Machikawa Claims Girls' 18 & Under Title at Laguna Creek Sports Club Junior 18s & 16s Super Series

Valerie Machikawa captured the Girls' 18 & Under singles title at the Level 4 Open Laguna Creek Sports Club Junior 18s & 16s Super Series, held April 4-5, 2026 at Laguna Creek Sports Club, Elk Grove, CA. Valerie Machikawa defeated DEVANSHI SHRESTHA 6-0, 6-0 in the final to claim the trophy.

The Final

The final brought together Valerie Machikawa and DEVANSHI SHRESTHA. Machikawa controlled the match from start to finish, winning 6-0, 6-0.

Semifinals

Machikawa pulled off the upset of the draw, rallying past No. 1 seed Bazemore 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 in a hard-fought three-set battle.

SHRESTHA upset No. 2 seed Rowley, winning 6-4, 6-3.

Liu (No. 2 seed) needed three sets to get past Sels, prevailing 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Kamath defeated Calvero 6-2, 6-0.

Nguyen upset No. 2 seed Mallampati, winning 7-5, 6-4.

An Upset-Filled Quarterfinal Round

Bazemore (No. 1 seed) defeated Baptist 7-5, 7-6(5).

Machikawa defeated LeVine 6-4, 6-2.

SHRESTHA defeated Yang 7-5, 6-2.

Rowley (No. 2 seed) needed three sets to get past Wu, prevailing 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.

Metta upset No. 1 seed Ogawa, winning 6-2, 6-0.

Calvero pulled off the upset of the draw, rallying past No. 1 seed Bekbulatova 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 in a hard-fought three-set battle.

Kamath defeated Paruchuri 6-4, 6-2.

Nguyen needed three sets to get past McManus, prevailing 1-6, 6-4, 6-1.

Mallampati (No. 2 seed) defeated Schefke 6-1, 6-2.

Melnik defeated Grenard 6-0, 6-0.

Li (No. 2 seed) needed three sets to get past Tong, prevailing 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.

Detailed Results

Final

Valerie Machikawa d. DEVANSHI SHRESTHA, 6-0, 6-0

Saanvi Metta d. Kaitlyn Liu [2], 6-3, 6-0

Sachika Kamath d. Chelsea Nguyen, 6-0, 7-5

Clara Todd d. Maria Melnik, 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(3)

Semifinals

Valerie Machikawa d. Lily Bazemore [1], 2-6, 6-2, 6-2

DEVANSHI SHRESTHA d. Meghan Rowley [2], 6-4, 6-3

Kaitlyn Liu [2] d. Lyla van Loben Sels, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2

Sachika Kamath d. Cassidee Calvero, 6-2, 6-0

Chelsea Nguyen d. Pallavi Mallampati [2], 7-5, 6-4

Quarterfinals

Lily Bazemore [1] d. Makenzie Baptist, 7-5, 7-6(5)

Valerie Machikawa d. Ellie-Sunshine LeVine, 6-4, 6-2

DEVANSHI SHRESTHA d. Kareena Yang, 7-5, 6-2

Meghan Rowley [2] d. Rebecca Wu, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1

Saanvi Metta d. Akina Ogawa [1], 6-2, 6-0

Cassidee Calvero d. Valentina Bekbulatova [1], 7-5, 1-6, 6-4

Sachika Kamath d. Nashita Paruchuri, 6-4, 6-2

Chelsea Nguyen d. Ryan McManus, 1-6, 6-4, 6-1

Pallavi Mallampati [2] d. Khloe Schefke, 6-1, 6-2

Maria Melnik d. Sarah Grenard, 6-0, 6-0

Emily Li [2] d. Ysabel Tong, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1