
Midland’s Alyvia Jones, 11, won her 5th national girls’12 championship at the USTA Regional Coral Gables Invitational in Florida, raising to 15 the number of national titles won since 2008 by juniors in the Tennis Academy, Midland Community Tennis Center.
The youngster and partner Elysia Bolton, Lake Forest, Illinois, took the doubles title, defeating Melissa Plambeck, Brandenton, Florida, and Amanda Anisimova, Hallandale Beach, Florida, 8-6. Jones also reached the singles finals, winning five matches, before falling to Anisimova, 6-2,7-5. Jones finished last year ranked 14 in the nation and #3 in the Midwest.
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