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PLANTATION, Fla.–Four days of strong winds at the ITF J500 Orange Bowl couldn't blow Andres Santamarta Roig and Tereza Krejcova off course, with both continuing the form they had shown the previous week in reaching the finals of the International Tennis Federation's J300 in Bradenton.
Santamarta completed the rare junior Sunshine Double with a 7-5, 6-2 win over France's Moise Kouame in last Sunday's final, while Krejcova improved on her runner-up appearance in Bradenton with a 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-6(5) win over Elizara Yaneva of Bulgaria.
Boys Singles Champion Andres Santamarta Roig
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Zoo Tennis Despite being unseeded, Santamarta was one of the favorites in Plantation after his impressive results in Bradenton. The winning continued at the Veltri Tennis Center, with the 17-year-old from Spain beating four seeds, including No. 2 seed Charlie Robertson of Great Britain 6-3, 6-4 in the third round. In the semifinals, Santamarta defeated No. 14 seed Nathan Trouve of France 6-2, 6-2 for his 11th consecutive win on the Florida green clay.
Kouame, also unseeded, reached his first J500 final with victories over four seeds, including the last American contending for the title, No. 13 seed Jack Kennedy, in the semifinals. Kennedy had eliminated top seed Maxim Mrva of the Czech Republic 6-1, 7-6(4) in the third round and No. 6 seed Tomas Faurel of France in the quarterfinals before dropping a 7-5, 6-3 decision to Kouame.
