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 October:
Didi Bredberg Canizares (Jul. 29, 2004), Wesley Chapel, Fla. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Majadahonda juniors event in Madrid, Spain. She is coached by Alvaro Betancur.
Jack Anthrop (Nov. 5, 2003), Orlando, Fla – Boys’ singles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Corpus Christi juniors event in Corpus Christi, Texas. He is coached by Bryan Koniecko.
Aidan Kim (Nov. 24, 2004), Milford, Mich. – Boys’ singes finalist at the Grade 4 J4 Corpus Christi juniors event in Corpus Christi, Texas. He is coached by Andy Kim.
Ozan Colak (Mar. 31, 2004), Okemos, Mich. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Corpus Christi juniors event in Corpus Christi, Texas. He is coached by Mike Flowers.
Hugo Hashimoto (Mar. 2, 2003), San Jose, Calif. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Corpus Christi juniors event in Corpus Christi, Texas. He is coached by Nick Fustar.
Jeanette Mireles (Jan. 6, 2003), Houston, Texas – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Corpus Christi juniors event in Corpus Christi, Texas. She is coached by Josip Juric.
Nevena Carton (Dec. 19, 2003), Locust, N.J. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Corpus Christi juniors event in Corpus Christi, Texas. She is coached by Yari Voznenko.
Elisabeth Jones (Jan. 6, 2004), Grosse Pointe Park, Mich. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Corpus Christi juniors event in Corpus Christi, Texas. She is coached by Joe Shaheen.
Alexander Kiefer (Dec. 25, 2001), The Woodlands, Texas – Boys’ singles champion at the Grade 3 J3 Cancun juniors event in Cancun, Mexico. He is coached by Luis Nascimento.
Sam Scherer (May 1, 2004), Tarrytown, N.Y. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 3 J3 Cancun juniors event in Cancun, Mexico.
Azuma Visaya (Aug. 19, 2003), Honolulu, Hawaii – Boys’ doubles champions at the Grade 3 J3 Cancun juniors event in Cancun, Mexico. He is coached by Edward Visaya.
Jenna DeFalco (Nov. 13, 2002), Tustin, Calif. – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 3 J3 Cancun juniors event in Cancun, Mexico. She is coached by Chris Tontz.
Madison Sieg (Jun. 17, 2003), Greenwich, Conn. – Girls’ doubles champion and singles finalist at the Grade 3 J3 Cancun juniors event in Cancun, Mexico. She is coached by Rick Ferman.
Colton Smith (Mar. 5, 2003), Tenino, Wash. – Boys’ singles and doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Victoria juniors event in Victoria, Canada. He is coached by Jody Rush.
Noah Gampel (Dec. 6, 2002), Calabasas, Calif. – Boys’ singles finalist at the Grade 5 J5 Victoria juniors event in Victoria, Canada. He is coached by Ron Hightower.
Nate Bonetto (Jun. 24, 2003) – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Victoria juniors event in Victoria, Canada. He is coached by Marc Prigohzy.
Owen Megargee (Oct. 14, 2004), Rockville, Md. – Boys’ singles finalist at the Grade 5 J5 Santo Domingo juniors event in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is coached by Asaf Yamin.
Alexia Harmon (Dec. 6, 2005), Las Vegas, Nev. – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Santo Domingo juniors event in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She is coached by Derrick Bauer.
Welsh Hotard (Aug. 22, 2001), New Orlean, La. – Boys’ singles champion at the Grade B1 JB1 Nicholasville juniors event in Nicholasville, Ky. He is coached by Dave Licker.
Cash Hanzlik (Apr. 20, 2002), Portland, Ore. – Boys’ singles finalist at the Grade B1 JB1 Nicholasville juniors event in Nicholasville, Ky. He is coached by Jonathan Stark.
Aidan Mayo (May 14, 2003), Roseville, Calif. – Boy’s doubles champion at the Grade B1 JB1 Nicholasville juniors event in Nicholasville, Ky. He is coached by Keenan Mayo.
Robin Montgomery (Sep. 5, 2014), Washington, D.C. – Girls’ singles and doubles champion at the Grade B1 JB1 Nicholasville juniors event in Nicholasville, Ky. She is coached by Alisama Agnamba.
Isabelle Kouzmanov (Oct. 22, 2004), Novi, Mich. – Girls’ doubles champion and singles finalist at the Grade B1 JB1 Nicholasville juniors event in Nicholasville, Ky. She is coached by Marin Kouzmanov.
Jennifer Kida (Aug. 23, 2002), Wilmington, Calif. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 3 J3 Christchurch juniors event in Christchurch, New Zealand. She is coached by Jun Hirasawa.
Dali Blanch (Mar. 5, 2003), Yelm, Va. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 2 J2 Montevideo juniors event in Montevideo, Uruguay. He is coached by Mauricio Perez Mota.
Madison Sieg (Jun. 17, 2003), Greenwich, Conn. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 2 J2 Montevideo juniors event in Montevideo, Uruguay. She is coached by Rick Ferman.
Nate Bonetto (Jun. 24, 2003), Bend, Ore. – Boys’ singles champion at the Grade 4 J4 North Vancouver juniors event in North Vancouver, Canada. He is coached by Marc Prigohzy.
Colton Smith (Mar. 5, 2003), Tenino, Wash. – Boys’ singles finalist at the Grade 4 J4 North Vancouver juniors event in North Vancouver, Canada. He is coached by Jody Rush.
Dominik Jakovljevic (Jul. 16, 2002), Bellevue, Wash. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 North Vancouver juniors event in North Vancouver, Canada. He is coached by Artem Petushkov.
