U.S. goes 0 for 8 in prestigious junior tourneys

   The recent Orange Bowl and Junior Orange Bowl weren't exactly encouraging for the United States.
   The U.S. failed to win any of the eight singles titles in the prestigious Florida tournaments. Argentina took three crowns, Ukraine two, and Serbia, Canada and China one each.
   The Orange Bowl consisted of boys and girls 18 and 16 singles and doubles on clay in Plantation, Fla. The Junior Orange Bowl was comprised of boys and girls 14 and 12 singles only on clay and hardcourts in Coral Gables, Fla.
   Only two Americans, both girls from the West, reached a singles final. Sixth-seeded Kayla Day of Santa Barbara, Calif., lost in the 18s, and ninth-seeded Naomi Cheong of Las Vegas fell in the 14s.
   At least Americans won one doubles crown as unseeded McCartney Kessler of Calhoun, Ga., and Emma Kurtz of Atlanta prevailed in the girls 16s.
   The only other U.S. finalist was Brian Shi of Jericho, N.Y. He and Nicaise Muamba of Canada lost in boys 16 doubles as the second seeds.

ORANGE BOWL
In Plantation, Fla.
Boys finals

18 singles

   Miomir Kecmanovic (9), Serbia, def. Stefanos Tsitsipas (3), Greece, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (5).

18 doubles

   Yuta Shimizu and Yunosuke Tanaka, Japan, def. Ergi Kirkin, Turkey, and Alexei Popyrin, Australia, 7-5, 7-6 (2).

16 singles

   Sebastian Baez (9), Argentina, def. Karl Friberg (3), Sweden, 6-2, 6-1.

16 doubles

   Sebastian Baez, Argentina, and Miguel Fernando Pereira (3), Chile, def. Nicaise Muamba, Canada, and Brian Shi (2), Jericho, N.Y., 6-2, 6-3.

Girls finals

18 singles

   Bianca Andreescu (9), Canada, def. Kayla Day (6), Santa Barbara, 7-6 (7), 6-4.

18 doubles

   Pranjala Yadlapalli, India, and Tamara Zidansek (5), Slovenia, def. Eleni Christofi, Greece, and Anastasia Detiuc, Moldova, 6-2, 6-2.

16 singles

   Maria Carle (2), Argentina, def. Gabriela Tatarus, Romania, 6-2, 7-6 (7).

16 doubles

   McCartney Kessler, Calhoun, Ga., and Emma Kurtz, Atlanta, def. Ania Hertel, Poland, and Mihaela Marculescu (4), Romania, 6-3, 4-6 [10-6].

JUNIOR ORANGE BOWL

In Coral Gables, Fla.

Singles finals

Boys 14

   Thiago Tirante (1), Argentina, def. Anton Matusevich (17), Great Britain, 6-2, 6-2.

Boys 12

   Xiaofei Wang (1), China, def. Jewon Jeon (8), South Korea, 6-1, 6-2.

Girls 14

   Marta Kostyuk (5), Ukraine, def. Naomi Cheong (9), Las Vegas, 6-3, 6-4.

Girls 12

   Daria Lopatetska (7), Ukraine, def. Noa Krznaric (1), Croatia, 7-5, 6-0.