Tu Wins All-American First-Round Match

This past Sunday, Meilen Tu earned a place in the Acura Classic main draw by winning her final round qualifying match.

On a cloudy and humid Monday afternoon at the La Costa Resort and Spa, she advanced to the second round of the main draw by outplaying fellow American Laura Granville    6-4, 1-6, 6-2, in a first round match on Stadium Court.  

Both women slugged it out from the baseline, during the one-hour and 51-minute match, hitting the ball hard and deep.

After splitting the first two sets, Tu took control of the third set as she broke Granville twice and sprinted out to a 5-1 lead.

Tu will face 8th seeded Martina Hingis in the second round.

• Tu is ranked 91 in the world.
• Tu is playing in her eighth career Acura Classic. She reached the second round in 2000 before losing to Monica Seles
• Tu has qualified for the Acura Classic main draw five times during her career.
• Tu reached the third round at Wimbledon in 2000.
• Granville is ranked 57 in the world.
• Granville reached the fourth round at Wimbledon in 2002.
• Granville was making her third career Acura Classic appearance.
• Granville was the 2000 and 2001 NCAA Women’s Singles Champion while playing at Stanford University.

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