Lakewood Ranch youth tennis player wins ITF tournament in El Salvador

His sister was the runner-up in the girls division.

By Ryan Kohn
| 1:49 p.m. June 3, 2019

Jake Krug, 16, won an ITF event in El Salvador. Courtesy photo.

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The Lakewood Ranch-based Krug family continues to tear up the tennis court.

Jake Krug, 16, won the International Tennis Federation's Grade 5 Copa Crowne Plaza 2 tournament in Santa Tecla, El Salvador, held from May 27 to June 1.

Krug, the five seed, beat Colombian six-seed William Yovanny Ribero Duarte 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-3 in the finals. The global tournament featured a lineup of top junior players. Krug also beat Colombia's Nicolas Cortes Campos, the third seed, in the quarterfinals (4-6, 7-5, 6-3).

Ava Krug and Julia Garcia. Courtesy photo.

Krug and partner Jameson Corsillo (of Boca Raton) also beat Ribero Duarte and Cortes Campos in the doubles finals, 7-6(5), 7-5.

On the girls side, fifth-seed Ava Krug, 13, reached the finals before falling to Mexico's Julia Garcia 6-4, 6-4. Garcia was the fourth seed. Krug beat Barbados' Hannah Chambers (the ninth seed) 6-1, 6-4 in the semifinals.

Krug and partner Leah Kuruvilla (Sugar Land, Texas) lost to Garcia and El Salvador's Sara Valentina Cruz Bonilla 6-3, 3-6 (10-5) in the doubles semifinals.

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Ryan Kohn

Ryan Kohn is the sports editor for Sarasota and East County and a Missouri School of Journalism graduate. He was born and raised in Olney, Maryland. His biggest inspirations are Wright Thompson and Alex Ovechkin. His strongest belief is that mint chip ice cream is unbeatable.