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Good luck Madison and Steve!

Congratulations to Kaylan Bigun from Phoenix, Arizona! He just won the prestigious Smrikva Bowl in Pula, Croatia – one of the best tournaments in Europe for players 10 years of age. Kaylan is the first USA player to ever win this event and his twin brother, Meecah, came in 3rd place. Kaylan is currently in the running for the “Little Mo” Slam. He won the 1st leg at the “Little Mo” Internationals in Palm Springs, California and will be competing in the 2nd leg at the “Little Mo” Internationals in Forest Hills, New York from August 21-27. If he wins New York and the 3rd and final leg in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, he will win a 6 foot tall trophy – the tallest trophy in junior tennis! Way to go Kaylan and Meecah – two rising stars from the USA! mcbtennis.org

Good luck to these former “Little Mo” champions who are in the Main Draw of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships: Denis Kudla Steve Johnson Donald Young Taylor Fritz Vasek Pospisil Borna Coric      Katie Swan Ana Konjuh Belinda Bencic Madison Keys Madison Brengle Samantha Crawford

Congratulations to the winners from the “Little Mo” Internationals in Palm Springs and 1st leg of the “Little Mo” Slam.  These players will be  competing at the 2nd leg in Forest Hills, New York from August 21-27. The 3rd and final leg will be held at the PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida from December 2-7.   The winner receives  a 6′ tall trophy – the tallest in junior tennis! Boys 12 – Lachlan Robertson (West Vancouver, BC, Canada) Boys 11 – Liam Carpenter (Greenbrae, California) Boys 10 – Kaylan Bigun (Phoenix, Arizona) Boys 9 – Yubel Ubri (Miami Beach, Florida) Boys 8 – Taylor Yarnell (Sammamish, Washington)    Girls 12 – Danielle Tuhten (Coquitlam, BC, Canada) Girls 11 – Alexis Jacobs (Calgary, AB, Canada) Girls 10 – Chae Rin Youn (Scottsdale, Arizona) Girls 9 – Akasha Urhobo (Lauderhill, Florida) Girls 8 – JoAnna Kennedy (Denver, Colorado)

Good luck to Madison Keys, former “Little Mo” champion at the French Open. 

Taylor Fritz, who is from Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., was the youngest U.S. man since Michael Chang won Wembley in 1989 at the age of 17 to reach an ATP Tour final. Fritz was competing in his third ATP event. Keep up the good work!

Congratulations Dominic on your great win over Nadal in semis and then winning the final. We remember when you played the “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl at the Austin Tennis Academy in 2003. Keep up the good work.  The 2nd “Little Mo”/ Smrikva Bowl was played at the Austin Tennis Academy (Texas) on Friday, October 24th 2003. The Europeans won by defeating the United States 6-2. The players representing the United States were: Emmett Egger (Issaquah, WA), Robert Stineman (Winnetka, IL), Karen Forman (Del Mar, CA) and Katie Klyczek (Munster, IN). The players representing Europe were the finalists of the 8th Smrikva Bowl: Jennifer Ren (UK), Silvia Njiric (Cro), Dominic Thiem (A) and George Morgan (UK).

Way to go Belinda!

2016 Australian Open main draw Good luck to: Denis Kudla Vasek Pospisil Noah Rubin Borna Coric Ryan Harrison Taylor Fritz Steve Johnson Donald Young Ana Konjuh Belinda Bencic Madison Brengle Samantha Crawford

2016 “Road to the Little Mo Nationals” Sectionals: Southern May 13-15             Laurel Park Tennis Center – Marietta, GA June 17-19            Bluegrass Yacht & Country Club – Hendersonville, TN Missouri Valley April 8-10               Genesis Health Club – Wichita, KS Texas April 16-17             Arlington Tennis Center – Arlington, TX April 30 – May 1     Fair Oaks Ranch Golf and Country Club – Fair Oaks, TX Pacific Northwest April 22-24             Sprinker Tennis Center – Tacoma, WA Northern May 6-7                 Lifetime Fitness – Fridley, MN Middle States May 14-15             Aronimink Tennis Center – Newton Square, PA Northern California May 21-22             University of The…