NEW BALANCE
HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP FOR 2014
REVISED JULY 22, 2014
PREPARED BY SCOTT GERBER
OHIOTENNISZONE.COM
The inaugural New Balance High School Tennis Championship will be July 21-24, 2014 at the Harvard Courts in Boston. Note that most of this document was updated on July 22, 2014. The players who dropped out of the tournament were removed and 28 other players were added.
From Ohio - Dublin Jerome's Ellee Bullock - Click to enlarge |
The introduction of this tournament was rather late in the spring and it was questionable whether it would land many of nation's talented players. Readers will find that it largely has, but that the quality of players dropped prior to the start of the tournament. While some in the boys and girls fields are not as skilled, this should be a great experience for those involved.
The table belows includes all of the competitors and their TennisRecruiting.net rankings as of June 20, 2014 [with several newly added competitors updated on July 22, 2014].
Who is the Audience for this Document?
Those most interested in this document will be college coaches, players, parents, and tennis enthusiasts.
Participant Details
The information for this document came from the USTA New Balance TennisLink area and TennisRecruiting.net.
# Competitors per State - Click to enlarge |
The top four states with the greatest participation levels are: New Jersey - 14; Massachusetts - 14; New York - 12; and Pennsylvania - 10. Players from 31 states were included.
Graduation Years of Competitors - Click to enlarge |
Rising seniors are the largest group of participants. The number of players in each graduation year are: 2014 (recent grads) - 12; 2015 (rising seniors) - 46; 2016 (rising juniors) - 43; 2017 (rising sophomores) - 27; 2018 (rising freshmen) - 3; and yes, 2019 (rising 8th grader) - 1.
From Ohio - St. Ignatius' Nathan Griffin - Click to enlarge |
Please note that a senior with a ranking of 100 is different than a sophomore's 100 ranking -- but not by as much as many would think. Regardless, all of the rankings, despite the class year are group together.
The Universal Tennis Ratings system will be used for tournament seeding. Note that the seeds have now been added to this report. Click to view the list sorted by Seeds. It will be very interesting to see how accurate these seeding is.
Report Options
Note that the table is long but it contains contains numerous ways to sort the players. Click on Player to sort by player name (the default); State to sort by state and player name; Gender to sort by gender and player name; Grad Year to sort by gender, graduation year, and player name; Ranking to sort by gender and Tennis-Recruiting.net's national rankings; and Seeds to sort by gender, seed number, and TennisRecruiting.net's national rankings.
For more information about each player, click on the TennisRecruiting.net graphic to obtain each player's current national ranking. Click on the photos or links of the Ohio players to view their OhioTennisZone profiles.
PLAYERS | TENNISRECRUITING.NET INFORMATION (on 6/20/14) |
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STARS |
LINK |
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Adames, Stephanie | Bellaire | TX | Girls |
2016 |
3
|
325
|
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Adams, Charlie | Wayzata | MN | Boys |
2015 |
3 |
5
|
68
|
|
Ahuja, Lori | Lakeville | MN | Girls |
2015 |
2
|
515
|
||
Aronson, James | North Salem | NY | Boys |
2014 |
3
|
174
|
||
Arul, Rajadura | Shakopee | MN | Boys |
2016 |
2
|
433
|
||
Berber, Jake | Austin | TX | Boys |
2016 |
4
|
98
|
||
Bhangdia, Jake | Poughquag | NY | Boys |
2016 |
3
|
288
|
||
Bian, Emily | Austin | TX | Girls |
2017 |
3
|
334
|
||
Biondi, Lucas | Purchase | NY | Boys |
