Weehawken, NJ (April 9, 2013) – The USTA Boys’ & Girls’ 12s National Spring Championships presented by Longines, hosted by the City of Delray Beach, has finished its third day of play. The Spring Championships will serve as the U.S. qualifier for Longines Future Tennis Aces with the winner of the Boys’ 12s singles division earning a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Paris to play against qualifiers from 16 other nations. Participants must be born after June 1, 2000 to be eligible for the grand prize.
The final eight players will now move into the quarterfinals and are still in contention for the grand prize trip to Paris. The results from Day 3 of the tournament are :
Boys’ 12 Singles (Round of 16)
Ashlon, Christian (3) Boca Raton, FL def. Zink, Tyler (17) Lititz, PA 7-6; 7-6
Brooksby, Jenson (2) Sacramento, CA def. Hohmann, Ronald (12) Oyster Bay, NY 6-1; 6-1
Jahn, Thomas (8) Montgomery, AL def. Brailovsky, Joseph (17) North Potomac, MD 7-6; 6-1
Nakashima, Brandon (1) San Diego, CA def. Kingsley, Cannon (11) Northport, NY 6-3; 6-3
Hilderbrand, Trey (7) San Antonio, TX def. Hammond, Robert (17) Boca Raton, FL 6-4; 1-6; 6-1
Ignatowich, James (5) Darien, CT def. Yim, Alan (16) Bellevue, WA 6-4; 6-0
Calleros, Jaycer (6) San Antonio, TX def. Wikso, Jesse (17) Dripping Springs, TX 6-2; 6-3
Neff, Adam (9) Bradenton, FL def. Sun, Steven (4) Glen Cove, NY 6-4; 6-1
Longines is the proud Official Partner and Timekeeper of the French Open at Roland-Garros since 2007. Longines Future Tennis Aces – On the Road to the French Open is part of Longines’ global commitment to support and develop tennis’ superstars of tomorrow. All the players who qualify for the tournament will have the opportunity to visit the red-clay courts of Roland Garros and attend a French Open match.
Countries participating in Future Tennis Aces program include Australia, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italia, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom and the U.S.
