Sportime Schenectady is running its second Women's Open USTA tournament of the year. Sign up online (CLICK HERE). Wins count towards USTA Women's Open National and Sectional Rankings.
This weekend many of our talented local junior tennis players went on the road to play in tournaments outside our area. Many traveled to Cornell to play the Level 5 Tournament there. Northern Region players filled the Boys 12 and Under draw. Aksel Kelling led the way. He got a bye in the first round and followed it up with a win over 6th seeded Devon Brougher and a win over Roger Sheng before losing to the top-seeded Prayush Malliah. "I love playing my friend Roger and the sportsmanship and respect we have for each other." (Aksel) Roger got there by winning his first round match 6-0, 6-0, and then beating another local player Roshan Pandya. Roshan went on to win his consolation round match with Braydon Yu. Then he got a walkover win due to personal circumstances. Antonio Banchs got a first-round bye and beat his second-round opponent - Braiden Powell, before losing to the 4th seed - Sawyer Goudreau. Aneesh Jakkamsetti started with a win over Ryan Liman but ran into ...
Bethlehem showed us why it's a hotbed of local junior tennis. Fifty-Six juniors turned out for the Level 7 tournament there today - the next to last stop before the season-ending championships on August 27 at the Saratoga YMCA. The 14 and Under Boy's Division was won by Roger Sheng . Runner up was Aneesh Jakkamsetti . On the Girl's side, Clare Dooley defeated Isabel Amurao in the Finals. The Boy's 18 & Unders was won by Aaditya Ojha. He defeated Henri Pothier in the Finals. The Girl's 18 Division was won by Hope Brown , who beat Jolie Chichak in the Finals. Congratulations to Beth Kellerman and Scott George for running a great junior tennis event. The last qualifying event is next weekend at SPORTIME. The TRICIA Junior Tennis Tournament. Sign up is through the TRICIA website - CLICK HERE
We had two fantastic weeks for local junior tournament players. There were four junior tournaments in the Northern Region in just two weekends. A great two weekends for Northern Region junior tennis players. There was also a USTA World Tennis Number Banded event on Monday. 518 Level 7 Tournament at Shenedehowa On Saturday, Shenendehowa hosted the second leg of the 518 Tournament Series, and Chris Hanley did a masterful job. Many local kids played their first USTA tournament, with entries from as far away as Vermont. T Hats off to the Winners, Runners Up, and all who played. BOYS 14 WINNER – Ryan Sprinkle RUNNER UP – Jack Keating GIRLS 14 WINNER – Thihansa Waduthanthree RUNNER UP – Callie Hanley BO...
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