SATURDAY’S SUMMARY & RESULTS – USTA GIRLS’ 16s & 18s NATIONALS – BARNES TENNIS CENTER, SAN DIEGO, CALIF., U.S.A.

Written by: Staff on 2nd August 2015

SATURDAY'S SUMMARY & RESULTS – USTA GIRLS' 16s & 18s NATIONALS – BARNES TENNIS CENTER, SAN DIEGO, CALIF., U.S.A. |

GIRLS’ 16s SEEDS TO PLAY OPENING ROUND ON SUNDAY

AT USTA GIRLS’ 16s & 18s NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Girls’ 18s Singles First Round Set to Begin at 9:45 a.m. (PDT) on Sunday

After receiving first-round byes in Saturday’s first round, all 32 seeds in the Girls’ 16s division of the USTA Girls’ 16s & 18 National Championships will play their opening-round matches on Sunday at the Barnes Tennis Center.

Top-seeded Natasha Subhash of Fairfax, Va., will face unseeded Jenna Moustafa of Los Angeles in a second-round match. Second-seeded Victoria Flores of Fort Dodge, Iowa, is set to take on Anna Li of Wexford, Pa., in her opening match.

In other second-round action scheduled on Sunday, fourth-seeded Nicole Mossmer of La Jolla, Calif., will play Valerie Ho of Silver Spring, Md., while San Diego’s Hannah Zhao, the No. 10 seed, goes up against Samantha Gillas of New Braunfels, Texas.

Opening day of the tournament was highlighted by the spirited play of three local players in the first round of the Girls’ 16s division. Cali Jankowski of Carlsbad, Calif., Britt Pursell of Oceanside, Calif., and San Diego’s Julia Haynes all captured first-round victories to advance to Sunday’s second round.

The Girls’ 18s will begin their first round on Sunday at 9:45 a.m. (PDT). All 32 seeds, including top-seeded Tornado Alicia Black, received first-round byes and will play second-round matches on Monday.

For Saturday’s complete scores and results, please go to: http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=154061.

Live audio play-by-play of the final two days of the tournament will be available on RadioTennis.com. The broadcast will include coverage of the Girls’ 16s singles final on Saturday, Aug. 8 and Girls’ 18s singles final on Sunday, Aug. 9. Ken Thomas of RadioTennis.com will provide the commentary.

Nearly 400 girls aged 16 and 18 and 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.

The Girls’ 16s singles final is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 8 and the Girls’ 18s singles championship will be played on Sunday, Aug. 9. Both divisions feature 192-player singles draws and doubles draws with 96 teams.

Starting times for each day of the tournament will be as follows:

8:30 a.m. – Sunday, Aug. 2 through Thursday, Aug. 6

9 a.m. – Friday, Aug. 7 and Saturday, Aug. 8

9:30 a.m. – Sunday, Aug. 9

(All times are PDT)

Early-round matches will also be played at secondary sites at San Diego State University’s Aztec Tennis Center, 5375 Remington Rd., San Diego, CA, 92115, from Sunday, Aug. 2 through Tuesday, Aug. 4 and University of San Diego’s Skip and Cindy Hogan Tennis Center, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110, from Sunday, Aug. 2 through Wednesday, Aug. 5.

Admission and on-site parking at the Barnes Tennis Center is free each day of the tournament. For fans watching matches at SDSU and USD, admission is free, but there is a nominal charge for on-campus parking. University parking regulations will be strictly enforced.

About USTA Girls’ 16s – 18s Nationals:

The USTA Girls’ 16 & 18s National Championships 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 Jo 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 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.

About Youth Tennis San Diego:

Youth Tennis San Diego is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization that has been in existence since 1952. The YTSD Mission is: “To promote the educational, physical, and social development of all youth through organized tennis and educational activities.” Their community programs encourage youth participation, personal integrity, leadership, and competitive spirit in a friendly environment that builds responsible citizens. YTSD provides thousands of youngsters each year the opportunity to play tennis after school at their neighborhood school. The After School Tennis program provides a safe haven for hundreds of youngsters who are not supervised after school. Through tennis, the children learn the success skills which will give them the confidence and self-esteem needed to confront the negative influences so often found on the streets where they live.

