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Recruiting Update Looking Forward: Denis Kudla by Sonny Dearth, 9 February 2007
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Newport News (Va.) Daily Press The little blond kid wouldn't look out of place in the next Bad News Bears movie.
Physically, he might remind you of Tanner -- not big-serving Roscoe, but the Little Leaguer with the "Chico Bail's Bonds" ad on his jersey.
But get him on a tennis court, and you can see the genius and savvy possessed by Denis Kudla of Northern Virginia.
Denis Kudla at the Eddie Herr
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Whether it's a flat backhand blast or a nifty topspin lob, a cunning slice or a loop, Kudla has an unusual knack of knowing which shot to hit at what time.
That ability has boosted him to the USTA's No. 1 ranking for 2006 in boys 14-and-under, just ahead of a fellow Mid-Atlantic Section competitor: No. 2 Junior Ore of Gaithersburg, Md.
TennisRecruiting.net lists Kudla as the nation's best player among eighth-graders, the high school class of 2011.
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