Colette Lewis
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two decades of following college and junior tennis and still don't know what I don't know
Urhobo Claims W35 Title in Zephyrhills; Combs Falls in Orlando W15 Final; Shelton Makes History in Munich; ACC Conference Titles to Wake Forest and NC State; Texas and Auburn Win SEC Conference Tournaments; TCU Sweeps Big 12 Titles:
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Urhobo Claims W35 Title in Zephyrhills; Combs Falls in Orlando W15 Final; Shelton Makes History in Munich; ACC Conference Titles to Wake Forest and NC State; Texas and Auburn Win SEC Conference Tourna...
Nineteen-year-old Akasha Urhobo won her third W35 title of the year today in Zephyrhills Florida , with the No. 3, who received a wild card,...
https://tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2026/04/urhobo-claims-w35-title-in-zephyrhills.html
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Easter Bowl 18s Finals Videos; 15-year-old Combs Reaches W15 Final; Urhobo Earns More Points in Roland Garros Wild Card Race; Kennedy Drops Three-Setter in Tallahassee Challenger Semis; TCU Men Claim Big 12 Conference Title:
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Easter Bowl 18s Finals Videos; 15-year-old Combs Reaches W15 Final; Urhobo Earns More Points in Roland Garros Wild Card Race; Kennedy Drops Three-Setter in Tallahassee Challenger Semis; TCU Men Claim ...
Below are the videos of the 18s finals at last month's Easter Bowl, which wraps up my YouTube content from my March trip out West. All those...
https://tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2026/04/easter-bowl-18s-finals-videos-15-year.html
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Easter Bowl 16s Finals Videos; Kennedy Reaches Tallahassee Challenger Semifinals; Antonius Moves on at M15 Orlando; Combs, Jauffret Advance to W15 Orlando Semifinal Meeting; Ma vs Urhobo in W35 Zephyrhills; All US Teams Advance in ITF Team Qualifying:
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Easter Bowl 14s Finals Videos; Kennedy Reaches First Challenger Quarterfinal in Tallahassee; In Orlando, Teens Oust Seeds at W15, Alvarez, Antonius and Stoot Advance to M15 Quarterfinals:
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Great to see Arthur Fils back on court and winning after a tough 2025.
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Orange Bowl 2020, one of the very few junior events held that year, which he won after saving a match point in 1st rd vs Michael Zheng. My (remote) coverage of the tournament:
tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2020/12/wild...
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Easter Bowl 12s Finals Videos; Change in D-I Eligibility Rules Allows Unlimited Prize Money Prior to Enrollment; Combs and Ye Earn First Pro Circuit Wins at Orlando W15; SI Interview with Michael Antonius:
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Easter Bowl 12s Finals Videos; Change in D-I Eligibility Rules Allows Unlimited Prize Money Prior to Enrollment; Combs and Ye Earn First Pro Circuit Wins at Orlando W15; SI Interview with Michael Anto...
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 ...
https://tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2026/04/easter-bowl-12s-finals-videos-change-in.html
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Georgia Women, Texas Men Retain No. 1 Rankings; Kennedy Claims First ATP Top 200 Win at Tallahassee Challenger; Seven US Women Advance to Main Draw at W35 Zephyrhills; Alvarez, Antonius Advance at M15 Orlando:
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ITF J300 San Diego Finals Videos, Gallery; McCord Claims Another J100, One of Five ITF Junior Circuit Singles Titles for Americans Last Week; Urhobo, Dostanic Lead Roland Garros Wild Card Race After Week Two:
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ITF J300 San Diego Finals Videos, Gallery; McCord Claims Another J100, One of Five ITF Junior Circuit Singles Titles for Americans Last Week; Urhobo, Dostanic Lead Roland Garros Wild Card Race After W...
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 ...
https://tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2026/04/itf-j300-san-diego-finals-videos.html
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Kennedy and Tanguilig Win First Pro Circuit Singles Titles; Day Claims Third Title of 2026 at Boca Raton W35; Dostanic Falls in Sarasota Challenger Final; Virginia Women Earn No. 1 Seed in ACC Conference Tournament after Win Over NC State:
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Kennedy Reaches First Pro Circuit Final; Dostanic Plays for Second Challenger Title; All-USA Finals in Women's USTA Pro Circuit Events; Behrmann and Wobker Claim J500 Cairo Titles; USA Falls to Belgium in BJK Cup:
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Blanch and Dostanic Reach Sarasota Challenger Semis; All-American Final Four at W35 in Boca Raton; Kennedy vs Alvarez at M15 Boca Raton; Britton and Ceban Claim LTA 18s Titles; Oklahoma Beats No. 2 Texas A&M; USA Trails 2-0 in BJK Cup:
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Jovic Kicks Off Billie Jean King Cup Qualifying vs Belgium Friday; Kennedy vs Hance in Boca Raton M15 Quarterfinals, Alvarez Beats No. 2 Seed Grant; Dostanic and Basavareddy Meet in Sarasota Challenger:
tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2026/04/jovi...
