Elizabeth Higgins Sweeps Girls' 14 & Under Singles and Doubles at Little Rock Level 4

Girls 14U Singles & Doubles | Level 4 Open: Little Rock 12 and 14 Flighted, Little Rock, AR

Tournament date: October 5, 2026

Elizabeth Higgins of Raleigh, North Carolina swept the Girls' 14 & under singles and doubles titles at the Level 4 Open: Little Rock 12 and 14 Flighted, held October 3–5, 2026 at Rebsamen Tennis Center in Little Rock, AR. The No. 5 seed won the Flight 1 singles crown with a 6-1, 3-6, 10-8 final win over Stella Johansson, then teamed with Paige Hamel to take the doubles title 8-5 over Johansson and Allison Brown.

Higgins' Path

In singles, Higgins opened with a retirement win over Alexa Gagnon (injury), then beat Allison Brown 6-3, 6-3 in the quarterfinals and edged Neeli Buchireddy 6-4, 4-6, 10-8 in the semifinals before her three-set final win over Johansson. In doubles, Higgins and Hamel (Hilton Head Island, SC) won four straight matches — over McCluskey/Van Matre, Shive/Khattar and Rico/Creevey — before closing out Johansson and Brown 8-5 in the final.

Detailed Results

Elizabeth Higgins [5] d. Stella Johansson, 6-1, 3-6, 10-8 (F, Singles Flight 1)

Elizabeth Higgins [5] d. Neeli Buchireddy, 6-4, 4-6, 10-8 (SF, Singles Flight 1)

Elizabeth Higgins [5] d. Allison Brown, 6-3, 6-3 (QF, Singles Flight 1)

Elizabeth Higgins / Paige Hamel d. Stella Johansson / Allison Brown, 8-5 (F, Doubles)

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