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No. 2 Nicole Weng was making progressive steps to obtaining the first gold ball of her junior career. The blue chip rising senior from South Pasadena, California won a silver ball in 16s singles last year at the USTA National Hard Court Championships, and a bronze ball in 18s singles at Easter Bowl in April.

Weng broke through last Sunday to complete the color scheme by capturing the title at the USTA Girls 18 National Clay Court Championships. Weng defeated No. 7 Janae Preston 6-4, 6-7(0), 6-1 in the final at LTP-Mount Pleasant in South Carolina.

Girls 18s Singles Champion Nicole Weng
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“It feels amazing just to think about. It’s kind of surreal,” Weng said. “I've never won an L1 before. To do it in the 18s age division and go through the 256 draw, that's exciting.”