Greenbelt Teenager Stands Atop Junior Tennis Rankings
By Kelyn Soong, Capital News Service
Football was Evan Zhu’s first obsession. Born in Ann Arbor, Mich., he watched every University of Michigan game on TV with his father, a graduate of the school. At just three-years-old, Evan was able to throw a perfect spiral, emulating the Big Blue quarterbacks he admired on the field. But his parents – Yongdong Zhu and Xiaohui “Julie” You - feared the contact sport would be too dangerous for their son. They introduced him to tennis at age 8, which their daughter, Amy, had just started playing. The decision has paid dividends, as Evan, who resides in Greenbelt, is now ranked No. 1 in the nation for players 14-and-under and No. 2 in the Mid-Atlantic for players 16-and-under. It did not take long for Evan, 14, a naturally gifted athlete who…
