Final 8 Junior Masters Championships - USTA Southern California
Final 8

FINAL 8
JUNIOR MASTERS
CHAMPIONSHIPS

Representing the culmination of the Southern California junior competitive season, the Final 8 Junior Masters Championships brings together the top eight players in boys and girls 12s/14s/16s/18s, as calculated by Grand Prix points tallied throughout the year.

In 2023, the Final 8 Junior Masters Championships move to Orange County, taking place at the Racquet Club of Irvine.

Final 8

FINAL 8
JUNIOR MASTERS
CHAMPIONSHIPS

Originally launched in 2019, the Final 8 Junior Masters Championships brings together the top eight players in boys and girls 12s/14s/16s/18s, as calculated by Grand Prix points tallied throughout the year. Final 8 represents the culmination of the Southern California junior competitive season.

In 2022, the Final 8 Junior Masters took place in November at the Omni Rancho Las Palmas in Rancho Mirage.

NOVEMBER 18-19, 2023

Final 8 Junior Masters Championships

Racquet Club of Irvine
Irvine, California

USTA Southern California is pleased to offer the following prizes for the 2023 Final 8 Masters Championships:

All Divisions: Winner and Finalist of the Final 8 Masters will receive a quota wild card for the Level 1 USTA National Winter Championships in the division where they earned it. Full qualifications can be found HERE.

All Divisions: Winner will receive a $500 travel stipend for a future tournament; Finalist will receive a $300 travel stipend.

Boys’ and Girls’ 18s: Winner will receive a Main Draw Wild Card to a 2024 SoCal Pro Series Summer event.

Boys’ and Girls’ 16s: Winner will receive a Qualifying Draw Wild Card to a 2024 SoCal Pro Series Summer event.

Boys’ and Girls’ 12s + 14s: Winner will receive a $125 gift card to Disneyland.

The Final 8 Junior Masters is a showcase of talented young SoCal players who have emerged from the year-long Grand Prix points race and established themselves among the best junior players in the Section and nationwide. Eight boys and girls in four age groups – 12/14/16/18 – compete to determine who rises above the rest as the champion of their given division.

The eight players in each division will be divided into two brackets and compete in round robin play on day one, meaning each player will play two full matches on Saturday. The third match of the round-robin will be played Sunday morning, meaning that every player will be active on both days of the competition.

The players who emerge from each bracket will meet in the division championship final on Sunday.

Boys’ 18s

2022 – Nicolas Calixto (Cathedral City)
2021 – Caleb Saltz (Canyon Country)
2019 – Max McKennon (Newport Beach)

Girls’ 18s

2022 – Daniela Borruel (Buena Park)
2021 – Grace Gamal (Villa Park)
2019 – Anne Lutkemeyer (Irvine)

Boys’ 16s

2022 – Adrien Abarca (Chula Vista)
2021 – Mario Garcia (Chula Vista)
2019 – Lawee Sherif (Huntington Beach)

Girls’ 16s

2022 – Johannah Galindo (Los Angeles)
2021 – Nicole Weng (South Pasadena)
2019 – Mika Ikemori (Huntington Beach)

Boys’ 14s

2022 – Tyler Lee (Tustin)
2021 – Caden Lee (Tustin)
2019 – Kane Kelley (Tarzana)

Girls’ 14s

2022 – Brooke Kwon (Diamond Bar)
2021 – Kylie Liu (San Diego)
2019 – Daniela Borruel (Buena Park)

Boys’ 12s

2022 – Takuto Goh (Culver City)
2021 – Tyler Lee (Tustin)
2019 – Jagger Leach (Laguna Beach)

Girls’ 12s

2022 – Valerie Machikawa (Cerritos)
2021 – Lani Chang (Mission Viejo)
2019 – Elena Zhao (San Diego)

FINAL 8 GRAND PRIX QUALIFICATION

There are ten qualifying tournaments (Levels 3 and 4) in the Final 8 Grand Prix, scheduled between January and October. Points will be awarded based on level and tournament finish.

The top six points leaders from each age division will be awarded entry into the 2023 Final 8 Junior Masters, along with the top two players by High Reliability WTN who have competed in a minimum of one Grand Prix event with at least one Grand Prix point earned.

