No. 2 Seed Leckerling Upsets Field to Win Girls' 12 & Under Title at XS Tennis -

Anya Leckerling captured the Girls' 12 & Under singles title at the Level 4 Closed XS Tennis -, held March 7-9, 2026 at XS Tennis Village, CHICAGO, IL. The unseeded Leckerling stunned the draw, coming through a grueling three-set final against Katherine YAO to claim the trophy, 6-4, 3-6, 1-0(9).

The Final

The final brought together No. 2 seed Anya Leckerling and No. 1 seed Katherine YAO. Leckerling took the first set, but YAO battled back to force a decider. Leckerling held firm in the third, closing it out 6-4, 3-6, 1-0(9).

Semifinals

YAO (No. 1 seed) needed three sets to get past Sky (No. 3 seed), prevailing 4-6, 6-0, 1-0(5).

Leckerling (No. 2 seed) defeated Martinez 6-2, 6-2.

Quarterfinals

YAO (No. 1 seed) defeated McKenzie (No. 5 seed) 6-3, 6-0.

Sky (No. 3 seed) defeated Smith 6-1, 6-2.

Martinez pulled off the upset of the draw, rallying past No. 6 seed Lingo 2-6, 7-6(2), 1-0(4) in a hard-fought three-set battle.

Leckerling (No. 2 seed) defeated Rooholamini (No. 8 seed) 6-3, 6-0.

Detailed Results

Final

Anya Leckerling [2] d. Katherine YAO [1], 6-4, 3-6, 1-0(9)

Semifinals

Katherine YAO [1] d. Masha Sky [3], 4-6, 6-0, 1-0(5)

Anya Leckerling [2] d. Aria Martinez, 6-2, 6-2

Quarterfinals

Katherine YAO [1] d. Lexi McKenzie [5], 6-3, 6-0

Masha Sky [3] d. Mary Smith, 6-1, 6-2

Aria Martinez d. Annabelle Lingo [6], 2-6, 7-6(2), 1-0(4)

Anya Leckerling [2] d. Aroosha Baanu Rooholamini [8], 6-3, 6-0