Texas Tech University Athletics
Peet Competing in Fort Worth Pro Tennis Classic
July 30, 2019 | Women's Tennis
TCU 25k tournament also features former Red Raider Gabriela Talaba as No. 1 seed.
LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech women's tennis sophomore Olivia Peet is competing in the Fort Worth Pro Tennis Classic this week at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center on the campus of TCU. The tournament is an ITF 25k event that is in its eighth-consecutive season.
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Peet advanced to the main draw of the event on Monday with a win over Japan's Ayaka Okuno in which she bounced back from a 5-7 first-set loss to take the second, 6-3, and the match-deciding super tiebreaker 11-9. Tuesday she is set to face USA standout Lea Ma.
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Also featured in the main singles draw is former Texas Tech star Gabriela Talaba, who enters play at the event with a No. 340 world ranking and the tournament's No. 1 seed. Talaba and Chieh-Yu Hsu are teamed up as the No. 1 seed in the doubles draw as well.
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The tournament is a part of the U.S. Open preparation tour for the world of women's tennis, as players from around the world work to build their resumes for tennis' final Grand Slam of the season in Flushing Meadows, NY at the end of the month (Aug. 26 – Sept. 8). The main draw features two top-300 players in the WTA rankings.
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For more information and to follow along on the action throughout the tournament, follow @FWProCircuit on twitter.
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About the USTA Pro Circuit
With approximately 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 40 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.
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Peet advanced to the main draw of the event on Monday with a win over Japan's Ayaka Okuno in which she bounced back from a 5-7 first-set loss to take the second, 6-3, and the match-deciding super tiebreaker 11-9. Tuesday she is set to face USA standout Lea Ma.
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Also featured in the main singles draw is former Texas Tech star Gabriela Talaba, who enters play at the event with a No. 340 world ranking and the tournament's No. 1 seed. Talaba and Chieh-Yu Hsu are teamed up as the No. 1 seed in the doubles draw as well.
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The tournament is a part of the U.S. Open preparation tour for the world of women's tennis, as players from around the world work to build their resumes for tennis' final Grand Slam of the season in Flushing Meadows, NY at the end of the month (Aug. 26 – Sept. 8). The main draw features two top-300 players in the WTA rankings.
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For more information and to follow along on the action throughout the tournament, follow @FWProCircuit on twitter.
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About the USTA Pro Circuit
With approximately 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 40 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.
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