West Orange Youth Tennis Star Qualifies For ‘Little Mo’ National Competition

WEST ORANGE, NJ — A West Orange youth tennis star has qualified to compete in the upcoming “Little Mo” Nationals in Austin, Texas, from Oct. 13 to 17, school officials announced.

The Mt. Pleasant student, Rohan Belday, is currently ranked second in the 12–Year-Old Eastern Division (NY, NJ, CT) and is one of only 16 players in his age group to qualify for the nationals, school administrators stated.

“Belday has shown great promise recently, earning a United States Tennis Association scholarship to train with USTA coaches in Queens, NY,” school officials wrote in a news release. “He was one of six players selected for the prestigious scholarship from a pool of over 140 Tri-State players.”

In addition to the Little Mo Nationals, Rohan was invited to represent the Eastern region in the Capitol Clash competition in Maryland, a cross-sectional event featuring teams from the Eastern, Mid-Atlantic, Middle States and New England Sections.

Belday finished in the top three for the year in the Eastern Division in the 10-and-under category and will represent the Eastern division in the USTA event Oct. 8 to 10, school officials said.

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