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Congratulations to 27-yo Marie Bouzkova(CZE) for winning Bogota 250 last week and reaching a career-high WTA ranking of 24.
#tbt
12 years ago, when she won the US Open girls title, beating Anhelina Kalinina(UKR), whose WTA career-high is 25.
tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2014/09/omar...
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Omar Jasika and Marie Bouzkova Claim US Open Junior Championships
©Colette Lewis 2014-- Flushing Meadows, NY-- After a week of oppressive heat and humidity at the US Open Junior Championships, the condit...
https://tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2014/09/omar-jasika-and-marie-bouzkova-claim-us.html
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Juniors and former collegians make up 17 of the 18 Aces for March, with the 18th a current collegian picking up his first ITF men's Pro Circuit singles title:
www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?...
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ATP, ITF Junior and Pro Circuit Champions Earn Aces Status
The spring sunshine was abundant last month and so were the juniors and former collegians who won titles on the ATP, ITF Junior and Pro Circuits. The first ITF J500 champions of the year were crowned at the Banana Bowl, and a current collegian squeezed in his first ITF men's title during the conference season.
https://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=11962
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ITF J300 Tucson Videos; Reddy and Alvarez Earn First ATP Points in M15 Boca Raton, Wild Card Saffar Wins in Pro Circuit Debut at W35 in Boca Raton; Top Seeds Fall at J500 Cairo; SoCal Pro Series Begins Fifth Season Next Month:
tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2026/04/itf-...
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ITF J300 Tucson Videos; Reddy and Alvarez Earn First ATP Points in M15 Boca Raton, Wild Card Saffar Wins in Pro Circuit Debut at W35 in Boca Raton; Top Seeds Fall at J500 Cairo; SoCal Pro Series Begin...
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 a...
https://tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2026/04/itf-j300-tucson-videos-reddy-and.html
11 days ago
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Another Week, Another No. 1 in D-I Men's Tennis; Frodin and Ayrault Qualify for W35, Syed Advances at M15 in Boca Raton; UTR Pro Tennis Tour Update:
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March Aces; Chang Sweeps Titles at ITF J200 in Paraguay; Few Surprises in Sarasota Challenger Qualifying; Urhobo, Dali Blanch Lead After Week One of USTA's Roland Garros Wild Card Race:
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March Aces; Chang Sweeps Titles at ITF J200 in Paraguay; Few Surprises in Sarasota Challenger Qualifying; Urhobo, Dali Blanch Lead After Week One of USTA's Roland Garros Wild Card Race
The March edition of my monthly Tennis Recruiting Network column featuring the top performances juniors, collegians and former collegians is...
https://tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2026/04/march-aces-chang-sweeps-titles-at-itf.html
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A look back at the top performances of March by juniors, collegians and former collegians
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www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?...
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ATP, ITF Junior and Pro Circuit Champions Earn Aces Status
The spring sunshine was abundant last month and so were the juniors and former collegians who won titles on the ATP, ITF Junior and Pro Circuits. The first ITF J500 champions of the year were crowned ...
https://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=11962
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Belozertsev and Zhenikhova Top Seeds at ITF J500 Cairo; Johnson Claims Title at W35 in Jackson MS; Jodar Captures First ATP Title in Morocco; Paul and Pegula Win on US Clay; LTA National 16s Champion Britton No. 2 Seed in This Week's 18s Tournament:
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Belozertsev and Zhenikhova Top Seeds at ITF J500 Cairo; Johnson Claims Title at W35 in Jackson MS; Jodar Captures First ATP Title in Morocco; Paul and Pegula Win on US Clay; LTA National 16s Champion ...
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...
https://tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2026/04/belozertsev-and-zhenikhova-top-seeds-at.html
14 days ago
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Really not a good look for qualifying at any level of ITF Junior Circuit events, but awful for a J500 (this coming week in Cairo)
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In my first decade of covering junior boys, it took so, so long to make the jump to ATP success. No longer.
add a skeleton here at some point
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Stanford Christens New Facility with Upset of Wake Forest; Auburn Women Blank Texas; Teixido Garcia and Johnson Reach W35 Final in Mississippi; Jodar, Starodubtseva Advance to First Tour Finals; 12s Division Added to Upcoming Ojai Tournament:
tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2026/04/stan...
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Stanford Christens New Facility with Upset of Wake Forest; Auburn Women Blank Texas; Teixido Garcia and Johnson Reach W35 Final in Mississippi; Jodar, Starodubtseva Reach First Tour Finals; 12s Divisi...
