Dow Tennis Classic: Stearns advances to last eight
Peyton Stearns won against Ashlyn Krueger 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday evening and will play the winner of the match between Canadian qualifier Katherine Sebov and Chinese Lin Zhu, the No 3 seed, in the next round
Wildcard Peyton Stearns advanced to the last 8 of the Dow Tennis Classic by winning against Ashlyn Krueger 6-2, 6-3 at Greater Midland Tennis Center on Thursday evening.
Stearns, ranked No 244, will face the winner of the match between Canadian qualifier Katherine Sebov and Chinese Lin Zhu, the No 3 seed, next.
Peyton Stearns beat Asia Muhammad (6-3, 6-4) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round, Krueger, ranked No 192, defeated Japanese Moyuka Uchijima, the No 8 seed (6-1, 7-6 (11)).
Midland WTA 125, other second-round results (Greater Midland Tennis Center, USD 115.000, most recent results first):
- Catherine McNally vs. Su Jeong Jang
- Anna-Lena Friedsam vs. Sachia Vickery
- Elizabeth Mandlik vs. Camila Osorio
- Nao Hibino vs. Robin Anderson
- Katherine Sebov vs. Lin Zhu: thursday
- Sofia Kenin (WC) beat Madison Brengle (2): 6-1, 6-3
- Ann Li beat Magdalena Frech: 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (5)