Last week was a busy one on the ITF Junior Circuit, with my coverage of the results from the new J100 in Mount Pleasant South Carolina in Friday’s post. Armira Kockinis wasn’t the only US girls to sweep J100s titles last week however, with 17-year-old Thara Gowda matching that at the J100 in Kingston Ontario.
Gowda, the top seed, defended her title from last year, defeating No. 6 seed Isabella Ruyu Yan of Canada 6-3, 6-2 in the final. Gowda had a difference partner in defending her 2025 doubles title, partnering with Karlin Schock. The top seeds defeated No. 2 seed Romy Gravenor and Eve Thibault of Canada 6-4, 6-0 in the final.
Felix Roussel of Canada, who won the J200 in Canada earlier this month, took his fifth career singles title, with the top seed defeating No. 2 seed Dani Szabo of Canada 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-3 in the final.
The other American singles titles on the ITF Junior Circuit last year were at the J30 level.
In Curico Chile, 14-year-old Indra Vergne won his second ITF Junior Circuit singles title, going undefeated in his round robin group and claiming three wins in the knockout round. He defeated Naximo Cataldi of Argentina 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 in the final.
In Hong Kong, 17-year-old Aiden Phoebus won his first ITF Junior Circuit title, winning all three of his round robin matches in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals and finishing it off with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over China’s Haoyuan Li of China in the final.
Top seed Jack Secord fell in the final of the ITF J200 in Great Britain to No. 2 seed Mark Ceban, the recent crowned British National 18s champion, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
The girls British National 16s and 18s champion this year, Daniella Britton, won the girls title, beating top seed Melije Clarke in the quarterfinals, but Clarke and Isabelle DeLuccia got revenge in the doubles final, with the top seeds beating Britton and Maggie Sohns, the No. 2 seeds, 6-3, 6-1 for the title.
The other three titles for Americans on the ITF Junior Circuit came in doubles at J30s.
In Kingston Jamaica, No. 3 seeds Camelot Carnello and Israel’s Kai Lev defeated top seeds Andrew Lam Jun Bart of Hong Kong and Sean Peng 6-3, 2-6, 11-9 in the final.
In Binh Duong Vietnam, No. 4 seeds Brian Duan and Indonesia’s M Alfaradu Sumirat defeated No. 2 seeds Haqim Kamal of Great Britain and Darren Yann Junn Lew of Australia 6-4, 6-4 for the title.
In Kigali Rwanda, Eaden-Zack Harron, who reached the singles final, won the doubles title with Legan Thomas. The top-seeded Americans won by default over Angelo Chiappero of Italy and Dan Arch Muteramuhwe of Burundi
This week’s ITF tournament in the United States is a J200 on the red clay in Sumter South Carolina, and Mount Pleasant boys champion Kayden Colombo has already had a major impact, taking out top seed Takahiro Kawaguchi of Japan 6-2, 6-0. No. 8 seed Jordan Lee, the M15 doubles champion last week in Lake Nona, returns to US junior competition for the first time since December’s Orange Bowl.
Las month’s San Diego J300 finalist Avery Alexander of Canada is the top seed, with Hannah Ayrault the No. 2 seed. Mount Pleasant girls champion Armira Kockinis lost in the first round today to 13-year-old qualifier Capri Butera.
In the third round of the ATP Masters 1000 in Madrid last night, two recent US Open boys champions, both 19, met for the first time as professionals. 2025 University of Virginia All-American Rafael Jodar of Spain, the 2024 US Open boys champion, defeated No. 27 seed Joao Fonseca of Brazil, the 2023 US Open boys champion, 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-1. Fonseca also was signed to play at the University of Virginia, but unlike Jodar, he never enrolled, turning pro instead. Wild card Jodar, now up to 34 in the ATP live rankings less than a year after competing at the NCAAs for Cavaliers, faces unseeded Vit Kopriva of Czechia Tuesday. For more on the Jodar-Fonseca match, see this article from the ATP.