FRED’S SUMMARY & RESULTS — USTA GIRLS’ 16s & 18s NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS — BARNES TENNIS CENTER, SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – FREE ADMISSION – COME SEE TENNIS FUTURE OLYMPIANS

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FRED'S SUMMARY & RESULTS — USTA GIRLS’ 16s & 18s NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS — BARNES TENNIS CENTER, SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - FREE ADMISSION - COME SEE TENNIS FUTURE OLYMPIANS  |

TOP SEEDED KAYLA DAY REACHES THIRD ROUND OF USTA GIRLS’ 18s

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AT SAN DIEGO’S BARNES TENNIS CENTER

Girls’ 16s Top Seed Amber O’Dell Advances to Fourth Round

 

The No. 1 seeds at the USTA Girls’ 16s & 18s National Championships put on solid performances to win straight set matches and advance to the next round on a cool and cloudy day at the Barnes Tennis Center.

 

Sixteen-year-old Kayla Day of Santa Barbara, the Girls’ 18s top seed, defeated Taylor Bridges of Mesa, Ariz., 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the third round where she will play unseeded Nami Otsuka of Norcross, Ga., on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. (PDT).

 

Kayla Day

“I came out a little bit nervous, but I was able to get off to a really good start. I settled down and it was a pretty good match,” said Day, who was playing her opening singles match after receiving a first-round bye. “Every match is hard. There are so many good players in this tournament. I’m going to have to compete well and just play my game.”

 

In other tournament action in the Girls’ 18s division, second-seeded Usue Arconada of Rio Piedras, P.R., was nearly ousted in her opening round match, but came back to defeat Kolie Allen of Lombard, Ill., 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the third round.

 

Fourth-seeded Claire Liu of Thousand Oaks, Calif., who won the Wimbledon Girls’ Doubles title with Arconada in July, was upset in her first match as she fell to Kylie Moulin of Lithia, Fla., 7-5, 2-6, 6-3.

 

Fifteen-year-old Amber O’Dell of New Milford, N.J., the top seed in the Girls’ 16s singles draw, eliminated Alexis Almy of Southborough, Mass., 6-3, 6-1 to move into the fourth round. O’Dell will play unseeded Charlotte Owensby of Boca Raton, Fla., on Tuesday.

 

Complete scores and results for each division of the USTA Girls’ 16s & 18s Nationals Championships can be viewed at: http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=171037

 

The starting time for each day of the tournament will be as follows:

8 a.m. – Tuesday, Aug. 9 and Wednesday, Aug. 10

8:30 a.m. – Thursday, Aug. 11 and Friday, Aug. 12

9:30 a.m. – Saturday, Aug. 13

10 a.m. – Sunday, Aug. 14

(All times are PDT)

 

Nearly 400 girls aged 16 and 18 and under from across the United States and Puerto Rico are competing for the title of National Champion. The tournament features the top junior players from each of the 17 USTA Sections.

 

The Girls’ 16s event will conclude with the singles and doubles finals on Saturday, Aug. 13. The Girls’ 18s tournament will conclude with the 18s singles championship on Sunday, Aug. 14. Both divisions feature 192-player singles draws and doubles draws with 96 teams.

 

In addition to the US Open wild cards that are traditionally awarded to the 16s and 18s singles champions and 18s doubles champions, additional wild cards for the US Open Junior Championships and wild cards to various USTA Women’s Pro Circuit tournaments will also be awarded this year. For the complete list of wild cards to be awarded go to: http://www.ustagirlsnationals.com/about.html.

 

Early-round matches will also be played at San Diego State University’s Aztec Tennis Center, 5375 Remington Rd., San Diego, CA, 92115, through Tuesday, Aug. 9.

 

Admission and on-site parking at the Barnes Tennis Center is free each day of the tournament. For fans watching matches at SDSU, 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. Earlier this year, Youth Tennis San Diego was recognized with the USTA Organization Member of the Year Award. The award is given annually to an organization that provides outstanding service to its members and to the local community. YTSD was honored at the USTA Annual Meeting and Conference, March 11-14, at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.

