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Bradenton 11-year-old Wins USTA 12s Nationals, Longines Future Tennis Aces and Trip to the French Open

April 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment

WEEHAWKEN, NJ: April 16, 2013 – Eleven-year-old Adam Neff of Bradenton, Fla., won the fourth annual Longines Future Tennis Aces – On the Road to the French Open U.S. qualifying tournament on Friday, April 12, at the USTA Boys’ & Girls’ 12s National Spring Championships presented by Longines, hosted by the City of Delray Beach. [...]

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Marathon Man Gage Brymer Wins Boys’ 46th Annual ASICS Easter Bowl

April 14, 2013 By 1 Comment

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (April 14, 2013) – Just because he won four of his six ASICS Easter Bowl matches after dropping the first set — and five total three-setters — doesn’t mean that Gage Brymer enjoys playing in them. “No, I don’t really like them,” was Brymer’s response to a question posed by USTA First [...]

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Mayo Hibi Captures ASICS Easter Bowl

April 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (April 13, 2013) – Mayo Hibi completed the ITF Carson-ASICS Easter Bowl double on Saturday, concluding a dominating two weeks of tennis with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Tornado Ali Black. “I surprised myself that I was able to pull off the Easter Bowl after winning Carson,” said Hibi, who joins Krista [...]

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ASICS Easter Bowl: Girls’ 18s Finals and Boys’ 18s Semis Set

April 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (April 12, 2013) – Mayo Hibi has had quite an impressive run in her return to junior tennis over the past two weeks. The Irvine 17-year-old is just one win away from taking the impressive back-to-back ITF double of winning Carson and the ASICS Easter Bowl as she takes on 14-year-old Tornado [...]

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ASICS Easter Bowl: 13-year-old Ryan Peus Wins Wearing Signed Roger Federer “Lucky Hat”

April 12, 2013 By 1 Comment

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (April 11, 2013) – Future UCLA teammates and fellow Californians Mackenzie McDonald and Gage Brymer recorded convincing straight-set victories on Thursday in the Boys’ 18s division on Day 5 of the 46th annual ASICS Easter Bowl being played at the Sunrise Country Club. The No. 2-seeded McDonald of Piedmont, Calif., beat No. [...]

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Junior Tennis: ASICS Easter Bowl Begins

April 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (April 6, 2013) – UCLA recruit Mackenzie McDonald will attempt to become the first boys’ 18s back-to-back winner since Grey King in 1971-72 as the 46th annual ASICS Easter Bowl, the nation’s elite junior tennis tournament, begins on Sunday. The ASICS Easter Bowl will be played for the first time at the [...]

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Lauren Smyczek: Growing up with ATP tennis player and brother, Tim

January 15, 2013 By 1 Comment

Lauren Smyczek is the newest contributor to Tennis Grandstand, and the younger sister of current ATP pro, Tim Smyczek who is playing at the Australian Open this week. You can follow her on Twitter @LaurenSmyczek where she talks tennis, fashion and life. By Lauren Smyczek For years, the Smyczek children, Alec, Tim and I, left the [...]

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Donna Vekic: All grown up and searching for her tennis destiny

September 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By David Kane Sometimes on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tennis Tour, fans find that their favorite rising stars really grow up fast. One minute, they’re teenagers struggling to qualify for major tournaments; the next, they’re making tour finals in countries like Uzbekistan and you’re left wondering where the time went. Such is the case for [...]

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American junior Samantha Crawford charges to her first Slam title at U.S. Open

September 9, 2012 By 1 Comment

By David Kane, Special for Tennis Grandstand Tennis has a way of giving its fans an eerie sense of symmetry. Why else would I find myself watching Samantha Crawford play for the US Open girls’ singles title nearly two weeks after watching her on the same court in women’s qualifying. That day, I had had [...]

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Milos Raonic beats Pete Sampras in the Face-Off in Toronto

November 18, 2011 By 2 Comments

The prodigy beat his hero on Thursday night in Toronto as Canada’s top player Milos Raonic defeated Pete Sampras 7-6, 6-1 in an exhibition match in front of his hometown fans at the Air Canada Centre. The Canadian rising star and the American legend were greeted with a standing ovation as they arrived on court [...]

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