2021 USTA Southern Ozaki Junior Cup
Congratulations to the players who represented Arkansas this past weekend at the 2021 Southern Ozaki Junior Cup. They won 2nd place in the bronze division! We are so proud of everyone! Thank you, coach Manuel Cervantes, Brian Pillar, and Matt Hogan, for coaching this great group of junior players. The tournament was in Rome, GA, September 10th- 12th.
The 2021 USTA Southern Ozaki Junior Cup is a prestigious event that brings more than 100 top tennis teens from across the nine southeastern states to compete against one another for the Ozaki Cup. Each of the nine states in the USTA Southern section selected three girls and three boys in all four age divisions: 12s, 14s, 16s, and 18s, where they played a round-robin team format that included singles, doubles, and mixed doubles.
Arkansas Players
Girls’ 12s
Emma Shepard
Mercedes Marino
Enya Hamilton
Boys’ 12s
Alexander LaFrance
Karson Walden
Ayaan Patil
Girls’ 14s
Kavya Kurichety
Ella McPike
Zayla Ware
Boys’ 14s
Thompson Maner
Jonah Becker
Michael Homsi
Girls’ 16s
Cassie Cervantes
Leena Cashman
Cate Cole
Boys’ 16s
Wesley McClure
Samuel Hardin
Jacob Nordin
Girls’ 18s
Lydia Lee
Annelise Deer
Marlee Bledsoe
Boys’ 18s
Evan Edwards
Emiliano Aguirre
Benjamin Hollis
Way to go team Arkansas!