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Colette Lewis
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two decades of following college and junior tennis and still don't know what I don't know
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Preston and Penickova to Meet in Las Vegas W35 Quarterfinals; ITA Division I Regionals Underway; Zenniz Electronic Line Calling Gets Rave Review; USTA Feature on Carpico and Filin; Note on Daily Emails:
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October 9, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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Czechia's 20-yo Nikola Bartunkova has been climbing fast; her win today over Muchova puts her in Top 30. #tbt to Wimbledon 2023 when she ended Alina Korneeva's hopes of calendar jr grand slam in semis. My coverage with comments from Bartunkova & Korneeva:
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October 8, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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Hance, Lee and Preston Set to Play in World Tennis Junior Finals in China This Month; Tennis Europe 14s and 16s Masters Fields Announced; Registration Deadline Next Week for IMG Academy International Event:
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Hance, Lee and Preston Set to Play in World Tennis Junior Finals in China This Month; Tennis Europe 14s and 16s Masters Fields Announced; Registration Deadline Next Week for IMG Academy International Event
The annual World Tennis Tour Junior Finals  are set to begin in two weeks in Chengdu China, and unlike the WTA and ATP Finals, where all who...
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October 8, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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Teens Abound in USTA Pro Circuit W35 Las Vegas and W50 Lexington SC; Full ELC Ready for Rollout in Division I Tennis? Former Collegians Win Both ATP 500 Doubles Titles in Asia:
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October 7, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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Teams Announced for Next Month's Junior Davis Cup and Junior Billie Jean King Cup, Hazelitt and Davidov Lead US Teams; Wright Wins J100 Title in Ghana:
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October 6, 2026 at 12:46 AM
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My monthly column on the top performances from September, from the US Open to the D-I ITA All-American championships and a host of other highlights in between, can be found here @tennisrecnet.bsky.social:
www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?...
US Open Highlights Success in September for Aces
The US Open always provides September highlights for juniors and former collegians, while success in ATP Challengers and the World Tennis men's and women's circuit also continued.
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October 5, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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US Open Junior Photo Gallery; Current Collegians Win All Three Men's Singles Titles in This Week's US Pro Tournaments; Filin and Carpico Extend Winning Streak with First Challenger Title; Maria Defeats Brengle in Templeton W100 Final:
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US Open Junior Photo Gallery; Current Collegians Win All Three Men's Singles Titles in This Week's US Tournaments; Filin and Carpico Extend Winning Streak with First Challenger Title; Maria Defeats Br...
As promised, the US Open Junior Championships gallery is up today at Tennis Recruiting Network, featuring all of the American juniors who c...
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October 5, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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Davidov Earns Boys World Tennis J300 Pan American Closed Title, Kockinis Claims Girls Singles Championship:
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October 3, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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First changover in girls final between Americans Emery Combs[4](left) and Armira Kockinis[5]. Kockinis up a break 2-1
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October 3, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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Coin toss for boys final between Americans Tanishk Konduri[2] and Teodor Davidov[10]. A bit less oppressive heat and humidity this am and rain unlikely
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October 3, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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I heard several people question whether 16-yo Xinran Sun's game would transfer to the pros, even with three junior slam finals and her US Open girls title last month. Small sample size, but after two wins at the WTA 1000 in Beijing, signs are pointing to yes.
October 3, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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September Aces; Davidov Upsets Top Seed Johnson in Four-Hour Epic to Reach Boys Pan Am Closed J300 Final; Combs and Kockinis Meet for Girls Title; Konduri and Johnson, Combs and De Los Reyes Claim Doubles Titles; Pareja Makes Templeton W100 Semis: tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2026/10/sept...
October 3, 2026 at 3:50 AM
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One semi final in warmups with Andy Johnson [1] (left) vs Teodor Davidov[10], both USA. Chair umpires now for semis
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October 2, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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Torrential rain last night and sprinkling now so I doubt semifinals will begin at 10 CDT
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October 2, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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My monthly column of standout performances by juniors, collegians and former collegians is up today @tennisrecnet.bsky.social:
www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?...
US Open Highlights Success in September for Aces
The US Open always provides September highlights for juniors and former collegians, while success in ATP Challengers and the World Tennis men's and women's circuit also continued.
www.tennisrecruiting.net
October 2, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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Kockinis Takes Out Top Seed Alexander, Rain Disrupts Hoo and Combs on the Brink, Top Seeds Johnson and Konduri Roll into Semifinals at J300 Pan Am Closed; Pareja and Penickova Reach Quarterfinals at W100 Templeton
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October 2, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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Girls singles semis Friday:
Armira Kockinis[5](USA) vs Ellery Mendell[11](USA)
Emery Combs[4](USA) vs Carrie-Anne Hoo[2](USA)
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October 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Second seed and 2025 finalist Carrie-Anne Hoo
October 1, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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Congratulations to Kei Nishikori as he concludes his stellar professional career with a loss to Tiafoe in Tokyo. #tbt to 2007, when he won the Luxilon Cup, a junior invitational held during the Miami Open (Cirstea, a another 2026 retiree, won the girls event):
October 1, 2026 at 12:26 PM
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Qualifier Gradzki Reaches Pan Am J300 Quarterfinals; Davidov Survives Three-Hour-Plus Battle with Gaines; Top Seeds Alexander and Johnson Need Comebacks to Advance; USTA's Australian Open Wild Card Challenge Begins Next Month:
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October 1, 2026 at 2:38 AM
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Second seed Tanishk Konduri (left) and Mauricio Schtulmann Gasca[13] of Mexico warming up for their 3rd round match
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September 30, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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Binu Topples No. 3 Seed Azam Seconds Before Rain Arrives at Pan American Closed; Top Seeds Alexander and Johnson Advance; Pareja Avenges San Diego Loss to Frodin at Templeton W100:
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September 30, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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2025 finalist Andy Johnson up 2-0 on Anay Kulkarni in all-USA boys 2nd round
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September 29, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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Top seed Avery Alexander of Canada vs Kathryn Cragg of USA on Ct 1. Good day to be 1st on, with temps in 90s expected again today
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September 29, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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Temperatures Soar for Pan Am Closed J300 First Round; Drenser-Hagmann Sweeps at J200 in Uruguay; Stratton and Bosso Claim Singles at J100 in Canada:
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September 29, 2026 at 1:48 AM