The singles semifinals are now set with top seed Anhelina Kalinina, of Ukraine, taking on American and lucky loser Jessica Pegula while Ayano Shimizu, of Japan, will face Julia Grabher, of Austria, who defeated American Grace Min Friday night.

 

Pegula, 23, of Charleston, S.C., is ranked No. 620 and 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. She has never won a USTA Pro Circuit singles title. Her father, Terry, is the owner of the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres and the NFL’s Buffalo Bills.

 

Kalinina, 20, is ranked No. 154 in the world and has won seven USTA Pro Circuit/ITF Pro Circuit singles titles, including the title at the $25,000 event in Daytona Beach last week. As a junior player in 2014, she reached the singles final of the 2014 junior US Open and won the doubles title at the junior Australian Open.

 

Shimizu, 19, is ranked No. 257 and has won three ITF Pro Circuit singles titles in Japan and Hong Kong. Grabher, 21, is ranked No. 265 and has won five ITF Pro Circuit singles titles.

 

The doubles final tomorrow will feature Ulrikke Eikeri, of Norway, and Ilona Kremen, of Belarus, against Ching Wen Hsu, of Chinese Taipei, and Hanyu Guo, of China. Eikeri, 25, who won the doubles title in Orlando in 2016 during the March tournament at the Orlando Tennis Centre, is ranked No. 263 in doubles and competing for her 15th USTA Pro Circuit/ITF Pro Circuit doubles title, while Kremen, 24, is ranked No. 285 in doubles and going for her 24th doubles title. Eikeri and Kremen also reached the doubles final at the $25,000 tournament in Daytona Beach last weekend. Hsu, 21, is ranked No. 413 in doubles and competing for her eighth USTA Pro Circuit/ITF Pro Circuit doubles title, while Guo, 19, is ranked a career-high No. 183 in doubles and going for her second doubles title.

 

Tomorrow’s first singles semifinal begins at 11 a.m., with the second semifinal and then the doubles final to follow. Prior to the semifinals, the USTA National Campus will host a Net Generation Kids’ Clinic at 10 a.m. More than 100 local kids will participate in a free clinic led by USTA National Campus staff and top American junior players. 2017 Wimbledon junior singles finalist Ann Li will speak to the group following the clinic.

 

For complete results from the USTA National Campus Pro Tennis Classic, click here.

 

On Sunday at 10:30 a.m., a free Net Generation Team Challenge with local youth will be held.

 

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.

 

FRIDAY, JANUARY 19 – RESULTS

 

Singles Main Draw – Quarterfinals

(1) Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) def. (Q) Caitlin Whoriskey (USA) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3

(LL) Jessica Pegula (USA) def. (Q) Kyoka Okamura (JPN) 7-6(7), 6-3

Ayano Shimizu (JPN) def. Chiara Scholl (USA) 6-4, 6-2

Julia Grabher (AUT) def. Grace Min (USA) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3

 

Doubles Main Draw – Semifinals

Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Ilona Kremen (BLR) def. (Q) Francesca Di Lorenzo (USA) / Ann Li (USA) 6-1, 6-7(5), [10-8]

Ching Wen Hsu (TPE) / Hanyu Guo (CHN) def. Caitlin Whoriskey (USA) / Ingrid Neel (USA) 6-2, 6-7(6), [10-6]

 

ABOUT THE USTA PRO CIRCUIT
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 $3 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.