USTA Girls’ 16s & 18s Nationals

Barnes Tennis Center

San Diego, Calif.

Saturday’s Results

Girls’ 16s Singles

First Round

Maeve Koscielski, Indianapolis, def. Anna Smith, Venetia, Pa., 6-2, 6-3

Jenna Moustafa, Los Angeles, def. Trisha Sundaram, Chesterfield, Mo., 6-0, 6-2

Alexandra Belaya, Melbourne, Fla., def. Niluka Madurawe, Sunnyvale, Calif., 6-4, 6-1

Tatum Burger, Steamboat Springs, Colo., def. Melisha Dogra, Lake Oswego, Ore., 6-4, 6-4

Sophia Reddy, Eden Prairie, Minn., def. Shelly Yaloz, Little Neck, N.Y., 6-2, 6-1

Kolie Allen, Lombard, Ill., def. Jacquie Tan, Elk Grove, Calif., 6-1, 6-2

Alessandra Bianco, Chicago, def. Audrey Boch Collins, Las Vegas, Nev., 6-1, 6-1

Sophia Hatton, Syracuse, N.Y., def. Sarah Adams, New Braunfels, Texas 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (6)

Miranda Deng, North Potomac, Md., def. Danielle Willson, Newport Beach, Calif., 6-1, 6-1

Lindsay Song, Birmingham, Ala., def. Marybeth Hurley, Novi, Mich., 1-6, 6-4, 6-2

Shailla Alda, New Braunfels, Texas, def. Julia Lilien, Scottsdale, Ariz., 6-2, 6-1

Diana Wong, Hilo, Hawaii, def. Stevie Kennedy, Bonita Springs, Fla., 7-5, 6-3

Abbie Mulbarger, Woodbridge, Calif., def. Maya Das, Potomac, Md., 6-2, 6-3

Sophia Graver, Allenwood, N.J., def. Ava Thielman, Shelby Township, Mich., 6-2, 1-6, 6-3

Marcella Cruz, Marlboro, N.J., def. Carol Elizabeth Kerman, Atlanta, 6-4, 6-0

Julia Deming, Fallbrook, Calif., def. Lauren Gish, Mooresville, N.C., 4-6, 7-5, 6-2

Julia Haynes, San Diego, def. Emily Dunbar, Medina, Ohio, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3

Cassie McKenzie, La Canada Flintridge, Calif., def. Delaney Nothaft, Tempe, Ariz., 6-3, 6-3

Peri Sheinin, East Greenwich, R.I., def. Paulina Ferrari, San Diego, 6-3, 6-4

Thea Rice, Hot Springs, Ark., def. Maria Santilli, Irwin, Pa., 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-2

Samantha Gillas, New Braunfels, Texas, def. Kristina Fernandez, Coral Gables, Fla., 6-0, 6-3

Stephanie Taylor, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., def. Amanda Cyr, Cary, N.C., 6-4, 6-2

Jadie Acidera, Anaheim, Calif., def. Zoey Nelson, Goodyear, Ariz., 6-0, 6-3

Dasha Kourkina, Brooklyn, N.Y., def. Zoe Taylor, Long Grove, Ill, 6-1, 6-3

Jessica Aragon, Plano, Texas, def. Kylie Mullaney, Edina, Minn., 6-1, 6-1

Katreina Corpuz, Ewa Beach, Hawaii, def. Elizabeth Tedford, Dallas, 7-5, 7-6, 7-6 (3)

Ivana Corley, Albuquerque, N.M., def. Abigail Markel, Charlotte, N.C., 6-2, 6-1

Anika Yarlagadda, West Bloomfield, Mich., def. Margo Gerke, Leawood, Kan. 6-1, 6-0

