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Caty McNally

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Caty has been on my radar since she swept the 14s National (Singles and Doubles) over the summer. Her results seem impressive for her age. She turned 13 last month according to Colette Lewis so her birthday is November 2001. I have never seen her play but was impressed by her brother who swept the 16s National at the Zoo. I hope her game is just as nice. Might be a bit early to start a thread but since she will take part in the upcoming Teen Tennis & Les Petits As, I would like to start keeping track of her progress.

USTA Holds Playoffs for 2015 Nike Junior International Teen Tennis and Les Petits As Teams

The semifinals results in the girls playoff, courtesy of USTA National Coach Kathy Rinaldi:

Caty McNally def Tyra Hurricane Black 6-3, 6-2
Amanda Anisimova def Kacie Harvey 6-4, 6-3

Black defeated Harvey 6-3, 7-6(2) to join McNally and Anisimova on the team. The fourth player will be named later.
http://tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2014/11/usta-holds-playoffs-for-2015-nike.html

Here are some articles about Caty.

Caty McNally Plays Up, Wins USTA Girls' 14s Title
At age 12, Caty McNally became one of the youngest singles and doubles champions at the USTA Girls 14 National Championships last week in Peachtree City, Ga.


Girls' 14 Champion Caty McNally
© Doug Wrege, TennisRecruiting.net

The rising seventh-grader at Madeira Middle School in Cincinnati didn't lose a set in her seven singles matches and defeated third-seeded Taylor Johnson of Redondo Beach, Calif., 6-3, 6-2 in the final. No opponent won more than three games in a set against McNally in the singles draw.

In doubles, McNally teamed with Nicole Conard of Boca Raton, Fla. They beat Dasha Kourkina and Michelle Sorokko of New York 6-3, 4-6, 6-1.

McNally also had won a "double gold" (claiming the singles and doubles titles) in the USTA Girls 12 Winter Nationals to start the year in Tucson, Ariz., and she had won a doubles Gold Ball in Georgia a year ago at the USTA Girls 12 Nationals. But this was her first major title in the 14s. She called it the best tournament victory of her young career.

"Because I'm still 12 and playing with older girls, it's pretty big," said McNally, the No. 2 player on TennisRecruiting.net's national ranking of seventh graders.

The Girls 14 Nationals have been played in the Atlanta area for more than 30 years. McNally joins a roll of champions that includes Lindsay Davenport and Chanda Rubin.

McNally attributed her success to keeping her emotions in check, playing smart and having a good game plan for each match.

"I listened to my mom a lot," McNally said. "She would scout out the players. I listened to her and tried to execute it. It worked well each time."

McNally's mom, Lynn Nabors-McNally, is her coach and a former all-Big Ten player and WTA Tour pro. Caty McNally's brother is a prominent junior player, too. John McNally swept the singles and doubles titles at the USTA Boys 16 Super Nationals last week in Kalamazoo, Mich.

McNally is 5-foot-8, so she doesn't give up size and power against older players. She has more diversity in her game than most her age. She often hit drop shots after big serves, and she was equally comfortable hitting passing shots or lobs when aggressive players such as Johnson came to the net...
http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=1996

McNally siblings take all comers on court




Move over, Wolf pack. Cincinnati has a new first family of tennis.

The Wolfs – from Marty and Jeff back in the day to current Cincinnati Country Day stars Danielle and J.J. – are the family most Greater Cincinnatians think of when talking about the local tennis scene.

As dominant as they've been locally, the Wolfs haven't yet made the kind of national impact enjoyed by the McNallys of Madeira. Lynn Nabors-McNally played on the pro tour after graduating from Northwestern University and before becoming a busy local coach.

Her and John McNally Sr.'s two children might be on their way to even greater heights. John McNally Jr. won't turn 16 until October, but he's the U.S. Tennis Association's top-ranked player in the Boys 16 (and under) category – his second No. 1 ranking. He previously topped the Boys 14 rankings

His sister, 12-year-old Caty, is ranked second by the USTA in the Girls 14 age group after previously being No. 1 in the Girls 12.

"There are so many people in the United States that being able to say you're the best in the country is pretty cool," said John Jr., a Madeira High School sophomore.

Their success has created a buzz, from YouTube videos – including one of John helping Roger Federer warm up before Federer's Western & Southern Open quarterfinal against Andy Murray in August – to making Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd" page.

"That's a terrible picture," said Caty, a Madeira Middle School seventh-grade student, visibly grimacing after glancing at her magazine head shot.

They were picked by Sports Illustrated after completing a rare sweep this summer. John dropped just one set in seven matches while winning the USTA Boys 16 National Hardcourt Championship singles title in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He and Gianni Ross of Burr Ridge, Ill., captured the doubles title.

Meanwhile, Caty was winning all seven of her matches in straight sets while capturing the Girls 14 version of the championship in Peachtree City, Ga. She completed the sweep by teaming with Nicole Conrad of Boca Raton, Fla., to win the doubles crown.

