Farris Cunningham wins State Singles Title

July 21th, 2010

Freshman Farris Cunningham won the TAPPS State Singles Title making it to the Finals without losing a game. On her way to the State Title, Farris placed first in District. Farris' High School, Duchesne Academy, also placed first at the State Championships. Farris was quoted as saying: "It was an awesome experience. We had so much fun at State. We have a strong team and we all won it together."

Summer Competition Results

July 20th, 2010

June

Jean Thirouin B12s WINNER singles and doubles
Cole Lawson B12 Finalist singles and doubles
Aron Pierce B14s WINNER
Alex Thirouin B16s doubles WINNER
Jose Martinez B18s Finalist
Cassandra Vazques G14s Finalist

May

Cole Lawson B14s semifinalist
Jean Thirouin B14s semifinalist
Jose Martinez B18s WINNER
Alex Huie G16s finalist
Bailey Vandyke G16s semifinalist

April

Cassandra Vazques G14s Finalist

More Competition Results

April 23th, 2010

Some more of our competition results from the past few months. Congratulations to all Houston Tennis Academy players!

February 2010 Superchamp Major Zone

Farris Cunnigham G16’s Singles Semifinalist; Doubles WINNER
Melissa Burkhardt G16‘s Doubles WINNER
Rachael Reed G18’s Singles WINNER
Karyna Alesha G18’s Singles Finalist

Nathaniel Lammons B18B’s Singles and DoublesC WINNER
Alexander Frias B18’s DoublesC WINNER and SinglesB finalist
Jose Martinez B18’s Singles Semifinalist
Nickolas Naumman B18’s Doubles Finalist
Aron Pierce B14’s Singles WINNER Doubles Semifinalist
Cole Lawson B‘14s Doubles Semifinalist

January 2010 Super Champ Excellence

Rachael Reed G16‘s Singles Finalist
Kim Anicete G18’s Semifinalist

Jean Thiroin B12’s Finalist
Cole Lawson B12’s Semifinalist
Jose Martinez B18’s Finalist

January 2010 Superchamp Major Zone

Farris Cunnigham G16’s Singles and Doubles Semifinalist
Melissa Burkhardt G16‘s Doubles Semifinalist

Jean Thiroin B12’s Singles and Doubles WINNER

December 2009 Winter Super Nationals

Rachael Reed G16’s Finalist
Rachael Reed G16’s Copper Bowl (Nat L3 event) Finalist

December 2009 Super Champ Major Zone

Alex Huie G16‘s Doubles Semifinalist

Nathaniel Lammons B16’s Singles and Doubles Semifinalist
Alexander Frias B16’s Doubles Semifinalist
Jose Martinez B18’s Singles Semifinalist

November 2009 Super Champ Major Zone

Farris Cunnigham G16’s Singles Finalist

Jean Thiroin B12’s Singles and Doubles Finalist

October 2009 Superchamp Major Zone

Rachael Reed G16‘s Singles Semifinalist
Bailey VanDyke G18‘s Singles Quarterfinalist
Alison Burkhardt G18‘s Singles Qurterfinalist
Cassandra Vazques G14’s Singles Finalist

Jose Martinez B18’s Singles Semifinalist
Nickolas Naumman B18’s Singles Quarterfinalist
Jean Thirouin B12’s Singles Finalist

Competition Results

April 19th, 2010

Congratulations to Aron Pierce, who on March 14th picked up his first Major Zone Boys 14S, nonetheless here in Houston!

Also, congratulations are in order to Mackenzie Bartsch and Boris Ivanov who traveled to Georgetown, TX this past week and won the Championship Major Zone. Well Done! — Team Houston Tennis Academy

  

Richardson Excellence Results

September 10th, 2009

The beginning of September brought several exciting days of tennis not only at the US Open. While Melanie Oudin was taking out one Russian after another, Houston Tennis Academy players were being as successful as we would like them to be. At the Richardson Excellence the Houston Tennis Academy had three winners and several finalists and semi-finalists.

Boys 18:
Alex Van Velzer WINNER
Jose Martinez 6th

Boys 16:
Nick Naumann 4th
Nate Lammons 15th

Boys 12:
Cole Lawson WINNER

Girls 18:
Kim Anicete WINNER
Ariel Morton FINALIST

Girls 16:
Mariam Zein 3rd
Rachel Reed 9th

Girls 14:
Cassandra Vazquez 3rd
Allyson Hayley 8th

Girls 12:
Emily Thorson 10th

At the Houston ZAT Luke Kline and Daniel Whathley won their divisions and qualified for the Championship level!

Congratulations to all of you! And remember: Stay humble, stay hungry.

Prince Cup: Road to Barcelona

April 27th, 2009

Houston Tennis Academy, the Dark Horse in the Prince Cup, rode into Dallas, losing in the finals to T Bar M. The team had a photo finish with three out of the seven matches ending in tie breakers. The results show that Houston Tennis Academy may be the horse to ride for next year’s Prince Cup.

On the road to the finals, Houston Tennis Academy had three wins, including one over IMG Bollettieri. The competition was at the highest level, with 8 of the top academies in the country in attendance, all fighting to win the trip to Barcelona, Spain.

It was a memorable experience for all of the players, coaches and families. The team spirit and enthusiasm elevated play to new heights, and forged a bond that still exists for all those who were present. Hats off to the players below who represented the Houston Tennis Academy in the 2009 Prince Cup:

Boys 18: Ben Chen
Girls 18: Kim Anicete

Boys 16: Jose Martinez
Girls 16: Karyna Alesha

Boys 14: Rogan Hari
Girls 14: Farris Cunningham

Boys 12: Cole Lawson
Girls 12: Cassandra Vazquez

Corpus Christi Major Zone Results

February 10th, 2009

The Houston Tennis Academy had another good showing at the Corpus Christi major zone.
Eric Tyler made it to the boys 16’s B draw finals and Farris Cunningham also reached the girls 16’s A finals. Kim Anicete lost to her nemesis in 3 sets in the semis of the girls 18’s draw. In the boys 16 draw, Jose Martinez won his first two rounds in windy conditions only to lose to the number one seed in the 3rd round. Nick Naumann got through 2 rounds before falling in the 3rd round. In Doubles, Nick made it to the finals and beat fellow Houston Tennis Academy students Alex Frias and Nathanial Lammons in the finals.

Congrats to all those who played in the tough windy conditions at Corpus Christi!

Super Championship Excellence Results

January 25th, 2009

The Houston Tennis Academy had a great showing at the January 2009 Super Championship Excellence in Waco Texas and came away with two titles. We had 15 players from the academy participate in the tournament,the most of any academey in Texas!

In the boys 16 and under, Jose Martinez made it all the way to finals and won his division! Congrats to Jose for a fine tournament. Nick Naumann dropped a tough first round loss, but came back to make it to the finals of the back draw. Kim Anicete won the girls 18’s division, beating the number one seed on the way to the finals! Congrats to Kim for a great tournament.