Congrats to Ross Cockrell and Devan Sabapathy for qualifying for Champs from the last ZAT tournament in San Antonio. Ross won the Boys 12s white draw and Devan made it to the finals of Boys 12s red draw. Also, Jack Marcus made it to the semis of Boys 12s and Clark Sweeney won the Boys 14s consolation.
Ross Cockrell 1st place in ZAT
Honolulu, Hawaii National OpenAbigail Chiu and Alejandro Rodriguez both placed in the BG18 National Open this past weekend. Abigail finished 2nd in singles and 3rd in doubles and Alejandro placed 3rd in doubles.
Austin, TX National OpenKristin Kerrigan placed 2nd in the G16 doubles National Open. Caroline Wernli won the G12 doubles National Open here is Austin!
Oklahoma City Closed Regional TournamentCongrats to Wilson Hamilton for winning the B18 singles draw in the Regional 2 USTA tournament.
Hunter Bleser won Girls 18’s A draw, defeating 4 quality players on her way to the title. Her opponent in the finals was Janice Shin, who is currently ranked #2 in Texas and #55 in the nation in Girls 18’s. Hunter continues to improve her aggressive style game and her hard work is paying off.
Abigail Chiu placed 4th in Girls 18’s A draw. Daniela Alvarez finished 5th in her draw, while Andrea Stapper won 2 matches in her draw.
Alex Mjos had a great event making the semifinals of the A draw! On the way she beat the #4 seed 1&1 and played lights out! She has really jumped levels and she will be fun to watch moving forward as she continues to get better.
Jesse Wikso did a great job this weekend. His positive attitude throughout the tournament was a direct reflection on his results. He made it to the finals without losing a set before losing a tough 3 set battle with the number one player in the state in boys 16’s.
Harrison Chiu, Bailey Forgus and Tyler Anson all had good events. They all went 3 and 1 in their draws in boys 16s. Tyler Anson placed 2nd, Bailey took 3rd and Harrison took 5th.
Sydney Marin beat the number 2 seed in her draw in girls 12’s reaching the semi finals. Her best showing since qualifying to super champs.
Varun reached the finals of the 14s C Draw (White).
Blaine also reached the finals of his respective 14s C Draw (Red), winning tough 3 set battles in the quarters and semifinals and then narrowly losing in the finals after fighting through cramps in a grueling third set. Blaine’s attitude and competitive grit have improved noticeably.
Despite injuring his left thigh in his first round match, Jett Hampton made the semifinals of the Boys 14s B Draw. Jett’s toughness and ability to bear down and compete, despite being injured, should be applauded. I never saw him whine or complain, despite his pain and inability to push off his left leg.
After losing to a quality player in the first round, Matthew won 3 consecutive matches to earn 9th place in his respective Boys 14s C Draw (Blue). Matthew’s game has improved dramatically in recent months.
Juan had a great tournament, earning 6th place in the Boys 14s A Draw. Juan’s serve has improved significantly since the summer and his forehand is becoming a huge weapon. And Juan is now willing to be aggressive under pressure. Big shout-out to Coach Notis for his excellent work with Juan.
Elena Kalogirou won her first two matches, she showed great progress from qualifying from champs a few months ago. Anushka battled in every match, excellent competitiveness from her.
Jake Riezebeek and James Cockrell both lost in the finals of their backdraw. Jake played great for his first Super. After losing to the top seed in the first round, he fought back in 2 tough matches. His 3rd match went 3 hours and he pulled it out in the third set. Great first Supers for him! James fought hard and also pulled out a three setter in his third match. He is making big strides in his game and it has a lot to do with his attitude and him always working on it on court.
Cody went 1-3 winning his third round, his second win in Supers. He was in every match that he played and had opportunities to turn matches around.
“Little Mo” Nationals is a tournament for the top 16 players in the country in the age groups 8,9,10,11 and 12. The tournament has been held at ATA for the past 13 years. To qualify for Nationals one must compete in sectionals and move on to regionals. The top 4 from each regional tournament will qualify for Nationals. Our very own Ashley Weinhold and Blake Davis are former “Little Mo” National winners. ATA will be represented this weekend Oct 16-19 in “Little Mo” Nationals by James Cockrell in B12s, Kerry Lum G12s, Sasha Malysheva in G11s, Sydney Marin in G12s and Cody Schiffman in B11s!
Sydney Marin James Cockrell Kerry Lum Cody Schiffman Sasha Malysheva
Maureen Connolly “Little Mo” won the Grand Slam of tennis in 1953. She was the first woman to win all four Grand Slam tournaments, the Australian Championships, the French Championships, Wimbledon, and the United States Championships. She received the nickname “Little Mo” after accomplishing this triumph at only eighteen years old. Maureen and Nancy Jeffett started the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation after Maureen moved to Dallas in 1968. They started the foundation to provide funds for tennis clinics and to aid juniors who could not afford to compete nationally. Click here to find out more about the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation and “Little Mo” Nationals.
ATA had a lot of success in the SCMZ’s for BG12 and 14 in Abilene and BG16 and 18 in San Antonio.
ABILENE
G14s was dominated by ATA players. Anushka and Megha Dania took 1st place in doubles and 1st (Megha) and 2nd (Anushka) place in singles for ‘A’ draw. While Caroline Wernli dominated her first G14s ‘B’ draw playing up from G12s. She took 1st place in singles and doubles!
In Abilene, Anushka Dania and James Cockrell won the sportsmanship awards for BG12 and 14s! They both fought through tough matches and James lost 2 matches in third set TB. They are both tremendous competitors and it is awesome to see them succeed in their attitude/mental game on the court also.
SAN ANTONIO
B16s in San Antonio, Bailey Forgus and Tyler Anson made it to the finals of their draw in singles and they both captured 2nd place.
G16s took over the ‘A’ draw singles with Callie Creath taking 2nd place, Kristin Kerrigan taking 3rd and Georgia Wright winning the BD. In doubles Callie and Kristin took 1st place!
B18s no break for Alejandro Rodriguez, he came back from playing National Clay Courts and took 2nd place in his draw. Jake Berber and his partner captured the title in the B18d ‘A’ draw.
G18s Hunter Bleser took 2nd place and Meghan O’Malley made it to the BD finals of ‘A’ draw.
