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Two Americans took advantage of their USTA wild cards as former three-time Tennessee All-American Caitlin Whoriskey and current UCLA sophomore Jennifer Brady each won first-round singles matches at the Red Rock Pro Open on Tuesday.
Whoriskey, 26, beat 18-year-old Louisa Chirico of New York, 6-3, 6-0, while Brady had a tougher time with France’s Amandine Hesse, 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-3, on the first day of main-draw play at the Red Rock Country Club.
“I just seemed to lose focus in that second set,” said Brady, who won the Pac-12 Conference singles title last spring as a freshman. “She seemed to play more aggressive. But in the third set I was able to turn it around.”
The tournament’s third wild card is former world No. 7-ranked Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic. She faces U.S. qualifier and 2011 Las Vegas singles finalist Alexa Glatch Wednesday in the second match on Stadium Court.
In the final round of qualifying on Tuesday, Glatch beat former Wimbledon semifinalist Alexandra Stevenson. After dropping the first set 6-3 to Glatch, Stevenson was forced to retire because of illness.
Unseeded Las Vegas resident Asia Muhammad fell in her first-round singles match to No. 7-seeded Veronica Cepede Royg of Paraguay, 6-3, 7-5. Muhammad is currently ranked No. 243 in the world WTA Tour rankings. Muhammad is half of the top-seeded doubles team with partner Maria Sanchez and will open play on Wednesday in the fourth match on Stadium Court.
Former US Open Girls’ Junior champion Samantha Crawford also qualified by winning her third match in three days. She beat Petra Rampre of Slovenia, 6-2, 6-2, on Tuesday to qualify.
Also on the schedule on Wednesday in a first-round match is former US Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin, the tournament’s defending champion who faces Britain’s Naomi Broady in the first match on Stadium Court starting at 9:30 a.m. Oudin celebrated her 23rd birthday on Tuesday and won her first-round doubles match.
The following are Tuesday’s results and Wednesday’s full schedule.
TUESDAY’S RESULTS
q: qualifier; wc: wild card
Final Round of Qualifying
Ema Burgic (BIH) def. Tatjana Maria (GER) [3], 6-2, 7-6 (4)
Samantha Crawford (USA) [2] def. Petra Rampre (SLO) [5], 6-2, 6-2
Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) def. Lauren Embree (USA), 6-4, 6-0
Alexa Glatch (USA) def. Alexandra Stevenson (USA), 6-3, ret.
First-Round Main Draw Singles
Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR) [7] def. Asia Muhammad (USA), 6-3, 7-5
Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR) def. Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN), 6-1, 7-6 (0)
Michelle Larcher De Brito (POR) [8] def. Tara Moore (GBR), 6-1, 6-3
Caitlin Whoriskey (USA) [wc] def. Louisa Chirico (USA), 6-3, 6-0
Jennifer Brady (USA) [wc] def. Amandine Hesse (FRA), 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-3
Paula Kania (POL) def. Urszula Radwanska (POL), 6-3, 6-1
First-Round Main Draw Doubles
Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR) [2] / Maria Irigoyen (ARG) def. Madison Brengle (USA) / Marina Shamayko (RUS), 6-1, 4-6, 10-7
Naomi Broady (GBR) / Irina Falconi (USA) def. Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) / Jovana Jaksic (SRB), 6-4, 1-6, 10-8
Tatjana Maria (GER) / Melanie Oudin (USA) def. Nastja Kolar (SLO) / Tereza Smitkova (CZE), 6-4, 6-3
Louisa Chirico (USA) /Sanaz Marand (USA) def. Eva Hrdinova (CZE) [3] /
Anna TatishvilI (USA), 6-1, 6-7 (2), 13-11
WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE
Starting at 9:30 a.m. on Stadium Court
Melanie Oudin (USA) [6] vs. Naomi Broady (GBR)
Followed by Alexa Glatch (USA) [q] vs. Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) [wc]
Followed by Tereza Smitkova (CZE) [1] vs. Kateryna Bonderanko (UKR) [q]
Followed by Asia Muhammad (USA) / Maria Sanchez (USA) [1] vs. Giola Barbieri (ITA) / Amandine Hesse (FRA)
Starting at 9:30 a.m. on Court 5
Nastja Kolar (SLO) vs. Timea Babos (HUN) [2]
Followed by Madison Brengle (USA) [4] vs. Julia Boserup (USA)
Followed by Samantha Crawford (USA) [q] vs. Sanaz Marand (USA)
Followed by Denise Muresan (USA) / Caitlin Whoriskey (USA) vs. Julia Bosserup (USA) / Alexa Glatch (USA) [wc]
Starting at 9:30 a.m. on Court 6
Sesil Karatantcheva (KAZ) vs. Jovana Jaksic (SRB) [5]
Followed by Maria Irigoyen (ARG) vs. Irina Falconi (USA)
Followed by Nicole Melichar (USA) / Allie Will (USA) [4] vs. Jacqueline Cako (USA) / Cristina-Madalina Stancu (ROU)
Starting at 9:30 a.m. on Court 8
Heidi El Tabakh (CAN) vs. Anna Tatishvili (USA) [3]
Followed by Ema Burgic (BIH) [q] vs. Giola Barbieri (ITA)
Followed by Nicola Slater (GBR) / Karolina Wlodarczak (AUS) vs. Jennifer Brady (USA) / Lauren Embree (USA) [wc]
Singles – click here
Doubles – click here
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The Red Rock Pro Open is a USTA women’s $50,000 Pro Circuit Challenger tournament encompassing a 32-player field in singles and 16 doubles teams.
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About the USTA Pro Circuit
With approximately 90 tournaments hosted annually throughout the country and prize money ranging from $10,000 to $100,000, 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 34 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 nearly $3 million in prize money. Last year, more than 1,000 men and women from more than 70 countries competed in cities nationwide. Mardy Fish, Maria Sharapova, John Isner, Caroline Wozniacki, Sam Querrey, Li Na and Andy Murray are among today’s top stars who began their careers on the USTA Pro Circuit.
About Red Rock Country Club
Red Rock Country Club is nestled beneath a towering red mountain, caressed by cool mountain breezes and offering luxurious amenities in a private haven. The club provides the perfect escape in one of the most breathtaking natural settings in Las Vegas. There are two Arnold Palmer Signature Golf Courses, and another sister course called Siena, designed by master architects Brian Curley and Lee Schmidt. The main clubhouse is the social hub of the club, a 44,000-square-foot area that features the Oasis Grille with an outdoor terrace and spectacular views of the Arnold Palmer courses. The majestic Red Rock Mountains and the lights of the Las Vegas Strip are visible, as well. Private rooms are available for social events, weddings and banquets as well as a stately Board Room with private garden patio for entertaining and private meetings. The tennis complex consists of nine lighted, hard surface tennis courts including an impressive stadium court for competition. The Red Rock Spa offers an array of services designed to make you feel pampered. Members can relax and unwind with a full menu of treatments including massages, facials, body wraps and scrubs, waxing and, our ever popular manicure and pedicure services. Red Rock also offers an athletic center, three swimming pools and spa services. Come see us. Come stay with us.
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