Finals Set at 2016 USTA Florida Jr. State Singles Championships

It was Survivor Day on Tuesday, June 14 at the 68th USTA Florida “Bobby Curtis” Junior State Singles Championships as the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were played to determine the Wednesday finalists in each division at the Florida Tennis Center in Daytona Beach (18-16s divisions) and at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs (14-12s divisions).

Top seeds advanced to only three of eight finals: No. 1 Alana Wolfberg of Orlando in the Girls 16s, No. 1 Jack Anthrop of Orlando to the Boys’ 12s, and No. 1 Ariel Johnson of Coconut Creek in the Girls’ 12s.

The top-rated final will see the No. 1 Wolfberg face No. 3 Imani Graham of St. Johns in the Girls’ 16s final, while the most disparate championship match will see unseeded Jason Legall of Palm Coast meet No. 8 Aleksandar Kovacevic of Boca Raton in the Boys’ 18s finale.

Graham will be attempting her second state singles title after winning the Girls’ 12s title in 2014. St. Augustine’s Alexander Adamec will be gunning for his second state singles title in the Boys’ 12s final after claiming the Boys’ 10s title in 2014.

Here are the championship matches scheduled for Wednesday (seeds in parenthesis, upsets in bold):

Boys’ 18 Singles (Quarterfinal Round)

Aleksandar Kovacevic (8) (Boca Raton, FL) def. Michael Heller (Weston, FL) 6-1; 6-2
Jourdan Kast (15) (Boca Raton, FL) def. Brian Berdusco (11) (Bradenton, FL) 6-4; 6-3
Richie Torres (7) (Key Biscayne, FL) def. Steven Sun (Boca Raton, FL) 6-7(4); 6-3; 6-4
Jason Legall (Palm Coast, FL) def. Roger Lyn (Pembroke Pines, FL) 6-1; 6-0

Boys’ 18 Singles (Semifinal Round)

Jason Legall (Palm Coast, FL) def. Richie Torres (7) (Key Biscayne, FL) 6-2; 6-7(12); 6-0
Aleksandar Kovacevic (8) (Boca Raton, FL) def. Jourdan Kast (15) (Boca Raton, FL) 7-5; 6-1

Girls’ 18 Singles (Quarterfinal Round)

Adriana Reami (1) (Miami, FL) def. Maria Ross (9) (Lakewood Ranch, FL) 7-5; 6-1
Alexandra Belaya (2) (Melbourne, FL) def. Kristina Zieglar (7) (Daytona Beach, FL) 6-2; 6-2
Amanda Meyer (8) (Delray Beach, FL) def. Jeannie Lozowski (12) (Port St Lucie, FL) 6-3; 5-7; 6-2
Sara Culbertson (16) (Coral Gables, FL) def. Kylie Moulin (5) (Lithia, FL) 6-2; 0-6; 6-3

Girls’ 18 Singles (Semifinal Round)

Amanda Meyer (8) (Delray Beach, FL) def. Adriana Reami (1) (Miami, FL) 6-1; 6-2
Alexandra Belaya (2) (Melbourne, FL) def. Sara Culbertson (16) (Coral Gables, FL) 6-3; 2-1 Ret. (ill)

Boys’ 16 Singles (Quarterfinal Round)

Grey Cacciatore (6) (Gainesville, FL) def. Keaton Allwardt (1) (Boca Raton, FL) 6-4; 6-3
Alex Guzhva (5) (Ormond Beach, FL) def. Jordi Redelijk (9) (Windermere, FL) 6-0; 6-4
Daniel Gale (7) (Boca Raton, FL) def. Daniel Krulig (3) (Coral Gables, FL) 4-6; 6-3; 6-2
Ronan Jachuck (12) (Boca Raton, FL) def. Spencer Gray (8) (Boca Raton, FL) 6-2; 7-6(5)

Boys’ 16 Singles (Semifinal Round)

Grey Cacciatore (6) (Gainesville, FL) def. Alex Guzhva (5) (Ormond Beach, FL) 6-1; 6-1
Ronan Jachuck (12) (Boca Raton, FL) def. Daniel Gale (7) (Boca Raton, FL) 6-2; 6-1

Girls’ 16 Singles (Quarterfinal Round)

Alana Wolfberg (1) (Orlando, FL) def. Kiana Rizzolo (7) (Jupiter, FL) 6-2; 6-0
Imani Graham (3) (Saint Johns, FL) def. Maggie Pate (5) (Lithia, FL) 6-3; 6-2
Elena Weaver (8) (Pace, FL) def. Nina Gulbransen (Boca Raton, FL) 6-3; 6-4
Abigail Rencheli (Sarasota, FL) def. Slade Coetzee (10) (Miami Beach, FL) 6-2; 6-1

