Future of American Tennis Will Once Again Be On Display During 58th Annual Easter Bowl USTA Spring Nationals

The future of American tennis will once again be on display at the 58th Annual Easter Bowl USTA Spring Nationals Presented by adidas, taking place March 21–29 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, home to the BNP Paribas Open Masters 1000 event.

One of the nation’s largest and most prestigious junior tennis tournaments, the Easter Bowl is a USTA Level 1 Spring National Championship in the 18s, 16s, 14s and 12s for both boys and girls with gold, silver and bronze balls handed out for top finishers in all eight singles and doubles divisions.

Current world-ranked No. 27, Irvine’s Learner Tien, played the prestigious Easter Bowl seven times as a junior, dating back to his debut in 2015. In 2019, Tien advanced to the Boys’ 14s singles semifinals and in 2021, he made it to the Boys’ 16s final as a 15-year-old. In his final Easter Bowl match as a 16-year-old playing in the 18s in 2022, Tien competed in the quarterfinals and fell to good friend and training partner Alex Michelsen, who went on to win the title.

Above: Alex Michelsen. Photo credit: Mauricio Paiz.

Nearly every American men’s and women’s Grand Slam champion since the first tournament began in 1968 has competed in the Easter Bowl, a true pipeline to the professional ranks, including past winners and International Tennis Hall of Famers John McEnroe, Tracy Austin, Pam Shriver and Jennifer Capriati. Recent past Easter Bowl champions include current pro stars Taylor Fritz, Jenson Brooksby, Frances Tiafoe, Marcos Giron, Brandon Nakashima, Sofia Kenin, Taylor Townsend, Tommy Paul, Alex Michelsen, Emma Navarro and Iva Jovic, to name a few. Recent Australian Open winner Madison Keys and two-time 2025 Grand Slam finalist Amanda Anisimova are also counted among Easter Bowl alumni.

Easter Bowl matches will once again be live-streamed on www.EasterBowl.com with more information to come. To keep up with all the Easter Bowl news, visit the website at www.easterbowl.com.

The iconic junior tournament started by Seena Hamilton in 1968 is considered the Super Bowl of junior tennis. Longtime Easter Bowl Chairman Emeritus Lornie Kuhle took over the event 14 years ago and was responsible for moving it to the Tennis Garden. There are few other junior tennis tournaments in the United States that possess the same rich history as the Easter Bowl. The tournament started in New York City and has been played in Florida, Arizona and California.

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Source: Easter Bowl. Photo credit (top): Mauricio Paiz.