09-23-2023, 12:02 PM
Well, that was easy! Connie rolls 6-0, 6-1 over Mert, which sets her up to play 4th-seeded (and 40th-ranked) Ange Oby Kajuru of Oklahoma State starting right now, so that should give her a better test than she's had so far. But even if she wins, she won't play Vidmanova, who got upset in the quarters, so she's the highest seed left and needs to win to avoid a loss that would bring her down in the rankings.
Meanwhile, Alexis Blokhina and Valencia Xu have been taking part in the Milwaukee Tennis Classic, a great tournament that sees its champion qualify for Fall Nationals. Blokhina came in seeded 3rd and Xu was 5th; both made the quarterfinals after some wins over unranked opponents, and while Xu fell to UNC's Reilly Tran (seeded 4th, ranked #76), Blokhina beat highly-touted UNC freshman Theadora Rabman 6-2, 6-2. Blokhina is playing Wisconsin's Xinyu Cai (ranked #89) in today's semifinal. Blokhina dropped the first set 6-4 and is currently in a second-set tiebreaker.
Meanwhile, Alexis Blokhina and Valencia Xu have been taking part in the Milwaukee Tennis Classic, a great tournament that sees its champion qualify for Fall Nationals. Blokhina came in seeded 3rd and Xu was 5th; both made the quarterfinals after some wins over unranked opponents, and while Xu fell to UNC's Reilly Tran (seeded 4th, ranked #76), Blokhina beat highly-touted UNC freshman Theadora Rabman 6-2, 6-2. Blokhina is playing Wisconsin's Xinyu Cai (ranked #89) in today's semifinal. Blokhina dropped the first set 6-4 and is currently in a second-set tiebreaker.