College Park, MD—First-round matches of the US Open Wild Card Playoff were postponed due to rain today and have been rescheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Friday at The Junior Champions Tennis Training Center at College Park, MD.

Three first-round matches were halted in progress after approximately 45 minutes of play with the following scores:

Tennys Sandgren (5) leads Rhyne Williams (4) 3-2

Ashley Weinhold (2) leads Madison Keys (7) 4-3

Nicole Gibbs (8) leads Julia Cohen 6-0, 1-0

“We had the option to move the matches indoors, but we really want to complete the tournament outdoors weather permitting,” said Lew Brewer, USTA US Open Wild Card Playoff tournament director. “If rains hits Friday, the matches will be moved indoors and throughout the weekend if necessary. We have decided to move our semifinals to Saturday and our finals to Sunday.”

Friday’s schedule of play will be as follows:

Stadium Court at 11 a.m.

Julia Cohen (1) vs. Nicole Gibbs (8), in progress

Followed by

Ahsha Rolle (4) vs. Beatrice Capra (5)

Followed by

Denis Kudla (2) vs. Bjorn Fratangelo (7)

Not before 6 p.m.

Bobby Reynolds (1) vs. Bradley Klahn (8)

Grandstand Court at 11 a.m.

Ashley Weinhold (2) vs. Madison Keys (7), in progress

Followed by

Gail Brodsky (3) vs. Jessica Pegula (6)

Not before 6 p.m.

Daniel Kosakowski (3) vs. Mitchell Frank (6)

Court 3 at 11 a.m.

Tennys Sandgren (4) vs. Rhyne Williams (5), in progress

Eight first-round matches (four men’s and four women’s matches) were to be played Thursday with men’s and women’s semifinals scheduled for Friday and finals on Saturday. Due to the postponement of play, the event has been extended through Sunday.

Weekend Schedule

Saturday 4 pm:  Two women’s semifinals followed by two men’s semifinals

Sunday 11 am: Women’s final followed by men’s final

Tickets will be honored at any session.

Take a look at the order of play :“click here”