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Top Juniors Representing US in ITF World Finals
by Rhiannon Potkey, 5 August 2024
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Six top juniors have been nominated by the USTA to represent the United States at the ITF World Junior Tennis Finals, the world’s premier 14-and-under team competition, which will take place Aug. 5-10 in Prostejov, Czech Republic.
The American boys and girls teams advanced through qualifying in April and will compete in the 16-team Finals, which consist of pool play followed by the knockout round. Each matchup consists of two singles matches and one doubles match.
The U.S. has won seven World Junior Tennis girls titles (1992, 2007-10, 2013, 2017) and six World Junior Tennis boys titles (2002-03, 2008, 2012, 2018, 2019).
The full U.S. team nominations:
ITF World Junior Tennis – Boys
Michael Antonius (14; Buffalo, N.Y.)
Teodor Davidov (13; Bradenton, Fla.)
Jordan Lee (14; Orlando, Fla.)
Captain: Sylvain Guichard
ITF World Junior Tennis – Girls
Raya Kotseva (13; Las Vegas)
Welles Newman (14; Boca Raton, Fla.)
Margaret “Maggie” Sohns (14; Cooperstown, N.Y.)
Captain: Thierry Champion
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About Rhiannon Potkey
Rhiannon Potkey is a veteran sportswriter with more than two
decades of experience in journalism. Potkey has covered many
sports at many levels and has a passion for finding great stories.
Potkey has covered the U.S. Open, junior sectional and national
events, college conference championships and Davis Cup matches.
Potkey is currently Content Strategist for Tennis Recruiting. You
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