PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. – LSU sophomore Abigail Owens will travel to California to compete in the singles prequalifying bracket of the 2014 Riviera/ITA Women’s All American Championships on Saturday.
Owens will square off against Texas Tech sophomore Lynn Kiro in the first round of the prequalifying bracket. The match is set to start at 12 p.m. CT.
Owens is coming off a strong performance at the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Invitational where she posted a 2-1 singles record and 3-0 in doubles for the weekend. In the 2014 spring season, Owens held a 15-14 overall singles record and a 14-11 in doubles. Her singles record included a 3-5 tournament record and a 12-9 dual record, highlighted by a 7-3 SEC record. Owens also led the team in clinched matches with five such victories in 2014.
Pre-qualifying rounds comprise a singles draw of 64 players. Each player must win three rounds to advance to the qualifying draw; a total of eight singles players move on from pre-qualifying to qualifying.
The winner of Saturday’s match will advance to take on the winner of Wisconsin’s Lauren Chypyha and Virginia’s Maci Epstein at 4:30 p.m. CT on Saturday.
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