June 2026 Newsletter
CARLOS ALCARAZ ACADEMY CAMPS – L4 TEAM INTERSECTIONAL SHOWDOWN – L2 TEAM INTERSECTIONALS – SOCAL PRO SERIES WILD CARDS
DISCOUNTED L7 TOURNAMENTS – U10 EARLY DEVELOPMENT CAMPS – ULTIMATE SPORTSMANSHIP CHALLENGE Q1 WINNERS – THE SOCAL STANDARD
RECENT JUNIOR RESULTS – RECENT JUNIOR NEWS – WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU – TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Last Chance: Save 10% on Carlos Alcaraz Academy Summer Camps!
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Spots are filling quickly and registration will close once camps reach capacity to ensure personalized coaching and individual attention.
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> Los Angeles Camp at California State University Los Angeles
Junior Camp | June 29-July 3 | Daily from 8:30 AM-1:30 PM | Register Now
Adult Camp | June 29-July 2 | Daily from 4:00 PM-6:00 PM | Register Now
> San Diego Camp at Clairemont High School
Junior Camp | July 6-10 | Daily from 8:30 AM-1:30 PM | Register Now
Adult Camp | June 6-9 | Daily from 3:30 PM-5:30PM | Register Now
Train the Carlos Alcaraz way this summer. The Carlos Alcaraz Academy Camps are built to develop the next generation of tennis players, bringing a proven training philosophy focused on complete player development: technical, tactical, physical, and mental. Players will receive expert coaching and individualized feedback while training in a positive, high-performance environment designed to build confidence, resilience, and a lifelong passion for the game.
Players will experience the style of tennis that has made Carlos one of the most exciting athletes in the world, learning to play with intensity, creativity, courage, and joy while practicing signature elements of his game, including the inside-out forehand, explosive court coverage, and his world-famous drop shot. Every session is built to improve confidence, decision-making, resilience and giving players skills that extend far beyond the tennis court.
Level 4 Team Intersectionals Showdown: Represent Team SoCal
Think you’ve got what it takes to compete with the best from across the country? Step up and join the action in the Team Intersectional Showdown, a high-intensity, Level 4 team event where top juniors from USTA Eastern, Southern, Southern California, and Texas go head-to-head in an epic clash of sections. This is your chance to show off your skills, team spirit, and SoCal pride in a format that’s as competitive as it is fun.
Six boys and six girls from each section will be selected according to the National Standings list for a total of 24 boys and 24 girls. The players will then be waterfalled onto two teams of equal strength per section using the most recent ITF World Tennis Number. Expect energy, strategy, and camaraderie like no other tournament.
The tournament will be held June 26-28 (12s) and July 24-26 (14s, 16s, 18s). Register today for your division!
> 12s Tournament Registration – Deadline is June 8 (Hosted by USTA Eastern)
> 14s Tournament Registration – Deadline is June 24 (Hosted by USTA Texas)
> 16s Tournament Registration – Deadline is June 24 (Hosted by USTA Southern)
> 18s Tournament Registration – Deadline is June 24 (Hosted by USTA SoCal)
Level 2 Team Intersectionals
The Level 2 Team Intersectionals between SoCal, NorCal, Intermountain, and Pacific Northwest are coming soon. Be sure to enter by the entry deadline. Dates and sites can be found below with links to register.
Six boys and six girls from each section will be selected according to the National Standings list for a total of 24 boys and 24 girls. The players will then be waterfalled onto two teams of equal strength per section using the most recent ITF World Tennis Number.
> 12s Tournament Registration – September 18-20. Deadline is August 20 (Hosted by USTA SoCal)
> 14s Tournament Registration – August 28-31. Deadline is August 6 (Hosted by USTA Intermountain)
> 16s Tournament Registration – September 11-13. Deadline is August 13 (Hosted by USTA NorCal)
> 18s Tournament Registration – September 25-27. Deadline is August 13 (Hosted by USTA Pacific Northwest)
USTA SoCal’s SoCal Pro Series Wild Cards
Our 18s and 16s Junior Sectionals and high school CIF players will have a unique opportunity at earning wild cards to USTA Southern California’s SoCal Pro Series.
The SoCal Pro Series returns in 2026 with a lineup of ITF/USTA Pro Circuit $15,000 men’s and women’s tournaments, awarding over $210,000 in total prize money and highlighting the most talented up-and-coming players based in Southern California.
Discounted Level 7 Tournaments
In an effort to provide play and tournament opportunities in underserved areas, USTA SoCal has added a number of discounted Level 7 tournaments across the region. These tournaments are nearly free; once players play the tournament to completion, they will receive a refund minus fees (approximately $4.25).
