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 March:
Christian Alshon (July 8, 2000), Boca Raton, Fla. – Reached the singles semifinals at the Grade 3 Costa Rica Bowl ITF junior event. He is coached by Eleazar Magallan.
Amanda Anisimova (Aug. 31, 2001), Hallandale Beach, Fla. – Anisimova (pictured above) reached singles finals at the USTA Pro Circuit $80,000 women’s event in Indian Harbour Beach, Fla., and the $25,000 pro event in Curitiba, Brazil. She is coached by Nick Saviano.
Alafia Ayeni (Aug. 10, 1999), San Diego – Won the boys’ 18s singles title at the Grade B1 Easter Bowl in Indian Wells. He is coached by his father, Anthony.
Drew Baird (August 31, 2000), Holly Springs, N.C. – Reached the singles semifinals and won the doubles title at the Grade 4 Copa El Salvador ITF junior event in La Libertad and reached the singles final at the Grade 3 Costa Rica Bowl. He is coached by Tomas Catar.
Nishesh Basavareddy (May 2, 2005), Carmel, Ind. – Advanced to the Easter Bowl boys’ 12s singles final. He is coached by Bryan Smith.
Robert Baylon (Feb. 25, 2000), Buena Park, Calif. – Reached the singles semifinals at the Grade 4 Newport Beach ITF junior tournament in California. He is coached by Joseph Lizardo.
Russell Berdusco (Jan. 28, 2001), Bradenton, Fla. – Captured the USTA International Spring Championships’ boys’ 16s doubles championship. He is coached by Julian Alonso.
Alexander Bernard (Aug. 13, 2003), Bonita Springs, Fla. – Won the Easter Bowl boys’ 14s singles title. He is coached by Rene Gomez.
Hurricane Tyra Black (March 2, 2001), Boca Raton, Fla. – Reached the girls’ singles semifinals at the Grade 1 USTA International Spring Championship in Carson, Calif. She is coached by Lawrence Carpio.
Elysia Bolton (March 24, 2000), Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. – Reached the girls’ singles semifinals at the Grade 1 USTA International Spring Championship in Carson, Calif. She is coached by Mark Bey and Jay Devashetty.
Catherine Broerman (May 8, 2001), Scottsdale, Ariz. – Reached the singles semifinals at the Grade 4 Copa Sultana-Mayaguez ITF junior event in Puerto Rico. She is coached by Jeremy Doualot.
Jacob Bullard (Feb. 21, 2001), Calabasas, Calif. – Reached the singles semifinals at the Grade 4 Newport Beach ITF junior tournament in California. He is coached by Gerald Mathews and Josh Wiseman.
Caleb Chakravarthi (Jan. 2, 1999), Irvine, Calif. – Won the boys’ doubles title at the Grade 4 Newport Beach ITF junior tournament in California.
Oliver Crawford (April 30, 1999), Spartanburg, S.C. – Reached the boys’ 18s singles semifinals at the Grade 1 USTA International Spring Championship in Carson, Calif., and won the doubles title at the Grade B1 Easter Bowl in Indian Wells. He is coached by Kelly Jones and Anthony Stewart.
Andrew Dale (Nov. 1, 2001), Leesburg, Va. – Advanced to the USTA International Spring Championships’ boys’ 16s singles final. He is coached by Daryl Ahrens.
Kayla Day (Sept. 28, 1999), Santa Barbara, Calif. – Defeated No. 32 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni en route to a third-round finish at Indian Wells. She is coached by Henner Nehles and Mike Gennette.
Ellie Douglas (May 23, 2000), McKinney, Texas – Won the girls’ doubles title at the Grade 1 USTA International Spring Championship in Carson, Calif., and reached the 18s singles final at the Grade B1 Easter Bowl in Indian Wells. She is coached by Luis Herrera.
Stefan Dostanic (Nov. 4, 2001), Irvine, Calif. – Reached the Easter Bowl boys’ 16s singles final. He is coached by Chuck Brymer and Chris Lewis.
Maxi Duncan (June 23, 2002), Irvine, Calif. – Won the USTA International Spring Championships’ girls’ 16s doubles championship. She is coached by Hector Chairez.
Salma Ewing (Aug. 28, 2000), Long Beach, Calif. – Reached the singles semifinals at the Grade 4 Newport Beach ITF junior tournament in California. She is coached by her mother, Reyana.
Taylor Fritz (Oct. 28, 1997), Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. – Defeated his first Top-10 opponent in No. 7 Marin Cilic en route to a third-round showing at Indian Wells. He is coached by David Nainkin, Mardy Fish and his father, Guy.
Jennifer Gadalov (Feb. 26, 2001), Los Angeles – Reached the singles semifinals at the Grade 4 Newport Beach ITF junior tournament in California. She is coached by Robert Lansdorp.
Sedona Gallagher (Jan. 5, 2002), Henderson, Nev. – Won the Easter Bowl girls’ 16s doubles title. She is coached by Adolph Huddleston.
Sanyukta Gawande (Sept. 28, 2001), Palm Harbor, Fla. – Won the singles title at the Grade 4 Copa Sultana-Mayaguez ITF junior event in Puerto Rico. She is coached by Pat Dougherty.
