by Caroline Crosson Gilpin

For competitive tennis players at the junior level, qualifying to compete in a Grand Slam Juniors event is a well-deserved thrill. 

Fifteen junior players represented the United States at this year’s Australian Open Juniors Tennis Championship, and three of the 15 are current Dwight Global Online School students. The Australian Open Juniors is the first of four Grand Slams that take place yearly. 

Claire An '25, Shannon Lam '26, and Dominick Mosejczuk '25 competed at Melbourne Park, the site of the 2025 Australian Open Juniors, from January 18-25. All three are Grand Slam veterans. 

It takes skill and talent to make it to a Grand Slam, and tournament play halfway around the world is an exciting aspect of competitive play. Melbourne is a whopping 10,374 miles away from New York City, near An and Lam’s homes, and 10,752 miles from Spain, where Mosejczuk trains. Flight time to Melbourne from both locations is more than 22 hours, making it an ultra-long-haul flight. 

In order to compete at such a high level and still complete high school requirements for the rigorous academic programs attractive to top colleges and universities, elite tennis players need support and flexibility. Competitive tennis players have discovered Dwight Global makes it possible to take both academics and tennis to the next level. 

At the Australian Open Juniors 
Mosejczuk has an International Tennis Federation junior ranking of No. 22, and has ranked as high as No. 2 USTA nationally in 2024 by TennisRecruiting.net. In Melbourne, he advanced to the third round of boys singles, besting Nikita Bilozertsev from Ukraine in the first round (6-4, 2-6, 7-6) and Kuan-Shou Chen from Chinese Taipei in the second (6-3,6-4). 

Doubles partners An and Lam beat Ada Kumru from Turkey and Nauhany Vitoria Leme Da Silva from Brazil (7-5, 6-7,10-4), to make it to the second round, where they lost to Tereza Krejcova and Vendula Valdmannova, both from the Czech Republic. 

Both An and Lam also had a chance to play singles in the first round, as well, but didn’t advance. 

An has a ITF junior ranking of No. 64 and a career-best ledger of No. 6. She ranked as high as No. 7 USTA nationally in 2024 by TennisRecruiting.net. Lam has an ITF junior ranking of No. 101 and a career-best ledger of No. 46. She ranked as high as No. 74 USTA nationally in 2024 by TennisRecruiting.net.

About Dwight Global Online School 
Ranked #2 Online High School in the U.S. by Niche, Dwight Global sets the platinum standard in online private school education, and is the ideal choice for aspiring young tournament players who want to balance their pursuit of excellence on the court and in the classroom. 

Dwight School, the first school in the U.S. to be accredited by The World Academy of Sport, has a 151-year tradition of academic excellence and top college acceptances. Dwight Global, Dwight School’s online program, provides flexible scheduling, while also customizing an educational path for promising student-athletes in grades 6-12. Students can choose classes that meet at various times of the day, and log on from the road, work ahead, and catch up after returning from trips. 

Experienced faculty and school leaders are supportive of each student’s “Spark of Genius” and tennis players have found class schedule flexibility and helpful time management support crucial to successfully managing both their studies and their tennis careers. 

Notably, all Dwight Global students receive college counseling beginning in 9th grade, and the school has a long history of preparing students for the best colleges and universities, where they often play athletics at the Division 1 or 2 level. Admissions officers around the country know the difference between other online schools and the excellence of Dwight Global, with proven track records from Dwight Global graduates, who often take leadership roles in collegiate athletic programs. 

Dwight Global graduates currently play at Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, Emory, University of Virginia, University of Michigan, UC Berkeley, among many other top colleges and universities. 

ITF Travel Tennis Team at Dwight Global 
For tennis players at all levels, Dwight Global established a Travel Tennis Team. The travel team gives talented junior players exposure to high-level tournament play while building community at the same time, and gives student athletes opportunities to play ITF Junior Tour tournaments all over the world under the watchful eye of top coaches and chaperones. 

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