The Stanford women played the first match at Stanford's new Arrillaga Tennis Center (a drone overview can be viewed here ), beating Virginia...
https://tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2026/04/stanford-christens-new-facility-with.html
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Busy with juniors last month, so did I miss the news that Kei Nishikori would be retiring at next week's Sarasota Challenger?
www.heraldtribune.com/story/sports...
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Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open at IMG Academy to be Kei Nishikori's final event
This year's Open is April 5-12, 2026 at IMG Academy and will be 2010 tournament champ Kei Nishikori's final event
https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/sports/tennis/2026/04/03/sarasota-open-at-img-academy-to-be-kei-nishikoris-final-tennis-tournament/89298958007/
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My Easter Bowl 16s and 18s Recap; US Teams Named for World Junior Tennis and Junior Davis and Billie Jean King Cup Qualifying; No. 2 Texas A&M Women Defeat Auburn 4-3; Jovic Advances to Charleston WTA 500 Semifinals; Jodar Reaches ATP 250 Semi:
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My Easter Bowl 16s and 18s Recap; US Teams Named for World Junior Tennis and Junior Davis and Billie Jean King Cup Qualifying; No. 2 Texas A&M Women Defeat Auburn 4-3; Jovic Advances to Charleston WT...
The final recap of my March trip out West is available today at the Tennis Recruiting Network . Congratulations to Easter Bowl 16s and 18s c...
https://tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2026/04/my-easter-bowl-16s-and-18s-recap-us.html
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My recap of the 16s and 18s USTA Easter Bowl Championships, including all bronze ball, consolation and sportsmanship winners:
www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?...
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Seeded Girls, Wild Card Boys Claim 16s, 18s Easter Bowl Titles
Wild cards Anay Kulkarni and Rishvanth Krishna had no issues with seeded opponents while No. 4 seed Shristi Selvan swept the titles and top seed Ellery Mendell earned her first gold ball at the 16s an...
https://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=11960
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Four Americans Among Entries for Next Week's ITF J500 Cairo; SMU's Feisel Sues NCAA; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Men and Women Stay No. 1 in Latest D-III Team Rankings; Update on Zootennis Daily Email Issues:
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Four Americans Among Entries for Next Week's ITF J500 Cairo; SMU's Feisel Sues NCAA; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Men and Women Stay No. 1 in Latest D-III Team Rankings; Update on Zootennis Daily Email Issu...
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 ...
https://tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2026/04/four-americans-among-entries-for-next.html
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Congratulations to 2025 UVA All-American Rafael Jodar, now 82 in live ATP rankings, for reaching 1st ATP qtrfinal today w/ 64, 46, 63 win over Machac in Morocco.
#tbt
to Aug 2024, when he won College Park ITF J300 title, 2 weeks prior to USO boys title:
tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2024/08/spai...
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Spain's Jodar and Serbia's Kostovic Claim ITF J300 Titles at Prince George's County International Championships College Park; Kessler Wins WTA Title in Cleveland
©Colette Lewis 2024-- College Park MD-- Playing in International Tennis Federation J300 finals is nothing new for Spain's Rafael Jodar and ...
https://tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2024/08/spains-jodar-and-serbias-kostovic-claim.html
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My Tennis Recruiting Recap of 12s and 14s Easter Bowl; Preston Advances over Top Seed at W35 in Mississippi; West Florida Men, Barry Women Top Division II Rankings:
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My Tennis Recruiting Recap of 12s and 14s Easter Bowl; Preston Advances over Top Seed at W35 in Mississippi; West Florida Men, Barry Women Top Division II Rankings
My article on the Easter Bowl championships for the 12s and 14s divisions is up today on the Tennis Recruiting Network. Congratulations to ...
https://tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2026/04/my-tennis-recruiting-recap-of-12s-and.html
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My recap of 12s and 14s USTA Level 1 Easter Bowl
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is available now. Includes bronze ball and consolation results, and sportsmanship winners:
tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?...
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Hot Stuff: Top Seeds Thrive in Desert Heat
The top seeds had little trouble negotiating temperatures near or surpassing 100 degrees in their six days at the Easter Bowl in the Coachella Valley, with all four reaching Thursday's finals last wee...
https://tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=11959
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Georgia Women Stay No. 1 Despite Loss, Ohio State Men Return to Top Spot in Latest ITA Rankings; Perez Moves to No. 1 in D-I Women's Singles; Preston Qualifies at W35 in Jackson MS:
tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2026/03/geor...
