Fenty Goes Back to Back

Consecutive ITF Junior Doubles Titles in Mexico for Andrew Fenty

Brian Cernoch and William Woodall reach the Yucatan Finals

Sixteen-year-old Andrew Fenty completed a successful two week trip to Mexico by claiming the doubles crown at the XXX Yucatan Cup Grade 1 ITF with Israeli Yshai Oliel on Saturday, the triumph in Yucatan followed on from Fenty and Oliel securing the title at the Aiberto Juvenil Mexico Grade A ITF in Mexico City on November 20^th.

JTCC High performance player Fenty, entered the Aiberto Juvenil seeded #7 partnering Oliel. The event is one of only five Grade A ITF Junior events that take place each year and is ranked just below the Grand Slams in terms of prestige. The duo survived two match tie breaks en route to finals where they overcame the all American team of Boris Kozlov and Karl Poling 6-4, 6-3.

Fenty and Oliel continued their winning run at the XXX Yucatan Cup by coming through the top half of the draw as #6 seeds. Their progress to the finals included quarterfinal, 4-6, 6-4, 10-4, and semifinal, 6-3, 6-2, victories over the fourth seeds, Alan Fernado Rubio Fierros (MEX)/Duarte Vale (POR), and the seventh seeds, Max Broville (FRA)/Vlad Andrei Dancu (ROU), respectively.

Their opponents in the Championship match were the unseeded JTCC pairing of Brian Cernoch and William Woodall. Cernoch, 17, and Woodall, 16, combined superbly to win through four rounds together. This streak included a notable 6-4, 6-4 semifinal win against #3 seeds from France, Dan Added and Matteo Martineau.

The title decider saw three JTCC players on court and produced a contest worthy of any finals. Fenty/Oliel took the first set 6-4 before Cernoch/Woodall rallied to claim the second 6-2 and send the encounter into a match tiebreaker. There was never more than a couple of points in it before #6 seeds eventually prevailed 10-8 to earn their second title in as many weeks.

“Andrew, Brian and William must be commended for a series of excellent performances throughout the trip,” said Frank Salazar, JTCC Senior Director of High Performance, who was traveling with the group. “They should all now be full of confidence ahead of the upcoming Eddie Herr and Orange Bowl tournaments.”