Busy first day at Eddie Herr tennis championships at IMG Academy

Top-seeded Miomir Kecmanovic defeated Siphosothando Montsi 6-0, 6-1 in the first round of the Boys’ 18 singles Monday at the Eddie Herr International Championships at IMG Academy.

The highest seed to lose was No. 4 Yuta Shimizu, who was upset by Vasil Kirkov 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.

In the Girls’ 18 singles, Hurricane Tyra Black was defeated in the opening round by No. 15 seed Lea Boskovic 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

The No. 1 seed in the Boys’ 16 singles, Yeong Seok Jeong, was upset in straight sets by wild card JanMagnus Johnson, 7-5, 7-6 (4). Girls’ 14 singles top seed Qinwen Zheng did not lose a game in her first-round victory.

Herald staff report

This story was originally published November 28, 2016 at 11:18 PM with the headline "Busy first day at Eddie Herr tennis championships at IMG Academy."