Sixteen juniors won their age divisions in the Houston Tennis Association Zone Advancement Tournament at Lee LeClear Tennis Center to qualify for championship status in USTA tournaments.
Maximum draws were 32 players. Boys winning their age divisions were 18s–Mack Deguerin, Houston; 16s—Josiah Major and Anthony Edgington, The Woodlands, and Wells Cooksey, Houston: 14s—Amrith Loklikar, Houston, Blake Weddle, Spring, and Sriharsha Kommireddy, Sugar Land; and 12s—Jan Pempera, Kingwood, and Felipe Rodriguez, Spring,
Girls winning their divisions were 18s—Brooke Taylor, Lake Jackson; 16s—Ariana Ishag and Tamara Shan, Houston; 14s—Sara Loyo, The Woodlands, and Josie Legato, Beaumont; and 12s—Madeline Mackey, Montgomery, and Natalia Castellanos Garcia. The Woodlands.
Final Results
Boys Singles
18s—Mack Deguerin (2) def. Iosua Malaki (7), Willis, 6-4, 6-4.
16 red–Josiah Major def. Shantanu Sonthalia (1), 6-2, 6-1.
16 white–Wells Cooksey def. Victor Houtmann (2), 7-5, 6-7 (6), 1-0.
16 blue–Anthony Edgington (5) def. Barry Oshiba (8), 6-3, 6-3.
14 red–Amrith Loklikar (4) def. Isaac Obi (5), The Colony, 6-4, 6-1.
14 white–Blake Weddle def. Son Nguyen (2), 6-1, 6-3.
14 blue–Sriharsha Kommireddy (3) def. Isaac Herrera (5), Baytown, 6-0, 6-2.
12 red–Jan Pempera (1) def. Ray Kawai (2), 6-2, 6-1.
12 white–Felipe Rodriguez def. Parker Eads (2), 6-2, 6-7 (6), 1-0.
Girls singles
18s–Brooke Taylor (1), Lake Jackson, def. Juliana Arias 3-6, 6-1, 1-0.
16 red–Ariana Ishag (4) def. Rachel Bailey (3), 6-0, 6-7 (4), 1-0.
16 white—Tamara Shan (1) def. Daniela Martindelcampo (2), 6-4, 6-2.
14 red—Sara Loyo (7) def. Camryn Lam (1), 6-4, 6-3.
14 white–Josie Legato, Beaumont, def. Catherine Hunter (6), 6-1, 6-3.
12 red—Madeline Mackey (2) def. Juliana Sierra (4), 6-4, 7-6 (5).
12 white–Natalia Castellanos Garcia (4) def. Amanda Walker (2) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0.
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