There was simply no time to do an Inside Junior Tennis podcast while I was in Athens, but Kevin and I did arrange to talk as soon as I got home. Unfortunately, that 45 minute conversation didn't record properly, so we had to do it all over again a few days later. We managed to talk just as long, but there was a lot to cover from the twelve days in Athens. And while I was in Athens, Kevin went to the finals of the women's D III individual tournament, which was played near his home. The link to the latest podcast is here. We'll try to catch up on all the junior news next week.
I started to do my usual May Aces column for The Tennis Recruiting Network, but found with the NCAAs, I had too much material, so I opted for a two-part edition. Part One, on the NCAAs, is here. And while you're at their site, check out the Women's Spring Recruiting Class rankings. Stanford and Iowa vaulted to the top ten with their spring signings, while USC remained at the top.
Congratulations to Kellen Damico for making the semifinals in singles and doubles at the French Open. Today Damico defeated No. 4 seed Fernando Romboli of Brazil 6-2, 6-3, and hasn't dropped a set in his four matches (seven if you count doubles). Damico is playing doubles with Jonathan Eysseric of France, who is blogging for the ITF Junior site this week, and Eysseric says that he and Damico are playing as a team at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. For the complete blog, which also includes entries from Michelle Larcher de Brito, click here. Next up for Damico is No. 12 seed Vlad Ignatic of Belarus, who still trains at John Roddick's Academy in San Antonio, and probably played many a practice match with Damico when he was there.
Alexa Glatch has also reached the semifinals in doubles. She and Romania's Sorana Cirstea have breezed through their first three matches, losing only eight games and keeping the super tiebreak out of the equation. Glatch and Cirstea are one of three unseeded teams in the girls' semifinals.
For complete junior draws, see rolandgarros.com
I started to do my usual May Aces column for The Tennis Recruiting Network, but found with the NCAAs, I had too much material, so I opted for a two-part edition. Part One, on the NCAAs, is here. And while you're at their site, check out the Women's Spring Recruiting Class rankings. Stanford and Iowa vaulted to the top ten with their spring signings, while USC remained at the top.
Congratulations to Kellen Damico for making the semifinals in singles and doubles at the French Open. Today Damico defeated No. 4 seed Fernando Romboli of Brazil 6-2, 6-3, and hasn't dropped a set in his four matches (seven if you count doubles). Damico is playing doubles with Jonathan Eysseric of France, who is blogging for the ITF Junior site this week, and Eysseric says that he and Damico are playing as a team at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. For the complete blog, which also includes entries from Michelle Larcher de Brito, click here. Next up for Damico is No. 12 seed Vlad Ignatic of Belarus, who still trains at John Roddick's Academy in San Antonio, and probably played many a practice match with Damico when he was there.
Alexa Glatch has also reached the semifinals in doubles. She and Romania's Sorana Cirstea have breezed through their first three matches, losing only eight games and keeping the super tiebreak out of the equation. Glatch and Cirstea are one of three unseeded teams in the girls' semifinals.
For complete junior draws, see rolandgarros.com
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