While Chloe Ouellet-Pizer was marching toward the girls’ title at the Champions Club Wednesday morning without breaking a sweat, Alex Del Corral had to work to capture the boys’ championship at the 12-and-under USTA National Open.
Del Corral, the No. 2 seed, rallied to beat top-seeded Abhin Sharmar, 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (4).
“I was really happy with the way I played after losing the first set,” said Del Corral, of Doral, Fla. “This was a pretty big win for me.”
Sharmar was the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 7 in the nation and Del Corral wasn’t far behind at No. 16 — and Del Corral’s ranking is sure to rise because of the points bump he’ll get for beating Sharma.
Del Corral had contended in several big tournaments recently, including reaching the semifinals at a National Open in May, but hadn’t managed to break through and win the whole thing until Wednesday.