Below is the 2026 schedule registration links as available:
– June 13-14: Irvine Valley College
– July 4-5: Warner Tennis Center, Woodland Hills
– July 5: Barnes Tennis Center, San Diego
– August 16: Cal State Northridge
– September 20: Trabuco Hills High School, Mission Viejo
– November 14-15: Lakewood Tennis Center
Additional dates will be announced as they are confirmed. Register early to secure your spot!
Level Up Your Game with 10 & Under Early Development Camps!
USTA Southern California Early Development Camps are the first step in the USTA Player Development Pathway. Our goal is to bring together SoCal 10 & under players who currently compete in Junior Circuit tournaments so they can practice and play together. Early Development Camps are developed by the USTA High Performance Player Development team and utilize local USTA trained coaches.
These two-day camps emphasize fundamentals and overall athletic development in a fun, educational environment while giving players an opportunity to earn PlayTracker points through match play. Players with excellent work ethic, commitment, talent, and attitude are encouraged to participate.
Register for upcoming Early Development Camps below. It’s the perfect chance to level up your game!
– July 25-26 at Burbank Tennis Center
– August 29-30 at Barnes Tennis Center
– December 19-20 at The Claremont Club
Ultimate Sportsmanship Challenge Quarter #1 Winners
The first quarter of the Ultimate Sportsmanship Challenge is officially complete. With 122 nominations submitted from across Southern California, two players stood out for their exceptional sportsmanship both on and off the court.
Congratulations to our Quarter 1 winners, Nicole Handjono and Jace Swigart! Thank you for representing Team SoCal with pride and integrity.
Quarter 2 is now underway and runs from May 1 through August 31.
The SoCal Standard: Competing with Character in Junior Tennis
Tennis is a mental game that demands intensity, but there is a clear line between competing hard and showing disrespect. Rankings and ratings are tools for development, not weapons to diminish others, and every player on court has earned their place. True toughness comes from staying focused on strategy and effort, not reacting to frustration or an opponent’s status. Respect for competitors should stay constant, regardless of score or ranking.
When behavior crosses into intimidation or exclusion, it shifts away from competition and undermines the spirit of the sport. Players can make a difference by being Upstanders, helping redirect negativity and keeping the focus on tennis. The same standard applies on the sidelines, where concerns should always be handled through proper officials, not direct confrontation.
Read our latest feature on what it means to build a stronger, more respectful tennis culture in SoCal.
Recent Junior Results
Congratulations to the Harvard-Westlake Boys Tennis Team for capturing the 2026 CIF Southern California Regional Championship. They will face the Menlo School, which secured the Northern California Regional title in the CIF State Championship match.
Congratulations to our top finishers at our recent USTA Level 3 and L2 Tournaments!
> BOYS’ 12s
– Siva Pfanschmidt/Vihaan Sharma (Midwest): Boys’ 12 Doubles 4th Place: L3 Grand Rapids, MI
– Damian Kasralikar/Pavan Malli (Texas): Boys’ 12 Team Dominant Duo Finalist: L3 Baton Rouge, LA
– Alexander Yang: Boys’ 12 Singles Champion: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Gaelan Thompson-Healy: Boys’ 12 Singles Finalist: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Gaelan Thompson-Healy/Anthony Gallo: Boys’ 12 Doubles Champion: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Dionis Svitolin/Timothy Kolomeyer: Boys’ 12 Doubles 3rd Place: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Kade Grover/Bogdan Flocea (Midwest): Boys’ 12 Doubles Finalist: L2 Midland, MI
– William Zhou: Boys’ 12 Singles Champion: L2 Long Beach, CA
– Reed Kuai: Boys’ 12 Singles 3rd Place: L2 Long Beach, CA
– Benedict Zhong: Boys’ 12 Singles 4th Place: L2 Long Beach, CA