Girls’ 16 Singles (Semifinal Round)

Alana Wolfberg (1) (Orlando, FL) def. Abigail Rencheli (Sarasota, FL) 6-4; 6-1
Imani Graham (3) (Saint Johns, FL) def. Elena Weaver (8) (Pace, FL) 6-3; 3-6; 6-1

Boys’ 14 Singles (Quarterfinal Round)

Corsillo, Jameson (1) (Boca Raton, FL) def. Lowen, Jacob (6) (Boca Raton, FL) 7-6(4); 6-3
Ramesh, Kanishkh (9) (Wesley Chapel, FL) def. Blake, Dillon (2) (Miami, FL) 6-3; 6-4
Damm, Martin (11) (Bradenton, FL) def. Zapp, Logan (3) (Fleming Island, FL) 7-6(6); 6-3
Bernard, Alexander (5) (Bonita Springs, FL) def. Miller, Joshua (4) (Delray Beach, FL) 6-3 Def. (cond.)

Boys’ 14 Singles (Semifinal Round)

Damm, Martin (11) (Bradenton, FL) def. Corsillo, Jameson (1) (Boca Raton, FL) 6-1; 7-6(1)
Bernard, Alexander (5) (Bonita Springs, FL) def. Ramesh, Kanishkh (9) (Wesley Chapel, FL) 3-6; 7-5; 6-2

Girls’ 14 Singles (Quarterfinal Round)

Ossa, Jordana (1) (Miami, FL) def. Fornaris, Sophia (6) (Pinecrest, FL) 2-6; 6-2; 6-0
Giraldo, Gabriela (3) (Boca Raton, FL) def. Rukosuev, Maya (Altamonte Springs, FL) 6-0; 6-0
Snells, Jamilah (4) (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) def. Leslie, Jaleesa (Apopka, FL) 6-4; 7-6(5)
Heber, Molly (10) (Boca Raton, FL) def. Di Staulo, Kassandra (Weston, FL) 6-0; 6-2

Girls’ 14 Singles (Semifinal Round)

Giraldo, Gabriela (3) (Boca Raton, FL) def. Ossa, Jordana (1) (Miami, FL) 6-3; 6-1
Snells, Jamilah (4) (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) def. Heber, Molly (10) (Boca Raton, FL) 7-6(3); 6-1

Boys’ 12 Singles (Quarterfinal Round)

Anthrop, Jack (1) (Orlando, FL) def. Craig, Corey (14) (Coconut Creek, FL) 6-2; 6-0
Giles, Solomon (4) (Pembroke Pines, FL) def. Rahman, Yannik (12) (Miami, FL) 7-5; 6-2
Friedland, Jeremy (6) (Hollywood, FL) def. Vo, Quoc-Uy (15) (Bradenton, FL) 6-2; 2-6; 6-1
Adamec, Alexander (7) (St Augustine, FL) def. Vince, Zak (3) (Clermont, FL) 6-3; 6-3

Boys’ 12 Singles (Semifinal Round)

Anthrop, Jack (1) (Orlando, FL) def. Giles, Solomon (4) (Pembroke Pines, FL) 6-3; 6-3
Adamec, Alexander (7) (St Augustine, FL) def. Friedland, Jeremy (6) (Hollywood, FL) 6-1; 6-0

Girls’ 12 Singles (Quarterfinal Round)

Johnson, Ariel (1) (Coconut Creek, FL) def. Perdomo, Alyssa (8) (Wellington, FL) 6-2; 6-1
Head, Nyjah (5) (Miami, FL) def. Blokhina, Alexis (2) (Plantation, FL) 6-4; 2-6; 6-3
Martinez, Violeta (3) (Port Saint Lucie, FL) def. Dugarte, Brooke (6) (Miami, FL) 6-0; 6-3
Wang, Sophia (7) (St Petersburg, FL) def. Smejkal, Lara (4) (Boca Raton, FL) 6-4; 6-3

Girls’ 12 Singles (Semifinal Round)

Johnson, Ariel (1) (Coconut Creek, FL) def. Martinez, Violeta (3) (Port Saint Lucie, FL) 3-6; 6-3; 6-4
Wang, Sophia (7) (St Petersburg, FL) def. Head, Nyjah (5) (Miami, FL) 7-5; 6-3

In 2012 the tournament was renamed the USTA Florida “Bobby Curtis” Junior State Championships in honor of legendary Florida junior tennis organizer Bobby Curtis. Babolat and Tennis Warehouse are official tournament sponsors of the 2016 USTA Florida “Bobby Curtis” Junior State Singles Championships.

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