Play to Clinch — Ludlow Blackman

🇺🇸 Ludlow Blackman USA

Class of 2026 · Born Port St. Lucie, FL · Jun 19 · ★★★3-Star

STR

45.3

current (projection)

StrikePrediction · favourite to commit: Duke 30% 4 offers

Rankings

Recruiting board (consensus)	#264
Florida	#17
Ranking points (838 pts · 26 events)	#280
STR	45.3
Junior STR (singles)	45.5
Doubles STR (results-based)	45.7

Junior Badges titles & ranking milestones

NATTop 300 STATETop 25

Junior Results tournament history

DATETOURNAMENT LEVELRESULT

Wk 1 Cardiff Classic Premier R32

Wk 3 Erfurt Open Premier Champion

Wk 4 Brighton Masters Cup Masters R32

Wk 6 Croydon International Major R32

Wk 7 Kawaguchi Championships Major R32

Wk 8 Mons Open Major R16

Wk 10 Kortrijk Open Major R32

Wk 11 Dallas Championships Major R32

Wk 13 Wuppertal Championships Major R32

Wk 14 Novi Sad Championships Major R16

Wk 15 Bradford Open Major R16

Wk 17 České Budějovice Open Major R32

Wk 18 Cologne Championships Major R16

Wk 19 Villeurbanne Open Major R16

Wk 21 Zadar Open Premier R16

Wk 22 Ribeirão Preto Classic Premier R16

Wk 24 Hoofddorp International Premier R32

Wk 25 Turin Classic Premier R32

Wk 26 Ibiúna International Premier R32

Wk 28 Bendigo Classic Premier R32

Wk 29 Olavarría Classic Premier R32

Wk 31 Tarragona Classic Premier R32

Wk 32 Kruševac Open Premier Quarterfinalist

Wk 33 Liverpool Open Premier R32

Wk 35 Dortmund Classic Premier R16

Wk 36 Fredericton International Premier R32

Junior Doubles ¼ weight into the combined ranking

DATETOURNAMENT LEVELPARTNERRESULT

Wk 6 Croydon International Major Andrei Tiurnev R16

Wk 8 Mons Open Major Ferdi Mann Quarterfinalist

Wk 13 Wuppertal Championships Major Valentine Rivers Champion

Wk 14 Novi Sad Championships Major Julio Salinas Quarterfinalist

Wk 17 České Budějovice Open Major Abu Pregnon Semifinalist

Wk 18 Cologne Championships Major Landon Nwosu Champion

Wk 19 Villeurbanne Open Major Tomi Bunton Quarterfinalist

Wk 24 Hoofddorp International Premier Butch Pellot Semifinalist

Wk 25 Turin Classic Premier Jindřich Čermák Finalist

Wk 26 Ibiúna International Premier Mouhamet Martino Quarterfinalist

Wk 32 Kruševac Open Premier Eyre Bertrams R16

Wk 35 Dortmund Classic Premier Usman Piqué Finalist

Junior Match Record every opponent was a fellow recruit

DATETOURNAMENT W/LOPPONENTSCORE

Wk 1 Cardiff Classic Round of 32 L Van Enquist 6-4 2-6 0-10

Wk 3 Erfurt Open Final W Otis Stansbury 6-3 6-4

Wk 4 Brighton Masters Cup Round of 32 L Sean Fajardo 6-4 3-6 6-10

Wk 6 Croydon International Round of 32 L Fiske Susman 3-6 3-6

Wk 7 Kawaguchi Championships Round of 32 L Mirko Boyer 1-6 1-6

Wk 8 Mons Open Round of 32 W Wilmer Blackstenius 4-6 6-4 10-8

Wk 8 Mons Open Round of 16 L Ernesto Kahoun 3-6 0-6

Wk 10 Kortrijk Open Round of 32 L Elwood Allen 3-6 1-6

Wk 11 Dallas Championships Round of 32 L Gary Mendoza 2-6 0-6

Wk 13 Wuppertal Championships Round of 32 L Rodrigo Rojas 7-6 6-7 6-10

