The monthly USTA Player Development Player and Coach Honor Roll recognizes the top performing young Americans and their coaches each month.
Here’s a look at some of the most outstanding performances turned in by American tennis players ages 20 and younger in April:
Christian Alshon (July 8, 2000), Boca Raton, Fla. – Boys’ singles and doubles champion at the Grade 4 Delray Beach ITF junior tournament in Florida. He is coached by Eleazar Magallan.
Julia Andreach (May 15, 2002), Rochester, N.Y. – Girls’ singles and doubles champion at the ITF Grade 4 C.O. Williams Barbados Junior International tournament. She trains at the IMG Academy.
Hailey Baptiste (Nov. 3, 2001), Washington, D.C. – Girls’ 18s doubles champion at the Grade B1 Easter Bowl ITF junior tournament in Indian Wells, Calif.
Russell Berdusco (Jan. 28, 2001), Bradenton, Fla. – Boys’ singles champion at the Grade 5 ITF Junior De Saint-Francois junior tournament in Guadeloupe.
Blaise Bicknell (Nov. 26, 2001), Miami – Boys’ singles champion at the Grade 4 ITF Trinidad Trinity Cup junior tournament in Trinidad & Tobago. He is coached by Mel Spence.
Hurricane Tyra Black – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 1 ITF International Spring Championships in Carson, Calif. Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 Delray Beach ITF junior tournament in Florida. She is coached by Lawrence Carpio.
Tristan Boyer (April 21, 2001), Altadena, Calif. – Boys’ 18s singles finalist at both the Grade B1 Easter Bowl ITF junior tournament in Indian Wells, Calif., and the Grade 1 ITF International Spring Championships in Carson, Calif. He is coached by Ziby Ncybe.
Jenson Brooksby (Oct. 26, 2000), Carmichael, Calif. – Boys’ 18s singles champion at the Grade B1 Easter Bowl ITF junior tournament in Indian Wells, Calif. He is coached by Joseph Gilbert.
Murphy Cassone (Aug. 16, 2002), Overland Park, Kan. – Boys’ singles champion at the Grade 5 Martinique-Le Diamant ITF Junior tournament.
Milledge Cossu (Nov. 26, 2001), North Miami Beach, Fla. – Boys’ singles champion at the Grade 5 Martinique-Le Diamant ITF Junior tournament.
Francesca Di Lorenzo (July 22, 1997), New Albany, Ohio – Singles semifinalist at the $80,000 USTA Pro Circuit event in Dothan, Ala. She is coached by Ann Grossman.
Caroline Dolehide (Sept. 5, 1998), Hinsdale, Ill. – Singles champion at the $60,000 USTA Pro Circuit event in Indian Harbour Beach, Fla. She is coached by Tom Lockhart and Stephen Huss.
Taylor Fritz (Oct. 28, 1997), Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. – Singles semifinalist at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship ATP 250 event in Houston. He is coached by David Nainkin.
Ellie Halbauer (July 10, 1997), Charleston, S.C. – Singles champion at a $15,000 ITF Pro Circuit event in Antalya, Turkey.
Sophia Hatton (March 14, 2001), De Witt, N.Y. – Girls’ doubles champion and singles finalist at the Grade 4 All-Canadian Junior Championships ITF event.
Trey Hilderbrand (May 15, 2000), San Antonio – Boys’ 18s doubles champion at the Grade B1 Easter Bowl ITF junior tournament. He is coached by his father, Mark.
Phillip Jordan (Nov. 7, 2000), Spartanburg, S.C. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 5 Jamaica Cup in Montego Bay.
Nicole Kiefer (Nov. 18, 2002), The Woodlands, Texas – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 5 Jamaica Cup in Montego Bay.
Vasil Kirkov (March 13, 1999), Tampa, Fla. – Doubles champion at the $25,000 USTA Pro Circuit Futures in Little Rock, Ark. He is coached by his father, Stoyan.
Jackeline Lopez (Sept. 6, 2002), Lawrenceville, Ga. – Girls’ singles finalist at the Grade 5 Jamaica Cup in Montego Bay.
Elli Mandlik (May 19, 2001), Delray Beach, Fla. – Girls’ doubles champion and singles finalist at the Grade 4 Delray Beach ITF junior tournament in Florida. She is coached by Gabriel Trifu.
