Austin Awesome on Opening Day at Riviera/ITA All-American Qualifying

Tuesday, October 3

Pacific Palisades, CA

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Florida Gators

Riviera ITA All-American Championships (Qualifying)

Brooke Austin posted a pair of upsets - one in singles and one in doubles - on opening day.

Austin Awesome on Opening Day at Riviera/ITA All-American Qualifying

Wednesday, October 4, 2017 | Women's Tennis

The Gator senior went a combined 3-0 in singles and doubles play.

By: Kathy Cafazzo

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. – Brooke Austin had a sensational opening day of qualifying play at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships held at the Riviera Tennis Club on Tuesday.

The Gator senior began with an impressive 6-4, 6-1 victory against Arkansas' No. 36-ranked Ana Oparenovic, before posting a 6-1, 6-2 win against Denver's No. 87 Bianca Monk.

Austin also paired with fellow senior Peggy Porter on the doubles court and the team knocked off Texas Tech's No. 2-seeded and No. 21-ranked Felicity Maltby and Gabriela Talaba in the opening round, 8-6.

The 93rd-ranked Austin returns to the court on Wednesday, where she plays Georgia's Katarina Jokic for right to advance into the prestigious main draw of the national championship event.

Austin and Porter play Northwestern's Erin Larner and Lee Or in the second round, with the winner of that match playing a third round contests and moving on to the main draw.

Wednesday is the final day of qualifying draw action, with the main draw running from October 5-8.

Updated Qualifying Draws

Moving On

In the 64-player qualifying singles draw, the eight players who win three rounds advance to the main draw. There is a consolation draw for first-round losers.
In the 32-team qualifying doubles draw, four will advance to the main draw.

Gators at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships

Main Draw Singles, Automatic berths
- Anna Danilina
- Josie Kuhlman
Qualifying Singles
- Brooke Austin
Qualifying Doubles
- Brooke Austin & Peggy Porter

What's on the Line:

In addition to vying for the All-American national title, players will be competing to secure a berth into the 2017 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships, which takes place November 1-5, in Palm Desert, California.
Singles quarterfinalists, consolation singles champion and finalist, along with doubles semifinalists and consolation doubles champion and finalist advance to the end of fall national championship.

How to Follow the Action:

For updates draws, schedules, live scoring, general daily recaps and photo gallery links, visit the Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships event page
You can also follow event coverage on the ITA Twitter and Instagram channels at @ITA_Tennis

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