce Meadors

Southwest Coyotes (USTA Southwest) Nicole Fintell

Spare Time Junior Academy (USTA Nor Cal) Robert Kendall

Texas Wild (USTA Texas) Bobby Reeves

The Avengers Nancy Ansboury/Sarah Ansboury

2014 World TeamTennis Junior Nationals participants — July 29-31- Barnes Tennis Center-San Diego, Calif.

TEAM NAME – PLAYER, HOMETOWN, STATE

Avengers

Jack Yount, Wenatchee, Wash.

Maggie Fiocchi, Kennewick, Wash.

Jennifer Lewis, Camas, Wash.

Chandler Oliveira, Bend, Ore.

Sierra Winch, Bend, Ore.

Lucas Ball, Roseburg, Ore.

Bakersfield Heat

Kaleb Johnson, Bakersfield, Calif.

Dylan Simonsen, Bakersfield, Calif.

Andrew Schwartz, Bakersfield, Calif.

Emily Horrigan, Bakersfield, Calif.

Alexandra Vaughan, Bakersfield, Calif.

McKenze Berkshire, Bakersfield, Calif.

Barnes Bashers

Lindsay Brown, San Diego, Calif.

Martin Marin, San Diego, Calif.

Victoria Robertson, San Diego, Calif.

Tom Witteveen, La Mesa, Calif.

Jwany Sherif, El Cajon, Calif.

Steven Chen, Rancho Bernardo, Calif.

Central Coast Crushers

Delaney Roche, Bakersfield, Calif.

Alexander Dill, San Luis Obispo, Calif.

Noah Morrow, Stevenson Ranch, Calif.

Madison Hale, Santa Barbara, Calif.

Miles Hale, Santa Barbara, Calif.

Isabel Donaldson, Bakersfield, Calif.

Hawaii Lanakila

Katie Natori, Honolulu, Hawaii

Erin Jyo, Mililani, Hawaii

Tristen Bryant-Otake, Kailua, Hawaii

Braxton Chong, Honolulu, Hawaii

Seann Esaki, Honolulu, Hawaii

Riley Adachi, Honolulu, Hawaii

Midwest Trees

John Armstrong, Carmel, Ind.

Caroline Combs, Indianapolis, Ind.

Claire Reifeis, Indianapolis, Ind.

Brigitte Hodge, Indianapolis, Ind.

William Reifeis, Indianapolis, Ind.

Patrick McAuley, Indianapolis, Ind.

Northern Lights

Tommy Entwistle, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Nathaniel Ackert, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Morgan Brower, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Malini Wijesinghe, Apple Valley, Minn.

Samuel Gearou, Zimmerman Minn.

Jane Fraley, Edina Minn.

OC Lightning

Alejandro Becker, Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Cello Lockwood, Seattle, Wash.

Kenan Torlic, Irvine, Calif.

Jasie Dunk, Newport Beach, Calif.

Ben Vinarski, Wexford, Pa.

Pittsburgh Triangles

Chloe Grzyb, McMurray, Pa.

Hannah Famili, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Liza Plakseychuk, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Luke Phillips, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Derek Chen, Cranberry Township, Pa.

Charles Strohl, Pittsburgh, Pa.

San Diego Attackers

Jaime Barajas, Woodland Hills, Calif.

Francis Dean, Arcadia, Calif.

Karla Dulay, Chula Vista, Calif.

Yolanda Lan Pham, Rancho Bernardo, Calif.

Luis Humberto Lopez, Chula Vista, Calif.

Luis Mariano Argote, Chula Vista, Calif.

Smooth Strokes

Lindsay Garcia, St. Louis, Mo.

Norian Moss, Decatur, Ga.

Jocelynn Horton, St. Louis Mo.

Kylel Gillam, St. Louis, Mo.

Takai Gillam, St. Louis, Mo.

Phoenix Gandy, Atlanta, Ga.

Southwest Coyotes

Hussein Elalami, Gilbert, Ariz.

Cole Stofflet, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Chloe Weihs, Peoria, Ariz.

Yolena Carlon, Phoenix, Ariz.

David Akin, Phoenix, Ariz.

Lindsay Harlas, Las Cruces, N.M.

Spare Time Jr Academy/USTA NorCal

Hannah Higsmith, Folsom, Calif.

Stephen Guenard, Elk Grove, Calif.

Taylor Galya, Herald, Calif.

Sabrina Sullivan, Carmichael, Calif.

Jack Lonergan, Sacramento, Calif.

Sebastian Smith, Sacramento, Calif.

Team Eastern Aces

Erica Frommer, Montgomery, N.Y.

Jonathan Atwater, Short Hills, N.J.

Josh Marvald, Rochester, N.Y.

Stephanie Nakash, Great Neck, N.Y.

Maranda Sears, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

Tyler Dupee, Middletown, N.Y.

Team Intermountain 1 Hit Wonders

Luke Lorenz, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Vignesh Sethilvel, Highlands Ranch, Colo.

Chelsea Crovetti, Henderson, Nev.

Nikki Newell, Las Vegas, Nev.

Kristen Newell, Las Vegas, Nev.

Blayze O’Keefe, Las Vegas, Nev.

Texas Wild

Reagan Collins, Lubbock, Texas

Nick Glover, Austin, Texas

Eric Morris, Corinth, Texas

Alex Gee, Bellaire, Texas

Riley Reeves, North Richland Hills, Texas

Nikita Pradeep, Sugar Land, Texas

Topics: Billie Jean King, Mylan WTT, Team Tennis, Tennis News, Usta

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