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Turati twins capture doubles title at H-E-B Women’s Pro Tennis Open
10.26.2019 | Women's Tennis
UT seniors Anna and Bianca Turati also both advance to singles championship match.
AUSTIN, Texas — University of Texas women's tennis senior twin sisters Anna Turati and Bianca Turati captured the doubles championship and each advanced to the singles final during play Saturday at the H-E-B Women's Pro Tennis Open at the Texas Tennis Center. The tournament is an ITF (International Tennis Federation) 15k pro circuit event.
In Saturday's doubles final, the Turati twins earned their professional doubles title with a hard-fought 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 (10-4) victory against the tourney's No. 1 seed, junior Fernanda Labraña and Melany Solange Krywoj (Argentina). The Turati twins grabbed a 4-1 lead in the opening set before Labraña and Krywoj won back-to-back games to pull within 4-3. The twins broke Labraña and Krywoj and then held serve in a deuce game to win the first set, 6-3.
Labraña and Krywoj won the first three games of the second frame, before the Turati twins gained a service break to trail 3-1. Labraña and Krywoj responded with a break of their own and won the next two games to take the second set, 6-1, and even the match.
In the 10-point third-set tiebreaker, the two teams split the first two points. The Turati twins won six straight points to build a 7-1 cushion, before Labraña and Krywoj answered with three consecutive points to trim the margin to 7-4. The Turati twins finished the match by winning the next three points.
Anna Turati, the tourney's second seed and No. 575 in the WTA rankings, opened singles play with a 6-3, 6-1 win against WTA No. 858 Krywoj in the first semifinal match. Turati jumped out to a 5-1 advantage in the opening set, before Krywoj answered by winning back-to-back games to trim the margin to 5-3. Turati held serve at love in the following game to close out the first set, 6-3.
In the second set, Turati won the first four games before Krywoj held serve to close to 4-1. Turati survived two break points in the following game and held serve to increase the lead to 5-1, and broke Krywoj to finish the match.
Bianca Turati, the tournament's top singles seed and No. 367 in the latest WTA rankings, earned a 6-3, 6-2 victory against WTA No. 878 Charlotte Chavatipon (USA) in the second semifinal. Both players held serve for the first seven games before Turati broke Chavatipon in the eighth game to grab a 5-3 lead. Turati then held serve at love to win the first set, 6-3.
The two players each registered service breaks in the first three games of the second set, before Turati held her serve to go up 3-1. She broke Chavatipon again to increase the lead to 4-1. Chavatipon broke Turati to trim the margin to 4-2, before Turati answered with a service break of her own and held serve to finish the match.
Anna Turati and Bianca Turati will face each other in the singles championship match on Sunday, Oct. 27. First serve is set for 1 p.m. CT at the Texas Tennis Center.
To follow action at the H-E-B Women's Pro Tennis Open, visit the tourney web site. Fans are also encouraged to follow UT's official Twitter (@TexasWTN) for results and additional information.
Texas Results at the H-E-B Women's Pro Tennis Open (Saturday, Oct. 26)
Singles Semifinals
WTA #575 Anna Turati def. WTA #858 Melany Solange Krywoj (Argentina), 6-3, 6-1
WTA #367 Bianca Turati def. WTA #878 Charlotte Chavatipon (USA), 6-3, 6-2
Doubles Championship
Anna Turati/Bianca Turati def. Fernanda Labraña/Melany Solange Krywoj (Argentina), 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 (10-4)
Texas Schedule at the H-E-B Women's Pro Tennis Open (Sunday, Oct. 27) – all times CT
Singles Championship
WTA #575 Anna Turati vs. WTA #367 Bianca Turati, 1 pm
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