Ryan Goetz (Dec. 16, 1999), Greenlawn, N.Y. – Reached the singles semifinals at the Grade 3 Costa Rica Bowl ITF junior event.
Imani Graham (Dec. 20, 2001), St. John’s, Fla. – Reached the singles semifinals at the Grade 3 Costa Rica Bowl ITF junior event. She is coached by Adam Altschuler and Jared Jacobs.
William Grant (Feb. 13, 2001), Boca Raton, Fla. – Won the boys’ doubles title at the Grade 4 Newport Beach ITF junior tournament in California. He is coached by Juan Viloca.
Nathan Han (April 15, 2001), Tulsa, Okla. – Won the boys’ doubles title at the Grade 4 Copa Sultana-Mayaguez ITF junior event in Puerto Rico. He is coached by Trent Tucker.
Jordan Harris (Oct. 27, 2000), Harbor City, Calif. – Reached the girls’ singles final at the Grade 4 Copa El Salvador ITF junior event in La Libertad. He is coached by Nico Riego de Dios.
Kacie Harvey (Aug. 27, 2001), Braintree, Mass. – Won the doubles title at the Grade 4 Copa Sultana-Mayaguez ITF junior event in Puerto Rico. She is coached by Alvaro Bedoya.
Trey Hilderbrand (May 15, 2000), San Antonio, Texas – Won the singles title at the Grade 4 Copa El Salvador ITF junior event in La Libertad. He is coached by his father, Mark.
Ronan Jachuck (Oct. 8, 2001), Boca Raton, Fla. – Won the doubles title and reached the singles final at the Grade 4 Copa Sultana-Mayaguez ITF junior event in Puerto Rico.
Taylor Johnson (August 7, 2000), Redondo Beach, Calif. – Reached the girls’ singles final at the Grade 1 USTA International Spring Championship in Carson, Calif., then reached the singles semifinals at the Grade B1 Easter Bowl in Indian Wells. She is coached by Rosie Casals.
Kyle Kang (Jan. 27, 2005), Fullerton, Calif. – Captured the Easter Bowl boys’ 12s singles championship. He is coached by Dave Mann.
Sebastian Korda (July 5, 2000), Bradenton, Fla. – Won the boys’ 18s doubles title at the Grade 1 USTA International Spring Championships in Carson, Calif., and reached the 18s singles final at the Grade B1 Easter Bowl in Indian Wells. He is coached by Leo Azevedo and his father, Petr.
Meg Kowalski (Nov. 19, 1999), La Grange, Ill. – Won the doubles title at the Grade 4 Copa Sultana-Mayaguez ITF junior event in Puerto Rico. She is coached by BJ Stearns.
Patrick Kypson (Oct. 28, 1999), Raleigh, N.C. – Reached the boys’ 18s singles semifinals and won the doubles title at the Grade B1 Easter Bowl in Indian Wells. He is coached by Mat Cloer and Leo Azevedo.
Katie LaFrance (Sept. 29, 1999), Little Rock, Ark. – Won the girls’ doubles title at the Grade 3 Brooklyn Union Axnosis Junior ITF event in Pretoria, South Africa.
Claire Liu (May 25, 2000), Thousand Oaks, Calif. – Won the girls’ 18s singles title at the Grade B1 Easter Bowl in Indian Wells. She is coached by Mike Gennette and Adam Peterson.
Elli Mandlik (May 19, 2001), Boynton Beach, Fla. – Swept the girls’ singles and doubles titles at the Grade 3 Costa Rica Bowl ITF junior event. She is coached by Gabriel Trifu.
Maxwell McKennon (May 17, 2002), Newport Beach, Calif. – Finished runner-up in the Easter Bowl boys’ 14s singles tournament. He is coached by Jimmy Johnson.
Caty McNally (Nov. 20, 2001), Cincinnati – Won the girls’ 18s doubles title at the Grade B1 Easter Bowl in Indian Wells. She is coached by her mother, Lynn.
Amanda Meyer (July 18, 1999), Delray Beach, Fla. – Reached the singles final at the Grade 3 Costa Rica Bowl ITF junior event. She is coached by Mandy Wilson.
Brandon Nakashima (Aug. 3, 2001), San Diego – Reached the singles final at the Grade 4 Newport Beach ITF junior tournament in California and won the Easter Bowl Boys’ 16s singles title. He is coached by Angel Lopez.
Axel Nefve (July 22, 2000), Boca Raton, Fla. – Won the boys’ doubles title at the Grade 3 Costa Rica Bowl ITF junior event and reached the singles semifinals at the USTA International Spring Championships in Carson, Calif. He is coached by Nick Saviano.
Priya Nelson (June 22, 2005), Sacramento, Calif. – Is the Easter Bowl Girls’ 12s singles champion. She is coached by Joseph Gilbert.
Whitney Osuigwe (April 17, 2002), Bradenton, Fla. – Reached the girls’ 18s singles semifinals and won the doubles title at the Grade B1 Easter Bowl in Indian Wells. She is coached by her father, Desmond.
