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 February:
Dali Blanch (March 5, 2003), Deerfield Beach, Fla. - Boys’ singles finalist at the Grade 1 J1 Cuenca juniors event in Cuenca, Ecuador. He is coached by Mauricio Perez Mota.
Mark Mandlik (May 19, 2001), Boynton Beach, Fla. - Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 1 J1 Cuenca juniors event in Cuenca, Ecuador. He is coached by Gabriel Trifu.
Adam Neff (May 30, 2001), Bradenton, Fla. - Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 1 J1 Cuenca juniors event in Cuenca, Ecuador. He is coached by Brandon Wagner.
Abigail Forbes (March 10, 2001), Raleigh, N.C. - Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 1 J1 Cuenca juniors event in Cuenca, Ecuador. She is coached by Cameron Moore.
Emma Jackson (Nov. 23, 2002), La Grange Park, Ill. - Girls’ singles finalist at the Grade 1 J1 Cuenca juniors event in Cuenca, Ecuador. She is coached by Marcy Hendricks.
Daniel Milavsky (Sept. 12, 2001), Needham, Mass. - Boys’ singles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Queretaro juniors event in Queretaro, Mexico. He is coached by Francisco Montoya.
Jackson Ross (March 11, 2001), San Antonio, Texas - Boys’ singles finalist at the Grade 4 J4 Queretaro juniors event in Queretaro, Mexico. He is coached by Michael Castillo & Leury Arias.
Elaine Chervinsky (Nov. 17, 2003), Boca Raton, Fla. - Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Queretaro juniors event in Queretaro, Mexico. She is coached by Mandy Wilson.
Minorka Miranda (Aug. 28, 2002), Estero, Fla. - Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Queretaro juniors event in Queretaro, Mexico.
Maya Rukosuev (May 26, 2003), Altamonte Springs, Fla. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Queretaro juniors event in Queretaro, Mexico.
Charlotte Chavatipon (April 12, 2002), Fullerton, Calif. - Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 1 J1 Lambare juniors event in Lambare, Paraguay. She is coached by her father, Art.
Andres Martin (July 7, 2001), Flowery Branch, Ga. - Boys’ singles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Jalisco juniors event in Jalisco, Mexico. He is coached by Murry Lokasundaram.
Marcus McDaniel (May 13, 2002), Vacaville, Calif. - Boys’ doubles champion and singles finalist at the Grade 4 J4 Jalisco juniors event in Jalisco, Mexico. He is coached by Phil Cello.
Maxwell McKennon (May 17, 2002), Newport Beach, Calif. - Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Jalisco juniors event in Jalisco, Mexico. He is coached by Carsten Ball.
Eliot Spizzirri (Dec. 23, 2001), Stanford, Conn. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 1 J1 Criciúma juniors event in Criciúma, Brazil. He is coached by Patrick Hirscht.
Tyler Zink (Jan. 30, 2001), Lancaster, Pa. - Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 1 J1 Criciúma juniors event in Criciúma, Brazil. He is coached by his father, George.
Hurricane Tyra Black (March 2, 2001), Boca Raton, Fla. - Girls’ singles finalist at the Grade 1 J1 Criciúma juniors event in Criciúma, Brazil. She is coached by Lawrence Carpio.
Alexander Bernard (Aug. 13, 2003), Bonita Springs, Fla. - Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Guatemala juniors event in Guatemala City, Guatemala. He is coached by Rene Gomez.
John Bernard (Aug. 14, 2001), Bonita Springs, Fla. - Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Guatemala juniors event in Guatemala City, Guatemala. He is coached by Rene Gomez.
Sasha Wood (Jan. 28, 2002), Topsfield, Mass. – Girls’ finalist at the Grade 4 J4 Guatemala juniors event in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She is coached by Francisco Montoya.
Martin Damm (Sept. 30, 2003), Bradenton, Fla. - Boys’ finalist at the Grade A JA Porto Alegre juniors event in Porto Alegre, Brazil. He is coached by his father, Martin.
Ava Krug (June 20, 2005), Lakewood Ranch, Fla. - Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 4 J4 La Libertad juniors event in La Libertad, El Salvador. She is coached by Lance Luciani.
Maria Rizzolo (Nov. 16, 2002), Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. - Girls’ singles finalist at the Grade 4 J4 La Libertad juniors event in La Libertad, El Salvador
Sebastian Korda (July 5, 2000), Bradenton, Fla. - Singles finalist at the ITF World Tennis Tour M15 event in Antalya, Turkey and Trento, Italy. He is coached by his father, Petr.
Coco Gauff (March 13, 2004), Delray Beach, Fla. – Doubles champion and singles finalist at the ITF World Tennis Tour W25 event in Surprise, Ariz. She is coached by her father, Corey.
Sofia Kenin (Nov. 14, 1998), Pembroke Pines, Fla. – Singles finalist at the Abierto Mexicano WTA International event in Acapulco, Mexico. She is coached by her father, Alex.
Pictured above: Dali Blanch