Bruno Kuzuhara Leads U.S. To Boys’ ITF World Junior Tennis Title

US-Boys win ITF World Junior Tennis Title (photo: USTA)

USTA Press Release, August 14, 2018

Fourteen-year-old Bruno Kuzuhara, of Coconut Creek, Fla., led the United States to its fifth 14-and-under ITF World Junior Tennis boys’ championship, notching singles and doubles victories Saturday morning to defeat the Czech Republic, 3-0, in the final in Prostejov, Czech Republic.

The U.S. team of Kuzuhara, Victor Lilov (14, Raleigh, N.C.) and Evan Wen (14, Morristown, N.J.) went undefeated in six matches this week, with both Kuzuhara and Lilov going 5-0 in singles. Wen anchored five doubles wins as the team collectively only dropped five sets the entire tournament.

The U.S. girls’ team of Katrina Scott (14, Woodland Hills, Calif.), Robin Montgomery (13, Washington, D.C.)and Reese Brantmeier (13, Whitewater, Wis.) defeated Turkey, 3-0, Saturday morning in the third-place match.

The full results of the week are below:

Boys

Round Robin

USA def. Peru, 3-0

Singles:

Victor Lilov def. Gonazalo Bueno (PER) 6-3, 6-2

Evan Wen def. Gianluca Ballota (PER) 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(9)

Doubles:

Lilov/Wen def. Ballota/Buse (PER) 6-3, 6-3

USA def. Thailand, 3-0

Singles:

Evan Wen def. Siwanat Auytayakul (THA) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3

Bruno Kuzuhara def. Tanapatt Nirundorn (THA) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles:

Kuzuhara/Wen def. Nirundorn/Sae-Oui (THA) 6-4, 6-4

USA def. Russia, 3-0

Singles:

Victor Lilov def. Konstantin Zhzhenov (RUS) 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-2

Bruno Kuzuhara def. Artur Kukasian (RUS) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles:

Kuzuhara/Wen def. Donstov/Kukasian (RUS) 6-7(2), 6-1, [13-11]

Quarterfinals

USA def. Australia, 3-0

Singles:

Victor Lilov def. Edward Winter (AUS) 6-2, 6-1

Bruno Kuzuhara def. Amor Jasika (AUS) 6-0, 6-3

Doubles:

Lilov/Wen def. Jasika/Winter 6-3, 6-2

Semifinals

USA def. Paraguay, 2-0

Singles:

Victor Lilov def. Adolfo Vallejo (PAR) 6-1, 7-6(3)

Bruno Kuzuhara def. Martin Vergara (PAR) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles:

USA def. Paraguay (walkover)

Final

USA def. Czech Republic, 3-0

Singles:

Victor Lilov def. Hynek Barton (CZE) 6-3, 6-4

Bruno Kuzuhara def. Oldrich Vejsicky (CZE) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles:

Kuzuhara/Wen def. Nicod/Vejsicky (CZE) 6-1, 4-6, [10-7]

Girls

Round Robin

USA def. Venezuela, 3-0

Singles:

Robin Montgomery def. Isabella Colmenares (VEN) 6-0, 6-0

Reese Brantmeier def. Daniela Rivera (VEN) 6-4, 6-1

Doubles:

Montgomery/Scott def. Rivera/Suarez (VEN) 6-1, 6-1

USA def. Thailand, 3-0

Singles:

Katrina Scott def. Lanlana Tararudee (THA) 7-5, 7-5

Robin Montgomery def. Salakthip Ounmuang (THA) 6-3, 6-0

Doubles:

Brantmeier/Montgomery def. Aeb-Iem/Tararudee (THA) 6-2, 6-3

USA def. Turkey, 3-0

Singles:

Katrina Scott def. Ozlem Uslu (TUR) 6-3, 6-2

Robin Montgomery def. Melisa Senli (TUR) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles:

Brantmeier/Montgomery def. Senli/Uslu 6-0, 6-0

Quarterfinals

USA def. Ukraine, 3-0

Singles:

Katrina Scott def. Anastasiya Soboleva (UKR) 6-3, 6-0

Robin Montgomery def. Sabina Zeynalova (UKR) 7-5, 6-3

Doubles:

Brantmeier/Montgomery def. Molchanova/Zeynalova (UKR) 6-1, 6-2

Semifinals

Russia def. USA, 3-0

Singles:

Diana Shnaider (RUS) def. Katrina Scott 4-6, 6-2, 6-3

Erika Andreeva (RUS) def. Robin Montgomery 6-2, 6-4

Doubles:

Andreeva/Khalturina (RUS) def. Brantmeier/6-4, 6-0

Third Place Match

USA def. Turkey, 3-0

Singles:

Katrina Scott def. Ozlem Uslu (TUR) 6-2, 6-3

Robin Montgomery def. Melisa Senli (TUR) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles:

Brantmeier/Montgomery def. Senli/Uslu 6-1, 6-2