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Ahn beats Volynets, 17, in San Jose qualies
Kristie Ahn, a 27-year-old Stanford grad-uate, slugs a backhand in the semifinalsof the $60,000 Berkeley Tennis Club Chal-lenge last Saturday. Photo by Paul Bauman Fifth-seeded Kristie Ahn, a...
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Ahn beats former Pac-12 rival, qualifies for San Jose
Stanford graduate Kristie Ahn, playing in the Berkeley semifinals lastweek, defeated Danielle Lao 6-1, 6-4 today in the final round of qual-ifying for the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic, a WTA...
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Defending champ Buzarnescu loses early in San Jose
Unseeded Mihaela Buzarnescu, playing in the final of last year's inaugural MubadalaSilicon Valley Classic, lost to wild card Daria Kasatkina 6-2, 6-2 tonight in the firstround of the San Jose...
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Mattek-Sands shocks Venus early in San Jose
Bethanie Mattek-Sands celebrates her victory over Venus Williams tonightin the first round of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic at San Jose State.Photo by Mal Taam The Mubadala Silicon Valley...
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Top seed Svitolina sails into San Jose quarterfinals
Elina Svitolina, playing in the 2015 Bank of the West Classic at Stanford,won easily today in her first match since becoming the first Ukrainianwoman to reach the Wimbledon semifinals. Photo by Mal...
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It's Ahn to the San Jose quarterfinals after big upset
Stanford graduate Kristie Ahn, playing in Berkeley two weeks ago,stunned third-seeded Elise Mertens to reach the quarterfinals of aWTA tournament for the second time. Photo by Paul Bauman Kristie Ahn...
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Sakkari stages stunning comeback, ousts top seed in S.J.
Maria Sakkari, playing in the final of last year's inaugural Mubadala Silicon ValleyClassic in San Jose, rallied from a big deficit and saved four match points to stuntop-seeded Elina Svitolina in...
View ArticleCrafty Zheng, powerful Sabalenka reach San Jose final
SAN JOSE, Calif. – With her crafty game, Zheng Saisai is quietly making a name for herself in Northern California. The unseeded Zheng reached her first Premier Level singles final today, beating...
View ArticleZheng upsets Sabalenka for first WTA singles title
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Unseeded Zheng Saisai of China won her first WTA singles title today, beating second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the second annual Mubadala Silicon Valley...
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Zheng wins San Jose with a lot of help from her friend
Champion Zheng Saisai, middle, and members of the San Jose State footballteam pose in front of Spartan statues. The university's football stadium is nextto the site of the Mubadala Silicon Valley...
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Kenin upsets No. 1 Barty; Ahn earns U.S. Open berth
Sofia Kenin, shown en route to the Berkeley title lastyear, earned her first victory over a top-five player.Photo by Paul Bauman Sofia Kenin continued her meteoric rise today. The 20-year-old...
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Gerasimov ousts defending champ Kokkinakis in Aptos
Defending champion Thanasi Kokkinakis, who shockedRoger Federer last year, lost to Egor Gerasimov 7-6 (2),6-4 today in the second round of the Nordic NaturalsChallenger in Aptos, Calif. 2018 photo by...
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NorCal's Jackson to face top seed in boys 18 nationals
Ryder Jackson, left, defeated Luke Casper, right, last Nov-ember in the Sacramento suburb of Folsom for his fourthconsecutive Northern California Sectional (fall and sum-mer) boys 18 title. Photo by...
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San Jose's Ovrootsky reaches national girls 16 semis
Second-seeded Vivian Ovrootsky will meet 14th-seeded ReeseBrantmeier of Whitewater, Wis., in the semifinals of the USTAGirls 16 National Championships in San Diego. 2018 photo byPaul Bauman...
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Daniel, Dzumhur, Escobedo survive Aptos thrillers
Ernesto Escobedo, shown in 2018, saved two matchpoints in a 7-6 (2), 6-7 (5), 7-6 (12) win over fellowAmerican Bjorn Fratangelo to reach the quarterfinalsin Aptos, Calif., for the second consecutive...
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Volynets tops Ma in all-Bay Area USTA National 18 QF
Katie Volynets, shown Thursday, beat Connie Ma in an all-San FranciscoBay Area quarterfinal in the USTA Girls 18 National Championships inSan Diego, Photo courtesy of JFS Communications In an all-San...
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Escobedo ousts top seed Dzumhur in Aptos quarters
Ernesto Escobedo, serving in Aptos last year, extended his winningstreak to 10 matches. Photo by Paul Bauman Resurgent Ernesto Escobedo of West Covina in the Los Angeles area outlasted top-seeded...
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Bay Area's Volynets reaches Girls 18 National final
Katie Volynets, shown earlier in the week, could become the third Northern Calif-ornian to win a USTA Boys or Girls 18 National singles title in six years. Photocourtesy of JFS Communications...
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Johnson returns to Aptos final; Koepfer ends streak
Steve Johnson has dropped from a career-high No. 21in 2016 to No. 93, but he said that's deceiving. Photoby Paul Bauman APTOS, Calif. – What today's Nordic Naturals Challenger semifinals lacked in...
View ArticleVolynets wins USTA girls 18s, earns U.S. Open berth
Note: A photo will be added to this story soon. Katie Volynets is headed to the U.S. Open. The 17-year-old resident of Walnut Creek in the San Francisco Bay Area, seeded second, beat...
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