2017 |
3
|
185
|
||
Biswas, Benjamin | Bedford | MA | Boys |
2016 |
3
|
294
|
||
Booth, Joanna | Philadelphia | PA | Girls |
2015 |
3
|
193
|
||
Brach, Weston | Dover | MA | Boys |
2016 |
4
|
176
|
||
Bukzin, Jacqueline | Manorville | NY | Girls |
2018 |
4
|
109
|
||
Bullock, Eleanor |
Dublin | OH | Girls |
2016 |
4
|
126
|
||
Cameron, Sarah | Tulsa | OK | Girls |
2017 |
3
|
209
|
||
Cancilla, Maxwell | Huntington Beach | CA | Boys |
2016 |
7 |
5
|
42
|
|
Cancio, Julia | Concord | MA | Girls |
2014 |
4
|
164
|
||
Cardiff, Ryan | Lafayette | CA | Boys |
2016 |
2
|
526
|
||
Cartledge, Joseph | Roanoke | VA | Boys |
2016 |
4
|
127
|
||
PLAYERS | STATE |
GENDER |
GRAD YEAR |
TENNISRECRUITING.NET INFORMATION (on 6/20/14) |
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STARS |
RANKING |
LINK |
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Casselbury, Blaise | Lititz | PA | Boys |
2015 |
3
|
289
|
||
Chen, Arianna | San Jose | CA | Girls |
2015 |
3
|
273
|
||
Chen, Jennifer | East Brunswick | NJ | Girls |
2016 |
2
|
379
|
||
Chen, Michael | Holmdel | NJ | Boys |
2015 |
9 |
4
|
86
|
|
Clare, Palmer | North Bellmore | NY | Boys |
2015 |
2
|
439
|
||
Clarke, Madison | Phoenix | AZ | Girls |
2015 |
2 |
5
|
47
|
|
Congdon, George | Darien | CT | Boys |
2015 |
2
|
406
|
||
Cyr, Amanda | Doylestown | PA | Girls |
2017 |
4
|
206
|
||
Das, Maya | Potomac | MD | Girls |
2017 |
9 |
4
|
88
|
|
de Campos, Rafael | Windermere | FL | Boys |
2015 |
2
|
469
|
||
Deng, Miranda | North Potomac | MD | Girls |
2017 |
8 |
4
|
70
|
|
Dewire, Madeline | Hingham | MA | Girls |
2016 |
9 |
4
|
148
|
|
Dodson, Thomas | Haddonfield | NJ | Boys |
2015 |
2
|
418
|
||
Dubrovsky, Alan | Westborough | MA | Boys |
2016 |
2
|
414
|
||
Egoroff, Erin | Fayetteville | GA | Girls |
2014 |
3
|
251
|
||
Einstoss, Bryan | Guaynabo | PR | Boys |
2015 |
2
|
505
|
||
Ephron, Christopher | Pensacola | FL | Boys |
2016 |
8 |
5
|
61
|
|
Erskine, Timber | Ridgewood | NJ | Boys |
2014 |
None
|
9999
|
||
Essi, Izzy | Wayland | MA | Girls |
2017 |
3
|
363
|
||
Evans, Lindsey | Fairfield | CT | Girls |
2015 |
3
|
229
|
||
PLAYERS | STATE |
GENDER |
GRAD YEAR |
TENNISRECRUITING.NET INFORMATION (on 6/20/14) |
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STARS |
RANKING |
LINK |
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Fine, Roxanne | Margate | FL | Girls |
2017 |
3
|
308
|
||
Finke, Carol | Glencoe | IL | Girls |
2014 |
7 |
5
|
69
|
|
Goodman, Aaron | Minneapolis | MN | Boys |
2015 |
2
|
496
|
||
Goyette, Chloe | Yakima | WA | Girls |
2016 |
3
|
235
|
||
Griffin, Nathan Griffin, Nathan |
Broadview Heights | OH | Boys |
2015 |
9 |
5
|
82
|
|
Gruppuso, Stephen | Bayport | NY | Boys |
2015 |
2
|
352
|
||
Hartje, Sasha | Bloomfield Hills | MI | Girls |
2017 |
4
|
142
|
||
Herndon, SarahCatherine | Orlando | FL | Girls |
2015 |
1
|
467
|
||
Homan, Sydney | Athens | AL | Girls |
2015 |
3
|
215
|
||
Hughes, Bennett | Tulsa | OK | Boys |
2016 |
2
|
487
|
||
Jang-Milsten, Ellen | Alpharetta | GA | Girls |
2014 |
3 |
5
|
50
|
|
Jaskulski, Annie | Wilmington | DE | Girls |
2015 |
4
|
134
|
||
Jiang, Yangeng | Princeton | NJ | Boys |
2015 |
4
|
155
|
||
Joanlanne, Nathalie | Dallas | PA | Girls |
2015 |
2
|
322
|
||
Jovanovic, Sasa | Weymouth | MA | Girls |
2016 |
3
|
191
|
||
Kamin, Ross | Longmeadow | MA | Boys |
2015 |
2
|
415
|
||
Kangwa, Thandiwe | Fort Myers | FL | Girls |
2015 |
4
|
199
|
||
Kannegieter, Trent | Daphne | AL | Boys |
2017 |
4
|
132
|
||
Kempin, Ryan | Sandy | UT | Boys |
2016 |
3
|
204
|
||
Kilstofte, Mattea | Santa Barbara | CA | Girls |
2015 |
4
|
166
|
||
PLAYERS | STATE |
GENDER |
GRAD YEAR |
TENNISRECRUITING.NET INFORMATION (on 6/20/14) |
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STARS |
RANKING |
LINK |
