The USTA has been conducting a playoff for spots on its boys winter 14-and-under team for many years now. Usually in November and December, a group of the top ranked players who turn 14 the following year are invited to compete in a Boca Raton tournament that will decide who will go to the major European winter tournaments in England (now the Nike Junior International Teen Tennis) and France (Les Petits As). The number of players and the playoff system has varied over the years, but the spots are decided on the court, with usually one place reserved for a "captain's pick" after the Eddie Herr results are in.
In the past, the girls have been chosen without the benefit of a playoff, but this year they too had a competition to determine three of the spots of the four-player team.
According to USTA National Coach Eric Nunez, these were the results from the boys semifinals, with both finalist qualifying for the trip:
Leighton Allen def Govind Nanda 6-3, 6-2
Cannon Kingsley def Nathan Han 6-4, 7-5
Nanda defeated Han in a third place playoff and will also be included on the team.
The semifinals results in the girls playoff, courtesy of USTA National Coach Kathy Rinaldi:
Caty McNally def Tyra Hurricane Black 6-3, 6-2
Amanda Anisimova def Kacie Harvey 6-4, 6-3
Black defeated Harvey 6-3, 7-6(2) to join McNally and Anisimova on the team. The fourth player will be named later.
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