– Pavel Abadzhev/Benedict Zhong: Boys’ 12 Doubles Finalist: L2 Long Beach, CA
– Benjamin Foreman/Kevin Wang (Pacific Northwest): Boys’ 12 Doubles 3rd Place: L2 Long Beach, CA
> GIRLS’ 12s
– Aleksandra Abaunza-Shen: Girls’ 12 Singles Champion: L3 Parker, CO
– Aleksandra Abaunza-Shen/Harper Wang (Northern California): Girls’ 12 Doubles 3rd Place: L3 Parker, CO
– Ryan Wilson: Girls’ 12 Singles Champion: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Kira Elliott: Girls’ 12 Singles Finalist: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Carlota Tarazaga Diaz/Yuna Guo: Girls’ 12 Doubles Champion: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Ryan Wilson/Izilda Vicente (Intermountain): Girls’ 12 Doubles Finalist: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Alara Buyukuncu: Girls’ 12 Singles Champion: L2 Marietta, GA
– Alara Buyukuncu/Elizabeth Jikuri (Southern): Girls’ 12 Doubles Finalist: L2 Marietta, GA
– Lindy Zhou: Girls’ 12 Singles Champion: L2 Long Beach, CA
– Cordelia Skye: Girls’ 12 Singles Finalist: L2 Long Beach, CA
– Emanuela Trenet: Girls’ 12 Singles 3rd Place: L2 Long Beach, CA
– Sofia Pizarro/Kira Elliott: Girls’ 12 Doubles Champion: L2 Long Beach, CA
– Melody Li/Eva Yang: Girls’ 12 Doubles Finalist: L2 Long Beach, CA
– Suzanne Kang/Alivia Liu: Girls’ 12 Doubles 3rd Place: L2 Long Beach, CA
– Lindy Zhou/Kate Zhang: Girls’ 12 Doubles 4th Place: L2 Long Beach, CA
> BOYS’ 14s
– Andrew Cheng: Boys’ 14 Singles Finalist: L3 Chestertown, MD
– Benjamin Inukai: Boys’ 14 Singles Champion: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Daksh Bharadwaj: Boys’ 14 Singles Finalist: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– London Slaton: Boys’ 14 Singles 3rd Place: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Ryan Zadeh/London Slaton: Boys’ 14 Doubles Champion: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Benjamin Inukai/Matthew Kolomeyer: Boys’ 14 Doubles 3rd Place: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Daksh Bharadwaj/Julius Tseng: Boys’ 14 Doubles 4th Place: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Daniel Gardality: Boys’ 14 Singles Finalist: L2 Arlington, TX
– Daniel Gardality/David Bender (Florida): Boys’ 14 Doubles Champion: L2 Arlington, TX
– London Slaton: Boys’ 14 Singles Champion: L2 Tucson, AZ
– Daksh Bharadwaj: Boys’ 14 Singles 3rd Place: L2 Tucson, AZ
– London Slaton/James Borchard: Boys’ 14 Doubles Champion: L2 Tucson, AZ
– Ryan Zadeh/Jeremy Zhu: Boys’ 14 Doubles 3rd Place: L2 Tucson, AZ
> GIRLS’ 14s
– Kiana Huerta/Evija Thoresen (Southern): Girls’ 14 Doubles Finalist: L3 McKinney, TX
– Grace Malhotra: Girls’ 14 Singles Finalist: L3 San Antonio, TX
– Grace Malhotra/Samantha Smith (Southwest): Girls’ 14 Doubles 3rd Place: L3 San Antonio, TX
– Kate Zhang: Girls’ 14 Singles Champion: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Skylar Mandell: Girls’ 14 Singles Finalist: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Lindy Zhou: Girls’ 14 Singles 3rd Place: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Lucy Jiang/Ayenxavia: Girls’ 14 Doubles Champion: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Skylar Mandell/Lindy Zhou: Girls’ 14 Doubles Finalist: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Lerong Yao/Diya Godavarthi: Girls’ 14 Doubles 4th Place: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Victoria Park: Girls’ 14 Singles 3rd Place: L2 Arlington, TX
– Sebella Winter/Allie Rhoden (Southern): Girls’ 14 Doubles 4th Place: L2 Arlington, TX
– Lillian Chhiv: Girls’ 14 Singles 4th Place: L2 Tucson, AZ
– Danielle Han/Sydney Eraso (Intermountain): Girls’ 14 Doubles Finalist: L2 Tucson, AZ
– Charlotte Ackad/Lillian Szasz (Middle States): Girls’ 14 Doubles 3rd Place: L2 Tucson, AZ
> BOYS’ 16s
– Kyle Lee: Boys’ 16 Singles 3rd Place: L3 Tempe, AZ
– Chance Rozpedski: Boys’ 16 Singles Champion: L3 Anaheim, CA
– Nathan Lee: Boys’ 16 Singles Finalist: L3 Anaheim, CA
– Nathan Lee/Ean Lin: Boys’ 16 Doubles Champion: L3 Anaheim, CA
– Chance Rozpedski/Garran Mckay: Boys’ 16 Doubles Finalist: L3 Anaheim, CA
– Kamden Harden/Ethan Koesuma: Boys’ 16 Doubles Finalist: L3 Anaheim, CA
