ITF J300 San Diego Finals Videos, Gallery; McCord Claims Another J100, One of Five ITF Junior Circuit Singles Titles for Americans Last Week; Urhobo, Dostanic Lead Roland Garros Wild Card Race After Week Two

Barnes Tennis Center is one of my favorite junior tennis venues, and for the past two years, the finals of the ITF J300 there in March have been back-to-back, rather than simultaneous, with the latter being the norm at many junior events. The stadium court at Barnes allows videos to be taken from behind the court, which makes it much easier for me and gives viewers a better feel for the points. The boys final was played at a high level throughout and although both finals were two sets, you’ll see many good points in each match.

Spring is a busy time for the ITF Junior Circuit, and last week five Americans won singles titles, with Londyn McCord winning her second J100 title in the past three weeks in South America. As the top seed in the J100 in Luque Paraguay, the 16-year-old blue chip from Atlanta won three three-setters, including in the final, where she beat No. 5 seed Hanne Estrada Cortes of Mexico 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 for her fifth ITF title, all this year and all on clay. McCord, who leads the ITF Junior Circuit with 31 wins this year, is up to 127 in the ITF Junior rankings.

At the J60 in Trinidad and Tobago, 17-year-old Nicolas Pedraza won his first ITF Junior Circuit singles title and his eighth doubles title. The top-seeded Pedraza, returning to competition after a two-month injury layoff, defeated No. 2 seed Nicolas Moravec of Czechia 6-3, 7-5 in the final. In the doubles final, Pedraza and Yared Alfred of the US Virgin Islands, seeded No. 3, defeated top seeds Moravec and Kale Dalla Costa of Trinidad and Tobago 6-3, 6-4.

Grace Dollar reached the girls singles final and won the doubles title, with Taylor Burke of Australia. The unseeded pair defeated No. 2 seeds Romina Dominguez Garcia of Mexico and Anvika Saraswathi of Canada 6-3, 6-4 in the final.

The boys singles final at the J60 in the Dominican Republic was an all-USA contest, with 17-year-old Vincent Weaver, the No. 4 seed, beating top seed and Easter Bowl 16s champion Anay Kulkarni 6-2, 6-0. It’s the third ITF Junior Circuit singles title for Weaver, with all coming in the Dominican Republic.

Kaya Baker and partner Valentina Garcia Rojas of Colombia won the girls doubles title, with the top seeds beating No. 4 seeds Abril Goded Luna and Zoe Levresse Zavala of Mexico 6-4, 2-6, 10-8 in the final. No. 7 seed Adriana Khomyakova lost in the girls singles final.

At the J30 in Ghana, Poudima Anne-Marie Bre-Naam Gnarou swept the titles, her first on the ITF Junior Circuit. The 17-year-old, seeded No. 2, beat unseeded Destiny Asantewaa Tuffour of Germany 6-4, 6-1 in the singles final. Unseeded in doubles with Rebecca Gurghean of Italy, Gnarou claimed the final with a 6-2, 6-0 win over No. 2 seeds Goodnews Eyinjuoluwa Aina of Nigeria and Liv Windschall of Germany 6-2, 6-0.

Closer to home, the United States’ new ITF Junior Circuit on clay began last week with a J30 in Raleigh North Carolina, which featured the new round robin/quarterfinal knockout format. Sixteen-year-old Johnny Wolf of Raleigh won his first ITF Junior Circuit title, beating Daniil Berezin 6-4, 6-3 in the final.

Top seeds Kayden Colombo and Griffin Goode won the boys doubles title, beating unseeded Noah Bayon and Maddox Iliescu 7-5, 7-5 in the final.

Alina Vysochenko of Ukraine won the girls singles title, beating 14-year-old Caroline Cox of Cary NC, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(5) in the final. Top seeds Vysochenko and Sarah Delgado won the doubles title, beating unseeded Pauline Bui and Russia’s Taisiya Sorokina 7-5, 6-3 in the final.

At the J200 in Canada, Americans swept the doubles titles, but lost both singles finals to Canadians.

No. 6 seed Felix Roussel defeated No. 8 seed Mason Taube 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the boys singles final and top seed Nadia Lagaev beat No. 6 seed Thara Gowda 6-1, 6-3 in the girls singles final.

No. 2 seeds Isabelle DeLuccia and Adla Lopez won the girls doubles, beating unseeded Gowda and Elicia Lin of Canada 6-1, 7-5; top seeds Jack Secord and Ford McCollum beat No. 4 seeds Izyan Ahmad and Erik Schinnerer 6-3, 7-5 in the boys doubles final.

Week Two in the USA’s ITF clay court swing is in Kennesaw Georgia, a J60 also using the new round robin/quarterfinal knockout format.

The latest standings in the USTA’s annual Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge were released today:

Standings Update — Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge

Akasha Urhobo and Stefan Dostanic Lead After Week 2

ORLANDO, Fla., April 13, 2026 – Former college all-American Stefan Dostanic took the men’s lead and Akasha Urhobo maintained the women’s lead after Week 2 of the Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge.

The 24-year-old Dostanic, who last year led Wake Forest to the NCAA team title and earned a wild card into the US Open by winning the American Collegiate Wild Card Playoff, reached the final of the USTA Pro Circuit ATP Challenger 75 in Sarasota, Fla. Emilio Nava, last year’s RG Wild Card Challenge winner, earned 40 points from qualifying at the ATP Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo and sits in second while currently ranked No. 112.

The 19-year-old Urhobo leads the women’s side of the Challenge for the second consecutive week. Former world No. 84 Kayla Day, 26, now only trails by five points after winning the USTA Pro Circuit W35 in Boca Raton, Fla.

The top of the standings after Week 2 of 5:

Women’s Standings

(Player’s current ranking in parentheses)

1. Akasha Urhobo (235) — 65

2. Kayla Day (158) — 60

3. Varvara Lepchenko (149) — 54

Men’s Standings

(Player’s current ranking in parentheses)

1. Stefan Dostanic (270) — 44

2. Emilio Nava (112) — 40

3. Nishesh Basavareddy (174) — 37

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