©Colette Lewis 2025--San Diego CA--Before starting my report on Friday's singles semifinals and doubles finals at the ITF J300 North American Regional Championships in San Diego, you can read my recap of last week's Americans' sweep of the ITF J300 FILA International Championships titles at Indian Wells. If you weren't able to follow my daily coverage, this provides an overview of the runs to the ..read more

©Colette Lewis 2025--San Diego CA--Top seeds Kristina Penickova and Benjamin Willwerth have advanced one step closer to their first final since the 2025 Australian Open Junior Championships, but No. 2 seeds Annika Penickova and Noah Johnston saw their hopes for an ITF J300 North American Regional Championships title ended on a clear and cool day at the Barnes Tennis Center.Penickova, a finalist ..read more

©Colette Lewis 2025--San Diego CA--Last week at the ITF J300 at Indian Wells, seven of the top eight boys seeds, all of them Americans, reached the quarterfinals. This week at the ITF J300 North American Regional Championships, which is restricted to juniors from the United States and Canada, all eight boys seeds advanced to the final eight, but one will not play in Thursday's quarterfinals.No. 4 ..read more

©Colette LewisSan Diego CA--After receiving first round byes, the seeds took to the Barnes Tennis Center courts on a cool and sunny Tuesday, with four boys seeds and seven girls seeds falling in their opening matches of the ITF J300 North American Regional Championships.The three biggest upsets came in the girls draw, with No. 4 seed Leena Friedman losing to Zaire Clarke 6-4, 0-6, 7-5,  No ..read more

©Colette Lewis 2025--San Diego CA--First round matches more dramatic than today's contest between Raya Kotseva and Calla McGill are rare, with both players saving match points before Kosteva came from 6-1 down in the third set tiebreaker to claim a 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(9) win on the opening day of the ITF J300 North American Regional Championships at the Barnes Tennis Center."I had four match points at ..read more

©Colette Lewis 2025--Indian Wells CA--  FILA International ITF J300 champions Jagger Leach and Julieta Pareja, who have played all three editions of event, know they'll be back to Indian Wells Tennis Garden for a fourth straight year next March, having earned wild cards into the the men's and women's qualifying draws at the BNP Paribas Open in today's finals.Ideal weather for a second ..read more

©Colette Lewis 2025--Indian Wells CA--In a week with almost no upsets in the boys draw of the ITF J300 FILA International Championships, it's fitting that the final will come down to the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, with top seed Jagger Leach and second seed Jack Kennedy earning semifinal wins in distinctly different scenarios.Kennedy, who lost to wild card Rudy Quan in the final last year as the No ..read more

©Colette Lewis 2025--Indian Wells CA--Upsets in the boys draw this week at the ITF J300 FILA International Championships have been scarce, and there were none today, as the top four seeds advanced to Saturday's semifinals. The girls draw went in the opposite direction this week, with No. 5 Julieta Pareja the only seed reaching the semifinals, which also feature qualifier Alexis Nguyen.Pareja, who ..read more

©Colette Lewis 2025--Indian Wells CA--The weather forecast for Thursday in the Coachella Valley was a dire one, but no one at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden was complaining when the predicted rain failed to materialize. Although temperatures were 20 degrees below normal and the wind, particularly in the afternoon, made it feel much colder, the ITF J300 FILA International Championships are on ..read more

©Colette Lewis 2025--Indian Wells CA--Twin sisters Kristina and Annika Penickova, the top two seeds at the ITF J300 FILA International Championships, were eliminated Wednesday in contrasting fashion on a partly cloudy and cool day at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Kristina, the No. 1 seed, had begun her second round match with Maria Aytoyan on Tuesday, dropping the first set 6-3 and was two ..read more