NorCal juniors win National Winter singles titles

   No. 8 seed Austen Huang surprised No. 1 William Genesen of Tulsa, Okla., 6-3, 0-6, 6-1 today to win the boys 18 title in the USTA National Winter Championships in Scottsdale, Ariz.
   Genesen has verbally committed to Stanford.
   Sara Choy of Palo Alto, meanwhile, was the only top seed to win a gold ball in singles. She defeated No. 2 Hannah Zhao of San Diego 6-4, 6-4 in the girls 16s in Scottsdale.
   In an all-Northern California final, No. 10 seed Ryder Jackson of Nicasio in Marin County defeated No. 1 Stefan Leustian of Mather 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 in the boys 14s in Tucson, Ariz.
   Including Andrew Ton's boys 16 doubles title on Friday, Northern Californians claimed four gold balls.

USTA NATIONAL WINTER CHAMPIONSHIPS

In Scottsdale, Ariz. (18s and 16s) and Tucson, Ariz. (14s and 12s)

Boys

Singles finals

   18 -- Austen Huang (8), Elk Grove, def. William Genesen (1), Tulsa, Okla., 6-3, 0-6, 6-1.
   16 -- Christian Alshon (6), Boca Raton, Fla., def. Carson Haskins (1), Ballwin, Mo., 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.
   14 -- Ryder Jackson (10), Nicasio, def. Stefan Leustian (1), Mather, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2.
   12 -- Nishesh Basavareddy (3), Carmel, Ind., def. Samuel Landau (1), Los Angeles, 6-7 (1), 6-1, 6-2.

Doubles finals

   18 -- Billy Rowe, Coronado, and Keegan Smith (4), San Diego, def. Payam Ahmadi, Reston, Va., and David Horneffer (8), Brookfield, Wis., 6-4, 6-3.
   16 -- Zummy Bauer, Suwanee, Ga., and Andrew Ton (1), Milpitas, def. Ryan Seggerman, Coronado, and Charlie Sharton (8), Wayland, Mass., 6-4, 7-5.
   14 -- Robert Cash and Joel Jose (4), New Albany, Ohio, def. Thomas Yu and James Yu (8), Medina, Wash., 6-4, 6-4.
   12 -- Andrew Chang, Trophy Club, Texas, and Samuel Landau (3), Los Angeles, def. Hudson Rivera and Andrew Salu (9), Rancho Santa Fe, 6-0, 6-0.

Girls

Singles finals

   18 -- Jessica Failla (9), Ramona, def. Alyvia Jones (12), Midland, Mich., 6-3, 6-1.
   16 -- Sara Choy (1), Palo Alto, def. Hannah Zhao (2), San Diego, 6-4, 6-4.
   14 -- Mae Canete (3), Los Angeles, def. Gabriella Price (4), Montebello, N.Y., 6-1, 6-4.
   12 -- Christine Canete (3), Los Angeles, def. Katrina Scott (2), Woodland Hills, 6-2, 6-2.

Doubles finals

   18 -- Annette Goulak, Oak Park, and Ena Shibahara (2), Rancho Palos Verdes, def. Christina Rosca, Princeton, N.J., and Savannah Slaysman (1), Phoenix, 6-3, 6-1.
   16 -- Dasha Kourkina, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Michelle Sorokko (3), Little Neck, N.Y., def. Samantha Gillas, New Braunfels, Texas, and Chelsea Kung, Fort Worth, Texas, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (1).
   14 -- Amanda Chang, Pasadena, and Amy Huang, San Diego, def. Gabriella Price, Montebello, N.Y., and Katie Volynets (2), Walnut Creek, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
   12 -- Christine Canete, Los Angeles, and Katrina Scott (2), Woodland Hills, def. Zoe Hammond, Edmond, Okla., and Caroline Wernli (3), Austin, Texas, 6-2, 6-4.