EL PASO'S GIANNA PIELET ATTENDS USTA GIRLS' PLAYER DEVELOPMENT CAMP
The USTA recently announced a USTA Girls Player Development Camp in Boca Raton, Fla., March 19-22, 2015, that El Paso-area junior Gianna Pielet was selected for.
Lead National Coach Richard Ashby along with National Coaches, Anibal Aranda and Maureen Diaz will help conduct the camp at the USTA Player Development National Training Center. The camp consisted of players born in 2002, 2003 and 2004, and allowed both player and coach (in this case, Gianna's coaches Doug Pielet and Jack Sharpe).
Pielet recently won the USTA Winter Nationals Girls 12s singles and was a finalist in girls' doubles. With that victory, she moved to No. 1 in the country in Girls 12s. She's currently No. 4 in the country in Girls' 12s singles.
USTA GIRLS' PLAYER DEVELOPMENT CAMP
USTA Lead National Coach: Richard Ashby
USTA National Coaches: Anibal Aranda and Maureen Diaz
Senior Director, Diversity and Inclusion: Jean Desdunes
Player Hometown Personal Coach
Jaedan Brown Granger, IN Auggie Guimareas
Cori Gauff Delray Beach, FL Sly Black
Nina Gulbransen Boca Raton, FL David Parkin
Ava Hrastar Duluth, GA Brian de Villiers
Alexa Noel Summit, NJ Kyle Bailey
Whitney Osuigwe Bradenton, FL Desmond Osuigwe
Gianna Pielet El Paso, TX Doug Pielet/Jack Sharpe
Elizabet Verizova Suwanee, GA Jim Ragsdale
Sasha Wood Topsfield, MA Francisco Montoya/Virginia Romero
Fiona Crawley San Antonio, TX Peter Crawley
Savannah Broadus Carrollton, TX Theron Cole
Charlotte Owensby Boca Raton, FL Sly Black