09-25-2024, 08:20 AM
The main draw kicks off today, and we're off to a less than stellar start as Valencia Xu is swept out by #7 Nicole Khirin of Texas A&M, 6-1 6-0. Xu did well to qualify, but that's a tough ask in that matchup to go further than she did.
It's weird to see Eleana Yu in the main draw, and she's in a battle in her first set against Herea of Texas. It'll be interesting to keep an eye on her this year. She's nowhere close in the draw to any Stanford prospects though - so we won't get a chance to measure her against her team.
In looking at this draw, it's amazing how loaded Texas A&M is at the top. They have three of the top 16 seeds with #1 Mary Stoiana, #7 Nicole Khirin, and #16 Mia Kupres. That's going to be tough for any team to tackle this season. I haven't looked too far at who else is loaded as of now.
It's weird to see Eleana Yu in the main draw, and she's in a battle in her first set against Herea of Texas. It'll be interesting to keep an eye on her this year. She's nowhere close in the draw to any Stanford prospects though - so we won't get a chance to measure her against her team.
In looking at this draw, it's amazing how loaded Texas A&M is at the top. They have three of the top 16 seeds with #1 Mary Stoiana, #7 Nicole Khirin, and #16 Mia Kupres. That's going to be tough for any team to tackle this season. I haven't looked too far at who else is loaded as of now.