Sopo (Colombia) – After going through a two-round qualifier, Georgia Gulin from Paraná made her debut with victory in the main draw of the ITF W35 in Sopo, on clay courts in Colombia. This Tuesday, she beat the American Zoe Hitt, 871st in the ranking, by 6/1 and 6/0.
Gulin, 24 years old, is currently 1,106th in the professional rankings and has a career-best ranking of 847th, from October last year. The tennis player coming from the North American university circuit had passed Colombians Juliana Teusa and Daniela Tijaro during qualifying. She faces Mexican Maria Jose Portillo in the round of 16.
Two other Brazilians were defeated in the opening round. Júlia Konishi from São Paulo fell to Canadian Cadence Brace, seeded 5th in the event, by 6/2 and 6/0. Rebeca Pereira, from Rio de Janeiro, who came from quali, suffered a double 6/2 from Paraguayan Ana Paula Neffa, seventh favorite.
Bohrer stops in qualifying in the USA, Bossi falls in his debut in Tunisia
16-year-old Carolina Bohrer from Santa Catarina, 889th in the rankings, tried to qualify for the ITF W75 in Zephyrhills, on clay courts in the United States, but was surpassed in the opening round by Canadian Kayla Cross, a 19-year-old left-hander and ranked 663rd. , by 7/6 (7-4) and 6/1.
Camilla Bossi, a 20-year-old from São Paulo, was eliminated in her debut at the ITF W15 in Monastir, on hard courts in Tunisia, beaten by Colombian Maria Fernanda Herazo by 6/0 and 7/5.
