MILWAUKEE, Wis. – On the opening day of the Milwaukee Classic, freshman Sophya Devas made her collegiate debut with a victory vs. Marquette’s Emma Davis behind a pair of 6-2, 6-0 wins.
The Boilermaker will join her teammates Ece Gencer, Ida Clement and Fatima Gutierrez, who earn byes for the first day of competition, in the singles Round of 32, which will begin tomorrow at 10 a.m.
Devas, Gencer and Gutierrez will begin play at 10 a.m., followed by Clement at 11.
Meanwhile in doubles, Gencer and Devas picked up a pair of wins, downing the Arkansas State Duo of Sara Millard and Hanmare McAslin, 6-4, in the Round of 32. Then, took down Melisa Senli and Sienna Leeson, 6-4 to advance to the Quarterfinals, set for 9 a.m. ET against Sofia Paladi and Deborah Dominguez Collado.
Additionally, the Boilermaker pairing of Gutierrez and Clement earned a bye for the first round of doubles, then secured a 6-3 win vs. Owen Wilkinson and Ichino Horikawa of Mississippi to advance to the Quarterfinals. They will face fellow Big Ten doubles duo of Karolina Jacobson and Parker Christensen tomorrow at 9 a.m.