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Georgia Women Stay No. 1 Despite Loss, Ohio State Men Return to Top Spot in Latest ITA Rankings; Perez Moves to No. 1 in D-I Women's Singles; Preston Qualifies at W35 in Jackson MS
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 an...
https://tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2026/03/georgia-women-stay-no-1-despite-loss.html
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USTA Names Grassroots Tennis Award Winners; McCord Claims ITF J100 in Argentina; Urhobo Earns First Top WTA 100 Win in WTA Charleston:
tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2026/03/usta...
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USTA Names Grassroots Tennis Award Winners; McCord Claims ITF J100 in Argentina; Urhobo Earns First Top WTA 100 Win in WTA Charleston
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 t...
https://tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2026/03/usta-names-grassroots-tennis-award.html
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Wild Cards Claim Boys Easter Bowl Titles; Selvan Sweeps Girls 16s, Top Seed Mendell Takes Gold in G18s on Final Day at Indian Wells Tennis Garden:
tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2026/03/wild...
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Ellery Mendell is 2026 Easter Bowl girls 18s champion. She defeats Yilin Chen 6-2, 6-4
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Second set of the girls 18s final is available at
www.youtube.com/@easterbowl
Ellery Mendell[1] leads Yilin Chen 6-2
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Easter Bowl
The Easter Bowl 18s is an ITF Level B 1 and a USTA Level event with a draw of 64 singles and 32 doubles. All divisions including Boys and Girls 18s, 16s, 14s and 12 and under divisions are an official...
https://www.youtube.com/@easterbowl
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Rishvanth Krishna is 2026 Easter Bowl B18s champion. He defeats Peter Jorniak 6-4, 6-2
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Anay Kulkarni is 2026 B16s Easter Bowl champion. He defeats Piotr Gradzki 46, 63, 62
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Boys 18s final starting now with Rishvanth Krishna (left) facing Peter Jorniak in battle of Socal. Neither is seeded
#easterbowl26
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Shristi Selvan is 2026 Easter Bowl G16s champion. She defeats Sylvana Jalbert 61, 75
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B16s final with wild card Anay Kulkarni(near court) v No. 3 seed Piotr Gradzki. live stream link at
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Coin toss for G16s final, with Shristi Selvan[4](in yellow) facing top seed Sylvana Jalbert in battle of Maryland. Full lines crews today. 83 degrees already at 8 am
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Three Unseeded Southern Californians Reach Easter Bowl 18s Finals; Battle of Maryland in G16s Final; Wild Card Plays for B16s Title; Qualifier Karki Advances to M25 Las Vegas Final:
tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2026/03/thre...
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Sunday's Easter Bowl singles finals: G16s: Shristi Selvan[4] v Sylvana Jalbert[1] B16s: Piotr Gradzki[3] v Anay Kulkarni[WC] G18s: Ellery Mendell[1] v Yilin Chen B18s: Peter Jorniak v Rishvanth Krishna
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Early start for 16s semis which is welcome given the forecast for 100.degrees again today. Top seed Sylvana Jalbert(in yellow) took first set from unseeded Caroline Coan 6-3
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All Four No. 1 Seeds Advance to Easter Bowl 16s and 18s Semifinals; Shannon Saves Three Match Points, Wu Ousts No. 2 Seed; Konduri and Karki Meet in Las Vegas M25 Semifinals:
tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2026/03/all-...
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Easter Bowl semifinals Friday: B18s: Alexander Suhanitski[1] v Peter Jorniak Rishvanth Krishna[WC] v David Wu[9] G18s: Ellery Mendell[1] v Isabelle DeLuccia Alyson Shannon[3] v Yilin Chen
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Easter Bowl semifinals Friday: G16s: Sylvana Jalbert[1] v Caroline Coan Shristi Selvan[4] v Tanvi Pandey[WC] B16s: Eli Kaminski[1] v Piotr GrÄ…dzki[3] Ivan Rybak[6] v Anay Kulkarni[WC]
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23 days ago
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Starting the day with B16s quarterfinals. No. 3 seed Piotr Gradzki(near ct) facing unseeded Daniil Berezin Third set Match Tiebreakers again today due to heat
#EasterBowl26
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Easter Bowl 12s and 14s champions were crowned yesterday at Indian Wells Tennis Garden. My coverage of 14s winners Michael Chervenkov and Nadia Poznick and 12s winners Dmitriy Flyam and Chloe Anthony:
tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2026/03/east...
Also included: all bronze ball & consolation results
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Easter Bowl 14s Champions Chervenkov and Poznick Shrug Off Desert Heat; Flyam Wins Second Straight USTA National Title in B12s; Anthony Earns First Gold Ball in G12s; No. 1 Seeds Move on in 16s and 18s; Johnson Beats Top Seed Zink at M25 Las Vegas:
tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2026/03/east...
24 days ago
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Rough conditions for 3rd rd of 16s and 18s sungles, but 3rd set MTB instead of full 3rd is the format today
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