2014 USTA SOUTHWEST SUMMER TRAVEL TEAMS CHOSEN
USTA Southwest travel teams for 2014 USTA Intersectionals, USTA Zone Team Championships and USTA National Team Championships were announced by Junior Competition in late June.
These travel teams give our top Southwest juniors the opportunity to compete as a team against the best players from other USTA Sections during various 12s, 14s, 16s and 18s competitions throughout July and early August at events across the country.
In all, nearly 75 Southwest juniors were chosen for all of these teams.
Teams were selected based on current Section rankings immediately after the 2014 Southwest Junior Closed and player availability. Coaches for these teams had to go through an application process as well.
Final rosters are listed below. Congrats to our juniors for making these teams, and good luck competing all across the nation this summer.
BOYS/GIRLS 12s ZONALS
Location: Hilton El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort - Tucson, Ariz. – (July 3-7)
Boys: Cristian Alda (Scottsdale, Ariz.); Neil Katzman (Albuquerque, NM); Cole Stelse (Scottsdale, Ariz.); Jack Swenson (Scottsdale, Ariz.); Sam Miyata (Scottsdale, Ariz.); Jordan Katz (El Paso, Texas); Colin McConnon (Phoenix, Ariz.); Jonathan Auh (Scottsdale, Ariz.); Christopher Hupp (Tucson, Ariz.); Nicolas Scheller (Albuquerque, NM)
Girls: Lauren Stein (Paradise Valley); Amber Hochstatter (Anthem, AZ) - pictured above; Ava Neyestani (Phoenix); McKenna Koenig (Scottsdale); Hailey Stelse (Scottsdale); Misa Malkin (Tucson); Erica Stutz (Scottsdale); Cienna Chavez (Albuquerque, NM); Jocelyn Massey (Las Cruces, NM); Erin Hannen (Scottsdale, Ariz.); Jasmine Caballero (Phoenix); Savannah Kollock (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Coaches: Dan Kilen, Nicole Fintell
Boys/Girls 14s ZONALS
Location: Arlington Tennis Center – Arlington, Texas (July 3-7)
Boys: Abraham Yohannes (Albuquerque, NM); Tripp Dillon (Paradise Valley, Ariz.); Frederick Wentling (Chandler, Ariz.); Ethan Katz (El Paso, Texas); Maxwell Geiger (Scottsdale, Ariz.); Hunter Hootman (Albuquerque, NM).
Girls: Emily Akin (Phoenix); Catherine Broerman (Scottsdale, Ariz.); Madelynn Chavez (Albuquerque, NM); Emilija Visic (Phoenix), Gabriela Moss (Paradise Valley, Ariz.); Hailey Feuer (Phoenix).
Coach: Mark Tichenor
Boys/Girls 16s ZONALS
Location: – Utah Tennis Association - Salt Lake City (July 3-7)
Boys: Michael Lee (Tucson, Ariz.); Jarod Hing (Paradise Valley, Ariz.); Cole Stofflet (Scottsdale, ariz.); Huessein Elalami (Gilbert, Ariz.); William Katzman (Albuquerque, NM); Christopher Steele (Mesa, Arizona)
Girls: Rebecca Salaway (Scottsdale); Sarianna Kuuttila (Albuquerque); Marjorie Antohi (El Paso, Texas); Ivana Corley (Sandia Park, NM); Anya Lamoreaux (Scottsdale, Ariz.); Jamie Schroer (Tucson, Ariz.)
Coach: Larry Lineberry
Boys/Girls 14s INTERSECTIONALS
Location: Yarbrough Tennis Center - Auburn, Alabama (July 5-9)
Boys: Sebastian Herrera (El Paso, Texas); Maximo Lawlor (Litchfield Park, Ariz.); Joshua Xu (Chandler, Ariz.); Harsh Parikh (Tucson, Ariz.).
Girls: Carmen Corley (Sandia Park, NM); Elizabeth Isayev (Scottsdale, Ariz.); Jillian Rasmussen (Phoenix, Ariz.); Josie Frazier (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
Coach: Dan Even
Boys/Girls 16s INTERSECTIONALS
Location: Pierremont Oaks Tennis Club – Shreveport, La. (July 5-9)
Boys: Yash Parikh (Tucson, Ariz.); Brandon Stringfellow (Phoenix); Shawn Parks (Tucson, Ariz.); Ethan Prost (Peoria, Ariz.)
Girls: Delaney Nothaft (Tempe, AZ); Taylor Bridges (Mesa, Ariz.); Maddie Pothoff (Tucson, Ariz.); Shailla Alda (Phoenix).
Coaches: Eric Mitchell and Gary Druckman.
NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
Boys 18s
Atkins Tennis Center - Urbana, Ill. (July 26-29)
Roster: Michael Tran (Albuquerque, NM); Robert Seby (Oro Valley, Ariz.); Nathan Brown (El Paso, Texas); Emanuel Llamas (El Paso, Texas); Nathan Niemiec (Paradise Valley, Ariz.); Wilson Lambeth (El Paso, Texas).
Coach: Laurie Warder.
Girls 18s
Claremont Tennis Club, Claremont, Calif. - (July 26-29)
Roster: Allie Sanford (Phoenix); Madison Clarke (Phoenix); Savannah Slaysman (Phoenix); Maddie Pothoff (Tucson, Ariz.); Caroline Amos (Tucson, Ariz.); Taylor Bridges (Mesa, Ariz.); Kylie McKenzie (Anthem, Ariz.).
Coach: Kelcy McKenna