No. 1 Seed Severance/Smith Claims Boys' 18 & Under Title at USTA Southern Winter Championships BG 18

The No. 1 seed, Severance/Smith, captured the Boys' 18 & Under singles title at the USTA Southern Winter Championships BG 18 in Florence Tennis Center, FLORENCE, defeating Parker/Lewis 9-7 in the final. The February 13-16, 2026 event wrapped up in straight sets, capping a strong week for Severance/Smith.

The Final

Severance/Smith (No. 1 seed) took on Parker/Lewis in the title match. Severance/Smith was efficient throughout, closing out the match 9-7.

Semifinals

Severance/Smith [1] set up the final with a 8-2 win over Roach/Claus [5], advancing in in straight sets.

On the other side of the draw, Parker/Lewis defeated WEAVER/Kemp [2] 8-6 to reach the final.

Quarterfinals

Severance/Smith [1] d. Persinger/Kukkamalla, 8-2

Roach/Claus [5] d. Wolf/Goode [4], [object Object] (W/O)

Parker/Lewis d. Colson/Lopez [3], 8-3

WEAVER/Kemp [2] d. Grigoryan/Muha, 9-8(3)

Full Results

Final

Severance/Smith [1] d. Parker/Lewis, 9-7

Semifinals

Severance/Smith [1] d. Roach/Claus [5], 8-2

Parker/Lewis d. WEAVER/Kemp [2], 8-6

Quarterfinals

Severance/Smith [1] d. Persinger/Kukkamalla, 8-2

Roach/Claus [5] d. Wolf/Goode [4], [object Object] (W/O)

Parker/Lewis d. Colson/Lopez [3], 8-3

WEAVER/Kemp [2] d. Grigoryan/Muha, 9-8(3)

Round of 16

Severance/Smith [1] d. Watson/Toth, 8-1

Persinger/Kukkamalla d. Sanchez/Mong [5], 9-7

Wolf/Goode [4] d. Sharma/Daves, 8-3

Roach/Claus [5] d. Cerminara/Dukowicz, 8-2

Parker/Lewis d. Yeung/Ziskind [5], 8-4

Colson/Lopez [3] d. Lewis/Fekete, 8-4

Grigoryan/Muha d. Contractor/Pancich [5], 8-4

WEAVER/Kemp [2] d. Glickstein/Lamb, 9-8(5)

Round of 32

Watson/Toth d. Iliescu/Bisogno, 8-6

Persinger/Kukkamalla d. Johansson/Dorland, 8-2

Sharma/Daves d. Schroerlucke/Veltenaar, 9-8(3)

Roach/Claus [5] d. Griffin/Khan, 8-5

Cerminara/Dukowicz d. Gessner/Martin, 8-6

Parker/Lewis d. Chen/Lee, 8-4

Lewis/Fekete d. Rajesh/Bhandari, 8-4

Grigoryan/Muha d. Clark/Ferreira, [object Object] (W/O)

Contractor/Pancich [5] d. Chung/Fogarty, 8-6

Glickstein/Lamb d. Walker/Webster, 8-2