The fabric of junior tennis in Texas is woven with the monthly major zone competitions. Players from across the state in each age division converge on a city to put their hard work on the line.

This past weekend, ATA’s top junior athletes competed in major zone tournaments, with the 16s and 18s playing in the BCS Georgetown Super Champ Level 4 while the 12s and 14s went to Wichita Falls for the Echometer Super Champ Level 4.

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In the Boy’s 18s division, Bailey Forgus reached the finals in both Singles and Doubles.

“This was a good step for Bailey into the 18s,” Coach Jack Newman said.

In the 18s A draw, Roger Chou worked his way to a consolation title.

In his first Boy’s 16s A draw singles, Max Schmidhauser earned an encouraging win on his way to the quarters by upsetting the #5 seed (Austin Lee) who is ranked #15 in Texas.

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In the girl’s 18s division, Alexandria Mjos won the A draw singles consolation draw by earning 4 wins.

Kristin Kerrigan took home the title in the doubles B draw. Georgia Wright won the singles B consolation division.

In the Boy’s 16s A draw, Juan Abboud went undefeated in doubles to claim the championship crown. Also in 16s, Jack Lum logged a storybook comeback, digging out of a 4-7 hole and a 7-9 hole to win a 10-point tiebreaker.

In Wichita Falls, Denver Holden claimed a spot in the quarterfinals of the singles A draw with 2 straight victories.

“Denver competed extremely well all weekend and got better throughout the event,” Coach Brian Notis said. “His improved serve and ball quality were the keys to his success this weekend.”

Santianna Chrysopoulo won her doubles draw in the girl’s 14s.

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“What impressed me the most was her no fear mentality,” Coach Josh Rifkin said. “Staying aggressive and going for shots to always keep pressure on her opponents.”

Check back here for more tournament results. Many more ATA athletes were in action this weekend in the National Open.