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Women's Tennis' Bianca Turati wins ITF 15k Biella singles title
08.04.2018 | Women's Tennis
Rising junior defeats Nastassya Burnett in straight sets in Saturday’s championship match.
BIELLA, Italy — Rising University of Texas junior Bianca Turati claimed the singles title at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) pro circuit 15k tournament in Biella, Italy on Saturday. Turati posted a 6-3, 6-4 win against Nastassya Burnett (Italy) in Saturday's championship match.
Turati won a total of five matches, including four in straight sets, on five consecutive days en route to the title. Her tournament was highlighted by an impressive 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 victory against WTA-ranked No. 559 Dalila Spiteri (Italy) in the semifinals.
The 2018 Big 12 Conference Player of the Year and one of four nominees for the Honda Sport Award for Tennis, she earned Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) singles All-America honors as a sophomore. Turati was the No. 1 overall seed in the singles draw at the NCAA Championship and completed the year at No. 3 in the final Oracle/ITA national singles rankings.
She posted a 28-4 overall singles record in her sophomore season. Turati spent nearly three months atop the ITA women's singles rankings and produced a 16-2 dual-match record for the Longhorns at the No. 1 singles position. Turati became the first Longhorn to top the ITA singles rankings since Kelly Pace in 1995.
With Turati atop the lineup, Texas posted its highest final team ranking (No. 6) since 2005. UT won its first outright Big 12 regular-season title since 2004 and its first Big 12 tournament title since 2013. The Longhorns advanced to the NCAA Championships Round of 16.
Turati's Run to the ITF 15k Biella Singles Championship
|
Date |
Round |
Opponent |
Result |
|
July 31 |
Round of 32 |
Camilla Diez (Italy) |
W: 6-1, 6-0 |
|
Aug. 1 |
Round of 16 |
Benedetta Ivaldi (Italy) |
W: 6-1, 6-1 |
|
Aug. 2 |
Quarterfinals |
Mihaela Djakovic (Serbia) |
W: 6-4, 6-3 |
|
Aug. 3 |
Semifinals |
Dalila Spiteri (Italy) |
W: 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 |
|
Aug. 4 |
Championship |
Nastassya Burnett (Italy) |
W: 6-3, 6-4 |
