Altick finding summer success

Soon-to-be Commodore scored victory at ITA Summer Circuit event.

July 19, 2012

Incoming Vanderbilt women's tennis player Frances Altick has been finding success on the ITA Summer Circuit, where she recently scored a win at Virginia Tech on the Mid-Atlantic Circuit. She followed that up by reaching the round of 32 at the USTA National Clay Court Championships.

Playing at Virginia Tech, Altick opened with a straight-set win (6-1, 6-0) before scoring a hard-fought 6-4, 7-6(3) victory to reach the semifinals. She then cruised to another win in which she only dropped on game, using a 6-0, 6-1 win to reach the finals.

In the finals, Altick defeated the top-seed, Sherry Li, 7-5, 5-7, 10-3, to win the tournament.

Altick followed that up by heading to the USTA National Clay Court Championships in Memphis, Tenn. The Monroe, La., native was seeded 11th and received a bye into the round of 128. There she secured 6-3, 6-3 win over Cassie Mercer before taking another 6-2, 6-2, win over Cassie Pough to reach the round of 32.

Altick's run came to an end there, when she fell to Katerina Stewart, 6-1, 6-2. Stewart had only played one match in the event, due to an opening-round bye and taking a walkover due to injury in the round of 64.