Inside Junior Tennis

June 18, 2007

Discussion Includes:

ITF Grade 3 Grass Courts

Change in 2003 from USTA National championship event to ITF tournament

Formerly US National Championship for girls (through 1982)
Past winners Helen Wills, Maureen Connolly, Tracy Austin and Chris Evert

Site venue: Philadelphia Cricket Club

Girls singles: Gabriela Paz def. Claire Bartlett
Girls doubles: Nadja Gilchrist and Paz def. Bartlett and Emily Fraser

Boys singles: Bradley Klahn def. Ryan Lipman
Boys doubles: Ryan Harrison and Lipman def. Klahn and Dennis Nevolo

Discussion topics:
Challenges of grass court tennis

Clarification of expense reimbursement of amateurs by NCAA

USTA Men’s Summer Collegiate Team:
Stephen Bass of Notre Dame, Travis Helgeson of Georgia, Bryan Koniecko of Ohio State, Jesse Levine of Florida, Todd Paul of Wake Forest and Luke Shields of Boise State.

See: www.itatennis.com => Additional Information: NCAA Education Column

Duration: 35min, 38sec

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