06/05/2026
14 OF TOP 16 SEEDS ADVANCE AT USTA SOUTHERN
June 5, 2026
MOBILE, Ala. — “Fourteen of the top 16 singles seeds advanced Thursday to the round of 16 in the United States Tennis Association Southern 16s and 18s Championship.
No. 1 seeds Aiden Miller (Biltmore Lake, N.C.) in boys 16s, Sophia Miller (Birmingham, Ala.) in girls 18s and Rachel Immordino (Brentwood, Tenn.) in girls 16s won a pair of matches apiece during the event’s opening day.
Unseeded Marcello Bisogno (Atlanta, Ga.) upset No. 1 Saahil Gupte (Cary, N.C.) 5-7, 7-5, 6-1 in the first round of boys 18s. But another unseeded player, Akshath Hemanth (Hoover, Ala.), defeated Bisogno 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 in the second round.
In girls’ 16s, unseeded Piper Yea (Hilton Head Island, S.C.) defeated No. 3 Georgia King (North Little Rock, Ark.) 6-3, 6-3 in the second round.
Copeland-Cox Mobile Tennis Center (851 Gaillard Drive, zip code 36608, phone 251-208-5181) is the venue. Admission is free to the tournament, which includes doubles and consolation singles brackets and is scheduled to conclude Monday. Friday matches will begin at 8 a.m. CDT.”
Written by Ed Cassiere