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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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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,

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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 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

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 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

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

©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.

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

©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

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

©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

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

©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

My San Diego J300 Recap; All Four Top Seeds in 12s and 14s Reach Thursday's Easter Bowl Finals; No. 2 Seeds Fall in Boys and Girls 16s; Antonius, Johnson, Konduri and Karki Post Wins at Las Vegas M25

©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

Boys 16s Top Seed Kaminski Saves Match Point in First Round Match Tiebreaker Victory; Girls 12s No. 1 Anthony Survives Lengthy Second Set Tiebreaker to Advance to Semifinals

©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

Desert Heat Shortens Matches at Easter Bowl, But All No. 1 Seeds in 12s and 14s Divisions Reach Quarterfinals; 16s and 18s Begin Play Tuesday; Las Vegas M25 Main Draw Features Six Teens

©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

Antonius Sweeps M25 Bakersfield Titles; Pagani, Leme da Silva Champions at ITF J500 Banana Bowl; Seeds Fall in Easter Bowl Second Round; Korda Takes Out Alcarez in Miami; Wake Forest Men Beat No. 1 Virginia

A day after his first ITF men's World Tennis Tour title in doubles at the Bakersfield California M25, 16-year-old wild card Michael Antonius won his first ITF men's singles title, beating No. 2 seed Andrew Fenty, a former University of Michigan All-American, 7-6(3), 6-2. Antonius, the youngest American to win a pro title since 2007 and the first in the 2010 birth year to win a pro title(stats