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King, Dylan | Portland | OR | Boys |
2016 |
6 |
5
|
63
|
|
Koch, Cayla | Weston | CT | Girls |
2017 |
3
|
250
|
||
Krykanov, Nicole | Virginia Beach | VA | Girls |
2017 |
9 |
4
|
95
|
|
Kryloff, Sophia | Brooklyn | NY | Girls |
2015 |
3
|
228
|
||
Kuhar, Matt | Smithfield | RI | Boys |
2014 |
2 |
4
|
189
|
|
Kumar, Kavir | Mooresville | NC | Boys |
2016 |
4
|
87
|
||
Lees, Jared | Fairbanks | AK | Boys |
2016 |
1
|
958
|
||
Lesnick, Cecelia | Wellesley | MA | Girls |
2017 |
3
|
211
|
||
Lim, Kevin | Duluth | GA | Boys |
2015 |
2
|
580
|
||
Lou, Raissa | Pittsford | NY | Girls |
2018 |
4
|
75
|
||
Lovitt, George | Marvin | NC | Boys |
2016 |
4
|
86
|
||
Martin, Kateri | Darien | CT | Girls |
2017 |
4
|
101
|
||
Martinez, Victoria | Haddonfield | NJ | Girls |
2014 |
3
|
246
|
||
Martinez-Blanco, Chantal | San Juan | PR | Girls |
2015 |
9 |
4
|
124
|
|
McCann, Allison | Amherst | MA | Girls |
2016 |
9 |
4
|
93
|
|
McDonald, Maxwell | Summit | NJ | Boys |
2015 |
3
|
339
|
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Moustafa, Jenna | Los Angeles | CA | Girls |
2017 |
5 |
5
|
44
|
|
Nehrbas, Jill | Penn Valley | PA | Girls |
2016 |
4
|
174
|
||
Nguyen, Stephanie | San Jose | CA | Girls |
2016 |
4
|
160
|
||
Norton, Blake | Stratford | CT | Boys |
2015 |
2
|
428
|
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PLAYERS | STATE |
GENDER |
GRAD YEAR |
TENNISRECRUITING.NET INFORMATION (on 6/20/14) |
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STARS |
RANKING |
LINK |
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O'Connor, Christian | Weston | MA | Boys |
2015 |
2
|
425
|
||
Ollis, Courtney | Montebello | NY | Girls |
2016 |
3
|
322
|
||
Osses-Konig, Felipe | Rego Park | NY | Boys |
2015 |
9 |
4
|
109
|
|
Panarese, Bartholomew | Milton | MA | Boys |
2014 |
9 |
4
|
165
|
|
Paradies, Molly | Atlanta | GA | Girls |
2015 |
3
|
258
|
||
Pathi, Sumukh | Westborough | MA | Boys |
2017 |
3
|
289
|
||
Pence, Emily | Virginia Beach | VA | Girls |
2015 |
4
|
218
|
||
Perelman, Emma | Pittsburgh | PA | Girls |
2016 |
3
|
251
|
||
Perez, Isaac | San Antonio | TX | Boys |
2015 |
4
|
177
|
||
Pil, Jessica | Somerset | NJ | Girls |
2016 |
2
|
329
|
||
Pilkington, Brooke | Virginia Beach | VA | Girls |
2016 |
4
|
119
|
||
Podsiebierski, Olivia | Linden | NJ | Girls |
2015 |
3
|
353
|
||
Polk, Danny | Mechanicsville | VA | Boys |
2014 |
3
|
272
|
||
Pradeep, Nikita | Sugar Land | TX | Girls |
2016 |
9 |
4
|
138
|
|
Prettyman, Mark | Fairfax | VA | Boys |
2016 |
4
|
102
|
||
Purdy, Jimmy | Bronxville | NY | Boys |
2015 |
3
|
230
|
||
Richey, Spencer | Memphis | TN | Boys |
2015 |
4 |
5
|
56
|
|
Roberts, Davey | Palm Coast | FL | Boys |
2016 |
9 |
5
|
85
|
|
Ronney, Julia | San Diego | CA | Girls |
2017 |
3
|
218
|
||
Sarita, Kabir | Princeton | NJ | Boys |
2017 |
4
|
71
|
||
PLAYERS | STATE |
GENDER |
GRAD YEAR |
TENNISRECRUITING.NET INFORMATION (on 6/20/14) |
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STARS |
RANKING |
LINK |
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Scanlon, Jason | Barrington | RI | Boys |
2016 |
2
|
373
|
||
Schinteie, Laurentiu | Miami | FL | Boys |
2016 |
None
|
9999
|
||
Schrage, Stephanie | Millburn | NJ | Girls |
2017 |
1 |
5
|
22
|
|
Sheinin, Peri | East Greenwich | RI | Girls |
2018 |
4
|
153
|
||
Shin, Janice | Houston | TX | Girls |
2017 |
4 |
5
|
48
|
|
Shymansky, Laurel | Cheswick | PA | Girls |
2016 |
4
|
193
|
||
Smukler, Camille | Villanova | PA | Girls |
2016 |
3
|
296
|
||
Smyth, Conor | Bethesda | MD | Boys |
2017 |
3
|
277
|
||
Solomon, Grant | Dallas | TX | Boys |
2014 |
1 |
5
|
40
|
|
Sorkin, Nina | Glen Allen | VA | Girls |
2017 |
9 |
4
|
115
|
|
Stevens, Brooke | Martinez | GA | Girls |
2015 |
6 |
4
|
113
|
|
Terry, Matthew | Alpharetta | GA | Boys |
