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Yakoff Shines at Easter Bowl Stephanie Yakoff (pictured left), who trains at CourtSense Training Center, finished with great results at the Easter Bowl in Indian Wells, Calif. As the top-seed, she would cruise into the Girls 12s final by winning her first five matches in straight sets. While she would fall short in the singles championship, Yakoff paired with Clervie Ngounoue (pictured right) to win the Girls 12s Doubles Title as the pair won all six of their matches in straight sets.
Ross School’s Golod Wins Two 18U Championships
Rubenzahl Takes Bronze at Level 5 Tournament New York’s Rachel Rubenzahl, who trains under Todd Widom, took home the Bronze Medal at the USTA Florida Level 5 Girls 16s. Rubenzahl lost in the semifinals before recovering to win the third-place match in straight sets to capture the Bronze.
Eight-Year-Old Vinbaytel Wins Boys 12s Division Noah Vinbaytel, who trains at MatchPoint NYC and is just eightyears-old, captured the title in the Boys 12s Division of the Centercourt Pony Express Open. Vinbaytel defeated each of the tournament’s top two-seeds including a 4-1, 0-4, 10-1 victory over the second-seed Joseph Yang in the finals.
West Side Tennis Club Adds Luke Jensen to Its Ranks
Ross School’s Vitalina Golod (pictured above left) has had an excellent 2018 competing in tournaments. She won the recent L1A Huntington President’s Championships by taking out second-seeded, Joanna Atwater (pictured above right), 6-1, 6-1 in the final. Golod continued her winning ways by defeating the number two seed, Rebecca Fisch, 6-1, 6-1 in the finals of her next tournament, the L1 TI Academy Championships.
Former French Open Doubles Champion Luke Jensen was named the new Director of Racquet Sports at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills. “The West Side Tennis Club is the most significant tennis club in American tennis history,” said Jensen, who is the owner of 10 ATP Doubles titles. “It demands and deserves the highest standards of excellence, and I am committed to providing that at all times. I see this as the opportunity of a tennis lifetime to lead West Side’s tennis program forward while honoring its past.” NYTennisMag.com • May/June 2018 • New York Tennis Magazine
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