Brothers Keenan and Aidan Mayo of Roseville in the Sacramento area won their opening matches today at the Junior Orange Bowl in Coral Gables, Fla.
Keenan Mayo, seeded third, received a first-round bye and overwhelmed Christopher Herrera of Guatemala 6-0, 6-1 to reach the round of 64 in the boys 14s.
The 6-foot-2 (1.88-meter) Mayo, ranked No. 1 in his age group in the United States, won the USTA National Clay Court Championships in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in July.
Aidan Mayo, one of eight players seeded ninth, outclassed Mathias Musil of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the boys 12s. Mayo is ranked third in the United States.
The Mayos train at the USTA center in Carson.
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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