TENNIS NOTEBOOK: LEDERMAN FINDS HIS WAY BACK.Byline: Lauren Gustus Staff Writer Josh Lederman will return this summer to Kalamazoo, Mich., for the USTA USTA United States Tennis Association USTA United States Telecom Association USTA United States Trotting Association USTA United States Telephone Association USTA United States Twirling Association USTA United States Trademark Association junior national tournament at the beginning of August. He played singles at Kalamazoo last summer but will partner with Kaes Van't Hof Kaes Van't Hof was born on August 1, 1986, in Newport Beach, California, the United States. He is the son of Robert Van't Hof. Van't Hof graduated Mater Dei High in Santa Ana, California in 2004. There he was a four-year tennis letterwinner who played No. of Newport Beach Newport Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 66,643), Orange co., S Calif., on Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1906. It is a popular seaside resort and yachting center. Manufactures include electrical and medical equipment, computers, boats, and adhesives. in the boys' 18 doubles division this time. For Lederman, one of Southern California's top players, an invite to Kalamazoo should have been automatic. But since he was diagnosed with Guillian-Barre syndrome, a reversible nerve disease, just after the junior nationals last summer, Lederman played in few USTA tournaments and all but counted himself out of the season's premier event. ``I didn't expect to get in at all,'' Lederman said. ``I was playing in only my third tournament back and we (Lederman and Van't Hof) were unranked. We had to get to the finals to get in.'' Lederman went to a USTA National Open in June in El Monte El Monte (ĕl mŏn`tē), city (1990 pop. 106,209), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1912. A residential, industrial, and commercial city in the San Gabriel Valley, El Monte manufactures furniture, electronic equipment, semiconductors, without a spot in the draw. He had the option to play doubles, with Van't Hof, and jumped on it. He and Van't Hof defeated the tournament's No. 1 seed, John Pettit This article is about the U.S. Representative from Indiana from (1843-1849). For the U.S. Representative from Indiana from (1855-1861), see John U. Pettit. John Pettit (June 24 1807 - January 17 1877) was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana. of Monterey and Eric Roberson of Sacramento, in the semifinals to earn a spot in the finals and an automatic berth in the junior nationals. The incoming junior played singles and doubles for Harvard-Westlake of Studio City last season but wasn't 100 percent healthy. Harvard-Westlake was upset by Los Alamitos Los Alamitos (lôs ăləmē`təs, lŏs), city (1990 pop. 11,676), Orange co., NE of Long Beach, S Calif., in a suburban area; inc. 1960. Los Alamitos Racetrack and U.S. military installations are nearby. in the quarterfinals of the Southern Section Div. I playoffs. Lederman is still getting back to full strength - with Guillian-Barre a person can experience residual weakness for one to two years. ``I'm at about 90 percent right now,'' Lederman said. ``I'm getting better.'' --The big time? Prakash Amritraj Prakash Amritraj (born October 2, 1983, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is a professional tennis player. He turned professional in 2003 after winning the National Championships at the University of Southern California. went to Harvard-Westlake and USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. , and now he's trying the pro circuit. Amritraj played American Robby Ginepri Robby Ginepri (born October 7 1982) is an American tennis player who turned professional in 2001. Ginepri had a breakout year in 2005. In August 2005 he reached the semifinal of an ATP Masters Series tournament for the first time in his career, in Cincinnati, United States. in the first round of the Hall of Fame championships at the Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I, on Monday. He lost 6-4, 6-1. Amritraj was the Trojans' top singles player in his sophomore season. The Trojans lost to UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX in the second round of the 2003 men's NCAA tournament. --Weekend warriors: A unique schedule didn't keep local players from playing in the Beverly Hills Junior Tennis Open, which runs through the weekend. The 315-player tournament, which has boys and girls' divisions for ages 10 through 18, started last weekend, and the tournament was put on hold until this weekend. The quarterfinals, semifinals and finals will be played Saturday and Sunday. In the boys' 18 division, Chris Saveanu of Eagle Rock had the most success of any local player. He advanced to a quarterfinal match against Ryan Newbuger with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 victory over Miguel Rodriguez in the round of 16. Andy Rebhun or Harvard-Westlake lost to Andrew Nguyen of La Mirada in the round of 16. Cheyenne Reveche of Campbell Hall in North Hollywood received a bye and will play Masako Horino in the girls' 18s quarterfinals on Saturday, and in the girls' 16s second-seeded Desiree Stone of North Hollywood advanced to the quarters with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Ashley Alpert. In the boys' 16s, top-seeded Allen Lee, who plays for Calabasas, reached the quarters along with Stephen Joe of Thousand Oaks, Bret Thacher of Studio City and Daniel Freeman of Chatsworth. Lauren Gustus, (818) 713-3607 lauren.gustus(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: JOSH LEDERMAN He earned an invitation to the USTA junior national tournament in Kalamazoo, Mich. |
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