No. 1 Seed Lankford Claims Girls' 16 & Under Title at Genesis-Lexington Singles Open BG 12/16

Katie Lankford captured the Girls' 16 & Under singles title at the Level 5 Open Genesis-Lexington Singles Open BG 12/16, held April 17-19, 2026 at Lexington Tennis Club, LEXINGTON, KY. Katie Lankford defeated Alisa Shevtcova 6-3, 6-2 in the final to claim the trophy.

The Final

The final brought together No. 1 seed Katie Lankford and Alisa Shevtcova. Lankford controlled the match from start to finish, winning 6-3, 6-2.

Semifinals

Lankford (No. 1 seed) defeated Trubee 6-1, 6-2.

Cranfill defeated Hanna 6-1, 6-4.

Benedetti defeated Cunningham 6-0, 6-1.

An Upset-Filled Quarterfinal Round

Lankford (No. 1 seed) defeated Hanna 6-1, 6-0.

Shevtcova defeated Ferreira 6-0, 6-0.

Pattenaude (No. 2 seed) defeated Kumar 6-4, 6-2.

Hanna upset No. 1 seed Brown, winning 6-2, 6-2.

Cranfill defeated Hall 6-4, 6-2.

Cunningham defeated Bentley 6-0, 6-2.

Benedetti upset No. 2 seed Arusam, winning 6-4, 7-6(7).

Detailed Results

Final

Katie Lankford [1] d. Alisa Shevtcova, 6-3, 6-2

Callie Cranfill d. Stella Benedetti, 6-3, 6-1

Semifinals

Katie Lankford [1] d. Mia Trubee, 6-1, 6-2

Callie Cranfill d. Colleen Hanna, 6-1, 6-4

Stella Benedetti d. Paige Cunningham, 6-0, 6-1

Quarterfinals

Katie Lankford [1] d. Nicole Hanna, 6-1, 6-0

Alisa Shevtcova d. Alice Ferreira, 6-0, 6-0

Alexis Pattenaude [2] d. Shree Nidhi Sikkal Kumar, 6-4, 6-2

Colleen Hanna d. Delaney Brown [1], 6-2, 6-2

Callie Cranfill d. Eleanor Hall, 6-4, 6-2

Paige Cunningham d. Brynn Bentley, 6-0, 6-2

Stella Benedetti d. Aaradhya Arusam [2], 6-4, 7-6(7)