No. 2 Seed Elliott Battles to Girls' 12 & Under Title at 68th Long Beach Junior Tournament

Kira Elliott captured the Girls' 12 & Under singles title at the Level 4 Closed 68th Long Beach Junior Tournament, held February 14-22, 2026 at Lakewood Tennis Center, LAKEWOOD, CA. Kira Elliott had to dig deep in a three-set final, defeating Malee Coupal 6-1, 3-6, 1-0(6) to earn the title.

The Final

The final brought together No. 2 seed Kira Elliott and No. 5 seed Malee Coupal. Elliott took the first set, but Coupal battled back to force a decider. Elliott held firm in the third, closing it out 6-1, 3-6, 1-0(6).

Semifinals

Coupal (No. 5 seed) upset No. 1 seed Li, winning 6-1, 6-1.

Elliott (No. 2 seed) defeated Bigler (No. 5 seed) 6-0, 6-1.

Quarterfinals

Li (No. 1 seed) defeated Abaunza-Shen (No. 5 seed) 6-1, 6-1.

Coupal (No. 5 seed) defeated Liao 6-1, 6-2.

Bigler (No. 5 seed) upset No. 3 seed Ball, winning 6-4, 7-6(4).

Elliott (No. 2 seed) needed three sets to get past Guo (No. 5 seed), prevailing 6-7(2), 6-2, 1-0(8).

Detailed Results

Final

Kira Elliott [2] d. Malee Coupal [5], 6-1, 3-6, 1-0(6)

Semifinals

Malee Coupal [5] d. Melody Li [1], 6-1, 6-1

Kira Elliott [2] d. Madeline Bigler [5], 6-0, 6-1

Quarterfinals

Melody Li [1] d. Aleksandra Abaunza-Shen [5], 6-1, 6-1

Malee Coupal [5] d. Carolyn Liao, 6-1, 6-2

Madeline Bigler [5] d. Isabella Ball [3], 6-4, 7-6(4)

Kira Elliott [2] d. Yuna Guo [5], 6-7(2), 6-2, 1-0(8)