Second round singles and quarterfinal doubles action took place on Thursday at the USTA National Campus Pro Tennis Classic.

 

Four Americans have advanced to the singles quarterfinals including former Top 100 player and 2011 junior US Open champion Grace Min, who trains at the USTA National Campus. Other Americans advancing include qualifier and former University of Tennessee standout Caitlin Whoriskey, USTA Pro Circuit regular Chiara Scholl, and lucky loser Jessica Pegula, who is on the comeback trail after suffering from injury early last year. Pegula qualified for the 2016 US Open main draw and advanced to her first career WTA semifinal in summer 2016 in Washington, D.C. Her father, Terry, is the owner of the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres and the NFL’s Buffalo Bills.

 

The only seeded player left in the tournament is top seed Anhelina Kalinina, of Ukraine.

 

Two American teams also advanced to the doubles semifinals today - Whoriskey and Ingrid Neel, as well as former Ohio State standout Francesca Di Lorenzo and 2017 junior Wimbledon finalist Ann Li.

 

Tomorrow’s quarterfinal singles action begins at 12 p.m. with the doubles semifinals to follow. The evening feature match, beginning at 5:30 p.m., will include Min against Austria’s Julia Grabher.​

 

This is the first pro tennis event to be held at the USTA National Campus this year and one of two events scheduled at the campus in 2018, as another USTA Pro Circuit women's event will take place in March.

 

To view updated draws and Friday’s order of play, click here.

 

Please note that Veteran’s Appreciation Night will be held on Friday, Jan. 19, before the start of the night match; Net Generation Kids' Day will be held on Saturday, Jan. 20, at 10 a.m.; and a Net Generation Team Challenge will be held on Sunday, Jan. 21, at 10 a.m., prior to the final.

 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 18 – RESULTS

 

Singles Main Draw – Second Round

(1) Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) def. Claire Liu (USA), 6-4, 6-1

Julia Grabher (AUT) def. (2) Irina Maria Bara (ROU) 7-6(6), 6-4

Chiara Scholl (USA) def. (3) Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4

(Q) Kyoka Okamura (JPN) def. (4) Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) 6-2, 6-1

(LL) Jessica Pegula (USA) def. (6) Ayla Aksu (TUR) 6-1, 7-6(1)

Grace Min (USA) def. Chihiro Maramatsu (JPN) 7-6(4), 6-1

Ayano Shimizu (JPN) def. Maria Sanchez (USA) 6-3, 1-6, 6-1

(Q) Caitlin Whoriskey (USA) def. (Q) Francesca Di Lorenzo (USA) 7-6(2), 6-3

 

Doubles Main Draw – Quarterfinals

Ching Wen Hsu (TPE) / Hanyu Guo (CHN) def. (2) Irina Maria Bara (ROU) / Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) 6-3, 1-6, [10-7]

(Q) Francesca Di Lorenzo (USA) / Ann Li (USA) def. Marcela Zacarias (MEX) / Reka-Luca Jani (HUN) 6-2, 6-4

Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Ilona Kremen (BLR) def. Katharina Gerlach (GER) / Julia Wachaczyk (GER) 3-6, 6-3, [10-6]

Caitlin Whoriskey (USA) / Ingrid Neel (USA) def. Elena Gabriela Ruse (ROU) / Katie Swan (GBR) walkover

 

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