2017 |
4
|
177
|
||
Thamma, Ivan | San Diego | CA | Boys |
2017 |
5 |
5-BC
|
18
|
|
Thiel, Kaelli | Piedmont | CA | Girls |
2016 |
3
|
221
|
||
Thompson, Bailey | Louisa | KY | Girls |
2019 |
4
|
150
|
||
Tornea, Daniel | Huntingdon Valley | PA | Boys |
2015 |
3
|
418
|
||
Tran, Michael | Albuquerque | NM | Boys |
2014 |
9 |
4
|
88
|
|
Tripathy, Sanjna | Sugar Land | TX | Girls |
2016 |
4
|
223
|
||
Vemuri, Avinash | Portland | OR | Boys |
2015 |
4
|
194
|
||
Vernier, Simon | Merion Station | PA | Boys |
2015 |
3
|
283
|
||
PLAYERS | STATE |
GENDER |
GRAD YEAR |
TENNISRECRUITING.NET INFORMATION (on 6/20/14) |
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STARS |
RANKING |
LINK |
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Vernoff, Elaine | Livingston | NJ | Girls |
2016 |
3
|
209
|
||
Waldeck, Nicholas | Louisville | KY | Boys |
2015 |
3
|
357
|
||
Weber, Logan | Raleigh | NC | Boys |
2016 |
4
|
81
|
||
Weil, Alexandra | Cherry Hills Village | CO | Girls |
2015 |
3
|
313
|
||
Williams, Brianna | Brooklyn | NY | Girls |
2016 |
9 |
5
|
75
|
|
Wischer, Gregory | Grand Forks | ND | Boys |
2015 |
9 |
3
|
191
|
|
Witmer, Ian | North Palm Beach | FL | Boys |
2016 |
3
|
254
|
||
Wyeth, Patrick | Harwich | MA | Boys |
2015 |
3
|
244
|
||
Yoo, Eric | Springfield | VA | Boys |
2017 |
5
|
56
|
||
Zhang, Raymond | Marietta | GA | Boys |
2016 |
3
|
336
|
||
Zhao, Michael | Princeton Jct | NJ | Boys |
2017 |
9 |
5-BC
|
33
|
|
Zhu, Kelly | Pearland | TX | Girls |
2015 |
4
|
156
|
||
Zucker, Jeff | Short Hills | NJ | Boys |
2017 |
5
|
83
|
More about OhioTennisZone.com
Most of the emphasis of OhioTennisZone.com is on the recognition of Ohio High School Tennis players and the promotion of Ohio High School Tennis. All of the high school results for the Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati-area high school teams are included on OhioTennisZone. OhioTennisZone (OTZ) also publishes more Ohio high school tennis photos than all Ohio newspapers combined. To my knowledge, there are no other entities that provide this level of high school tennis support in any other state.
However, especially during the off-season, OTZ goes off into other directions. This New Balance Tournament analysis is a bit of a departure from the norm, but this tournament was so intriguing, considerable effort was spent to create this document. In previous years, there has also been significant analysis on USTA Midwest Section and National events.
Ohio high school graduates who play in college, as well as in the pro ranks, are also followed.
For More Information
Colette Lewis is covering the tournament on her blog. Click on ZooTennis for more information.
Click to view the new balance tournament draw sheets and results.
Click to listen to ParentingAces' Lisa Stone's Internet radio interview with New Balances' Bruce Schilling for more information about the tournament.
TennisRecruiting.net has its own article about the tournament. Click to read its "Talking About the New Balance HS Tennis Championships".
Continuous Improvement
A major benefit of the Internet is that it is relatively easy to improve existing products and services. This report will likely be enhanced over time. The date of the report will be modified to reflect any changes. Note that while the initial report was released on July 13, significant changes were made on July 22.
Corrections / Attribution
Does this document include any mistakes? Hopefully not, the data was carefully entered and the numbers were double checked, but it is possible. Please send a Feedback message with any significant discrepancies. The revised document will be updated and placed online.
Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.
Scott Gerber
OhioTennisZone.com
Gerber Analytics, LLC