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2 ❘ LOS CAB LIFE ❘ OCTOBER 2018 ● ON THE COURTS BRIGHT FUTURES ....................... RISING STARS SHINE AT USTA EVENT F or the 18th straight year, the action on the courts brought fans to their feet when the $15,000 Los Cab USTA Men's Pro Futures tennis tournament took place September 21st-30th. The singles title went to Takuto Niki, the fourth seed and a native of Japan, who outlasted un- seeded American Michael Shabaz, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Shabaz had needed to win three matches in the 128-player qualifying bracket just to make the main draw, but played exceptionally well to reach the final before falling to his counterpart. "I haven't won in six months, so I really wanted to win this tour- nament," said Niki, who captured his 10th Futures title. "I had to fight my opponent with every- thing I had." Unseeded Alexander Cozbinov of Moldova and Maxime Cressy of France claimed the dou- bles title, toppling third- seeded Americans Alec Adamson and Conor Berg, 6-2, 6-2, in the final. Youth Movement ■ CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT 34TH LOS CAB JUNIOR OPEN M any of the best young ten- nis players in Southern California participate in the Los Cab Junior Open each year, and the 34th edition in September kept that tradition going strong. Approximately 860 participants competed in the tournament that was hosted by four local tennis facilities, with the Open Singles, Open Doubles and 10U Singles for boys and girls being contested at Los Cab. "All these kids are the top junior players in Southern California," Tournament Director Hank Lloyd said. "This event always features some amazing competition." In the final of the Boys Open Sin- gles, Max McKennon beat Fernando Fonseca, while Midori Castillo topped Maxi Duncan to win the Girls Open title. The Boys Open Doubles winners were Fernando Fonseca and Takeyasu Sekiguchi, with Max McKennon and Matthew Sah taking finalist honors. In Girls Open Doubles, Arianna Stavropoulos and Cindy Ung beat Michelle Deng and Lauren Ko. Andrew Johnson defeated Ivan Pflueger for the Boys 10U title, and the trophy went to Thea Frodin in the Girls 10U division after she de- feated Breanna Kockinis. The Boys Sportsmanship Award went to Fernando Fonseca, and Cindy Ung took home the Girls Sportsmanship Award. Both the boys singles and doubles open winners received main-draw wild cards into the Men's Pro Futures tournament held in late September. "We're really trying to promote the growth of the kids' game and the pathway to the pros," Lloyd said. Max McKennon, Fernando Fonseca Andrew Johnson, Ivan Pflueger Fernando Fonseca, Fred Lipscomb Midori Castillo, Maxi Duncan Thea Frodin, Breanna Kockinis Hank Lloyd, Cindy Ung