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Bianca Turati wins Round of 16 singles match at ITF Lubbock pro event
09.19.2018 | Women's Tennis
Junior All-American posts impressive straight-set win against WTA-ranked No. 453 Jennifer Elie (USA).
LUBBOCK, Texas — University of Texas junior Bianca Turati registered a dominant 6-3, 6-2 victory against Jennifer Elie (USA) on Wednesday afternoon in the Round of 16 at the ITF (International Tennis Federation) pro circuit event at McLeod Tennis Center. Elie is currently No. 453 in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) world singles rankings.
Just one night after Turati claimed her Round of 32 match that lasted three hours and 32 minutes, she took just one hour and 22 minutes to defeat Elie and advance to Thursday's quarterfinal round in Lubbock. Turati will play the winner of Wednesday night's Round of 16 match between second-seeded Grace Min (USA) and Robin Anderson (USA).
Turati raced out to a 4-1 advantage in the opening set of Wednesday's match, before Elie responded by winning consecutive games to pull within 4-3. Turati then broke Elie and held serve to close out the first-set victory.
Turati took control early in the second set and again produced a 4-1 lead. Elie broke Turati to trim the deficit to 4-2, but Turati responded with a service break and held serve to finish out the match.
Turati is No. 1 in the Oracle/ITA preseason women's collegiate national singles rankings. The 2018 Big 12 Conference Player of the Year posted a 28-4 overall singles mark and ended her sophomore season at No. 3 in the final Oracle/ITA Division I singles rankings. Turati spent nearly three months atop the ITA women's single rankings and produced a 16-2 dual-match record for the Longhorns at the No. 1 singles position in 2018. She became the first UT player to top the ITA singles rankings since Kelly Pace in 1995.
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