– Kaiden Somaratne/Advaith Surabhi: Boys’ 16 Doubles 4th Place: L3 Anaheim, CA
– Reyansh Pant: Boys’ 16 Singles 3rd Place: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Asher Yuan/Nirbhay Agarwal (Pacific Northwest): Boys’ 16 Doubles Champion: L3 Las Vegas, NV
> GIRLS’ 16s
– Charlotte Kim: Girls’ 16 Singles Champion: L3 Tempe, AZ
– Gwyneth Britton/Alicia Londono (Southwest): Girls’ 16 Doubles Champion: L3 Tempe, AZ
– Charlotte Kim/Hadli Sefcik (Texas): Girls’ 16 Doubles Finalist: L3 Tempe, AZ
– Melody Lee/Quinn Sommer (Florida): Girls’ 16 Doubles 3rd Place: L3 Tempe, AZ
– Annabelle Huang: Girls’ 16 3rd Place: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Annabelle Huang/Emma Li: Girls’ 16 Doubles Finalist: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Emery June Martin/Adelyn Gross (Missouri Valley): Girls’ 16 Doubles Champion: L2 Orlando, FL
> BOYS’ 18s
– Zander Abrams: Boys’ 18 Singles Finalist: L3 Tucson, AZ
– Zander Abrams/Justin Yuan: Boys’ 18 Doubles 3rd Place: L3 Tucson, AZ
– Luca Ostovany: Boys’ 18 Singles Champion: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– JiHyuk Im: Boys’ 18 Singles 3rd Place: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Luca Ostovany/Aiden Mueller: Boys’ 18 Doubles Champion: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Ian Sweeney/Seth Christian (Intermountain): Boys’ 18 Doubles 4th Place: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Siddharth Bharadwaj: Boys’ 18 Singles 3rd Place: L2 Orinda, CA
– Alex Croitoru: Boys’ 18 Singles 4th Place: L2 Orinda, CA
– Jaidyn Finley/Joseph Nau (Northern California): Boys’ 18 Doubles Champion: L2 Orinda, CA
– Peter Jorniak/Lucca Zamani (Northern California): Boys’ 18 Doubles Finalist: L2 Orinda, CA
– Ivan Pflueger/Samuel He (Northern California): Boys’ 18 Doubles 4th Place: L2 Orinda, CA
> GIRLS’ 18s
– Reagan Levine: Girls’ 18 Singles Champion: L3 Tucson, AZ
– Myla Stoll/Celena Gao (Northern California): Girls’ 18 Doubles 4th Place: L3 Tucson, AZ
– Kara Garcia: Girls’ 18 Singles Champion: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Olivia Lewis: Girls’ 18 Singles Finalist: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Mandy Oliveros/Kara Garcia: Girls’ 18 Doubles 3rd Place: L3 Las Vegas, NV
– Ella Olofson/Alexandra Grilliot (Midwest): Girls’ 18 Doubles Finalist: L2 Grand Rapids, MI
– Delaney Letzel: Girls’ 18 Singles Champion: L2 Tucson, AZ
– Reagan Levine: Girls’ 18 Singles 3rd Place: L2 Tucson, AZ
– Reagan Levine/Kingsley Wolf: Girls’ 18 Doubles Champion: L2 Tucson, AZ
– Elena Zhao/Anqi Mei: Girls’ 18 Doubles 4th Place: L2 Tucson, AZ
Recent Junior News
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We Are Here to Support You
> PARENT RESOURCES: We are here to support you. Explore guides on tennis etiquette, sportsmanship, SafePlay, frequently asked questions, and more to help you and your player succeed. View them HERE.
> MEDALLIA: After every tournament, you should be receiving a tournament survey from Medallia. Please take a moment to fill out the survey(s). It’s very important when it comes time for the staff and Junior Comp Committee to award new bids and it also helps us improve our tournaments. Responses will remain confidential.
> VIEW PREVIOUS NEWSLETTERS: Missed the past newsletter? View the archives HERE.
> JUNIOR FORMS & INFORMATION: Need details on USTA National Junior Tournaments, Wild Card Quota Criteria, or Team SoCal selection? Find all that, and more, on our website HERE.
> BECOME A USTA OFFICIAL: Want to help keep tournaments fair and fun? We are looking for certified officials at every level from local matches to professional events. Opportunities include Roving Umpire, Line Umpire, Referee, and Chair Umpire. GET STARTED.
Tournament Schedule
CLICK HERE FOR THE JUNE 2026 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE!
More tournaments may be added if there is a need for them so please check the USTA website for the most up-to-date information.
Deadlines are staggered by level so please make sure you are not double entering in tournaments.