Nedim Suko (Oct. 4, 2002), Kirkland, Wash. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 North Vancouver juniors event in North Vancouver, Canada. He is coached by Mark Hanson.
Jenna DeFalco (Nov. 13, 2002), Tustin, Calif. – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 4 J4 North Vancouver juniors event in North Vancouver, Canada. She is coached by Chris Tontz.
Ty Switzer (Sep. 14, 2003), New York, N.Y. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Noord juniors event in Noord, Aruba. He is coached by Mark Bowtell.
Brooklyn Olson (May 2, 2006), Bradenton, Fla. – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Noord juniors event in Noord, Aruba. She is coached by Ashley Hobson.
Ellis Short (Jan. 1, 2016), Boca Raton, Fla. – Boys’ singles and doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Pembroke juniors event in Pembroke, Bermuda. He is coached by Carlos Zapata.
Jakub Ostajewski (Jan. 18, 2002), Elmwood Park, Ill. – Boys’ singles finalist at the Grade 5 J5 Pembroke juniors event in Pembroke, Bermuda.
Olivia Lincer (Dec. 17, 2004), Windsor, Conn. – Girls’ singles finalist at the Grade 5 J5 Pembroke juniors event in Pembroke, Bermuda. She is coached by Magic Lincer.
Violeta Martinez (Jun. 19, 2004), Port Saint Lucie, Fla. – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Vale do Lobo in Almancil, Portugal. She is coached by Jose Rincon.
Aidan Kim (Nov. 24, 2004), Milford, Mich. – Boys’ singles and doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Bridgetown juniors event in Bridgetown, Barbados. He is coached by Andy Kim.
Nicholas Godsick (Sep. 15, 2004), Chagrin Falls, Ohio – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Bridgetown juniors event in Bridgetown, Barbados. He is coached by Mary Joe Fernandez.
Daniela Livson (Sep. 24, 2005), Closter, N.J. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Bridgetown juniors event in Bridgetown, Barbados. She is coached by Sasha Gamzatov.
Sophie Williams (Feb. 18, 2004), Charleston, S.C. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 5 J5 Bridgetown juniors event in Bridgetown, Barbados. She is coached by Martin Zumpft.
Welsh Hotard (Aug. 22, 2001), New Orleans, La. – Boys’ singles and doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Atlanta juniors event in Atlanta, Ga. He is coached by Dave Licker.
Nishesh Basavareddy (May 2, 2005), Carmel, Ind. – Boys’ singles finalist at the Grade 4 J4 Atlanta juniors event in Atlanta, Ga. He is coached by Bryan Smith.
James Tracy (Jul. 10, 2002), Hilton Head Island, S.C. – Boys’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Atlanta juniors event in Atlanta, Ga. He is coached by BJ Stearns.
Eleana Yu (Nov. 8, 2004), Mason, Ohio – Girls’ singles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Atlanta juniors event in Atlanta, Ga. She is coached by Brian Schubert.
Ellie Pittman (Sep. 20, 2002), Indianapolis, Ind. – Girls’ singles finalist at the Grade 4 J4 Atlanta juniors event in Atlanta, Ga. She is coached by Mark Woldmore.
Allie Gretkowski (Jul. 31, 2003), Mount Pleasant, S.C. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Atlanta juniors event in Atlanta, Ga. She is coached by Randy Pate.
Carson Tanguilig (Jul. 31, 2003), Alpharetta, Ga. – Girls’ doubles champion at the Grade 4 J4 Atlanta juniors event in Atlanta, Ga. She is coached by Grant Stafford.
Jillian Louise Roa (Jul. 18, 2003) La Crescenta, Calif. – Girls’ singles finalist at the Grade 5 J5 La Nucia juniors event in La Nucia, Spain. She is coached by Jofre Navarro Porta.
Sofia Kenin (Nov. 14, 1998), Pembroke Pines, Fla. – Women’s doubles champion at the China Open WTA Premier event in Beijing, China. She is coached by Alex Kenin.
Dalayna Hewitt (Dec. 16, 2000), Pepper Pike, Ohio - Women’s singles finalist at the ITF World Tennis Tour W15 event in Norman, Okla. She is coached by Matt Howard.
Coco Gauff (Mar. 13, 2004), Delray Beach, Fla. – Women’s singles champion at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz WTA International event in Linz, Austria. She is coached by Corey Gauff.
Brandon Nakashima (Aug. 3, 2001), San Diego – Men’s singles semifinalist at the ATP Challenger 100 event in Fairfield, Calif. He is coached by Christian Groh.
Coco Gauff (Mar. 13, 2004), Delray Beach, Fla. – Women’s doubles champion at the Luxembourg Open WTA International event in Luxembourg. She is coached by Corey Gauff.
Caty McNally (Nov. 20, 2001), Cincinnati, Ohio – Women’s doubles champion at the Luxembourg Open WTA International event in Luxembourg. She is coached by Kevin O’Neil.
Claire Liu (May 25, 2000), Thousand Oaks, Calif. – Women’s singles champion at the ITF World Tennis Tour W215 event in Florence, S.C. She is coached by Chris Tontz.
Peyton Stearns (Oct. 8, 2001), Mason, Ohio – Women’s singles finalist at the ITF World Tennis Tour W215 event in Florence, S.C. She is coached by Roland Lutz.
Usue Arconada (Oct. 28, 1998), Naples, Fla. – Women’s doubles champion at the USTA Pro Circuit W80 event in Macon, Ga.
Pictured above: Brandon Nakashima