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Petersen Wins Green Ball Title
Jacob Petersen, who trains at the Cary Leeds Tennis Center, won the title at the USTA Green Ball Junior Circuit event at the Bogota Racquet Club, competing in the Boys 10s division.
Markov Wins L6 Championship
Milana Markov took home the title at the L6 Sportime Kings Park Challenger tournament. In the Girls 14s division, Markov, who trains at MatchPoint NYC in Brooklyn, won both her semifinal and final matches in third-set tiebreakers to come away with the title.
RSTA Players Win “Little Mo” Internationals Events
Players from the Ross School Tennis Academy travelled down to Florida to compete in the “Little Mo” Internationals and came back to New York with trophies. Eduardo Menezes (left) won the title in the Boys 16s, or “Big Mo” division, and also paired with fellow RSTA player Luise Bastos (middle) to win the Mixed Doubles event. Bastos also won the Girls 16s, “Big Mo”, division title. Luanna Carmo (right) won the Girls 9s doubles event with Nina Chabli of Miami, Fla.
Centercourt’s Zheng Commits to Columbia
Centercourt Performance Tennis Academy full-time student Michael Zheng committed to Columbia University, and will join the Lions next fall.
“Excited to announce my commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at Colubmia University,” said Zheng. “A big thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way.”
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Wolf Wins Chelsea Pier Event
Maya Wolf, who trains at CourtSense Tennis Training Center, travelled to Connecticut to compete in the USTA Junior Circuit Chelsea Piers Green Ball Holiday Special, and Wolf captured the title as she finished atop her group with three consecutive victories.
Chris Lewit Tennis Academy’s Ryan Wins L6 Event in Bogota
Staten Island’s Ryan Ricciardi, who trains at the Chris Lewit Tennis Academy, captured the title at the L6 event at CourtSense at Bogota Racquet Club. Ricciardi was the number two seed, and won all of his matches in straight sets en route to the championship.
JMTA’s Sec Commits to Princeton
John McEnroe Tennis Academy’s Sebastian Sec has announced he will be playing his collegiate tennis at Princeton University. Sec won the Gold Ball in doubles at the Clay Court Championships in 2021, and is a five-star, blue chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.Net.
Stephanie Yakoff Reaches Orange Ball Finals
Stephanie Yakoff powered her way to the championship match of the Orange Ball down in Florida. Yakoff made her way through the draw of the Girls 16s division en route to making the finals, before a knee injury forced her to withdraw. The second-ranked player in New Jersey, Yakoff verbally committed to Harvard last year.
