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Fourth-seeded Maggie Sohns (Cooperstown, New York) captured the USTA Girls 12s National Championship in singles, while the team of Hannah Ayrault (Atlanta, Georgia) and Julia Seversen (Trabuco Canyon, California) won the doubles title in Peachtree Corners, Georgia.

Singles Champion Maggie Sohns
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Sohns, who earned her first USTA gold ball, was a 7-6 (1), 6-2 winner over the second-seeded Ayrault at Lifetime Fitness. Ayrault and Seversen claimed a 4-6, 6-1 10-2 decision over ninth seeds Alexandra Grilliot (Carmel, Indiana) and Vibha Gogineni (Mason, Ohio).

“I just tried to stay calm, because everyone I played against were amazing players,” Sohns said of her tournament performance. “I just tried to hit the ball as well as I could, and I was just trying to have fun. I want to congratulate Hannah and all the other players. They are amazing.”