No. 1 Seed Szymanski Claims Boys' 16 & Under Title at USTA Southern Winter Championships BG 16

The No. 1 seed, Zachary Szymanski, captured the Boys' 16 & Under singles title at the USTA Southern Winter Championships BG 16 in Lagoon Park Tennis Center, Montgomery, defeating Akshath Hemanth (No. 4 seed) 6-1 (ret.) in the final. The February 13-16, 2026 event wrapped up in straight sets, capping a strong week for Szymanski.

The Final

Zachary Szymanski (No. 1 seed) took on Akshath Hemanth (No. 4 seed) in the title match. Hemanth was forced to retire with Szymanski leading 6-1.

Semifinals

Zachary Szymanski [1] set up the final with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Asher Negandhi [9], advancing in in dominant fashion.

On the other side of the draw, Akshath Hemanth [4] defeated Aayush Vartak [2] 6-4, 3-6, [10-7] to reach the final.

Quarterfinals

Zachary Szymanski [1] d. Joseph Kim [9], 6-2, 6-3

Asher Negandhi [9] d. Sam Calvert [5], 6-4, 4-6, [10-8]

Akshath Hemanth [4] d. Smyan Vijay [5], 6-4, 6-4

Aayush Vartak [2] d. Gus Geubelle [5], 7-6(7), 6-2

Full Results

Final

Zachary Szymanski [1] d. Akshath Hemanth [4], 6-1 (RET)

Semifinals

Zachary Szymanski [1] d. Asher Negandhi [9], 6-1, 6-2

Akshath Hemanth [4] d. Aayush Vartak [2], 6-4, 3-6, [10-7]

Quarterfinals

Zachary Szymanski [1] d. Joseph Kim [9], 6-2, 6-3

Asher Negandhi [9] d. Sam Calvert [5], 6-4, 4-6, [10-8]

Akshath Hemanth [4] d. Smyan Vijay [5], 6-4, 6-4

Aayush Vartak [2] d. Gus Geubelle [5], 7-6(7), 6-2

Round of 16

Zachary Szymanski [1] d. Parker Albin, 6-1, 6-4

Joseph Kim [9] d. Kalvin Seo [5], 6-2, 6-1

Asher Negandhi [9] d. Tabb Tuck [3], 6-4, 2-6, [10-7]

Sam Calvert [5] d. Judah Henry, 6-7(6), 6-4, [10-7]

Smyan Vijay [5] d. Aadi Talati, 6-1, 6-4

Akshath Hemanth [4] d. Santiago Bisogno [9], 6-3, 6-0

Gus Geubelle [5] d. William Goodwin [9], [object Object] (W/O)

Aayush Vartak [2] d. Jacob Harrelson [9], 6-1, 6-1

Round of 32

Zachary Szymanski [1] d. Aiden Miller, 7-5, 7-5

Parker Albin d. Blick Alexander [9], 6-4, 6-3

Kalvin Seo [5] d. Krish Vajre, 6-1, 7-6(7)

Joseph Kim [9] d. Quint Freeman, 6-2, 6-2

Tabb Tuck [3] d. Johan Lee, 6-0, 6-1

Asher Negandhi [9] d. Gregory Yuan, 7-5, 5-7, [10-3]

Sam Calvert [5] d. Ryan Matheson, 6-1, 6-0

Judah Henry d. Drew Hanin, 6-3, 7-6(2)

Aadi Talati d. Ryan Herrington [9], 6-4, 6-4

Smyan Vijay [5] d. Jansen Brown, 6-1, 6-0

Santiago Bisogno [9] d. Evan Rodenberg, 6-4, 6-1

Akshath Hemanth [4] d. Ian Royce, 6-2, 6-4

William Goodwin [9] d. Austin Smith, 6-3, 6-2

Gus Geubelle [5] d. Walker Hendrick, 6-1, 6-1

Jacob Harrelson [9] d. Decker Lenzen, 6-4, 0-6, [10-6]

Aayush Vartak [2] d. Andy Ding, 6-1, 6-3

Round of 64

Zachary Szymanski [1] d. Ivan Kalagin, 6-2, 6-2

Aiden Miller d. Lucas Wright, [object Object] (W/O)

Blick Alexander [9] d. Jack Herrington, 6-3, 6-0

Parker Albin d. Evan Hammond, 7-5, 6-1

Kalvin Seo [5] d. Parker Bryan, 7-6(6), 6-7(2), [10-6]

Krish Vajre d. Derek Abrams, 6-3, 6-2

Joseph Kim [9] d. Kushal Mannam, 6-0, 6-1

Quint Freeman d. Rishik Kosaraju, 6-0, 6-0

Tabb Tuck [3] d. Dylan Hwang, 6-0, 6-3

Johan Lee d. Sullivan Champlin, 6-2, 6-2

Asher Negandhi [9] d. Ezra Wood, 7-6(5), 6-4

Gregory Yuan d. Thomas Brutkiewicz, 6-4, 6-3

Sam Calvert [5] d. Andrew Strugnell, 6-2, 6-3

Ryan Matheson d. Junyoung Koh, 6-0, 6-1

Judah Henry d. Sefullah Chundrigar [9], 0-6, 6-3, [10-4]

Drew Hanin d. Dennis Katelevsky, 6-0, 6-2

Aadi Talati d. Ayaan Patil, 6-3, 6-3

Ryan Herrington [9] d. Ambrose Alexander, 6-3, 6-0

Jansen Brown d. Riley Riggs, 3-2 (RET)

Smyan Vijay [5] d. Kevin Jonathan, 6-0, 6-1

Evan Rodenberg d. Thomas Stearns, 6-1, 6-0

Santiago Bisogno [9] d. Alex Lazich, 6-3, 6-2

Ian Royce d. Arjun Garudadhri, 6-1, 6-4

Akshath Hemanth [4] d. Nate Lingoes, 6-1, 6-1

Austin Smith d. Shreyan Bajaj, 6-2, 6-3

William Goodwin [9] d. Agastya Bawane, 6-4, 6-1

Walker Hendrick d. Jacks Hosker, 6-2, 6-4

Gus Geubelle [5] d. Andrew Delello, 6-0, 6-4

Decker Lenzen d. Nathan Purica, 6-4, 6-2

Jacob Harrelson [9] d. Henry Hiatt, 6-4, 6-2

Andy Ding d. LANDON MARCUS, 6-4, 3-0 (RET)

Aayush Vartak [2] d. Harper Lummus, 6-3, 6-1