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Team USA Wins International Junior Challenge Finals
As Team USA, players from the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, MD secured a first place finish at the Under 16 Junior Challenge Worldwide Finals held at Wimbledon. JTCC players Brian Tsao, Evan Zhu, Raveena Kingsley and Usue Arconada along with coach Ali Agnamba, compiled enough points to beat out teams from Argentina, Great Britain, Italy, Japan and South Africa.
With wins in the first four days of competition, the team clinched the title before even reaching the final day of competition. This team won the regional qualifier last December in the Bahamas to represent North America in the World Finals.
Full Results
Raveena Kingsley and Usue Arconada
Day 1: Win against South Africa, 5-1. Evan, Usue, Raveena won singles. Evan/Brian
Day 2: Win against Italy, 4-3. Usue and Raveena won singles, Usue/Raveena won doubles, Evan/Raveena won mixed doubles (tiebreaker)
Day 3: Win against Japan, 6-0. All four won singles, both doubles teams won
Day 4: Win against the UK, 4-2. Usue and Raveena won singles, both doubles teams won
Resulting in sufficient wins to clinch the championship.
Day 5: Lost against Argentina, 3-4. Usue and Raveena won singles, Usue/Raveena won doubles, lost mixed doubles.
As Team USA, players from the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, MD secured a first place finish at the Under 16 Junior Challenge Worldwide Finals held at Wimbledon. JTCC players Brian Tsao, Evan Zhu, Raveena Kingsley and Usue Arconada along with coach Ali Agnamba, compiled enough points to beat out teams from Argentina, Great Britain, Italy, Japan and South Africa.
With wins in the first four days of competition, the team clinched the title before even reaching the final day of competition. This team won the regional qualifier last December in the Bahamas to represent North America in the World Finals.
Full Results
Raveena Kingsley and Usue Arconada
Day 1: Win against South Africa, 5-1. Evan, Usue, Raveena won singles. Evan/Brian
Day 2: Win against Italy, 4-3. Usue and Raveena won singles, Usue/Raveena won doubles, Evan/Raveena won mixed doubles (tiebreaker)
Day 3: Win against Japan, 6-0. All four won singles, both doubles teams won
Day 4: Win against the UK, 4-2. Usue and Raveena won singles, both doubles teams won
Resulting in sufficient wins to clinch the championship.
Day 5: Lost against Argentina, 3-4. Usue and Raveena won singles, Usue/Raveena won doubles, lost mixed doubles.