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 2008, Sirius Software Inc. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:45:38 -0500 dallas@tennisrecruiting.net Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:00:00 -0500 webmaster@tennisrecruiting.net http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/img/experts/lewis2.jpg http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/articles/colette.asp 90 120 The year's final Junior Grand Slam has no Rafael Nadal looming over the field, but in the boys event, all three 2008 major winners will be in Flushing Meadows, hoping to secure a second title and front-runner status for the honor of finishing the year as the ITF Junior World Champion. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=596 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:00:00 -0500 Evan King of Chicago has a number of high-profile accomplishments to his name, including titles at the 2006 Easter Bowl 14s, 2006 USTA Winter 16s and 2007 Illinois state high school championships. Now the Blue Chip senior is surveying his many college options. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=594 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:00:00 -0500 For Boys 18s champion Austin Krajicek, a semester of college tennis played an important role in preparing for the physical and mental rigors of Kalamazoo. For 16s champion Jordan Cox, a change in attitude between the quarterfinals and the semifinals resulted in an impressive ability to regroup when adversity struck. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=585 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:00:00 -0500 The aces of July are many, from the Wimbledon Junior winners to Challenger victors, with the eight Clay Court champions and other Pro Circuit and Tour standouts in between. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=580 Thu, 7 Aug 2008 05:00:00 -0500 Texans Ryan Harrison and Harry Fowler hope to follow in the footsteps of last year's No. 1 seeds Michael McClune and Tennys Sandgren in fighting off all challengers for titles at the USTA Boys 18 and 16 National Championships, which begin tomorrow in Kalamazoo, Mich. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=578 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:00:00 -0500 Three years ago, Jacqueline Cako didn't win a match at her first national tournament, the 14s Easter Bowl. But now, the rising senior from Brier, Wash. is one of the most coveted recruits in the nation, and she has the voice mails to prove it. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=577 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:00:00 -0500 Lauren Embree was in a position many players would envy, having reached the finals of the 2007 Clay Courts, the 2008 Spring Championships and 2008 Easter Bowl. But the 17-year-old from Marco Island, Fla. had settled for second place until Sunday, when she defeated top seed Beatrice Capra 6-4, 6-2 to claim the USTA Girls 18s Clay Court Championship at the Racquet Club of Memphis. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=573 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:00:00 -0500 Duke's Reka Zsilinszka and Amanda Granson's summer is revolving around a memorable adventure - a trek to Vietnam as pioneers of the newly organized Coach for College program. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=571 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:00:00 -0500 A top-ranked junior tennis player who loves the sport and the inevitable travel it requires would normally be a prime candidate for a high profile tennis academy. But Lauren Embree, a rising senior from Marco Island, Fla., has chosen to live and train at home, where she attends a public high school and maintains a circle of non-tennis-playing friends. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=566 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:00:00 -0500 June marks the transition from clay to grass for the sport's top players, but the dozen junior and college players that are last month's aces have also displayed their prowess on those natural, and very different surfaces. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=564 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 05:00:00 -0500 "When I stepped on campus, it just felt right," said blue chip recruit Ryan Lipman of his recent decision to join the Vanderbilt Commodores in the fall of 2009. "I knew people and I love the city of Nashville. It just felt perfect." http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=559 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:00:00 -0500 Seventeen-year-old Devin Britton was making his third attempt at a U.S. Junior International Grass Court Championship, while 16-year-old Gabriela Dabrowski was playing in her first event on the surface, but both conquered the Philadelphia heat to claim singles titles last week at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=555 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:00:00 -0500 The Prince Plugged In Academy Challenge Cup competition, in its fourth year, pits top junior academies against each other, in a team format. Last month, a select few participated in the first PPI All-American Championships held in conjunction with the NCAA Division I championships in Tulsa. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=550 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:00:00 -0500 The aces for May start with the NCAA champions but don't end there. Junior achievers also made their marks last month on the Pro Circuit and ITF scene, in the U.S. and Europe. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=549 Thu, 5 Jun 2008 05:00:00 -0500 The Atlantic Coast Conference swept the NCAA singles championships on Monday at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center at the University of Tulsa, with defending champion Somdev Devvarman of Virginia and Amanda McDowell of Georgia Tech posting convincing victories in the finals. Devvarman defeated Tennessee freshman JP Smith 6-3, 6-2, while McDowell downed 2005 NCAA champion Zuzana Zemenova of Baylor 6-2, 6-3. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=547 Thu, 29 May 2008 05:00:00 -0500