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 May:
Hunter Heck (May 15, 2002), St. Paul, Minn. – Boys’ singles finalist at the Grade 4 J4 Coral Gables juniors event in Coral Gables, Fla. He is coached by Eleazar Magallan.
Joshua Miller (Mar. 22, 2002), Delray Beach. Fla. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Coral Gables juniors event in Coral Gables, Fla.
Quinn Snyder (Aug. 10, 2002), Delran, N.J. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Coral Gables juniors event in Coral Gables, Fla.
India Houghton (Feb. 16, 2002), Tiburon, Calif. – Girls’ singles and doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Coral Gables juniors event in Coral Gables, Fla. She is coached by Richard Thompkins.
Allura Zamarripa (Aug. 15, 2002), Saint Helena, Calif. – Girls’ singles finalist at the Grade 4 J4 Coral Gables juniors event in Coral Gables, Fla. She is coached by her father, Dave.
Gianna Pielet (Jun. 11, 2002), El Paso, Texas - Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Coral Gables juniors event in Coral Gables, Fla. She is coached by her father, Doug.
Lauren Cooper (Jul. 28, 2001), Powell, Ohio – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Windhoek juniors event in Windhoek, Nambia.
Jillian Louise Roa (Jul. 18, 2003), La Crescenta, Calif. – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Skopje juniors event in Skopje, North Macedonia.
Blaise Bicknell (Nov. 26, 2001), Miami, Fla. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 2 J2 Villach juniors event in Villach, Austria. He is coached by Mel Spence.
Ronan Jachuck (Oct. 8, 2001), Boca Raton, Fla. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 2 J2 Medias juniors event in Medias, Romania.
Eliot Spizzirri (Dec. 23, 2001), Stamford, Conn. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 1 J1 Santa Croce Sull’Arno juniors event in Santa Croce Sull’Arno, Italy. He is coached by Patrick Hirscht.
Tyler Zink (Jan. 30, 2001), Lakewood Ranch, Fla. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 1 J1 Santa Croce Sull’Arno juniors event in Santa Croce Sull’Arno, Italy. He is coached by his father, George.
James Tracy (Jul. 10, 2002), Ann Arbor, Mich. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Christiansted juniors event in Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands. He is coached by BJ Stearns.
Calissa Dellabarca (Oct. 19, 2003), Santa Barbara, Calif. – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Christiansted juniors event in Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Nisthitha Saravanan (Jan. 26, 2004), Ashburn, Va. – Girls’ singles finalist at the Grade 5 J5 Christiansted juniors event in Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands. She is coached by Nishitha Saravanan.
Azuma Visaya (Aug. 19, 2003), Honolulu, Hawaii – Boys’ singles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Grand Cayman juniors event in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.
Gabrielius Guzauskas (Apr. 12, 2003), Hinsdale, Ill. – Boys’ singles finalist at the Grade 5 J5 Grand Cayman juniors event in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. He is coached by Ronen Graziani.
Jeanette Mireles (Jan. 6, 2003), Houston, Texas – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Grand Cayman juniors event in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.
Mary Brumfield (Oct. 25, 2002), Stuart, Fla. – Girls’ singles finalist at the Grade 5 J5 Grand Cayman juniors event in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.
Sophie Williams (Feb. 18, 2004), Charleston, S.C. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Grand Cayman juniors event in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. She is coached by Robert Kendrick.
Alexander Bernard (Aug. 13, 2003), Bonita Springs, Fla. – Boys’ singles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Plantation juniors event in Plantation, Fla. He is coached by Rene Gomez.
Jameson Corsillo (Dec. 23, 2002), Boca Raton, Fla. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Plantation juniors event in Plantation, Fla.
Hunter Heck (May 15, 2002), St. Paul, Minn. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Plantation juniors event in Plantation, Fla. He is coached by Eleazar Magallan.
Gianna Pielet (Jun. 11, 2002), El Paso, Texas – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Plantation juniors event in Plantation, Fla. She is coached by her father, Doug.
