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Peyton Stearns Flips Out in BJK Cup Debut

By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, November 7, 2023A Billie Jean King Cup Finals debut can be a head-spinning experience for even experienced players.Peyton Stearns flipped out in her maiden Billie Jean King Cup Finals experience.Sabalenka: Very Disappointed with WTAA three-time all-American at the University of Texas, Stearns made history as the first player in Texas history to win the NCAA singles title, which she captured in the spring of 2022. Stearns became the first woman since Nicole Gibbs in 2013 to win the NCAA singles and team titles in the same year.Before devoting herself to tennis, Stearns was an accomplished junior gymnast and showed her acrobatic skills to her teammates.

"I grew up, I wasn't a tennis player, I was a gymnast for the longest of time," Stearns told the media in Seville, Spain, ahead of the United States' opener vs. Switzerland. "I transitioned to tennis later than most."Photo credit: Hameltion/Wikimedia Commons]]>

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Richard Pagliaro is Tennis Now Managing Editor. He is a graduate of New York University and has covered pro tennis for more than 35 years. Richard was tennis columnist for Gannett Newspapers in NY, served as Managing Editor for TennisWeek.com and worked as a writer/editor for Tennis.com. He has been TennisNow.com managing editor since 2010.

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