Nina Sorkin, Glen Allen, Va., def. Alee Clayton, Huntsville, Ala., 6-2, 7-5

Lea Owens, Olney, Md., def. Emily Kim, Plano, Texas, 6-3, 6-3

Ashley Yeah, Los Gatos, Calif., def. Kaitlin Ruether, Rockledge, Fla., 6-3, 6-1

Anna Li, Wexford, Pa., def. Hermehr Singh, Redlands, Calif., 3-6, 7-5, 6-4

Katie LaFrance, Little Rock, Ark., def. Jeryn Jack, Tulsa, Okla., 6-1, 6-1

Mia Rabinowitz, Tenafly, N.J., def. Andjelija Bozovic, Burr Ridge, Ill, 6-2, 6-4

Peyton Lee, Marietta, Ga., def. Natasha Gonzalez, (Houston, 7-6 (2), 6-1

Lahari Yelamanchili, Burr Ridge, Ill, def. Viv Daniel., Seattle, 6-1, 6-0

Alexandra Angyalosy, Boca Raton, Fla., def. Martina Bocchi, Los Angeles, 6-4, 6-1

Kristin Kerrigan, Austin, Texas, def. Tiffany Pyritz, Wake Forest, N.C., 6-1, 6-3

Lilian Burchell, Ruxton, Md., def. Margaret White, Birmingham, Ala., 6-0, 6-1

Chloe Hamlin, Blountville, Tenn., def. Sara Alajbegovic, Las Vegas, 6-0, 6-0

Ana Elhom, Potomac, Md., def. Nathalie Rodilosso, Rye, N.Y., 6-2, 6-3

Jayci Goldsmith, Dripping Springs, Texas, def. Taylor Lau, Honolulu, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3

Cali Jankowski, Carlsbad, Calif., def. Jessica Tsukiji, San Jose, Calif., 6-0, 6-1

Nicole Krykanov, Virginia Beach, Va., def. Katherine Earnhardt, Concord, N.C., 6-3, 6-2

Rena Lin, Northridge, Calif., def. Elvena Gevargiz, Las Vegas, 7-5, 5-7, 6-3

Hailey Wilcox, Greenwich, Conn., def. Sarah Campbell, Sudbury, Mass., 6-4, 6-2

Britt Pursell, Oceanside, Calif., def. Lauren Gillinov, Moreland Hills, Ohio, 6-7, 6-2, 6-2

Valerie Ho, Silver Spring, Md., def. Jordyn King, Norristown, Pa., 6-2, 6-4

Alyssa Hahn, Richmond, Va., def. Amber Shen, Broomfield, Colo., 6-3, 6-0

Danielle Quevedo, Tyler, Texas, def. Julia Newman, Natick, Mass., 6-3, 6-3

Mira Gladstone, Port Orange, Fla., def. Jamie Schroer, Tucson, Ariz., 6-3, 6-3

Sara Choy, Palo Alto, Calif., def. Hanna Giddings, Alpharetta, Ga., 6-2, 6-3

Jessica Anzo, Temecula, Calif., def. Adrienne Haynes, Asheville, N.C., 6-1, 6-1

Caroline Pozo, Wildwood, Mo., def. Lizzie Baker, Washington, D.C. 6-2, 6-4

Cheyenne Lilienthal, Land O Lakes, Fla., def. Danielle Burich, Hinsdale, Ill., 6-0, 6-2

Luba Vasilyuk, Frisco, Texas, def. Sabrina Ramras, Paradise Valley, Ariz., 6-3, 6-4

Shuchen Lin, Irvine, Calif., def. Tina Li, Wexford, Pa., 6-4, 6-0

Ashley Lessen, Old Westbury, N.Y., def. Nicole Roc, Chicago, 7-5, 7-5

Rylee Braeden, Houston, def. Isabella Lambert, Wayzata, Minn., 6-4, 6-1

Ellis Brown, Greensboro, N.C., def. Katherine Nguyen, Fountain Valley, Calif., 7-6 (3), 6-2

Emilee Duong, Placentia, Calif., def. Christina Sisti, Mount Vernon, N.Y., 6-2, 6-2

Anya Lamoreaux, Mesa, Ariz., def. Eren Sagun, Urbandale, Iowa, 6-2, 6-0

Callie Creath, Austin, Texas, def. Jasmine Rich, Salt Lake City, Utah, 6-3, 6-2

Loren Haukova, Elmsford, N.Y., def. Alexa Meyer, San Diego, 6-0, 6-1

For complete scores and results, go to: http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=154061

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