No. 2 Seed Rafiq Upsets Field to Win Boys' 12 & Under Title at 110th Annual Dudley Cup, Santa Monica (Singles - Tournament 2)

Ahren Rafiq captured the Boys' 12 & Under singles title at the Level 5 Open 110th Annual Dudley Cup, Santa Monica (Singles - Tournament 2), held March 28-29, 2026 at Christine Emerson Reed Park, Santa Monica, CA. The unseeded Rafiq stunned the draw, coming through a grueling three-set final against Shu Hosoda to claim the trophy, 4-6, 6-3, 1-0(6).

The Final

The final brought together No. 2 seed Ahren Rafiq and No. 1 seed Shu Hosoda. Hosoda took the opening set 6-4, but Rafiq fought back to take the next two sets and win 4-6, 6-3, 1-0(6).

Semifinals

Hosoda (No. 1 seed) defeated Hatch (No. 3 seed) 6-4, 6-1.

Quarterfinals

Hosoda (No. 1 seed) defeated Bhuyan 6-1, 6-2.

Hatch (No. 3 seed) needed three sets to get past Cai, prevailing 6-4, 3-6, 1-0(6).

Reed defeated Sun 6-1, 7-5.

Rafiq (No. 2 seed) defeated Wang 6-1, 6-0.

Detailed Results

Final

Ahren Rafiq [2] d. Shu Hosoda [1], 4-6, 6-3, 1-0(6)

Semifinals

Shu Hosoda [1] d. Drezden Hatch [3], 6-4, 6-1

Quarterfinals

Shu Hosoda [1] d. Jackson Bhuyan, 6-1, 6-2

Drezden Hatch [3] d. Adrian Cai, 6-4, 3-6, 1-0(6)

Richard Reed d. Charles Sun, 6-1, 7-5

Ahren Rafiq [2] d. Shuaidi Wang, 6-1, 6-0