No. 1 Seed Thurgood Wins Boys' 16 & Under Title in Three Sets at Vegas Strong Cup 2026

Ryder Thurgood captured the Boys' 16 & Under singles title at the Vegas Strong Cup 2026 (Level 5 Open), held September 25-27, 2026 at Darling Memorial Tennis Center, Las Vegas, NV. Ryder Thurgood defeated Juan Rafa Miguel Agcaoili in a three-set final, 7-6(4), 3-6, 1-0(4), to earn the title.

The Final

The final brought together No. 1 seed Ryder Thurgood and No. 3 seed Juan Rafa Miguel Agcaoili. Thurgood won the first set and Agcaoili the second, and Thurgood took a deciding match tiebreak to win 7-6(4), 3-6, 1-0(4).

Semifinals

Thurgood (No. 1 seed) defeated Miller (No. 4 seed) 6-3, 6-0.

Agcaoili (No. 3 seed) upset No. 2 seed Gonzalez, winning 6-4, 6-1.

Quarterfinals

Thurgood (No. 1 seed) defeated Vanke (No. 5 seed) 7-6(8), 6-2.

Miller (No. 4 seed) defeated Frampton (No. 6 seed) 6-4, 6-2.

Agcaoili (No. 3 seed) defeated Erickson (No. 8 seed) 6-4, 6-4.

Gonzalez (No. 2 seed) defeated Grimes 6-2, 7-5.

Detailed Results

Final

Ryder Thurgood [1] d. Juan Rafa Miguel Agcaoili [3], 7-6(4), 3-6, 1-0(4)

Semifinals

Ryder Thurgood [1] d. Smith Miller [4], 6-3, 6-0

Juan Rafa Miguel Agcaoili [3] d. Noah Gonzalez [2], 6-4, 6-1

Quarterfinals

Ryder Thurgood [1] d. Elijah Vanke [5], 7-6(8), 6-2

Smith Miller [4] d. Noah Frampton [6], 6-4, 6-2

Juan Rafa Miguel Agcaoili [3] d. Cruz Erickson [8], 6-4, 6-4

Noah Gonzalez [2] d. Robert Grimes, 6-2, 7-5