Every day she arrived at the Barnes Tennis Center, Alyssa Ahn took notice of the walls in the entryway listing past champions of the USTA Billie Jean King Girls’ 16s and 18s Nationals

Included were the likes of Chris Evert and Tracy Austin as winners at both age levels — and Ahn herself as the 16s champion.

Now Ahn, a San Diego native, has joined them.

Sunday’s dominating 6-1, 6-2 finals victory over Maya Iyengar of Paradise Valley, Ariz., put Ahn in elite company. She is just the seventh player in tournament history to win titles in both the 16s and 18s brackets.

“Seeing see all the names, it’s incredible,” said Ahn, 18, who prevailed on the courts where she trains. ”I recognize them, and they’re such cool people and really talented tennis players. It was so cool to see my name up the

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