Charlotte Owensby (March 16, 2003), Boca Raton, Fla. – Won the Easter Bowl girls’ 14s singles championship. She is coached by Yulia Beygelzimer.
Vivian Ovrootsky (July 15, 2004), San Jose, Calif. – Advanced to the USTA International Spring Championships’ girls’ 16s singles final. She is coached by Nick Fustar.
Tommy Paul (May 17, 1997), Greenville, N.C. – Reached the singles final at the $15,000 USTA Pro Circuit Men’s Futures in Orlando, Fla. He is coached by Diego Moyano.
Gianna Pielet (June 11, 2002), El Paso, Texas – Reached the Easter Bowl girls’ 14s singles final. She is coached by her father, Doug.
Gabriella Price (June 11, 2003), Montebello, N.Y. – Won the girls’ singles title at the Grade 4 Copa El Salvador ITF junior event in La Libertad. She is coached by Rick Macci.
Sam Riffice (March 1, 1999), Roseville, Calif. – Reached the boys’ 18s singles semifinals at the Grade B1 Easter Bowl in Indian Wells. He is coached by Sylvain Guichard, Leo Azevedo and his mother, Lori.
Pierce Rollins (July 14, 2001), Tulsa, Okla. – Reached the singles semifinals at the Grade 4 Panama Bowl ITF junior event. He is coached by Trent Tucker.
Gianni Ross (Feb. 4, 1999), Burr Ridge, Ill. – Reached the boys’ singles final at the Grade 1 USTA International Spring Championship in Carson, Calif. He is coached by Sylvain Guichard.
Alexandre Rotsaert (Oct. 14, 1999), Boca Raton, Fla. – Won the boys’ 18s singles title at the Grade 1 USTA International Spring Championships in Carson, Calif. He is coached by Ernesto Ruiz Bry.
Brian Shi (Feb. 24, 2000), Jericho, N.Y. – Won the boys’ singles title at the Grade 3 Costa Rica Bowl ITF junior event. He is coached by Andrei Daescu.
Alana Smith (Nov. 9, 1999), Fort Washington, Md. – Won the girls’ doubles title at the Grade 3 Costa Rica Bowl ITF junior event. She is coached by Bill Adams.
Keegan Smith (June 23, 1998), San Diego – Won the doubles title at the USTA Pro Circuit $15,000 Men’s Futures in Bakersfield, Calif.
Jamila Snells (Aug. 29, 2002), Miramar, Fla. – Won the USTA International Spring Championships’ girls’ 16s doubles championship. She is coached by Nick Saviano.
Eliot Spizzirri (Dec. 23, 2001), Greenwich, Conn. – Captured the Easter Bowl boys’ 16s doubles championship. He is coached by Patrick Hirscht.
Lauren Stein (May 23, 2002), Paradise Valley, Ariz. – Reached the singles final at the Grade 4 Newport Beach ITF junior tournament in California and won the USTA International Spring Championships’ girls’ 16s singles championship. She is coached by Adam Altschuler.
Jillian Taggart (May 13, 2001), Fair Oaks, Calif. – Is the Easter Bowl girls’ 16s doubles champion. She is coached by Amine Khaldi.
Katya Townsend (May 28, 2000), Coconut Creek, Fla. – Reached the singles semifinals at the Grade 3 Vendimia Cup ITF junior event in Mendoza, Argentina. She is coached by Rick Macci.
Katie Volynets (Dec. 31, 2001), Walnut Creek, Calif. – Won the girls’ singles title at the Grade 4 Newport Beach ITF junior tournament in California. She is coached by Richard Thompkins and Mark Orwig.
Spencer Whitaker (Nov. 12, 2001), Richmond, Va. – Won the Easter Bowl boys’ 16s doubles championship. He is coached by Michael Ciszek.
Theo Winegar (July 10, 2001), Sarasota, Fla. – Captured the USTA International Spring Championships’ boys’ 16s doubles title. He is coached by Cary Cohenour.
Siem Woldeab (June 6, 2001), La Mesa, Calif. – Is the USTA International Spring Championships’ boys’ 16s singles champion.
William Woodall (Feb. 14, 2000), Washington, D.C. – Won the boys’ doubles title at the Grade 3 Costa Rica Bowl ITF junior event. He is coached by Asaf Yamin.
Shelly Yaloz (Dec. 12, 2000), Little Neck, N.Y. – Reached the singles semifinals at the Grade 3 Vendimia Cup ITF junior event in Mendoza, Argentina. She is coached by Dr. Brian Gordon and Devante Lindsey.
Eleana Yu (Nov. 8, 2004), Mason, Ohio – Advanced to the Easter Bowl Girls’ 12s singles final. She is coached by Brian Schubert.
Tyler Zink (Jan. 30, 2001), Lakewood Ranch, Fla. – Reached the boys’ singles final at the Grade 4 Copa El Salvador ITF junior event in La Libertad. He is coached by his father, George.
Kevin Zhu (August 30, 2000), Houston – Won the singles title at the Grade 4 Newport Beach ITF junior tournament in California.