January 14-16
Henry Talbert (Level 3) – Palm Desert

January 21-29
Fullerton (Level 4 Closed) – Fullerton

February 18-26
Long Beach (Level 4 Open) – Long Beach

March 4-12
Harper Ink (Level 4 Open) – San Diego

May 27-June 4
Woody Hunt (Level 4 Open) – Rolling Hills Estates

June 10-18
Junior Sectionals (Level 3 Closed) – Orange County

July 8-16
Mary Brymer (Level 4 Open) – Irvine

September 2-5
Los Caballeros (Level 4 Open) – Fountain Valley

September 23-October 1
Westlake Athletic Club (Level 4 Closed) – Westlake

October 14-22
J.P. Yamasaki (Level 4 Closed) – Anaheim

FINAL 8 QUALIFICATION STANDINGS

The top six finishers from each age group receive an automatic bid to the 2023 Final 8 Junior Masters Championships.

Standings Updated: September 12, 2023

Final 8 Grand Prix Standings – Top 10
Updated: September 12, 2023

1.James Krantz340
2.Avery Tallakson330
3.Mason Bui320
4.Keaton Hance300
5.Andrew Li290
T6.Jeremy Sieben250
T6.John Cross250
T6.Tobias Luo250
9.Kaveh Brian Taheri235
10.Brody Nejedly Krall230

Final 8 Grand Prix Standings – Top 10
Updated: September 12, 2023

1.Nathaniel Suh600
2.Adrien Abarca440
3.Andrew Johnson380
4.Oskar Rouse355
5.David Wu350
6.Tyler Lee345
7.Sebastiano Cressi320
8.Roshan Santhosh290
9.Robert Yang270
10.Maksim Nekrasov260

Final 8 Grand Prix Standings – Top 10
Updated: September 12, 2023

1.JiHyuk Im650
2.Andrew Johnson510
3.Kai Abarca460
4.Zhiyu Yuan370
5.Takuto Goh320
T6.Peter Jorniak300
T6.Tyler Lee300
8.Christopher Kasparian270
9.Nile Ung240
10.Adrian Sharma220

Final 8 Grand Prix Standings – Top 10
Updated: September 12, 2023

1.Andy Wu500
2.Ian Yang450
3.Kensho Ford440
4.Noah Bouzoubaa430
5.Beau Bronson Foster395
6.Max Lawson320
7.Daniel Gardality300
8.Ryan Valencia280
T9.James Borchard260
T9.Taiki Bortolin260

Final 8 Grand Prix Standings – Top 10
Updated: September 12, 2023

1.Kristina Nordikyan410
2.Alexandra Wolf370
3.Haley Tran330
4.Shifali Dinesh305
5.Claire Zhang300
6.Nicole Weng280
7.Lexie Flores255
T8.Leticia Bazua250
T8.Chaeyule Kang250
T10.Emily Ing240

Final 8 Grand Prix Standings – Top 10
Updated: September 12, 2023

1.Brooke Kwon660
2.Kara Garcia590
3.Anna Shtrikman560
4.Alisa Lansky550
5.Yilin Chen380
6.Sophie Suh330
7.Kingsley Wolf295
T8.Haley Tran270
T8.Ani Vanetsyan270
T8.Danielle Nikmehr270

Final 8 Grand Prix Standings – Top 10
Updated: September 12, 2023

1.Mingyue Deng540
2.Valerie Machikawa440
3.Sophia Lee400
T4.Juny Huh310
T4.Abigail Haile310
T6.Ariana Morris300
T6.Yilin Chen300
8.Olivia Lewis270
9.Lani Chang260
10.Elena Zamyatina230

Final 8 Grand Prix Standings – Top 10
Updated: September 12, 2023

1.Mia Sandblom805
2.Cissy Loretta Adams510
3.Abigail Haile490
4.Agneshka Markina275
5.Gwyneth Britton270
6.Isabelle Nguyen260
7.Aimee Peng220
8.Hannah Hwang210
9.Danielle Han195
10.Carolyn Hu170
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