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End of 2019: First Career Singles Title and 2 Doubles Titles

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1 st tournament: Fayetteville, Arkansas $15k Futures tournament Round of 32: Defeated Tyler Zink 1-6, 6-1, 7-6(7). My opponent is a freshman on the Georgia tennis team and is a good player with solid groundstrokes. I didn’t get off to a good start as I got broken to go down 1-4 in the 1 st set. He broke me again to take the 1 st set 6-1. I turned around the match by starting to serve better and looking to come in more. I went up an early break 3-0. I broke him one more time to take the 2 nd set 6-1. I went up a break in the 2 nd set 4-2, however he broke me back to put it on serve. I had two match points on his serve at 5-4 but he saved both. I was up 6-4 in the 3 rd set tiebreak but he came up with some clutch shots. At 7-6, I missed an easy volley after hitting a good serve. But I responded and won the last two points to take the 3 rd set tiebreak 9-7. Round of 16: Lost to Rinky Hijikata 6-2, 1-6, 1-6. He plays on the North Carolina team and is a good pla
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7-Weeks, 12 Tournaments, 5 Countries

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7-weeks, 12 tournaments, 5 Countries 1 st tournament: $20,000 Prize Money Metzger Open in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – Green clay Round of 32: Defeated Connor Merrill 6-2, 6-1. This match was played indoors due to rain. I got off to good starts in both sets by breaking my opponent right away. I served well and was hitting good placements which allowed me to not get broken. I got a lot of mid-court balls so it was a good opportunity to practice my transition game. Round of 16: Defeated Jordan Benjamin 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. This was my first match on clay in over a year. He was a good player who defended well and ran down a lot of balls. I didn’t get off to a good start in the 1 st set. However, I raised my level in the 2 nd set and went up a break 4-3. He broke me back but I took the last two games of the 2 nd set to take it 6-4. In the 3 rd set I was down double break 0-3. I started playing more aggressive in my return games and competed well. I won 6 of the last
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