Junior Challenge Ladder

Competing During COVID-19

JUNIOR CHALLENGE LADDER

Registration Opens May 1 Ladder Begins Aug. 24

BY BRENDA MADDALENI, JUNIOR CHALLENGE LADDER VICE PRESIDENT

Nearly 150 players participated in the 2020 ALTA Junior Challenge Ladder season. The Junior Challenge Ladder provides players ages 10 to 18 the opportunity to play against other players in the metro area. Each player is placed on the ladder, and players are able to challenge up the ladder and also play to defend their position in the ladder. The objective of the ladder is to facilitate friendly match play in a non-tournament environment. It is a great opportunity for juniors to work on their game and meet new players. There are also group events for each ladder section to play doubles and round robins. The events for 2020 were held at Blackburn Tennis Center, Sandy Springs Tennis Center, and the Riverside Club. Play began in late August and wrapped up in December. The final event of the season was held at Harrison Tennis Center. The players played a mixed round robin and enjoyed a boxed lunch from Slopes in Sandy Springs, while the awards were presented. Players received awards for sportsmanship and 3 in a Row wins. In addition, players were recognized as follows:

• Most Matches Played: Jonay Brittain, Franchesca Brown,

Brandon Kim, Ethan Swatski, Amanda Tanaka • Biggest Moves on the Ladder: Jensen Diiani, Wesley Flicker, Prisha Mody, Kevin Screws • Ladder Manager Awards: Carrington Brown, Vee (Virginia) Fisher, Reese Hilsen, Andrew Ruder • VP Awards: Cherysh Henry, Freddie Lawrence

Each player also received a long-sleeve zip shirt, neck gaiter, and a bag tag. The rankings for the 2020 season are listed on the opposite page. Congratulations to Kate Sharabura for holding her spot for two years in a row and for John Lasanajak, who moved into the #1 spot just before the season ended. We are working on plans for the 2021 season. Registration opens May 1 and closes August 1. Look for an update on the ALTA Junior Challenge Ladder in the July/August issue of Net News.

GIRLS JUNIOR CHALLENGE LADDER

1 Kate Sharabura 2 Germany Davis 3 Conley Raidt 4 Saray Yli-Piipari 5 Jada Young 6 Lauren Khou 7 Neena Katauskas 8 Jo-Yee Chan 9 Mai Nguyen 10 Franchesca Brown 11 Cherysh Henry 12 Leeza Kurtz 13 Anya Nelson 14 Samantha Slaton 15 Carrington Brown 16 Jonay Brittain 17 Isabella Theodore 18 Jaala Screws 19 Michelle Jones 20 Nicole Eigbedion 21 Mara Opre 22 Claire Giddings 23 Alyssa Davis 24 Mckenzie Shelton 25 Jensen Diianni 26 Sydney Brantley 27 Cleo Moore 28 Shayli Dodia 29 Madison Andrews 30 Jade Lasanajak 31 Myra Wu 32 Ashley Cooke 33 Prisha Mody 34 Caroline Eads 35 Mary Jacoppo 36 Alyssa Khou 37 Amanda Tanaka 38 Lauryn Swatski 39 Trinity Porter 40 Kennedy Talbert 41 Mckenzie Oliver 42 Kylie Johnson 43 Kimaya Paranjpe 44 Meher Bajwa 45 Sophia Clements 46 Bernadette Kotscher 47 Gabrielle Cesar 48 Teri Brantley 49 Sejal Joshi 50 Victoria Louis-Jacques 51 Megan Mckinnon 52 Alyssa Braude 53 Lauren Powell 54 Anwitha Anbuchelian 55 Samantha Ruder 56 Juliana Diianni 57 Sedona Cornelison 58 Valeria Bazan 59 Cali Crouch 60 Isabella Luce 61 Brooke Saye 62 Jordan Ballard 63 Audrey Welch 64 Katie Koenning 65 Deya Todorova 66 Lilianna Lavelle 67 Jamaya Williams 68 Victoria Mejia 69 Ansley King 70 Kathryn Ferris 71 Lily Meyers 72 Virginia Fisher 73 Marlai Walter 74 Kennedy Hill 75 Sophia Jarboe 76 Athithi Ayyappan 77 Olivia Hooper 78 Ashley Bentz

BOYS JUNIOR CHALLENGE LADDER

1 John Lasanajak 2 Robert Bauer 3 Andrew Pietkiewicz 4 Freddie Lawrence 5 Davis Taylor 6 Eli Hirshberg 7 Reilly Mcnamara 8 Arsal Farooq 9 Matthew Sloan 10 Nikhil Kulkarni 11 Jake Grimes 12 Quinn Wicklund 13 Blake Stoddard 14 Lova Metor 15 Jack Hrastar 16 Chris Cianciotti 17 Reese Philip Hilsen 18 Mitchell Freeman 19 Stephen Zhu 20 Paul Fridman 21 Jaiden Dodia 22 Jordan Winfrey 23 Jason Eigbedion 24 Parth Mody 25 Matteo Maddaleni 26 Luke Atkinson 27 Ethan Swatski 28 Ryan Cozad 29 Shaurya Bajaj 30 Kellen Simmons 31 Robert Frierson 32 Simon Hayal 33 Jake Solomon 34 London Vasilescu 35 Kevin Screws 36 Shreyan Bajaj 37 Anish Madireddy 38 Brandon Kim 39 Shiv Kinnarkar 40 Teo Johnson 41 Owen Heybroek 42 Andrew Ruder 43 Peter Craig 44 Rishav Ranganathan 45 Matthew Song 46 Harris Unell 47 Tyler Austin 48 Wesley Flicker 49 Vikunth Venkatesh 50 Henry Walter 51 Grayson Perlman 52 Aditya Madireddy 53 Rijul Rapelly 54 Sam Flicker 55 Shriyan Sathish 56 Shaan Majeed 57 Sushil Muddala 58 Austin Turner 59 Tristan Slowey 60 Arjun Shah 61 Rocco Dicarlo 62 Joshua Warren 63 Hemil Thakkar 64 Ethan Smith 65 Alexander Sloan 66 Reid Kanemasu 67 Jake Young 68 Brendan Pickell