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The videos of the finals of the 14s division at last month's Easter Bowl are below; the 12s videos, which went up yesterday, can be found at my tenniskalamazoo YouTube channel. Seventeen-year-old Jack Kennedy has advanced to his first ATP Challenger quarterfinal, with the ITF Junior No. 5 defeating Oliver Crawford(Florida) of Great Britain 7-6(4), 4-6, 7-5 this afternoon in Tallahassee.

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After finishing the Tucson ITF J300 and San Diego J300 finals the last few days, I've processed the first two videos from last month's USTA Level 1 Easter Bowl, with the 12s finals available below. To view the other videos from my recent trip out west, see the tenniskalamazoo YouTube Channel.  The NCAA announced today that its D-I Cabinet has adopted changes to pre-enrollment

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Two more sets of rankings are due before the NCAA tournament, but the regular season is over for three of the four Power 4 conferences, so ranking movement for those SEC, ACC and B12 teams will be based on this weekend's conference tournaments. The Georgia women, who are the No. 4 seed in the SEC tournament, stay at No. 1 in this week's ITA Division I team rankings, while the Texas men, who are

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Barnes Tennis Center is one of my favorite junior tennis venues, and for the past two years, the finals of the ITF J300 there in March have been back-to-back, rather than simultaneous, with the latter being the norm at many junior events. The stadium court at Barnes allows videos to be taken from behind the court, which makes it much easier for me and gives viewers a better feel for the points.

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Jack Kennedy won his first pro tournament today at the USTA Pro Circuit M15 in Boca Raton Florida, with the 17-year-old New Yorker, seeded No. 6, defeating No. 7 seed Andreja Petrovic(North Dakota, Florida State, Duke) 6-3, 6-4 in the final. Kennedy, who had reached the semifinals at four other USTA Pro Circuit tournaments since last May, is the fifth player born in 2008, and first American,

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Since last spring, Jack Kennedy had made four USTA men's Pro Circuit semifinals, but had not made an appearance in a final at those three M15s and one M25 tournament. That streak ended today at the Boca Raton M15, with the University of Virginia recruit, seeded sixth, beating fellow 17-year-old Yannik Alvarez of Puerto Rico, who was competing in his first pro event this week, 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-3.

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Americans have advanced to the semifinals of all four USTA Pro Circuit tournaments this week, with an all-USA final guaranteed in one event and a possibility in the other three.The sure thing is at the W35 in Boca Raton, where all four semifinalists are Americans. Top seed Kayla Day had to complete her second round match and play her quarterfinal today after rain the previous two days; she

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Iva Jovic will make her Billie Jean King Cup debut tomorrow in the qualifying tie with Belgium, but the 18-year-old from Southern California is a veteran of ITF team competitions, having helped the USA win the Junior Billie Jean King Cup titles in 2022 and 2023.Alanis Hamilton, Tyra Grant, Iva Jovic, Captain Tom Gutteridge (photo courtesy ITF)Jovic was on the 2022 team as its youngest player and

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The videos from last month's finals at the ITF J300 in Tucson are below, with more to come in the next few weeks from the ITF in San Diego and the Easter Bowl. For many more videos from major junior events in the United States going back more than a decade, see the tenniskalamazoo YouTube channel.     Rain has again been a problem in Boca Raton, with some first round matches

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For the fourth week in succession, a different team has taken over the top spot in the ITA Division I men's rankings, with Texas reaching No. 1 for the first time this season, despite their National Team Indoor title in February. The Longhorns, who have lost seven six matches this year including two in SEC play, have one more conference match left, at home against Florida this Friday. The

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The March edition of my monthly Tennis Recruiting Network column featuring the top performances of juniors, collegians and former collegians is available today, with 18 players featured. I've had to drastically reduce my coverage of titles at M15s and W15s because of the sheer number of those events won by junior and collegians, but I make exceptions here and there, including in March. There

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The ITF J500 in Cairo begins Monday, with Nikita Belozertsev of Uzbekistan the top seed in the boys draw and Sonja Zhenikhova of Germany No. 1 in the girls draw. Seeds don't play in the first round, but all four Americans will be in action on the North Africa clay.Ireland O'Brien faces qualifier Jana Mohamed Elsayed of Egypt, who did not have to win a match to reach the main draw. Only two girls

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The Stanford women played the first match at Stanford's new Arrillaga Tennis Center (a drone overview can be viewed here), beating Virginia Tech 4-0 in an ACC conference match, but it was the men's team who made the facility's opening an especially memorable one, coming from 3-0 down against No. 3 Wake Forest to claim their best win of the season. After Wake Forest took the doubles point and

