Colette Lewis has covered topflight U.S. and international junior events as a freelance journalist over the past two years. Her work has earned her contracts with such organizations as the Tennis Channel, the USTA, Tennis Magazine, and the ITF junior website. Lewis comments daily on junior tennis at her popular ZooTennis website. http://tennisrecruiting.net/articles/colette.asp Copyright 2013, Sirius Software Inc. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en Fri, 24 May 2013 01:57:43 -0500 dallas@tennisrecruiting.net Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 -0500 webmaster@tennisrecruiting.net http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/img/experts/lewis2.jpg http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/articles/colette.asp 90 120 Unseasonably cold temperatures didn't stop Midwesterners Anna Sanford and Paul Oosterbaan from capturing the singles titles at the USTA 18s National Open at the Canepa Tennis Center in East Grand Rapids, Michigan. Sanford defeated Alexis Nelson 1-6, 6-1, 6-2, while Oosterbaan edged Tom Fawcett 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(4). http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=1673 Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 -0500 The Home Depot Center in Carson, California, site of the USTA Training Center-West, has a new source of activity this spring with the opening of the RAMP Tennis Academy. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=1668 Thu, 9 May 2013 05:00:00 -0500 April's aces are centered on the two major Southern California junior events, with the ITF Grade 1 International Spring Championships and the Easter Bowl responsible for nine of the juniors featured here. Yet juniors from around the world also made their mark on the ITF professional circuit, with four of them picking up their first titles at that level. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=1666 Fri, 3 May 2013 05:00:00 -0500 Connor Hance and Jaeda Daniel both came from behind to collect USTA Spring Nationals Easter Bowl 14s gold balls, while 16s champions CiCi Bellis and Sameer Kumar posted straightforward wins in the finals, as the historic tournament's 46th year came to a close earlier this month in Rancho Mirage, Calif. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=1663 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 05:00:00 -0500 Irvine, California can call itself the city of Easter Bowl champions after residents Mayo Hibi and Gage Brymer claimed titles at the International Tennis Federation Grade B1 tournament at the Sunrise Country Club in Rancho Mirage. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=1660 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 05:00:00 -0500 Mayo Hibi and Stefan Kozlov survived tough opening round matches at the ITF Grade 1 International Spring Championships in Carson, Calif. last week, using those wins as springboards for their first Grade 1 titles. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=1656 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:00:00 -0500 The first month of spring was packed with head-turning performances, from the clay courts of South America to the hard courts of Mobile, Miami and beyond. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=1654 Fri, 5 Apr 2013 05:00:00 -0500 Looking up isn't something 6-foot-8 blue chip Paul Oosterbaan does often, at least literally. But when the 17-year-old verbally committed to the University of Georgia, he had two even taller national champions serving as inspirations: 6-foot-9 John Isner, who led Georgia to the NCAA team title in 2007, and his 6-foot-10 father J.P., a member of the University of Michigan's 1989 NCAA National Championship basketball team. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=1637 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 05:00:00 -0500 A year after the Midwest section swept the boys and girls 18s National Spring Championships' singles titles, the Southern section did the same, with Elliott Orkin of Marietta, Georgia and Kaitlyn McCarthy of Cary, North Carolina taking home what is likely the last gold balls awarded by the tournament, in its ninth year at the Mobile Tennis Center. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=1653 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:00:00 -0500 Spencer Liang was recently named one of the four national winners of the 2012 USTA Bill Talbert Junior Sportsmanship Award, an honor that signifies how she's matured during her junior career. Next year, the blue chip senior will take her talents to Cambridge, Mass., and compete for the Harvard Crimson. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=1636 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:00:00 -0500 When the Easter Bowl 18s went from a USTA tournament to an International Tennis Federation Grade 1 back in 2005, a new event was necessary to provide a fourth gold ball opportunity for that age group. The Mobile Tennis Center filled that gap, and has been hosting the 128-draw National Spring Championships for boys and girls ever since, with the ninth edition scheduled to begin Sunday and run through Saturday March 16th. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=1633 Fri, 8 Mar 2013 05:00:00 -0500 February may be a short month, but it was long on excitement, with blockbuster finishes to the three ITA National Team Indoor Championships. In addition to the college stars stepping up, young players from the United States, Europe and South America had an impact on the professional scene, including the ATP and WTA tours. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=1631 Fri, 1 Mar 2013 05:00:00 -0500 Kansas City's Mary Weatherholt was not quite five years old when Lindsay Davenport's Olympic gold medal in Atlanta inspired her to take up the sport. Despite setbacks along the way, the Nebraska Cornhusker senior has nurtured that initial love of the game, leading her team to new heights while establishing herself as one of the nation's top collegians. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=1630 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 05:00:00 -0500 The University of North Carolina Tar Heels arrived in Charlottesville, Virginia last week for the ITA Women's Team Indoor ranked eighth in the country. They left the Boar's Head Sports Club with wins over No. 4 Southern California, No. 3 Duke, and No. 2 UCLA in successive matches, claiming the program's first national team championship and the No. 1 ranking with a heart-pounding 4-3 victory over the defending champion Bruins. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=1616 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 05:00:00 -0500 From the USTA Winter National champions to the outstanding performances of young women like Madison Keys and Sloane Stephens at the Australian Open, January provided many new players to watch in 2013. The thirteen aces below may not have been quite as visible, yet their accomplishments are worth acknowledging too. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=1608 Mon, 4 Feb 2013 05:00:00 -0500