QUALIFYING ROUND CONTINUES AT 14th ANNUAL BOYD TINSLEY WOMEN’S CLAY COURT CLASSIC
Four spots in Main Draw up for grabs as qualifying will be completed Tuesday;
Main Draw singles and doubles gets started on Tuesday
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., April 27, 2015 – Four spots in the singles Main Draw will be up for grabs to start Tuesday’s action at the 14th Annual Boyd Tinsley Women’s Clay Court Classic, the USTA Pro Circuit event being held this week at the Boar’s Head Sports Club. Qualifying picked up on Monday with six of the eight seeded players moving on to the final round for a chance to compete in the Main Draw, which begins Tuesday.
The top seed of the qualifying draw, Elizaveta Ianchuk of Ukraine, got through her first match of the event with a 6-0, 7-5 win over Eva Raszkiewicz of the United States. Also making her tournament debut after receiving a first-round bye was No. 2 seed Justyna Jegiolka of Poland, who defeated American Jessica Ho, 7-5, 6-3, on Monday.
Things didn’t turn out so well for third-seeded veteran Petra Rampre of Slovenia, who was knocked off in three sets by rising American 16-year old Nicole Frenkel, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3. Also bounced from the singles qualifying round was No. 8 seed Ashley Weinhold, as the Texas native fell to Russia’s Angelina Gabueva in a grueling three-set affair, 7-5, 5-7, 6-3.
Other winners moving on to Tuesday’s final round of qualifying were No. 4 seed Laura Pigossi of Brazil, No. 5 Vojislava Lukic of Serbia, No. 6 Storm Sanders of Australia and No. 7 American Alexandra Stevenson.
On Tuesday, Ianchuk will face Stevenson; Jegiolka takes on Sanders; Pigossi goes up against Lukic and Frenkel squares off with Gabueva. The winners of those four matches will advance into the Main Draw.
Play continues at The Boar’s Head on Tuesday morning at 10AM, with the final four qualifying matches kicking things off on four separate courts. Main Draw singles and doubles competition gets under way at the conclusion of qualifying.
Only one singles seed and one seeded doubles duo will be in action on Tuesday, as No. 7 Patricia Maria Tig of Romania takes on former Tinsley runner-up Allie Kiick. On the doubles side, No. 3 seeds Tig and Sophie Chang face Ianchuk and Irina Khromacheva in the final match on Court 1. See below for full results from Monday along with Tuesday’s complete order of play.
The 14th Annual Boyd Tinsley Women’s Clay Court Classic features 32 singles players and a 16-team doubles field. The tournament is held at Boar’s Head Sports Club, 200 Wellington Drive in Charlottesville, Virginia. Admission to the tournament is free and the event is open to the public.
With more than 90 tournaments 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. Last year, more than 1,000 men and women from more than 70 countries competed on the USTA Pro Circuit for approximately $3.2 million in prize money and valuable ATP World Tour and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour ranking points.
14th Annual Boyd Tinsley Women’s Clay Court Classic
Monday, April 27
At Boar’s Head Sports Club
Charlottesville, VA
Purse: $50,000
Surface: Clay-outdoor
Qualifying Singles – Second Round
Elizaveta Ianchuk, Ukraine (1) def. Eva Raszkiewicz, United States, 6-0, 7-5
Justyna Jegiolka, Poland (2) def. Jessica Ho, United States, 7-5, 6-3
Nicole Frenkel, United States def. Petra Rampre, Slovenia (3), 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
Laura Pigossi, Brazil (4) def. Nika Kukharchuk, Russia, 6-4, 6-3
Vojislava Lukic, Serbia (5) def. Petra Januskova, Canada, 6-4, 6-1
Storm Sanders, Australia (6) def. Jacqueline Cako, United States, 6-1, 6-2
Alexandra Stevenson, United States (7) def. Keri Wong, United States, 6-4, 6-3
Angelina Gabueva, Russia, def. Ashley Weinhold, United States (8), 7-5, 5-7, 6-3
Schedule for Tuesday, April 28
Court 3/Stadium, starting at 10:00 AM
Justyna Jegiolka, Poland (2) vs. Storm Sanders, Australia (6), final round qualifying
Followed by
Patricia Maria Tig, Romania [7] vs. Allie Kiick, United States
Followed by
Usue Maitane Arconada, United States vs. Rianna Valdes, United States
Followed by
Jennifer Elie, United States / Allie Kiick, United States vs. Jacqueline Cako, United States / Vojislava Lukic, Serbia
Court 1, starting at 10:00 AM
Nicole Frenkel, United States vs. Angelina Gabueva, Russia, final round qualifying
Followed by
Caitlin Whoriskey, United States vs. Chieh-Yu Hsu, Taiwan
Followed by
Julia Boserup, United States / Paula Ormaechea, Argentina vs. Francoise Abanda, Canada / Maria Sanchez, United States
Followed by
Sophie Chang, United States / Patricia Maria Tig, Romania vs. Olga Ianchuk, Ukraine / Irina Khromacheva, Russia [3]
Court 5, starting at 10:00 AM
Laura Pigossi, Brazil (4) vs. Vojislava Lukic, Serbia (5), final round qualifying
Followed by
Florencia Molinero, Argentina vs. Jessica Moore, Australia
Court 7, starting at 10:00 AM
Elizaveta Ianchuk, Ukraine (1) vs. Alexandra Stevenson, United States (7), final round qualifying
Followed by
Sofia Arvidsson, Sweden vs. Irina Khromacheva, Russia
Followed by
Alexandra Mueller, United States / Keri Wong, United States vs. Louisa Chirico, United States / Grace Min, United States
Followed by
Laura Pigossi, Brazil / Storm Sanders, Australia vs. Gabriela Ce, Brazil / Jessica Moore, Australia
—S. Ratcliffe, USTA
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