Two players from the San Francisco Bay Area won titles Monday in the Little Mo Nationals in Austin, Texas.
In an all-Bay Area final, fourth-seeded Madeleine Jessup of Menlo Park beat unseeded Ria Bhakta of Saratoga 6-1, 6-3 in the girls 9s.
Also, Alexander Chang of Berkeley defeated Louis Cloud of San Antonio 6-2, 6-3 in the boys 11s. Both players were unseeded.
Finishing third were unseeded Ethan Quinn of Fresno in the boys 10s and top-seeded Rudy Quan of Roseville in the Sacramento region in the boys 8s. Unseeded Nicholas Throgmorton of Foster City placed fourth in the boys 9s.
Dedric Ray of Oakland reached the quarterfinals in the boys 11s.
Also advancing to the quarters were Anushka Khune of Palo Alto and Pastel Shiuey of San Jose in the girls 10s and 9s.
Past champions in the singles-only tournament for ages 8-11 include Andy Roddick and Ryan Harrison.
Veteran journalist Paul Bauman, based in Sacramento, covers Northern California professional, collegiate and junior tennis. Contact him at norcaltennisczar@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @norcaltenczar.
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