On Wednesday, play continued at the USTA National Campus Pro Tennis Classic, the $15,000 clay-court women’s event taking place at the USTA National Campus in Orlando through Sunday, March 11.

 

First round singles winners included: world No. 1 junior and 2017 French Open junior singles champion Whitney Osuigwe, who upset No. 4-seeded American Maria Mateas in three sets; No. 3-seeded American and six-time USTA Pro Circuit doubles champion Sophie Chang; No. 7 seed Katerina Stewart, who holds nine USTA Pro Circuit singles titles and is on the comeback trail after spending one year at West Point; 16-year-old Duke recruit Emma Navarro; and wild card and former Georgia Tech standout Rasheeda McAdoo, the daughter of former NBA All-Star Bob McAdoo.

 

This is the second pro tennis event to be held at the USTA National Campus this year. Another USTA Pro Circuit women's event took place at the campus in January.

A number of community events will be held throughout the week, including Net Generation Kids’ Clinics. Net Generation is the USTA’s new unified youth initiative to inspire the next generation of tennis players.  

 

Play continues on Thursday beginning at 10 a.m. For more information on the $15,000 USTA National Campus Pro Tennis Classic, click here.

 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7 - RESULTS

 

SINGLES MAIN DRAW - FIRST ROUND

 

(2) Chanel Simmonds (RSA) def. (Q) Angelina Zhuravleva 6-3, 6-4

 

(3) Sophie Chang (USA) def. (LL) Alycia Parks (USA) 7-5, 6-2

 

Whitney Osuigwe (USA) def. (4) Maria Mateas (USA) 2-6, 6-4, 6-1

 

(5) Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov (ESP) def. (WC) Safiya Carrington 6-4, 6-3

 

(6) Astra Sharma (AUS) def. (Q) Madison Sieg (USA) 6-2, 6-3

 

(7) Katerina Stewart (USA) def. Ilona Kremen (BLR) 6-1, 4-6, 6-0

 

Zuzana Zlochova (SVK) def. Dia Evtimova (BUL) 6-2, 6-4

 

(WC) Rasheeda McAdoo (USA) def. (Q) Isabelle Boulais (CAN) 7-6(4), 6-2

 

(Q) Emma Navarro (USA) def. Clothilde de Bernardi (FRA) 6-4, 6-3

 

(Q) Catherine Leduc (CAN) def. (Q) Mara Schmidt (USA) 6-1, 6-1

 

(Q) Aldia Sutjiadi (INA) def. (Q) Yolande Leacock (TTO) 6-0, 6-0

 

DOUBLES MAIN DRAW - QUARTERFINALS

 

(1) Dia Evtimova (BUL)/Ilona Kremen (BLR) def. Rasheeda McAdoo (USA) / Katerina Stewart (USA) 4-6, 6-2, [10-8]

 

Safiya Carrington (USA)/Alana Smith (USA) def. (2) Maria Mateas (USA) / Chanel Simmonds (RSA) 6-3, 3-6, [14-12] 

 

(3) Caty McNally (USA)/Whitney Osuigwe (USA) def. Anca Craciun (CAN) / Sophia Hatton (USA) 6-0, 6-2

 

Allie Gretkowski (USA)/Emma Navarro (USA) def. Victoria Hu (USA) / Laetitia Pulchartova (CZE) 6-4, 3-6, [10-5]

 

With more than 90 tournaments hosted annually throughout the country and prize money ranging from $15,000 to $125,000, the USTA Pro Circuit is the pathway to the US Open and tour-level competition for aspiring tennis players and a frequent battleground for established professionals. The USTA launched its Pro Circuit 39 years ago to provide players with the opportunity to gain professional ranking points, and it has since grown to become the largest developmental tennis circuit in the world, offering more than $4 million in prize money. Last year, more than 1,000 men and women from more than 70 countries competed in cities nationwide. Andy Murray, Maria Sharapova, John Isner, Sloane Stephens, Kei Nishikori, Victoria Azarenka, and Sam Querrey and are among today’s top stars who began their careers on the USTA Pro Circuit. Follow the USTA Pro Circuit at #USTAProCircuit and www.procircuit.usta.com.