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The final recap of my March trip out West is available today at the Tennis Recruiting Network. Congratulations to Easter Bowl 16s and 18s champion Rishvanth Krishna, Anay Kulkarnia, Ellery Mandell and Shristi Selvan for winning the singles titles in the sweltering conditions last week at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. If you weren't able to follow my daily coverage, this is an ideal way to get

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The second ITF J500 of the year, just three weeks after the first one in Brazil, is scheduled for next week in Cairo Egypt. Four Americans have made the trip, with two of them also in Cairo for this week's J300.  Both Carel Ngounoue and Tucson ITF J300 champion Camille Allegre, a qualifier, lost in the second round this week, although Ngounoue is through to the doubles final with partner

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My article on the Easter Bowl championships for the 12s and 14s divisions is up today on the Tennis Recruiting Network. Congratulations to Chloe Anthony, Dimitriy Flyam, Nadia Poznick and Michael Chervenkov for capturing their titles in the record heat that accompanied the event throughout its six days in the Coachella Valley. My article on the Easter Bowl 16s and 18s divisions will be

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After three weeks with very little time to follow college results, it's time to catch up, with the latest ITA Division I team and singles and doubles rankings coming out today.The Georgia women have been No. 1 all season and despite their fourth loss Sunday, 4-1 to Oklahoma in Norman, the Bulldogs stay in the top spot. Virginia's wins over Duke and North Carolina last weekend boosted their

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After three weeks on the road covering junior tennis, I'm back home and in need of some rest, so this post will be brief. But first I want to thank those of you who approached me at last week's Easter Bowl to tell me that you read Zootennis every day and value the content. Those comments always give me a boost when my  energy level might be dropping, and I appreciate hearing that what I'm

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©Colette Lewis 2026--Indian Wells CA--The desert heat continued Sunday for the 16s and 18s singles and doubles finals at the USTA Easter Bowl Level 1, with wild cards Rishvanth Krishna and Anay Kulkarni claiming the boys singles championships as the temperature again rose to the upper 90s in the Coachella Valley. Top seed Ellery Mendell broke through for her first gold ball in the 18s, while No.

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©Colette Lewis 2026--Indian Wells CA--Southern Californians have always had success at the USTA Level 1 Easter Bowl, with winners this decade including Alex Michelsen, Iva Jovic, Andy Johnson and Tianmei Wang. Another champion from the SoCal section is guaranteed Sunday, with unseeded Peter Jorniak and Rishvanth Krishna meeting for the Boys 18s title after straight-sets wins today at the Indian

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©Colette Lewis 2026--Indian Wells, CA-- The heat continued to be the story of the 2026 USTA Level 1 Easter Bowl, with temperatures climbing to over 100 degrees Friday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.In the hottest part of the afternoon, No. 3 seed Alyson Shannon was facing three match points after double faulting at 6-8 in the match tiebreaker with 2025 16s champion Armira Kockinis. But five

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©Colette Lewis 2026--Indian Wells CA--The temperature hit the century mark at the USTA Level 1 Easter Bowl Thursday, as three of the four top seeds claimed gold balls at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. No. 1 seed Chloe Anthony completed her straight-sets stroll to the title by defeating No. 4 seed Lindy Zhou 6-3, 6-3 to earn her first gold ball. Down 3-1 in the second set, Anthony took

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©Colette Lewis 2026--Indian Wells CA--Before I get to the action today, as the 12s and 14s Easter Bowl draws to a close and the 16s and 18s began to ramp up, here's my Tennis Recruiting Network recap of the ITF J300 North American Regional Championships last week in San Diego. Andy Johnson won his second straight J300 and Jordyn Hazelitt claimed her first singles at that level, while adding her

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©Colette Lewis 2026--Indian Wells CA--Cramping in the 95-degree heat that forced the Easter Bowl to shorten matches was not the only problem boys 16s top seed Eli Kaminiski was facing Tuesday afternoon at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The physical stress was secondary to the mental battle he was having with himself, as he faced match point against 15-year-old Tristan Ascenzo in a match

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©Colette Lewis 2026--Indian Wells CA--The heat relented a bit today, with the temperature failing to reach 100 for the first time since the start of the Easter Bowl, but high 90s are not ideal playing conditions, so the decision has been made to continue using a match tiebreaker in lieu of a third set for the 12s and 14s quarterfinals and to begin the 16s and 18s tournament tomorrow with

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