Ayshe Can (Jan. 31, 2002), Weston, Fla. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Plantation juniors event in Plantation, Fla.
Karly Friedland (Nov. 21, 2001), Hollywood, Fla. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Plantation juniors event in Plantation, Fla. She is coached by Karley Smatt.
Benjamin Kittay (Aug. 27, 2003), Potomac, Md. – Boys’ singles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Managua juniors event in Managua, Nicaragua. He is coached by his father, Gary.
Gabriella Price (Jun. 11, 2003), Boca Raton, Fla. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 2 J2 Tribuswinkel juniors event in Tribuswinkel, Austria. She is coached by Rick Macci.
Katrina Scott (Jun. 11, 2004), Woodland Hills, Calif. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 2 J2 Tribuswinkel juniors event in Tribuswinkel, Austria. She is coached by Marc Lucero.
Kailey Evans (Jan. 14, 2003), Ennis, Texas – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 4 J4 San Jose juniors event in San Jose, Costa Rica. She is coached by Dave Licker.
Leah Kuruvilla (Jan. 6, 2004), Sugar Land, Texas – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 San Jose juniors event in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Alex Finkelstein (Oct. 24, 2002), Raynham, Mass. – Boys’ singles and doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Christiansted juniors event in Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands. He is coached by his mother, Margarita.
Benjamin Kittay (Aug. 27, 2003), Potomac, Md. – Boys’ singles finalist at the Grade 5 J5 Christiansted juniors event in Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands. He is coached by his father, Gary.
Jake Sweeney (Aug. 2, 2002), Hilton Head Island, S.C. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Christiansted juniors event in Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Jeanette Mireles (Jan. 6, 2003), Houston, Texas – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Christiansted juniors event in Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Calissa Dellabarca (Oct. 19, 2003), Santa Barbara, Calif. – Girls’ singles finalist at the Grade 5 J5 Christiansted juniors event in Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Ashton Bowers (Sep. 1, 2005), Bloomington, Ill. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Christiansted juniors event in Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Maya Joint (Apr. 16, 2006), Grosse Pointe, Mich. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Christiansted juniors event in Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Alexa Noel (Sep. 6, 2002), Summit, N.J. – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade A JA Milan juniors event in Milan, Italy.
Ann Li (June 26, 2000), King of Prussia, PA – Singles finalist at the USTA Pro Circuit W100 event in Bonita Springs, Fla. She is coached by Chani Anderson.
Whitney Osuigwe (Apr. 17, 2002), Bradenton, Fla. – Singles semifinalist at the USTA Pro Circuit W100 event in Bonita Springs. Fla. She is coached by her father, Desmond.
Natasha Subhash (Sep. 2, 2001), Fairfax, Va. – Singles champion at the ITF World Tennis Tour W15 event in Williamsburg, Va. She is coached by Bear Schofield.
Vanessa Ong (Jan. 13, 2002), Oklahoma City, Okla. – Doubles champion at the the ITF World Tennis Tour W15 event in Williamsburg, Va. She is coached by Trent Tucker.
Savannah Broadus (Sep. 18, 2002), Carrollton, Texas - Doubles champion at the the ITF World Tennis Tour W15 event in Williamsburg, Va. She is coached by Dave Licker.
Vasil Kirkov (Mar. 13, 1999), Tampa, Fla. – Doubles champion at the ITF World Tennis Tour M15 event in Sozopol, Bulgaria. He is coached by his father, Stoyan.
Elli Mandlik (May 19, 2001), Brendenton, Fla. – Singles champion at the ITF World Tennis Tour W15 event in Barletta, Italy. She is coached by Gabriel Trifu.
Sofia Sewing (Jul. 22, 1999), Doral, Fla. – Singles champion at the ITF World Tennis Tour W15 event in Cancun, Mexico. She is coached by Wilson Usina.
Pictured above: Alexa Noel