Texans at the 2025 US Open
Texas ties are once again strong at the 2025 US Open. Fort Worth native Mitchell Krueger advanced past Santiago Rodriguez Taverna in qualifying and will face Andrea Collarini in his next match. On the women’s side, San Antonio’s Fiona Crawley defeated Louisa Chirico and now takes on No. 4 seed Dalma Gálfi in the second round of qualifying.
Several players with college roots in Texas also made their mark in New York. Patrick Kypson (Texas A&M) fell to Bernard Tomic in men’s qualifying, while fellow Aggie Hady Habib pushed Giulio Zeppieri to three sets before bowing out. Jack Pinnington Jones (TCU) fought through a tight three-set battle but lost to Beibit Zhukayev. In women’s qualifying, Texas A&M’s Mary Stoiana dropped her match against No. 9 seed Saisai Zhang, and former Aggie Carson Branstine fell to No. 31 seed Xinyu Wang.
Texas stars to follow during the 2025 US Open:
Men's Singles
Jenson Brooksby, college at Baylor, winner of 2025 Men's Clay Court Championship
Playing: Men’s Singles
R1: Def. A. Vukic 6-3, 6-7(7), 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
R2: Lost to (24) F. Cobolli 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-7(10)
Cameron Norrie, college at TCU
Playing: Men’s Singles
R1: Def. S. Korda 7-5, 6-4
R2: Def. F. Comesana 7(7)-6, 6-3, 6-7(7), 7(7)-6
R3: Lost to (7) N. Djokovic 4-6, 7(7)-6, 2-6, 3-6
Jacob Fearnley, college at TCU
Playing: Men’s Singles
R1: Def. R. Bautista Agut 7-5, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
R2: Lost to (3) A. Zverev 4-6, 4-6, 4-6
Arthur Rinderknech, college at Texas A&M
Playing: Men’s Singles
R1: Def. R. Carballes Baena 7(7)-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
R2: Def. (18) A. Davidovich Fokina 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
R3: Def. B. Bonzi 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
R4: Lost to (2) C. Alcaraz 6-7(7), 3-6, 4-6
Eliot Spizzirri, college at Texas
Playing: Men’s Singles
R1: Def. S. Dostanic 7-5, 6-4, 7(7)-6
R2: Lost to (32) L. Darderi 0-6, 6-7(7), 6-2, 4-6
Mitchell Krueger, grew up in Fort Worth
Playing: Men’s Singles
Qualifying: Def. S. Rodriguez Taverna 6-3, 5-7, 6-1
Qualifying: Def.. A. Collarini 7(7)-6, 7-5
Qualifying: Lost to (2) J. De Jong 4-6, 1-6
Patrick Kypson, college at Texas A&M
Playing: Men’s Singles
Qualifying: Lost to B. Tomic 4-6, 4-6
Hady Habib, college at Texas A&M
Playing: Men’s Singles
Qualifying: Lost to G. Zeppieri 6-4, 6-7(9), 5-7
Jack Pinnington Jones, college at TCU
Playing: Men’s Singles
Qualifying: Lost to B. Zhukayev 6-3, 6-7(8), 6-7(14)
Women's Singles
Lulu Sun, college at Texas
Playing: Women’s Singles
R1: Def. C. Osorio 6-4, 2-6, 6-0
R2: Lost to (19) E. Mertens 2-6, 3-6
Peyton Stearns, college at Texas
Playing: Women’s Singles
R1: Def. D. Semenistaja 7-5, 6-0
R2: Lost to (28) M. Frech 7(8)-6, 3-6, 2-6
Ashlyn Krueger, grew up in Dallas
Playing: Women’s Singles
R1: Def. (26) S. Kenin 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
R2: Lost to J. Cristian 6-4, 2-6, 2-6
Leolia Jeanjean, college at Baylor
Playing: Women’s Singles
R1: Lost to P. Hon 3-6, 5-7
Mary Stoiana, college at Texas A&M
Playing: Women’s Singles
Qualifying: Lost to (9) S. Zhang 5-7, 3-6
Carson Branstine, college at Texas A&M
Playing: Women’s Singles
Qualifying: Lost to (31) X. Wang 6-3, 3-6, 3-6
Fiona Crawley, grew up in San Antonio
Playing: Women’s Singles
Qualifying: Def. L. Chirico 6-2, 6-3
Qualifying: Lost to (4) D. Gálfi 2-6, 2-6
Men's Doubles
Lloyd Glasspool, college at Texas
Playing: Men's Doubles with J. Cash
R1: Lost to A. Erler & R. Galloway 7(8)-6, 7(7)-6
Jacob Fearnley, college at TCU
Playing: Men's Doubles with K. Majchrzak
R1: vs. J. Schnaitter & M. Wallner - Cancelled
Jackson Withrow, college at Texas A&M
Playing: Men's Doubles with J. Peers
R1: Def. Z. Bergs & R. Collignon 7(7)-6, 1-6, 7(10)-6
R2: Lost to K. Drezewiecki & M. Willis 6-3, 3-6, 7(13)-6
Arthur Rinderknech, college at Texas A&M
Playing: Men's Doubles with N. Borges
R1: vs. B. Holt & C. Smith - Cancelled
Nathaniel Lammons, grew up in Arlington, college at SMU
Playing: Men's Doubles with N. Barrientos
R1: Lost to (12) F. Cabral & L. Miedler 6-7(8), 4-6
Austin Krajicek, college at Texas A&M
Playing: Men's Doubles with S. Gonzalez
R1: Lost to (10) M. Gonzalez & A. Molteni 1-6, 4-6
Trey Hilderbrand, college at Texas A&M
Playing: Men's Doubles with P. Trhac
R1: Lost to (10) M. McDonald & E. Quinn 6-4, 6-7(8), 4-6
George Goldhoff, college at Texas
Playing: Men's Doubles with R. Stalder
R1: Lost to (6) J. Salisbury & N. Skupski 3-6, 4-6
Women's Doubles
Alanis Hamilton, former USTA Texas Junior
Playing: Women's Doubles with R. Brantmeier
R1: Def. T. Frodin & K. Penickova 6-3, 1-6, 7(10)-6
R2: Lost to (4) V. Kudermetova & E. Mertens 3-6, 1-6
Peyton Stearns, college at Texas
Playing: Women’s Doubles with M. Kessler
R1: Def. S. Cirstea & A. Kalinskaya 7-5, 6-4
R2: Lost to 4-6, 1-6
Ashlyn Krueger, grew up in Dallas
Playing: Women’s Doubles with S. Hsieh
R1: Lost to (13) C. Bucsa & N. Melichar-Martinez 6-3, 5-7, 6-7(10)
Nichole Melichar-Martinez (13), trained at John Newcombe Tennis Ranch
Playing: Women’s Doubles with C. Bucsa
R1: Def. A. Krueger & S. Hsieh 3-6, 7-5, 7(10)-6
R2: Def. E. Shibahara & M. Linette 5-7, 6-2, 7(10)-6
R3: Lost to (3) G. Dabrowski & E. Routliffe 4-6, 2-6
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