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Fitzpatrick Underlines Potential in
Tipton
 Anna
Fitzpatrick showed glimpses of the
player that she hopes to become in a
battling three-set defeat against a
woman ranked more than 400 places
above her.
Anna, who turns 18 in April, was
beaten 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 by 20-year-old
Andrea Hlavackova of the Czech
Republic in Tipton.
The Czech, ranked No.211, stormed
into a 6-2, 2-0 lead before Anna
found her form.
With her all-court game working
well, Anna reeled off 7 out of the
next 8 games to take the second set
6-3 and create chances at the start
of the third.
But, after saving a break point,
Hlavackova strengthened her resolve
and Anna’s lack of experience told.
MCTA Head Coach Dave Sammel watched
from the sidelines throughout, and
was happy with the progress shown by
his charge.
“With this match Anna has shown that
she can compete at this level,” he
said.
“With more experience she will
become more and more comfortable. We
saw glimpses here of what we are
working towards – which is a very
exciting tennis player.”
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