Carlsbad’s Pareja among top seeds at Billie Jean King Girls’ National Championships
Akasha Urhobo is the No seed in the Girls s singles division Photo courtesy of USTA SAN DIEGO Seeded players have been publicized for the United States Tennis Association Billie Jean King Girls s and s National Championships which began Saturday at Barnes Tennis Center Tournament officers named Akasha Urhobo of Fort Lauderdale Fla as the No seed in the Girls s singles division Urhobo has competed on the International Tennis Federation World Tennis Tour and USTA Pro Circuit this year She is at present ranked No in the WTA singles rankings after reaching a career-high No earlier this year Local entrant Julieta Pareja of Carlsbad is the No seed in the Girls s singles draw Pareja is No in the ITF junior rankings She reached the Wimbledon Girls singles final this year The No seed is Monika Ekstrand of Delray Beach Fla who is at the moment ranked No in the WTA singles rankings Carlota Moreno of Knoxville Tenn is the Girls s top seed She is now No in the USTA Girls s rankings Earlier this month Moreno captured third-place in the Girls s singles competition of the USTA National Clay Court Championships in Mount Pleasant S C Armira Kockinis of La Habra Heights is seeded second and Welles Newman of Boca Raton Fla third To view the complete list of seeded players for all tournament divisions click here With such a strong athlete field we are anticipating another great tournament this year at Barnes Tennis Center explained tournament director Lornie Kuhle Fans will have an opportunity to watch the tennis stars of the future These are the best of the best players in the United States and we look forward to nine days of amazing competition Nearly of the top junior tennis players in the country aged and and under will compete for the title of national champion through Aug In addition wild cards for direct entry into the US Open will be awarded to the tournament s top finishers Both divisions feature -player singles draws and -team doubles draws The Girls s event began Saturday and concludes with the singles and doubles championships on Aug The Girls s tournament will get underway Sunday and concludes with the singles and doubles championships on Aug Matches are scheduled to begin at a m each day starting times are subject to change Admission is free each day of the tournament and there is no charge for parking at Barnes Tennis Center Early-round tournament matches also will be played from Saturday through Wednesday at Balboa Tennis Club Morley Field Drive and University of San Diego Alcala Park Admission and parking is free at both sites For USD parking information click here