Day 5 Recap
The Koser Jewelers Tennis Challenge continued with two highly-competitive singles matches and two close doubles matches in the feature spots. USTA Middle States also hosted Koser Kids Day in the morning with nearly 100 kids (ages 4-14) playing on the tennis court for a 90-minute free tennis clinic.
First seed Xinyu Wang continues to play high-level tennis. Despite a brief hiccup in the second set, she moves on to the semi-finals with a 6-1, 6-7, 6-2 victory. The second three-set singles match featured Americans Caroline Dolehide and wildcard Makenna Jones. Jones continues to upset the competition, taking down the three-seed 7-6, 4-6, 6-4.
Fourth-seed Madison Brengle and eighth-seed Sujeong Jang both dominated, beating their opponents 6-0, 6-1 and 6-2, 6-1 respectively. They are set to face off in the first semi-final match in the morning.
On the doubles side, fourth-seeded duo Olivia Gadeck and Mai Hontama, along with Sophie Chang and Yulia Starodubtseva, won both their matches in straight sets.
Results can be found here. Photos from the event can be found here. Photos are available to view after each day of the event.
Saturday’s match play begins at 11 a.m. with two semi-final singles matches and one semi-final doubles match. There will be no matches scheduled for Saturday evening. Please see the attached draws and order of play documents for more information.
Asher Smith-Frank
USTA Middle States