John Sr., a financial adviser with a New York life insurance company, played basketball and ran track and cross country at Moeller. John Jr. and Caty – who play out of The Club at Harper's Point, where Lynn is on the pro staff – also have played multiple sports. John Jr. played baseball and basketball and Caty played basketball, but both decided to give the other sports up in favor of focusing on tennis.

Their decisions have consequences, most related to the travel that has them out of town on many weekends.

"It's hard," said the 5-foot-8 Caty, a right-hander who is scheduled to next play in a national tournament in Maryland in a couple of weeks. "Sometimes, you just want to hang out with your friends. I like to have sleepovers sometimes. I like to hang out."

The lifestyle also has benefits beyond hitting with Federer and seeing new places, pointed out John Jr., who suffered a first-round, late-August, straight-set loss to an 18-year-old German at the U.S. Open junior tournament in New York.

"It does take away from your average high school weekend, but you make friends along the way," said the 5-foot-11 right-hander, who had to skip a weekend trip to Mexico because of an elbow problem. "Gianni is like a brother to me."

Caty and John Jr. both are accomplished enough to have picked up sponsorship deals. Wilson provides racquets for both, while Nike outfits John with Caty going with Adidas, but neither of them have given much thought to the next steps. Turn pro? College first? Who knows? There's still time for those decisions.

"We're still pretty young," John reminded.

With their list of accomplishments, that's easy to forget.
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/spo.../mcnally-siblings-take-comers-court/16077587/

Colette Lewis ‏@zootennis Aug 10

14s National champion Caty McNally with mom & dad here to support brother John in 16s final
 
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Eddie Herr 14s

64 (6) caty mcnally d. Wiktoria Rutkowska 6-4; 6-2
32 (6) caty mcnally d. Sanyukta Gawande 6-2; 6-1
16 (6) caty mcnally d. Gracheva Varvara 6-1; 6-3
Q (6) caty mcnally d. (2) olga danilovic 6-4; 6-0
SF (6) caty mcnally d. (8) Nicole Conard 6-0; 6-0


I am so impressed. Caty seems to have all the tools. She plays a lot like brother, sweet forehand :drool: She likes to dropshot a lot :)

She turned 13 last month and is 5'-8", wonder how tall she will end up.
 
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(1) Anastasia Potapova (RUS) d. (6) Caty McNally (USA) 6-4 4-6 6-3 :hug:

You can only learn from a loss like this right? hopefully...

Good tournament anyway. Up next, junior orange bowl.

Currently uploading the match. Had difficulty with IMG streams every year so will see how it turns out #pray
 
#8 ·
She's a huge Fed fan so she can only have my support :oh: :p Joke aside, I'm a Potapova fan and I could discover Caty last week for the 1st time in that Eddie Herr final a week ago and I liked her game! :yeah:

GL to her at Jr OB and in the future :) :bounce:
 
#14 · (Edited)
Girls 14s fifth place: Caty McNally[6] (USA) def. Brindtha Ramasamy (CAN) 6-0, 6-1



Anastasia Potapova won the tournament beating U16 champion Bianca Andreescu in the final, Taylor Johnson beat Iga Swiatek (who had MP against Potapova in SF) in the 3rd place match. Caty takes the 5th place. :) :yeah:
 
#18 ·
Oh wow, Caty just got upset by Rakhimova, 6-7(5) 6-3 3-6. Didn't expect this at all, tbh! :eek: :hug:

Caty wasted a break lead at the end of the 1st set, fought back from 1-3* down in the 2nd, but she folded in the 3rd. :awww: She'll bounce back, no doubt about that! :hug:
 
#20 ·
Caty made her ITF debut last week at Carson.

International Spring Championships:

Caty MCNALLY (USA) 6-3 7-5 Alexandra SANFORD (USA) [10]
Kelly CHEN (USA) 6-4 6-0 Caty MCNALLY (USA)

This week at the Easter Bowl:

Caty MCNALLY (USA) 4-6 7-5 6-1 Melissa LORD (USA)
Caty MCNALLY (USA) 6-4 7-5 Usue Maitane ARCONADA (USA) [1]
Helen Abigail ALTICK (USA) 6-2 6-7(3) 6-1 Caty MCNALLY (USA)

Should break into 800 next week.

Caty McNally @CatyMcNally

I thank god everyday for all the amazing blessings and opportunities he has gave me.??
 

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Caty is through to the SFs at G4 International Grass Court Championships in Pennsylvania this week! :D

She's the 8th seed there, beat Nicole Mossmer 7-5 6-1 in R1, Clarissa Hand 1 & 1 in R2, and she double-bagelled (WC)Natasha Shubash in QF :eek: :yeah:

SF vs. Ann Li :cheer::cheer:
 
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