 

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.

Monday’s Results

 

Girls’ 18s Singles

Second Round

Kayla Day (1), Santa Barbara, Calif., def. Taylor Bridges, Mesa, Ariz., 6-2, 6-2

Usue Arconada (2), Rio Piedras, P.R., def. Kolie Allen, Lombard, Ill., 4-6, 6-1, 6-2

Caroline Dolehide (3), Hinsdale, Ill., def. Lauren Gillinov, Moreland Hills, Ohio, 6-1, 6-1

Kylie Moulin, Lithia, Fla., def. Claire Liu (4), Thousand Oaks, Calif., 7-5, 2-6, 6-3

Nami Otsuka, Norcross, Ga., def. Ann Selim, Irvine, Calif., withdrawal (injury)

 

Girls’ 16s Singles

Third Round

Amber O’Dell (1), New Milford, N.J., def. Alexis Almy, Southborough, Mass., 6-3, 6-1

Nicole Mossmer (4), La Jolla, Calif., def. Casey Accola, Winter Garden, Fla., 6-0, 6-1

Jennifer Kerr, Carlsbad, Calif., def. Slade Coetzee, Miami Beach, Fla., 6-1, 6-1

Sedona Gallagher (9), Henderson, Nev., def. Amy Huang, San Diego, 6-2, 6-4

Julia Haynes (17), San Diego, def. Melissa LaMette, Cypress, Texas, 6-2, 6-0

Amaya Lopez Clay Boca Raton, Fla., def. Chloe Chu, Bellevue, Wash., 6-2, 7-5

Hailey Baptiste (9), Washington, D.C., def. Dominique Stone, North Hollywood, Calif., 6-2, 6-3

Lauren Stein (17), Paradise Valley, Ariz., def. Megan Polnet, Churchville, Pa., 6-4, 6-4

Nikki Redelijk, Windermere, Fla, def. Peyton Stearns (17), Mason, Ohio, 6-4, 6-1

Andrea Cerdan (9), Bloomfield, N.J., def. Callie Creath, Austin, Texas, 6-3, 6-0

Luba Vasilyuk, Frisco, Texas, def. Thea Rice, Hot Springs, Ark., 6-1, 6-1

Briana Crowley (9), Battle Ground, Ind., def. Elena Van Linge, Menlo Park, Calif., 6-3, 7-6 (4)

Emma Navarro (17), Charleston, S.C., def. Brigitte Wu, Jersey City, N.J., 6-1, 6-1

Dasha Kourkina (17) (Brooklyn, NY) def. Ava Markham (Demarest, NJ) 6 2, 6 3

Chloe Beck (9), Watkinsville, Ga., def. Marcella Cruz, Marlboro, N.J., 6-1, 6-4

Anika Yarlagadda (17), West Bloomfield, Mich., def. Yolanda Lin, Sammamish, Wash., 6-1, 6-3

Salma Ewing (17), Long Beach, Calif., def. Rhea Shrivastava, Skillman, N.J., 6-1, 6-2

Victoria Hu, Northborough, Mass., def. Merri Kelly, Oyster Bay, N.Y., 3-6, 6-3, 6-3

Somer Henry, Franklin, Tenn., def. Georgia Ryan, Rye, N.Y., 7-5, 6-2

Dasha Kourkina (17), Brooklyn, N.Y., def. Ava Markham, Demarest, N.J., 6-2, 6-3

Hannah Lairmore (9), Mobile, Ala., def. Samantha Gillas, New Braunfels, Texas, 6-1, 6-0

Lea Ma (17), Dix Hills, N.Y., def. Isabella Lambert, Minneapolis, 6-3, 6-1

Anna Brylin (17), Short Hills, N.J., def. Serim Jin, Portland, Ore., 6-0, 6-0

Michelle Xu, Vienna, Va., def. Addison Guevara (17), Keller, Texas, 6-3, 6-3

 

For complete scores and results, go to: http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=171037

 

 

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