Monday, August 1, 2011
The No. 2 seed upset the No. 1 seed for the Women's Tennis Association tournament, held in College Park.
Nadia Petrova of Russia and Shahar Peer of Israel had little difficulty reaching the championship round in the Women’s Tennis Association tournament in College Park, dropping just one set each in their four matches leading up to the final on Sunday. Both found a challenge that day. Second seed Petrova upset top seed Peer for the Citi Open title, winning in straight sets 7-5, 6-2, but it was not an easy victory. She fell behind early in both sets, having to fight back to take them both. “I started off really good, but then I backed off,” the 24-year-old Peer said. “I need to learn to keep this way of playing for a longer period of time as I take my next step.” Peer, who is ranked 24th in the world, said that she struggled throughout the …
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Falconi remains in singles semifinal action.
The pair of Sloane Stephens of the United States and Shahar Peer of Israel will compete against Sania Mirza of India and Yaroslava Shvedova of Russia en route to the doubles crown at the Women's Tennis Association Citi Open in College Park today. Irina Falconi is the last remaining American in singles action. She'll face Nadia Petrova of Russia Saturday afternoon for a shot at the championship round, taking place Sunday. A full schedule for Saturday is below. The tournament is taking place at the Tennis Center at College Park at 5200 Paint Branch Parkway. Ticket information is available here.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Get caught up on the day's Women's Tennis Association Citi Open scheduled.
The Women's Tennis Association Citi Open at the Tennis Center at College Park is nearing the end, with just three of nine days of competition left after Thursday. Below you'll find the complete schedule of today's matches. Here's a fun feature that Patch discovered today on the Citi Open website: It's a head-to-head comparison of each player. If you want to preview how your favorite player could fair today, enter her name and her competitor's name and check the stats and rankings. Keep up with live scores here, or watch live on Tennis TV. (It's $19.99 to watch it online.)
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Get caught up on the day's Women's Tennis Association Citi Open scheduled.
Below is a summary of today's competition schedule for Day 5 of the Women's Tennis Association Citi Open Tournament, taking place at the Tennis Center at College Park. A full schedule can be found here.
Mini-bites of news to start your morning.
1. In case you missed it, Patch had a snapshot of the first day of main draw competition at the Women's Tennis Association Citi Open tournament, which saw play from a local who used to practice in College Park. 2. Tuesday was the 236th anniversary of the U.S. Postal Service — and Tuesday the list of post offices throughout the country that might close due to budget issues was released. The College Park location at 5815 Calvert Road was not on the list. 3. On this day in 1974, the House Judiciary Committee recommended that President Richard Nixon be impeached for his involvement in the Watergate scandal. 4. Today's Featured Facebook page belongs to University View, the new student housing high rise just north of the University of Maryland …
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
First day of main draw competition interrupted by nearly two-hour rain delay.
By Chris Grady Madison Brengle led fellow American Beatrice Capra 4-2 after the first set of their Citi Open matchup on Monday when the oppressive heat took a volatile turn. A storm rolled through College Park and suspended play for nearly two hours. The remainder of the match between 269th-ranked Capra and 222nd-ranked Brengle was filled with twists and turns that proved to be more dramatic than the weather. Despite tweaking her left calf midway through the third set and needing a tape job, Brengle didn’t drop a game following the delay. She won 7-6, 6-7, 6-1, eliminating Capra from the tournament. It was Brengle's second career victory over Capra. “Madison is a really tough player,” Capra said. “I’ve played her twice before. It’s never …
Monday, July 25, 2011
Get caught up on the day's Women's Tennis Association Citi Open scheduled.
Monday is the last stage of qualifying rounds at the Women's Tennis Association tournament, taking place at the Tennis Center at College Park. The afternoon starts doubles play and main draws. If you're looking to get yourself some tickets or to figure out where to park for the tournament, check the rundown from Friday. Patch also published a mini-profile of the top ranking competitor in the tournament, Shahar Peer.
Friday, July 22, 2011
International tennis tournament in College Park begins Saturday.
Some of the world's best women singles tennis players will compete at the first Women's Tennis Association Citi Open tournament at the Tennis Center at College Park, beginning with qualifying rounds on Saturday. What format is the tournament? The format will be single elimination, consisting of 32 main draw singles players, 16 main draw doubles teams and 32 qualifying singles players, and totaling $400,000 in player compensation, according to a release from Pivot Point Communications, which is handling public relations for the tournament. It's nine days long? When should I go? That depends on whether you want to watch qualifying sessions, main draws, finals, or all of them. Qualifying rounds are Saturday, Sunday and Monday mornings. Main …
The No. 24 player of the Women's Tennis Association headlines tournament starting this weekend.
When Israeli tennis star Shahar Peer plays in the first Citi Open tournament in College Park next week, it will be her first time in the D.C. Metro area, but not the United States. “I love coming here. This is my favorite country," Peer said, who is ranked 24th in the world, and is the top ranking player to compete at the Women's Tennis Association tournament. After being upset recently in the first round of Wimbledon, Peer said she hasn’t been playing as well as she would have liked. She hopes a return to hard courts during the Citi Open will bring the wins back. “I was growing up on the hard courts,” Peer said. “I really like the hard courts.” In January, Peer was ranked No. 11 and has won five WTA titles throughout her career. To …
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12:38 pm on Monday, August 1, 2011
It was a good match. Despite the loss, Peer presented her heartwarming smiles and gratitude towards audience throughout the award ceremony. You can learn more about Shahar Peer from this interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N92MnIheWhA more ›