Rupa, who made it into the tournament via alternate, was scheduled to play Corina Vinarov (Chicago, IL). Ponna made her national debut memorable, by beating the nationally ranked Corina Vinarov, 6-2, 7-5 in the fist round. Chase Boyer also made her national debut this past weekend. Her and her partner Lauren Hatfield advanced to the quarterfinals of doubles before losing to Shyla Aggarwal and Morina Fuduric 8-6. Boyer posted an upset win over the 8-seeded Yahli Noy (Closter, NJ) 7-5, 6-3. Boyer also beat Calista Chang (Hinsdale, IL) 6-0, 6-3 before falling to eventual champ Piper Charney (Prospect, KY).
ETC will be hosting a Boys’ 18 Midwest tournament April 8-9 and the MaddenCo USTA National Level 3 Boys’ and Girls’ 18 tournament, May 6-8/
1st- Piper Charney
2nd – Shyla Aggarwal
3rd- Adella Castaner
4th- Isabella Marquart
Doubles Champions: Adella Castaner and Amber Yin
Doubles Finalists: Maya Joint and Isabella Marquart
]]>Both Chase Boyer and Rupa Ponna, who train at the Evansville Tennis Center as part of the Academy, represent the only local players in the draw. Boyer and her doubles partner, Lauren Hatfield are seeded third in doubles and are schedule to start at 8:00am on Saturday. Ponna and her partner, Avyln Smith are scheduled to play at 9:00am. Ponna is scheduled to play singles at 12:30 and Boyer at 1:00pm Saturday.
In the case of inclement weather, play will be suspended and moved indoors to be resumed at 10:00am.
We are excited to host this event, as it is a great way to showcase our facility and its members, the city of Evansville, and to provide an opportunity for our local standouts to play at home. We encourage everyone to stop by this weekend and watch these young girls battle it out!
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