Summer tennis season wraps up for local youth at Homestead JTL tourney

More than 350 young tennis players from 24 clubs hit local tennis courts last week for the Kansas City JTL tennis tournament, the culmination of the summer season for the sport at area country and racquet clubs.

The players slogged out their finals matches in 12 singles categories at Homestead Country Club Friday. Results were as follows:

Aces Division

Boys 10
Champion: Owen Vander Ark (Elite), 6-4
Finalist: Thomas Dickinson (KCCC)
Semi-Finalists: Otto Zin (Indian Hills), Jake Louiselle (Homestead)
Consolation: Jack Marasco (Indian HIlls), 1st place, 6-0, Andrew Hare (Blue Hills) 2nd place

Girls 10
Champion: Quinci Cartmell (Mission Hills), 6-1
Finalist: Lauren Adriano (Blue Hills)
Semi-Finalists: Megan Propeck (Blue Hills), Lidia Ragland (Homestead)
Consolation: Anna Stechschulte (Homestead), 1st place, 7-5, Grace Reininga (Blue Hills) 2nd place

Boys 12
Champion: Nick Pallotto (Carriage), 8-3
Finalist: Tommy Nelson (Indian Hills)
Semi-Finalists: William Mohr (Homestead), Hudson Mosher (Indian Hills)
Consolation: Juan Pablo Acosta (Blue Hills), 1st place, 8-3, Alex True (PV) 2nd place

Girls 12
Champion: Meg Thoma (Homestead), 8-3
Finalist: Ellie Bichelmeyer (Homestead)
Semi-Finalists: Sydnee Paisner (Hallbrook), Maggie Fielder (Blue Hills)
Consolation: Caroline Loudenback (Hallbrook), 1st place, 8-6, Martha Sniezek (Indian Hills) 2nd place

Boys Teen (13 and over)
Champion: Michael Kraft (Homestead), 8-0
Finalist: Kellen Wright (Homestead)
Semi-Finalists: Billy Louiselle (Homestead), John Schultz (PV)
Consolation: Chris Schreiber (PV), 1st place, 9-8 (8-6), Grant Raedle (Homestead) 2nd place

Girls Teen (13 and over)
Champion: Sydney Halas (Hilltop), 8-2
Finalist: Emily Juhl (Northland)
Semi-Finalists: Kathleen Connor (Carriage), Fallon Mitchell (Indian Hills)
Consolation: Emily Hafner (Homestead), 1st place, 8-5, Natalie Kaufman (Homestead) 2nd place

Ads Division

Boys 10
Champion: Sam Vaughn (PV), 7-5
Finalist: Hayden Zeller (Milburn)
Semi-Finalists: Andrew Sherman (BVR), Josh Telford (Mission Hills)
Consolation: Caleb Kern (Milburn), 1st place, 6-0, Wally Workman (Mission Hills) 2nd place

Girls 10
Champion: Claire Thimgan (Northland), 6-4
Finalist: Evan Sigars (Northland)
Semi-Finalists: Mariel Allen (Mission Hills), Vivien Hamilton (Northland)
Consolation: Grace Gaume (Mission Hills), 1st place, 6-4, Camille Verhoeven (National) 2nd place

Boys 12
Champion: TJ Cowger (Clayview), 3-6, 6-3, 1-0(10-8)
Finalist: Daniel Allen (Mission Hills)
Semi-Finalists: Joe Badalucco (National), Harrison Polen (Milburn)
Consolation: Zach Telford (Mission Hills), 1st place, 9-7, Eli Watts (Lake Quivira) 2nd place

Girls 12
Champion: Lauren Fries (Elite), 8-4
Finalist: Kelly Parrish (Elite)
Semi-Finalists: Lucia Wolfe (BVR), Bettye Igbenebor (Elite)
Consolation: Andie McConnell (OPRC), 1st place, 8-2, Emily Buck (Northland) 2nd place

Boys Teen (13 and over)
Champion: Travis Calvin (Woodside), 8-0
Finalist: Jack Pio (Northland)
Semi-Finalists: Colton Brewer (OPRC), Michael West (Northland)
Consolation: Derek Melies (Northland), 1st place, 8-1, Luca Perdomo (Woodside) 2nd place

Girls Teen (13 and over)
Champion: Shay Jackson (National), 8-6
Finalist: Adrienne Bieker (BVR)
Semi-Finalists: Gretchen Holthaus (Elite), Meghan Dwyer (Midtown)
Consolation: Zoe Trouve (OPRC), 1st place, 8-1, Mira Ahluwalia (Elite) 2nd place

Sam Vaughn, 10 and under boys champion.