Wk 14 Novi Sad Championships Round of 32 W Cesar Altán 6-1 6-0

Wk 14 Novi Sad Championships Round of 16 L Devonte Davis 1-6 4-6

Wk 15 Bradford Open Round of 32 W Joe Riley 6-4 3-6 10-7

Wk 15 Bradford Open Round of 16 L Jalen Macy 2-6 3-6

Wk 17 České Budějovice Open Round of 32 L Marcellus Kikuchi 1-6 2-6

Wk 18 Cologne Championships Round of 32 W Anthony Ginn 6-1 7-5

Wk 18 Cologne Championships Round of 16 L Rodrigo Rojas 3-6 6-3 6-10

Wk 19 Villeurbanne Open Round of 32 W Abu Pregnon 4-6 6-4 11-9

Wk 19 Villeurbanne Open Round of 16 L Fiske Susman 3-6 2-6

Wk 21 Zadar Open Round of 32 W Stewart Clarke 6-4 6-2

Wk 21 Zadar Open Round of 16 L Desman Graziano 3-6 4-6

Wk 22 Ribeirão Preto Classic Round of 32 W Desmond Sciury 6-3 0-6 10-4

Wk 22 Ribeirão Preto Classic Round of 16 L Owen Van den Broek 6-7 5-7

Wk 24 Hoofddorp International Round of 32 L Desman Graziano 4-6 3-6

Wk 25 Turin Classic Round of 32 L James Sanada 6-2 3-6 7-10

Wk 26 Ibiúna International Round of 32 L Filippo Fagioli 6-7 6-7

Wk 28 Bendigo Classic Round of 32 L Diego Ramírez 6-4 3-6 6-10

Wk 29 Olavarría Classic Round of 32 L Heinrich Wiese 3-6 4-6

Wk 31 Tarragona Classic Round of 32 L Jindřich Čermák 7-6 4-6 4-10

Wk 32 Kruševac Open Round of 32 W Patrick Noa 4-6 6-2 10-6

Wk 32 Kruševac Open Round of 16 W Turner Rubio 6-4 6-4

Wk 32 Kruševac Open Quarterfinals L Antonio Tošić 6-7 4-6

Wk 33 Liverpool Open Round of 32 L Daisuke Takao 5-7 3-6

Wk 35 Dortmund Classic Round of 32 W Stanley Sippel 7-6 7-6

Wk 35 Dortmund Classic Round of 16 L Marjan Vučković 7-6 6-7 6-10

Wk 36 Fredericton International Round of 32 L Manas Adhikari 4-6 5-7

College List 4 offers

SCHOOLOFFERINTEREST SCHOL.STRIKEPRED.STATUS

Duke ✓ Hot ½ 30% Finalist

Georgia Tech ✓ Hot ½ 27% Finalist

Alcorn State ✓ Hot ½ 22% Finalist

Radford ✓ Hot ½ 21% Top School

Dreamsheet schools this recruit dreams of

Stanford Virginia North Carolina

Scouting two independent ceiling reads (±fog)

Shared service (consensus)	53.1
Your department	49.6
4-year projection	46.2

Ranking History junior progression

DATE	NATIONAL	STATE	STR
Early 2026	#209	#18	45.6
Mid 2026	#197	#17	45.8
Late 2026	#195	#17	45.9
Final 2026	#214	#19	45.5

Attributes visible current grades (20–80)

Serve Power	52
Serve Accuracy	54
Return	54
Forehand	61
Backhand	57
Consistency	58
Net Play	58
Speed	61
Stamina	56
Composure	60
Clutch	54

Recruiting

Intended major	Theater
Junior tier	Regional / State Elite
Origin	Domestic
Commitment	Uncommitted

Recruiting Timeline

Received interest from Duke	early_contact Wk 2
Received interest from Alcorn State	early_contact Wk 2
Received interest from Georgia Tech	early_contact Wk 3
Offered by Georgia Tech	offers Wk 11
Offered by Duke	offers Wk 12
Offered by Radford	offers Wk 12
Offered by Alcorn State	offers Wk 15
Official visit to Georgia Tech	visits Wk 16
Official visit to Duke	visits Wk 18