W50 Women's Champion Gets Direct Accept Singles Wild Card into WTA 250 ATX Open - February 20-28, 2027

Stephens Returns to Stadium Court as Round of 16 Gets Underway

Sloane Stephens

Play begins with No. 4 seed Barbora Palicova (CZE) facing former Texas Longhorn Malaika Rapolu on Stadium Court. Palicova advanced with a straight-set victory over Ohio State standout Luciana Perry, while Rapolu defeated Texas A&M’s Olivia Lincer 6-3, 6-2. On Grandstand Court, No. 8 seed Elizabeth Mandlik, a former world No. 97, takes on Argentina’s Martina Capurro Taborda.

No. 1 seed Sloane Stephens returns to Stadium Court, facing 17-year-old American qualifier Thea Frodin. The former US Open champion opened her tournament Tuesday with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 victory over Ashley Lahey, while Frodin advanced with a straight-set win over Oklahoma freshman Reina Goto.

On Grandstand, former Texas Longhorn Kylie Collins meets No. 3 seed Yeonwoo Ku. Collins enters the matchup following a 6-3, 6-1 opening-round victory over Anastasia Abbagnato, while Ku defeated Arantxa Rus in three sets.

Doubles quarterfinal action also gets underway with top seeds Rasheeda McAdoo and Anastasia Tikhonova facing Rebecca Munk Mortensen and Lea Nilsson. No. 4 seeds Kylie Collins and Ella McDonald meet Alexandra Osborne and Akasha Urhobo, while No. 3 seeds Marian Gomez Pezuela Cano and Iryna Shymanovich take on Diae El Jardi and Thea Frodin.

With the field narrowing, Wednesday’s results will determine the singles quarterfinal lineup and which doubles teams move one step closer to the championship.

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