Holt, Smith advance to US Junior Open finals
Palos Verdes’ High’s Brandon Holt and partner Riley Smith compete in the doubles final Doubles Final at the U.S. Open Junior Championships. Photo USTA Palos Verdes High tennis player plays center court on tennis’ biggest stage Brandon Holt and Riley Smith made people forget who their tennis noteworthy parents are, and made names for themselves at this year’s U.S. Open. Holt, 17, a Palos Verdes High, is the son of tennis legend and Hall of Famer Tracy Austin and Scott Holt of Rolling Hills. His 18-year-old doubles partner is Riley Smith of Los Alamitos. Smith’s dad Peter Smith is one of the all-time winningest coaches in collegiate tennis, history having won five of the last seven NCAA team titles at USC. Holt and Smith were given a wildcard into the U.S. Open Junior Championships by the USTA and made it all the way to the doubles final, coming up just short of winning the year’s final Grand Slam event at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Holt and Smith were taken out by the Canadian tandem of Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov, 7-5, 7-6 (3), on Sunday, September 14. “I think she’s really proud,” Holt said of his mom, who won the U.S. Open in 1979 as a…
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