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The group stage of the 2026 Junior Davis Cup and Junior Billie Jean King Cup competition concluded today in Cairo Egypt, with eight 16-and-under teams in each event advancing to Friday's tquarterfinals.The second-seeded girls team from the United States, aiming for their fifth straight title, defeated Romania 2-1 to finish at the top of their group, and will play No. 4 seed Japan, who lost to No.

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The quarterfinal teams are set for the Junior Billie Jean King Cup competition this week in Egypt, even with a day remaining in group play, as all four groups have two teams 2-0 and two teams 0-2. The undefeated teams play each other, with only first place at stake, as the matches between the winless teams can produce only 1-2 or 0-3 records.There is one unseeded team who will make the

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The first day of group play at the World Tennis Junior Davis Cup and Junior Billie Jean King Cup 16-and-under international team competition in Egypt didn't feature any major surprises, and both teams from the United States, who are defending champions, posted victories.The second-seeded US girls defeated Slovakia 3-0 and the second-seeded US boys got past India 2-1.The individual results

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The international Junior Davis Cup and Junior Billie Jean King Cup competitions for 16-and-under players begin tomorrow in Egypt, with both the teams from the United States seeded second.The US girls won the title last year and will be going for their fifth straight title, but they are seeded behind Czechia, which features WT junior No. 3 Jana Kovackova and No. 20 Katerina Zajickova and are

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Dylan Dietrich is waltzing through the draw this week at the ATP Challenger 100 in Sioux Falls South Dakota, earning his ninth straight victory this month with his 6-4, 6-2 win over Aidan Mayo. The University of Virginia senior, who won his first Challenger title earlier this month in Columbus, has not dropped a set since retiring down 5-1 in the third set to Nishesh Basavareddy in the semifinals

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My monthly Tennis Recruiting Network Aces column for October is a bit early, but as has been the case for many months now, I've had to leave out more former and current collegians and juniors than I include. Half of the 18 players featured won more than one title this month, and both WT Junior Finals champion Xinran Sun and Columbus Challenger champion Dylan Dietrich are still alive in their

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University of Virginia senior Dylan Dietrich achieved another milestone this month, with the ITA preseason No. 1 earning his first ATP Top 100 win last night at the ATP Challenger 100 in Sioux Falls South Dakota.The 22-year-old from Switzerland, who was the 2026 NCAA Team Championships Most Outstanding Player, defeated top seed Jenson Brooksby 6-3, 6-3 in the second round to reach his fifth

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Four of the remaining 28 spots to fill in next month's NCAA singles championships will be decided next week at the Conference Masters Championships, with representatives from 31 women's conferences and 27 men's conferences gathering in Rome Georgia. The four semifinalists in singles and the two finalists in doubles will earn a place in the draw, while at the same time, the 24 remaining singles

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The USTA Pro Circuit features six events this week, with a W100 in Texas and an ATP Challenger 100 in South Dakota leading the list. Both the men and women are in Norman Oklahoma for a W35 and M25, with the third men's event an M25 in Las Vegas and the third women's event a W15 in Sumter South Carolina.The Sioux Falls Challenger, now in its third year, is ahead of the other five, with the first

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Daniela Del Mastro swept the titles at the J100 in Woodbridge Canada and Tristan Stratton claimed his second J100 title of the fall last week, as five Americans joined Jordan Lee as champions on the World Tennis junior circuit.The fifth-seeded Del Mastro, a 15-year-old from Minnesota, defeated unseeded Priscilla Sirichantho 6-0, 6-0 in the final, which was a rematch of last December's Orange

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Two 16-year-olds claimed their country's second 2026 World Tennis Junior Finals titles Sunday in Chengdu China, with American Jordan Lee avenging his group play loss to Ziga Sesko of Slovenia in the boys final and Xinran Sun of China defeating Anna Pushkareva of Russia for the third time in the past six weeks to earn the girls title.Sun's 6-2, 6-0 win over Pushkareva in Thursday's group play

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Four of this year's junior slam champions will play for the championship Sunday at the World Tennis Junior Finals in Chengdu China, including American Jordan Lee, who won Wimbledon as a qualifier in July.The fourth-seeded Lee defeated No. 7 seed Vincent Reisach of Germany 6-2, 7-5 in Saturday's semifinals, and will face No. 6 seed and Australian Open champion Ziga Sesko of Slovenia, who beat No.

