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 2009, Sirius Software Inc. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:01:05 -0500 dallas@tennisrecruiting.net Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0500 webmaster@tennisrecruiting.net http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/img/experts/lewis2.jpg http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/articles/colette.asp 90 120 With their regional competitions held outdoors, the Pac-10 players who won entry into the ITA Indoor had to adapt quickly once they arrived at Yale University. They did just that, with teams from Stanford earning an unprecedented sweep of the doubles title, and Steve Johnson of the University of Southern California and Jana Juricova of California-Berkeley capturing the singles titles at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in West Haven, Conn. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=876 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0500 Back when she was playing zonals and intersectionals for the Florida section, Alexandra Cercone loved the team atmosphere at those junior competitions. She treasured the bonds formed by the team t-shirts and well-rehearsed cheers. And although college tennis may mean bigger audiences for that team spirit, her decision to sign a National Letter of Intent to join the University of Florida in 2010 will keep that Florida pride in full view. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=862 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0500 October's baker's dozen of aces range in age from 11 to 23, and posted their wins in locations equally as diverse - Germany, Japan, Tulsa, Okla., Bolivia and Curacao, to name just a few of the places where these champions were crowned. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=873 Thu, 5 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0500 An invitation to join the United States Fed Cup team as hitting partners is exciting enough, but Beatrice Capra and Nicole Gibbs have additional reasons to savor the experience: it's the finals, it's in Italy, and they are going together. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=864 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:00:00 -0500 The weather in Oklahoma felt more like December than October, but for Eugenie Bouchard and Sekou Bangoura Jr. there were no gifts, nothing to suggest a festive holiday. Instead, there were long days waiting for an indoor court, grueling matches and frustrating moments. Yet both handled every challenge last week, claiming their first ITF Grade 1 titles at the University of Tulsa's Michael D. Case Tennis Center. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=860 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:00:00 -0500 The weather was damp and cool in Tulsa last weekend, but the dreary conditions didn't faze Tennessee junior JP Smith, who became the first player to sweep the singles and doubles titles at the All-American Championships since Harvard's James Blake accomplished that feat in 1998. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=855 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:00:00 -0500 Top-ranked sophomore Lauren Davis decided to defend her USTA National Girls 16s title in San Diego this year - in part to return to the biggest stage in U.S. tennis - Flushing Meadows, New York. Having played only three ITF junior events in her tennis career, Davis needed the US Open Junior wild card given to the 16s champion, and once she secured it, without dropping a set in her seven victories, she was ready for her second chance in New York. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=844 Thu, 8 Oct 2009 05:00:00 -0500 The year's final major supplied our junior aces, but current and former collegians also claimed the spotlight, excelling in competition from Gainesville and Waco to Manila and Johannesburg, and nearly everywhere in between. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=841 Thu, 1 Oct 2009 05:00:00 -0500 Blue chip senior Beatrice Capra loves to write, keeping a journal of her experiences as she travels the tennis circuit. This summer, the class of 2010's third-ranked player reached the final 16 in all three junior slams, concluding with a quarterfinal appearance at the U.S. Open. With that kind of success, writer's block isn't likely, and she provided some of her impressions during a recent interview. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=836 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:00:00 -0500 The final junior slam of the year is now history, and with Great Britain's Heather Watson and Australia's Bernard Tomic capturing the girls and boys titles, that makes eight different players claiming the championships this year. This year's US Open provided plenty of drama and surprises - here are a dozen impressions. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=834 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:00:00 -0500 India's Yuki Bhambri and France's Kristina Mladenovic will be the top seeds in this year's U.S. Open Junior Championships, but they're better off reflecting on their previous Junior Grand Slam titles than on the past history of No. 1 seeds in the year's final major. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=831 Fri, 4 Sep 2009 05:00:00 -0500 The aces of August include the eight USTA national junior champions, three girls who couldn't play the nationals but captured a coveted team title that same week, an award-winning coach and three competitors who excelled on the ITF circuit. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=827 Thu, 3 Sep 2009 05:00:00 -0500 Few Kalamazoo competitors are remembered as fondly as Paul Goldstein, who won three consecutive singles titles at the USTA Boys Nationals, winning the 16s in 1992, and the 18s in 1993 and 1994. Add a doubles title with Scott Humphries in 1994, and his sportsmanship award in 1992, and it's little wonder Goldstein was welcomed like an old friend when he returned to Kalamazoo several weeks ago for the professional exhibition that opens the event. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=820 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:00:00 -0500 Chase Buchanan marched along a very direct path to the 18s National title at Kalamazoo College's Stowe Stadium, Gonzales Austin took a more winding road in capturing the 16s championship, but both reached their ultimate destination: Flushing Meadow, New York and the US Open. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=817 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:00:00 -0500 For generations, Kalamazoo has welcomed the nation's top junior boys, who converge on the courts of Kalamazoo College and Western Michigan University not only for a chance to compete against the best in a pressure-packed setting, but also for the festival of junior tennis the tournament has become. This year, the tournament's 67th, top seeds Alex Domijan and Jack Sock are expected to assume starring roles. http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=806 Thu, 6 Aug 2009 05:00:00 -0500