Andrew Mariados (May 17, 2000), Manlius, N.Y. – Boys’ singles finalist at the Grade 4 ITF Trinidad Trinity Cup junior tournament in Trinidad & Tobago and at the Grade 5 Jamaica Cup in Montego Bay, where he was also the boys’ doubles champion.
Caty McNally (Nov. 20, 2001), Cincinnati – Girls’ 18s doubles champion at the Grade B1 Easter Bowl ITF junior tournament in Indian Wells, Calif. She is coached by her mother, Lynn.
Daniel Milavsky (Sept. 12, 2001), Needham, Mass. – Boys’ singles finalist at the Grade 4 All-Canadian Junior Championships ITF event.
Brandon Nakashima (Aug. 3, 2001), San Diego – Boys’ singles champion at the Grade 1 ITF International Spring Championships in Carson, Calif. He is coached by Christian Groh.
Govind Nanda (Feb. 17, 2001), Cerritos, Calif. – Boys’ 18s doubles champion at the Grade B1 Easter Bowl ITF junior tournament in Indian Wells, Calif. He is coached by Vahe Assadourian.
Emilio Nava (Dec. 2, 2001), Woodland Hills, Calif. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 1 ITF International Spring Championships in Carson, Calif. He is coached by his mother, Xochitl.
Axel Nefve (July 22, 2000), Boca Raton, Fla. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 1 ITF International Spring Championships in Carson, Calif. Boys’ singles finalist at the Grade 4 Delray Beach ITF junior tournament in Florida. He is coached by Nick Saviano.
Alexa Noel (Sept. 6, 2002), Summit, N.J. – Girls’ 18s singles finalist at the Grade B1 Easter Bowl ITF junior tournament in Indian Wells, Calif. She is coached by Jason Zafiros.
Reilly Opelka (Aug. 28, 1997) – Singles semifinalist at the $100,000 USTA Pro Circuit Challenger in Sarasota, Fla. He is coached by Jay Berger.
Whitney Osuigwe (April 17, 2002), Bradenton, Fla. – Doubles champion at the $25,000 USTA Pro Circuit event in Jackson, Miss. She is coached by her father, Desmond.
Sofia Camila Rojas (Dec. 6, 2002), Sarasota, Fla. – Girls’ doubles champion and singles finalist at the Grade 4 ITF Trinidad Trinity Cup junior tournament in Trinidad & Tobago. She is coached by Ashley Hobson.
Payton Saca (June 14, 2001), Sacramento, Calif. – Girls’ singles and doubles champion at the ITF Grade 4 C.O. Williams Barbados Junior International tournament.
Bikramjeet Singh Chawla (Nov. 21, 2001) – Boys’ singles champion at the Grade 5 ITF junior tournament in Madurai, India.
Michelle Sorokko (Feb. 21, 2001), Douglaston, N.Y – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 4 Delray Beach ITF junior tournament in Florida.
Natasha Subhash (Sept. 2, 2001), Fairfax, Va. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 1 ITF International Spring Championships in Carson, Calif. She is coached by Bear Schofield.
Katie Volynets (Dec. 31, 2001), Walnut Creek, Calif. – Girls’ 18s singles champion at the Grade B1 Easter Bowl ITF junior tournament in Indian Wells, Calif. Girls’ 18s doubles champion at the Grade 1 ITF International Spring Championships in Carson, Calif. She is coached by Richard Thompkins and Mark Orwig.
Maximilian Wild (Jan. 4, 2000), Murrieta, Calif. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 Delray Beach ITF junior tournament in Florida. He is coached by Bill Behrens.
Sasha Wood (Jan. 28, 2002), Topsfield, Mass. – Girls’ singles and doubles champion at the Grade 4 ITF Trinidad Trinity Cup junior tournament in Trinidad & Tobago. She is coached by Francisco Montoya and Tim Mayotte.
William Woodall (Feb. 14, 2000), Washington, D.C. – Boys’ singles finalist at the ITF Grade 4 C.O. Williams Barbados Junior International tournament. He is coached by Asaf Yamin.
Anika Yarlagadda (Aug. 7, 2001), West Bloomfield, Mich. – Girls’ singles and doubles champion at the Grade 4 All-Canadian Junior Championships ITF event.
Pictured above: Brandon Nakashima (Credit: USTA/Rhea Nall)