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While I was in Houston earlier this month for the World Tennis J300 Pan American Closed Championships, I had an opportunity to interview 17-year-old Thara Gowda about her decision to join the Michigan Wolverines next fall. As the No. 4 girl in the Class of 2027, Gowda obviously had her choice of schools, but the Rochester Hills resident decided to stay in Southeast Michigan, as so many of the

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The World Tennis Junior Finals have seen some upsets in the first two days of group play, but all four groups head into Friday's final day of round robin play in Chengdu China with the exact same scenarios: one defeated player, one winless player and two players with 1-1 records.The top two finishers in each group will advance to Saturday's semifinals, and No. 3 seed Keaton Hance still has an

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Seventeen-year-old qualifier Thea Frodin, the 2026 USTA National 18s champion in San Diego, claimed the best win of her career today at the W50 in Austin Texas, beating top seed and ATP No. 118 Sloane Stephens, the W100 champion in Edmond Oklahoma last week, 6-4, 6-4 in the second round. The 2026 Australian Open girls semifinalist will face another seeded veteran Thursday, with No. 5 seed Madison

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The Division I ITA Regional Championships concluded this afternoon, with 10 men and 12 women earning their spots in next month's NCAA singles championships in Athens Georgia. Five men's and six women's doubles teams are also heading to the University of Georgia after claiming regional titles over the past five days.For the links to all draws in all 26 regional tournaments, visit the ITA's

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After a couple of slow weeks on the World Tennis Junior Circuit for Americans, five players from the United States took singles titles last week, including two J100 titles. There were no J300s last week, and just two J200s, with Adla Lopez reaching the girls singles final at the J200 in Bolivia, losing to 15-year-old Sofiia Bielinska of Ukraine 6-1, 6-3.At the J100 in Dubrovik Croatia,

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The teenagers in the finals of the women's USTA Pro Circuit events Sunday fell to their more seasoned opponents, with 33-year-old Sloane Stephens defeating 16-year-old Kristina Liutova 6-3, 6-2 at the W100 in Edmond Oklahoma and 23-year-old Connie Ma beating 17-year-old Annika Penickova 7-5, 6-2 at the W35 in Redding California.In handing the fourth-seeded Liutova just her sixth loss of the year,

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The settlement announced in the case Reese Brantmeier(UNC) and others brought against the NCAA for restricting prize money has been out there for some time, but only now has the process for filing claims been established. The NCAA has set aside two million dollars to compensate student-athletes or prospective student-athletes who gave up money to retain their eligibility. The deadline for filing

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The annual Les Petits As USA Playoffs concluded today in Port St. Lucie, with two 2026 USTA National Clay Courts champions taking the top spot after three round robin matches and three knockout round matches.Miguel Valencia, who won the boys 12s Clay Courts in July, was not one of the direct entries, coming through the qualifying event with three others to fill out the 16-player fields. 

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A second straight day of rain has disrupted the USTA Pro Circuit W100 in Edmond Oklahoma, with just four first round matches completed so far. Here's Friday's schedule; it's not pretty.The quarterfinals are set at the W35 in Redding California, with Annika Penickova, the No. 8 seed, the sole teenager still in contention. Penickova defeated Jenna DeFalco 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-3 and will face Pepperdine

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The annual ITA Cup, which serves as the fall individual championships for NCAA Division III, NAIA and Junior College schools, begins Thursday in Rome Georgia. The ITA has introduced separate NCAA Division II individual championships for the first time this year, which will be played in early November.As with the NCAA Division I National Championships, regionals are played throughout the country

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The USTA Pro Circuit is back up to post-US Open speed, with four events--two women's and two men--this week, including the W100 in Edmond Oklahoma.Although there are three WTA 125s this week in Europe, the W100 in Edmond is the biggest World Tennis tournament in the world, and the field reflects that, with two Top 100 players, Tatjana Maria of Germany and Renata Zarazua of Mexico the No. 1 and No

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The annual Les Petits As United States Playoffs are underway this week at the RPS Academies in Port St. Lucie Florida, with main draw entries into the prestigious 2027 14-and-under tournament in Tarbes France on the line.The boys competing in the USA playoffs, with seeds in brackets. Two players from each group will advance to the quarterfinals.Group AEvan Fan[1]Rishab Sakijumar[8]Keanu

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We're deep into the first wave of ITA Division I regionals, which serve as a qualifier for the NCAAs next month in Athens. Eight of the 13 men's regionals are winding down, with the remaining five coming up this weekend, while seven of the women's 13 regionals will finish in the next two days, with the remaining six starting later in the week.Most of the regionals have determined their singles

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