Kratzer, Kypson Capture 18s, U.S. Open Wild Cards
<![CDATA[Ashley Kratzer and Patrick Kypson are going to the U.S. Open in 2017.]]>
Newport Beach, Ca. native Ashley Kratzer defeated 33rd seeded Kelly Chen of Cerritos, Ca., 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 to win the 18s national championship and earn a USTA gold ball and a wild card into the US Open.More: Federer Pulls out of Cincy, Assuring Nadal of No.1“It feels absolutely amazing. I was not expecting to win the whole tournament. I set a goal just to get to the semis,” Kratzer said after winning the title. “To actually win is amazing. I was playing some of my best tennis. I’m so excited to be in the US Open. It’s always been a dream of mine. I’m really looking forward to that.”
Ashley Kratzer has won the @USTAGirlsNatls 18s title and a main draw #USOpen wild card! https://t.co/wYEtRqn2Yp #USTennis 📷: @JFredSidhu pic.twitter.com/0GePJ2juK1
— USTA (@usta) August 14, 2017
The event was televised on Tennis Channel for the first time over the weekend.
From 4-6 p.m. ET, the USTA Girls’ 18s National Championships singles final will air LIVE on https://t.co/5RlnxDB9Bj: https://t.co/nA4BSYTiHC pic.twitter.com/va31bS72Ce
— TENNIS.com (@Tennis) August 13, 2017
In the Girls' 18s doubles final, fifth-seeded Taylor Johnson of Redondo Beach, Calif., and Claire Liu of Thousand Oaks, Calif., captured the doubles title title. Liu and Johnson received a USTA gold ball and a wild card into the doubles main draw at the upcoming US Open in New York.Patrick Kypson, 17, of Raleigh, North Carolina, defeaated 18-year old J.J. Wolf of Cincinnati, 6-7(1), 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday at Kalamazoo to claim the gold ball and U.S. Open wild card on the men’s side.
.@USTA Junior 🇺🇸Patrick Kypson getting a lot of attention from college coaches at @Wimbledon 2017. To go pro or to go to school? (PT2 of 2) pic.twitter.com/DEPKyG2kkN
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) July 13, 2017
Vasil Kirkov and Danny Thomas took the doubles title to capture the U.S. Open doubles wild card. ]]>
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