Alyvia Again!

Midland’s Alyvia Jones, 12, scored one of her best outings, playing  girls 14 tournaments across the country when she reached the finals of the USTA National Open in Streetsboro, Ohio, falling to Grace Joyce, Newton, Mass., 7-6 (2),6-1.

Jones, seeded # 2, won four matches in the 32-player draw that featured the nation’s top 14 year old girls. The youngster trains at the Tennis Academy, Midland Community Tennis Center. She was accompanied by her coach by Steve Host, PTR, director of junior competitive tennis.

Several months ago, Jones reached the finals of USTA National Girls’ 14 Open in Dayton, Ohio. Jones will take her talents next to the Girls’ 16 Midwest Level II in Grand Rapids.

Jr. Spring Open

Several players training at the Tennis Academy, Midland Community Tennis Center, won titles or were finalists at the USTA Midwest Spring Open, held at the facility.

Saketh Kamaraju won the Boys’ 12 singles; Jessica Brown took the Girls’ 14 singles, and Meghan Killmaster won the Girls’ 12 singles title. Academy singles finalists were Michael Szabo, Boys’ 16; Conrad Tyler, Boys 14; Anish Middha, Boys’ 12, and Amelie Kraef, Girls’ 12.

Consolation winners and finalists who train or play at the MCTC include: Jameson Perdue, winner Boys’ 18, Santiago Suarez, finalist; Ryan Fattal, winner Boys’ 16, Shayne Cherry, finalist; William Adams, winner, Boys’ 14; Noah Veit, finalist, Boys’ 12;Gavin Killmaster, finalist, Boys’ 10;Panisa Sermchaiwong, winner, Girls’ 14, Samantha Burger, finalist, and Sabrina Laynes, finalist, Girls’ 12.

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