Cal star Manasse falls in 50K Stockton qualifying

Cal's Maegan Manasse lost to No. 6 seed
Jennifer Elie 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday.
2015 photo by Paul Bauman

   No. 6 seed Jennifer Elie of the United States defeated Cal star Maegan Manasse 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday in the first round of qualifying for the $50,000 USTA Pro Circuit Challenger in Stockton, Calif.
   The tournament is being held at the new Eve Zimmerman Tennis Center at the University of the Pacific.
   Manasse, from Redondo Beach in the Los Angeles area, reached the singles round of 16 and the doubles final with Denise Starr in the NCAA Championships in Tulsa, Okla., in May as a junior.
   Elie, a 29-year-old Brooklyn, N.Y., native, advanced to the quarterfinals of the $25,000 Palmetto Pro Open in Sumter, S.C., last month.
   Three seeds -- No. 5 Renata Zarazua of Mexico, No. 7 Greet Minnen of Belgium and No. 8 Shiho Akita of Japan -- lost to Americans.
   Also, Chanel Simmonds of South Africa defeated 6-foot-1 (1.85-meter) Alexandra Stevenson, the 35-year-old daughter of basketball legend Julius Erving, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. Stevenson became the first female qualifier in Wimbledon history to reach the semifinals (1999) before shoulder problems derailed her career.
   In an all-University of Florida encounter, reigning NCAA singles champion Brooke Austin beat wild card Brianna Morgan 7-5, 6-2. Austin reached the semifinals of the $50,000 Sacramento Challenger last July.
   In a matchup of San Francisco Bay Area residents, Giuliana Olmos, 23, of Fremont routed Sara Choy, 16, of Palo Alto 6-2, 6-1. Olmos completed an All-America career at USC in May.
   Jacqueline Cako, a 24-year-old native of Brier, Wash., who starred at Arizona State, dominated Karina Kristina Vyrlan, 17, of Sacramento 6-2, 6-0.

$50,000 USTA PRO CIRCUIT CHALLENGER

In Stockton, Calif.

First-round qualifying

   Danielle Lao (1), United States, def. Anhzelika Isaeva, Russia, 6-1, 6-2.
   Giuliana Olmos, Fremont, def. Sara Choy, Palo Alto, 6-2, 6-1.
   Brynn Boren, United States. def. Amy Zhu, United States, 6-3, 6-0.
   Desirae Krawczyk, United States, def. Greet Minnen (7), Belgium, 6-3, 6-4.
   Chanel Simmonds, South Africa, def. Alexandra Stevenson, United States, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.
   Elizaveta Ianchuk (3), Ukraine, def. Nazari Urbina, Mexico, 6-1, 6-2.
   Nicole Frenkel, United States, def. Renata Zarazua (5), Mexico, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2.
   Brooke Austin, United States, def. Brianna Morgan, United States, 7-5, 6-2.
   Gabriela Ce (2), Brazil, def. Ena Shibahara, United States, 1-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5.
   Ashley Weinhold, United States, def. Shiho Akita (8), Japan, 6-2, 6-4.
   Caitlin Whoriskey, United States, def. Olivia Tjandramulia, Australia, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5).
   Jacqueline Cako, United States, def. Karina Kristina Vyrlan, Sacramento, 6-2, 6-0.
   Jennifer Elie (6), United States, def. Maegan Manasse, United States, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
   Priscilla Hon (4), Australia, def. Yuki Kristina Chiang, United States, 6-1, 7-6 (4).
   Sabrina Santamaria, United States, def. Tori Kinard, United States, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2.
   Yuliya Beygelzimer, Ukraine, def. Nikki Luttikhuis, Netherlands, 6-1, 6-1.  

Today's schedule

Starting at 10 a.m.

Court 1

   Elizaveta Ianchuk (3), Ukraine, vs. Brooke Austin, United States.
   Caitlin Whoriskey, United States, vs. Ashley Weinold, United States (not before 11:30 a.m.).

Court 2

   Chanel Simmonds, South Africa, vs. Nicole Frenkel, United States.
   Jennifer Elie (6), United States, vs. Sabrina Santamaria, United States (not before 11:30 a.m.)

Court 3

   Giuliana Olmos, Fremont, vs. Desirae Krawczyk, United States.
   Priscilla Hon (4), Australia, vs. Yuliya Beygelzimer, Ukraine (not before 11:30 a.m.)

Court 4

   Danielle Lao (1), United States, vs. Brynn Boren, United States.
   Gabriela Ce (2), Brazil, vs. Jacqueline Cako, United States (not before 11:30 a.m.)