400 GIRLS PLAYING TENNIS IN SAN DIEGO FOR THE 16/18 NATIONALS / COME SEE GREAT PLAYERS. FREE ADMISSION TO ALL.

Written by: Staff on 2nd August 2014

400 GIRLS PLAYING TENNIS IN SAN DIEGO FOR THE 16/18 NATIONALS / COME SEE GREAT PLAYERS. FREE ADMISSION TO ALL. |

RAIN FORCES POSTPONEMENT OF MATCHES AT USTA 16S & 18S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Play Will Resume at 8 a.m. (PDT) on Sunday at Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego

After an exciting start to the United States Tennis Association Girls’ 16s & 18s National Championships, rain suspended play Saturday afternoon at the Barnes Tennis Center and led to the postponement of more than a dozen Girls’ 16s first round main draw matches.

Tournament officials moved Sunday’s starting time to 8 a.m. (PDT) to accommodate matches which had been postponed.

Sunday’s schedule will also feature the start of the Girls’ 18s main draw. This was the first time rain had suspended play in the 19 years the Girls’ 16s event has been played in San Diego.

A total of 50 Girls’ 16s first-round singles matches were completed Saturday morning. Top-seeded Ryan Peus of Palos Verdes, Calif., led Sarianna Kuuttila of Albuquerque, N.M., 6-4, 5-3, when play was suspended.

Peus reached the singles final of the USTA Girls’ 16s National Clay Court Championships in Virginia last month. She will resume her first-round match on Stadium Court at 8 a.m. (PST) on Sunday.

Local entrant Hannah Zhao of San Diego advanced to the Girls’ 16s second round with a 7-5, 6-1, victory over Tamijean Fumagalli of New Braunfels, Texas.

The USTA Girls’ 16s & 18s National Championships continue through Saturday, Aug. 9.

For main draws, match scores and results, please go to: http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=139068#&&s=7

Nearly 400 girls aged 16 and 18 and under are competing for the title of National Champion, as well as a wild card entry into the singles main draw of the US Open Women’s Championships (for the 18s Champion) and a wild card into the US Open Junior Championships (for the 16s Champion). The 18s Doubles Champions will also receive a wild card into the US Open Women’s Doubles main draw.

Early-round main draw matches will also be played at the tournament’s secondary site at the San Diego State University Tennis Complex, 5375 Remington Rd., San Diego, Calif., 92115, from Saturday, Aug. 2 through Tuesday, Aug. 5.

Admission and on-site parking are free at the Barnes Tennis Center. Admission to matches at SDSU is free. There is nominal fee for parking at SDSU. Please note, on-campus parking regulations are strictly enforced.

The starting times for the remaining days of the tournament are as follows (all times are PDT):

Sunday, Aug. 3 8 a.m. Barnes Tennis Center & SDSU

Monday, Aug. 4 8:30 a.m. Barnes Tennis Center & SDSU

Tuesday, Aug. 5 9 a.m. Barnes Tennis Center & SDSU

Wednesday, Aug. 6 to Saturday, Aug. 9 9 a.m. Barnes Tennis Center

Saturday’s Results: Click here

Starting times are subject to change. For latest updates, go to: http://www.ustagirlsnationals.com/

About USTA Girls’ 16s & 18s Nationals Presented by adidas:

The USTA Girls’ 16 & 18s National Championships Presented by adidas are the premiere hard court tennis tournaments for amateur and professional American girls aged 18 and 16 and under in the United States. In 2010, both age groups began playing their events concurrently at San Diego’s Barnes Tennis Center. Tournament participants, who represent nearly every state in the United States, have been endorsed by their respective USTA Section or have received USTA special exemptions based on their results in qualifying tournaments, junior rankings, or results on the WTA Tour or International Tennis Federation Junior Circuit. Past tournament champions include Chris Evert, Tracy Austin, Andrea Jaeger, Zina Garrison, Mary Joe Fernandez, Jennifer Capriati and Lindsay Davenport.

About George E. Barnes Family Junior Tennis Center:

The Center is owned and operated by Youth Tennis San Diego. It was built in 1995 and completed in 1997. The $4.5 million dollar junior tennis facility was made possible with generous public and private donations and is named after the lead donor family – the “George E. Barnes Family Junior Tennis Center.” The Center, which is dedicated to the youth of San Diego, offers children 18 and under court priority over adults with advanced reservations.

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