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My Recap of Kalamazoo 18 Championships; College Park J300 Qualifying Begins Saturday; NCAA Wins Stay of Ruling Extending Eligibility; Nakashima Beats Fritz, Faces Tiafoe in Cincinnati Open Semifinal; Blanch Receives Winston-Salem and US Open Main Draw Wild Cards

The last two recaps of National Championships week at Tennis Recruiting Network were published today, with my article on the titles for Jack Kennedy in singles and Noah Johnston and Yannik Alvarez in doubles going up this morning, and Rhiannon Potkey's article on Thea Frodin and Bella Payne and Sara Shumate's titles in San Diego following this afternoon.As I mentioned yesterday, because the 18s

My Recap and Video Hightlights of Kalamazoo 16s Final; US Open Announces Big Increase in Prize Money; Eight Americans Reach Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Quarterfinals

The Tennis Recruiting Network is more three-quarters of the way through its National Championship Week, with the articles on the 16s championships available today.My article on Kamil Stolarczyk's sweep of the titles last weekend in Kalamazoo can be found here. My article on Jack Kennedy's title will be published Friday morning.My video of the 16s final deviates from the previous years

UTR Pro Tennis Tour Update; Auburn's Moe and UNC's Mayew Win UTR Summer Slam National Championships; Baylor's Bowden and Virginia's Rolls Claim Titles and A-A Wild Cards at ITA Summer Championships

As is often the case during the busy summer season of junior tennis, I've fallen behind updating the UTR Pro Tennis Tour results, where many collegians spend the bulk of their off season competing. Juniors also use the events to help prepare for the USTA National Championships because so many are played on outdoor hard courts.Men's results: (previous results from 2026 can be found here, &

Zheng Among 2026 US Open Main Draw Wild Cards; Seven Teens Receive Qualifying Wild Cards, with Playoff Introduced for Final Qualifying Wild Card; Tennis Recruiting Network's Coverage of Last Week's USTA National Championships Begins

The US Open wild cards were announced today, a day earlier than they have been released the past two years, and both the men's and the women's main draw list features a "to be announced" entry.Veterans Venus Williams, a two-time US Open women's singles champion, and Sloane Stephens, the 2017 US Open women's singles champion, are the only discretionary wild cards awarded; the other five were

Poling Earns First Pro Circuit Singles Title at M25 in East Lansing; Ilagan Falls in Brownsburg Challenger 75 Final; World Tennis Junior Circuit Update; Shelton, Paul, Fritz and Harrison Named to Davis Cup Team; US Open Mixed Doubles Field Takes Shape

With the 2026 USTA National Boys 18s and 16s Championships in Kalamazoo concluding yesterday, and the announcement of the US Open wild cards expected Wednesday, today is a good time to catch up on what happened on the USTA Pro Circuit last week, and on the World Tennis junior circuit during the past two weeks.After the Landisville W100 and W35 in Mississippi the first week of August, the women's

Kennedy Wins Kalamazoo 18s Title and US Open Main Draw Wild Card with Lee's Retirement; New York's Stolarczyk's US Open Dream Comes True with Win Over Doubles Partner Malacek; Frodin Cruises to G18s Title in San Diego

©Colette Lewis 2026--Kalamazoo MI--History is part of the charm of Kalamazoo, but due to yet another wet day, and an unfortunate retirement, the 83rd edition of the USTA Boys 18s and 16s National Championships produced some unwanted firsts and rare disappointments Sunday.After a more than three-hour delay due to morning storms, the 16s and 18s finals were scheduled to be played at the same time,

Kennedy and Lee Meet Sunday for Kalamazoo 18s Title; 16s Doubles Champions Malacek and Stolarczyk Face Off in 16s Final; Alvarez and Johnston Win 18s Doubles Title, USO Wild Card; Frodin Beats Pareja; Selvan Takes 16s Title in San Diego

©Colette Lewis 2026--Kalamazoo MI--As it turned out, most of the drama on the second Saturday of the USTA Boys 18s and 16s National Championships came from the dull gray skies, not from the US Open blue courts. But the sprinkles throughout the day didn't turn into full-fledged wet courts until the final trophy of the day was being awarded to the 18s doubles champions.The early 10:00 am start,

Stolarczyk Saves Match Points, Advances to Kalamazoo 16s Final Against Doubles Partner Malacek; Lee Beats Antonius, Secord Ousts Hance in 18s Quarterfinals, Johnson and Kennedy Reach 18s Semifinals; Finals Set in 12s, 14s and 16s

©Colette Lewis 2026--Kalamazoo MI-- Kamil Stolarczyk took a roller coaster ride Friday morning, but when his three-hour 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(2) excursion finished after noon, the top seed was through to the USTA Kalamazoo 16s final.Stolarczyk got off to a miserable start against No. 4 seed and fellow New Yorker Tristan Stratton, falling behind 4-0 in the first set, which he attributed to nerves, and a

Top Four Seeds Advance to Kalamazoo 16s Semifinals Friday; 18s Quarterfinals, Doubles Semis Also Friday; Pareja Reaches 18s Quarterfinals in San Diego, 12s, 14s, 16s Semifinals; Shelton Defends Title in Montreal; Wolf, Lee Win USO Wild Card Race

©Colette Lewis 2026--Kalamazoo MI--The top four seeds in the 16s division of the USTA Boys National Championships have all reached the semifinals, and while that is a new experience for them, the tournament will also be exploring new territory, with those semifinals being played Friday due expected rain on Saturday.No. 1 seed Kamil Stolarczyk and No. 3 seed Daniel Malacek kicked off the action on

Johnson Turns Tables on Latak to Advance to Kalamazoo 18s Quarterfinals; Cozad Regroups to Beat No. 5 Seed Karki; Top Four Seeds Advance to 16s Quarterfinals; Unseeded Kwon Defeats San Diego's No. 2 Seed Payne in Third Round, Reaches Round of 16

©Colette Lewis 2026--Kalamazoo MI--The memorable USTA National Boys 16s final in Kalamazoo last year, in which Marcel Latak came from 5-1 down in the third set to defeat Andy Johnson, saw a dramatic role reversal this evening in the fifth round of 18s singles, with Johnson coming from 6-4, 5-2 down to steal a 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 victory. "I thought down 6-4, 5-2, if I start making balls maybe

Kalamazoo's No. 1 Seeds Both Drop Second Set Tiebreakers, but Move into Round of 16; Gaines Saves Match Point, Rallies to Beat Konduri; Rain Sends Four 16s Matches Indoors; Tien, Shelton and Nakashima Reach Montreal ATP Masters Semifinals

©Colette Lewis 2026--Kalamazoo MI--Kamil Stolarczyk and Jack Kennedy have been regular fixtures on George Acker Center Court during the past four days at the USTA Boys 18s and 16s National Championships, and today their fourth round wins were nearly carbon copies, although Stolarczyk played in the morning, before the rain arrived, while Kennedy had his match disrupted then finished Tuesday

Jauffret Ousts Fifth Seed Singh in Nearly Four-Hour Battle to Reach Kalamazoo 16s Fourth Round; Top 16s Seeds Stolarczyk and Syed Tested But Through in Straight Sets

©Colette Lewis 2026--Kalamazoo MI--After a day off Sunday, those in the main draw of the USTA National Boys Championships 16s division returned to the courts Monday, after a one-hour delay due to wet courts due to a second storm overnight.In the third round matches played at both Kalamazoo College's Stowe Stadium and Western Michigan University, upsets were not rare, with the No. 5, 6 and 7 seeds