We are thrilled to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the outstanding junior tennis players from Southern California who showcased their exceptional talent and determination by capturing numerous titles and hardware at various L2 and L3 events throughout the month of June. These young athletes have demonstrated remarkable skill, sportsmanship, and dedication, making their mark on the courts and bringing pride to our tennis community. Their achievements are a testament to their hard work, passion for the sport, and the unwavering support of their coaches, families, and friends.

The month kicked off with the 122nd Annual USTA Southern California Junior Sectional Championships where the competition was fierce and excitement was higher than ever. Our 18s and 16s stars had a unique shot at earning wild cards to the USTA SoCal Pro Series. The 18s winner snagged a main draw wild card, and the runner-up earned a qualifying wild card for a 2024 SoCal Pro Series event. Meanwhile, the 16s champion also scored a qualifying wild card for a 2024 SoCal Pro Series event.

Junior finished off the month gathering singles and doubles hardware at USTA Level 2 National tournaments from June 29-July 1 at various sites throughout the country. Singles draws were made up of 32 top-ranked juniors and doubles draws featured 16 teams each.

Below are the top Southern California finishers from the month:

GIRLS’ 12s

• Kareena Cross: Girls’ 12s Singles Champion, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA

• Charlotte Kim: Girls’ 12s Singles Finalist, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA
• Gwyneth Britton: Girls’ 12s Singles 3rd Place, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA
• Danielle Han: Girls’ 12s Singles 4th Place, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA
• Skylar Mandell: Girls’ 12s Singles 4th Place, L2 Austin, TX (SSES)
• Victoria Park: Girls’ 12s Singles 6th Place, L2 Hudsonville, MI
• Aarna Patel: Girls’ 12s Singles 6th Place,  L2 Austin, TX (SSES)
• Danielle Han: Girls’ 12s Singles 6th Place, L2 Greensboro, NC
• Skylar Mandell/Aimee Peng (Florida): Girls’ 12s Doubles 3rd Place, L2 Austin, TX (SSES)
   

BOYS’ 12s

• Nathan Lee: Boys’ 12s Singles Champion, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA

• Chris Deng: Boys’ 12s Singles Finalist, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA
• Reyansh Pant: Boys’ 12s Singles 3rd Place, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA
• London Slaton: Boys’ 12s Singles 4th Place, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA
• Daksh Bharadwaj/Reyansh Pant: Boys’ 12s Doubles 3rd Place, Eugene, OR
   

GIRLS’ 14s 

• Anya Arora: Girls’ 14s Singles Champion, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA

• Armira Kockinis: Girls’ 14s Singles Finalist, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA
• Isabelle Nguyen: Girls’ 14s Singles 3rd Place, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA
• Amy Duong: Girls’ 14s Singles 4th Place, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA
   

BOYS’ 14s

• Kaiden Somaratne: Boys’ 14s Singles Champion, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA

• Asher Yuan: Boys’ 14s Singles Finalist, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA
• Andrey Savkin: Boys’ 14s Singles 3rd Place, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA
• Kona Parseghian: Boys’ 14s Singles 3rd Place, L2 Eugene, OR
• Mayurchandra Bharath: Boys’ 14s Singles 4th Place, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA
   

GIRLS’ 16s

• Kara Garcia: Girls’ 16s Singles Champion, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA

• Raina Kim: Girls’ 16s Singles Finalist, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA
• Abigail Haile: Girls’ 16s Singles 3rd Place, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA
• Raina Kim: Girls’ 16s Singles 3rd Place, L2 Minneapolis, MN; also won the Sportsmanship Award during this event
• Olivia Lewis: Girls’ 16s Singles 4th Place, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA
• Raina Kim/Prisha Lingam (Midwest): Girls’ 16s Doubles Champions, L2 Minneapolis, MN
• Aashi Patel/Baotong Xu (Florida):  Girls’ 16s Doubles 4th Place, L2 Cary, NC
   

BOYS’ 16s

• Rishvanth Krishna: Boys’ 16s Singles Champion, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA

• Justin Riley Anson: Boys’ 16s Singles Champion, L2 Midland, MI

• Oskar Rouse: Boys’ 16s Singles Finalist, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA
• Alex Croitoru: Boys’ 16s Singles 3rd Place, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA
• Ilias Bouzoubaa: Boys’ 16s Singles 4th Place, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA
• Kai Abarca/Oskar Rouse: Boys’ 18s Doubles 4th Place, L2 Chattanooga, TN
• Chase Kelley/Somei Ogata (NorCal): Boys’ 18s Doubles Finalists, L2 Midland, MI
• Justin Riley Anson/Joseph Nau (NorCal): Boys’ 16s Doubles 3rd Place, L2 Midland, MI
   

GIRLS’ 18s 

• Yilin Chen: Girls’ 18s Singles Champion, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA

• Gianna Oboniye: Girls’ 18s Singles Finalist, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA
• Reagan Levine: Girls’ 18s Singles Finalist, L2 Oklahoma City, OK
• Reagan Levine: Girls’ 18s Singles 3rd Place, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA
• Chaeyule Kang: Girls’ 18s Singles 3rd Place, L2 Oklahoma City, OK
• Sydney Barnhart: Girls’ 18s Singles 4th Place, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA
• Alexandra (Lexi) Wolf: Girls’ 18s Singles 5th Place, L2 Chattanooga, TN
• Carley Chen/Karla Brown (Texas): Girls’ 18s Doubles 4th Place, L2 Austin, TX (ATA)
   

BOYS 18s

• Michael Seversen: Boys’ 18s Singles Champion, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA

• Brayden Tallakson: Boys’ 18s Singles Finalist, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA
• Justin Riley Anson: Boys’ 18s Singles 3rd Place, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA
• Andrew Li: Boys’ 18s Singles 3rd Place, L2 Oklahoma City, OK
• Ford McCollum: Boys’ 18s Singles 4th Place, L3 SoCal Junior Sectionals, Orange County, CA
• Jeremy Sieben: Boys’ 18s Singles 4th Place, L2 Chattanooga, TN
• Tobias Luo: Boys’ 18s Singles 6th Place, L2 Oklahoma City, OK
• Dylan O’Connell-De Cerchio/Yu Tanimoto (Eastern): Boys’ 18s Doubles Finalists, L2 Oklahoma City, OK
   

Congratulations to all winners from the month and all other players who played hard and showed great sportsmanship. See what other junior tournament opportunities lie ahead this year in Southern California.