Bishop McGuinness freshman Lucia Neves recently claimed the individual state title in girls tennis, and the Lady Villains team avenged its only loss of the season with a 5-3 win over East Wilkes on Wednesday. Neves became the first Bishop McGuinness girls tennis player to win a singles title since Morgan Auger in 2014. The individual championship matches were held in Cary, where Neves beat ...
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Sabalenka beats Paolini in straight sets to reach last four of WTA Finals
Aryna Sabalenka reached the semifinals of the WTA Finals with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Jasmine Paolini on Monday for a second straight victory in the group stage. The top-ranked Sabalenka cruised in the first set after building a 4-0 lead, then saved two set points in the second to advance at the year-ending tournament for the top eight ranked players. Sabalenka will face already eliminated Elena Rybakina on Wednesday in the final group match of the week.
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WTA Finals round-robin results: Coco Gauff faces Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka qualifies
As the WTA Tour Finals round-robin stages progress, Aryna Sabalenka is one win away from securing the year-end No. 1 ranking after qualifying for the semifinals. Sabalenka was drawn with Jasmine Paolini, Elena Rybakina and Zheng Qinwen in the group stage, which began on November 2 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. World No. 2 Iga Swiatek, looking to overhaul Sabalenka as world No. 1, was drawn to face Coco Gauff, against whom she has a 11-1 record, Jessica Pegula, who beat her in the U.S. Open quarterfin
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WTA Tour Finals begin, ATP ‘Race to Turin’ concludes and Ugo Humbert celebrations draw ire
Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, the WTA Tour Finals debuted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, while the ATP Paris Masters left Bercy for the last time before it moves to La Defense Arena west of the French capital from 2025. Here’s everything you need to know from the past seven days in tennis. RIYADH — Two days of play at the WTA Tour Finals in Saudi Arabia have brought two very different vibes on court
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Tej Bhagra will play Division I tennis at Ivy League school Brown University
Nov. 3—ROCHESTER — Brown University made its interest in Rochester Mayo tennis star Tej Bhagra immediately obvious. On the first day that it was within the NCAA rules to contact last season's state singles champion, Brown head coach Alex Kasarov did just that. That was June 15. Kasarov stayed in steady contact with the Mayo junior ever since. Today, Nov. 3, Bhagra showed how equally interested ...
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