Two American Men’s Pairs Win On Day 1 of Xiamen Qualifying
The Xiamen Four-Star kicked off with 14 men’s matches and four women’s matches in the first qualifying round. Three men’s matches went to tiebreak, while Americans Doherty/Allen and Kolinski/Evans moved on to Thursday’s second round.
American’s Claes/Hughes Continue Success At Beach Worlds
USA’s young pair, Kelly Claes and Sara Hughes continue their run at the 2017 Vienne Beach World Championships with a win over Spain’s Elsa Baquerizo/Amaranta Navarro 2-0, (21-16, 21-18).
Amaranta Navarro Added as Replacement Player for Beach World Champs
Navarro will play with Elsa Baquerizo, who with former partner Liliana Fernandez was one of the top players in the world.