Academy students pick up titles over the weekend
Austin Krajicek at the 2007 Junior French Open
It was a great weekend for NBTA students Austin Krajicek, Jordan Cox, Victoria Duval, and Sachia Vickery.
Krajicek and Cox were both playing in Kalamazoo, Michigan at the USTA Boys National Championships and both took home the titles. Krajicek, a freshman at Texas A&M, won the Boys 18s singles title, beating Ryan Thatcher in the finals 2-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-0. With the win, Krajicek receives a main draw wild card into the US Open! Cox beat Denis Kudla 6-1, 7-6(2), 6-3 to capture the Boys 16s singles title and will also receive a main draw wild card into the Junior US Open! Our friends over at ZooTennis have some excellent coverage of the event, including pictures!
Not to be outdone, two of our young American girls also won trophies over the weekend. Victoria Duval won the USTA Girls 14s National Championship in Georgia 6-3, 6-2 over Breaunna Addison. TennisRecruiting.net has some great photos of the tournament, including pictures of Victoria.
Meanwhile, Sachia Vickery was on the USA team that won the World Junior Tennis Championships over Great Britain in the Czech Republic. Vickery, who is only 13-years old, has been on a tear this year. She has won two ITF tournaments and reached the finals of two others. She also won the Easter Bowl, Gator Bowl (over Duval) and a Super Series tournament!! Wow!!
Congratulations to all four of these outstanding tennis players!!
