Kyrylo Tsygura (JTCC) fell in the Junior Orange Bowl Semifinals this past weekend
1,400 of the top ranked 12-and-under and 14-and-under players descended upon Coral Gables and Key Biscayne to compete in the 52nd annual Junior Orange Bowl International Championship. The tournament was held from December 14 through December 23.
Chris Evert, Jimmy Conners, Novak Djokovic, Mary Joe Fernandez, Andy Roddick, Monica Seles, Andy Murray, Andre Agassi, Juan Martin del Potro and Steffi Graf previously showcased their talents at the event. In short, the Junior Orange Bowl boasts name recognition.
As Junior Tennis Champions Center’s Kyrylo Tsygura, a semifinalist in the 14 Boys Division, noted to zootennis, “It definitely feels different, I think.” “It’s international, a lot of different kids, a lot of different faces. It feels much better to be in the semis of Orange Bowl,” Kyrylo continued.
In total, 48 Junior Tennis Champions Center players competed in the Orange Bowl and Junior Orange Bowl (includes qualifying and main draw).
Below are the JTCC related main draw Junior Orange Bowl results:
Boys 12
R128: Raul Centeno Arteaga d. Saud Alhogbani (JTCC), 6-3, 6-2; Justin Boulais (JTCC) d. Tony Huang, 6-1, 6-2.
R64: Justin Boulais (JTCC) d. Mateo Vereav, 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4.
R32: No. 1 Adrian Andreev d. Justin Boulais (JTCC), 6-3, 6-2.
Girls 12
R128: Hailey Baptiste (JTCC) d. Anastasiya Balyk, 6-2, 6-1.
R64: Alexandra Arkhipov d. Hailey Baptiste (JTCC), 6-1, 6-2.
Boys 14
R128: No. 9 Kyrylo Tsygura (JTCC) d. Oswaldo Cano Sosa, 6-0, 6-0; No. 17 Nicolas Mejia d. Caleb Chakravarthi (JTCC), 7-6(2), 6-2; No. 5 Brian Cernoch (JTCC) d. Fabien Calloud, 6-3, 6-2; Andrew Fenty (JTCC) d. Kazuma Aoki, 6-3, 6-1; No. 9 Patrick Kypson (JTCC) d. Brandon Freestone, 6-1, 6-0; No. 17 Nikolay Vylegzhannin d. RJ Fresen (JTCC), 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
R64: No. 9 Kyrylo Tsygura (JTCC) d. Gabriel Currlin, 7-5, 6-4; No. 5 Brian Cernoch (JTCC) d. Ryan Goetz, 6-4, 6-4; No. 9 Patrick Kypson (JTCC) d. Andrew Fenty (JTCC), 4-6, 6-1, 7-5
R32: No. 9 Kyrylo Tsygura (JTCC) d. No. 17 William Howells, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2, No. 17 Rudolf Moolleker d. No. 5 Brian Cernoch (JTCC), 5-7, 6-1, Retired (injury), No. 9 Patrick Kypson (JTCC) d. Gianni Ross, 6-4, 6-1
R16: No. 9 Kyrylo Tsygura (JTCC) d. Jonas Eriksson Ziverts, 7-6(3), 7-6(1); No. 2 Miomir Kecmanovic d. No. 9 Patrick Kypson (JTCC), 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
Quarterfinals: No. 9 Kyrylo Tsygura (JTCC) d. No. 9 Alexei Popyrin, 6-2, 7-6(7)
Semifinals: Axel Geller d. No. 9 Kyrylo Tsygura (JTCC), 6-3, 6-3
Girls 14
R128: Isabelle Boulais (JTCC) d. Lilya Hadeb, 6-4, 6-1; Jada Robinson (JTCC) d. Maria Kaul, 6-3, 6-1, No. 9 Jaeda Daniel d. Mackenzie Clark (JTCC), 6-2, 6-3
R64: No. 5 Ashley Lahey d. Isabelle Boulais (JTCC), 6-4, 7-5; Jada Robinson (JTCC) d. Nimazhuoma, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
R32: Jada Robinson (JTCC) d. No. 17 Dayana Yastremska, 6-3, 6-2
R16: Maria Tanasescu d. Jada Robinson (JTCC), 6-3, 7-6(6)
