by Dawson Lane
2026 USCTA Junior HCP Singles @ The Tuxedo Club
The Tuxedo Club hosted (8) Juniors for the 2026 Junior Handicap Singles Championships.
The participants were:
Jeremy Wintersteen JR. (Newport)
Winter Evans-Jones (Philadelphia)
Ford Evans-Jones (Philadelphia)
Macalister Simpson (Tuxedo)
Lulu Gorzynski (Tuxedo)
Walt Laukitis (Tuxedo)
Benny Cassin (Westwood)
Deven Paes (Tuxedo)
The tournament committee had the participants play in (2) Round Robins with the top two finishers moving on the Sem-Finals. The juniors had a blast and provided the spectators with some entertaining and spectacular tennis.
Semi-Finals
Walt Laukitis defeated Lucian Gorzynski
Winter Evans-Jones defeated Deven Paes
Walt Laukitis – Champion
Winter Evans-Jones – Finalist
A huge Thank You to the Tuxedo Club for hosting the event and being so supportive of the development of Junior Court Tennis in the USA!
