PARIS– Former Virginia women’s tennis players Danielle Collins and Emma Navarro are competing for Team USA at the Paris Olympics, July 27- August 4.
Danielle Collins is the No. 8 seed in the singles draw and the No. 4 seed in doubles. Emma Navarro is the No. 11 seed in the singles draw. Both will be making their Olympic debuts as members of Team USA.
We will be posting daily updates of their progress right here.
Sunday, July 28
Both Collins and Navarro were scheduled to begin singles on Saturday, but all play on the outer courts was rained out, forcing their matches to be rescheduled for Sunday.
Navarro picked up a win in her Olympic debut, topping Julia Grabher of Austria in her opener. Grabher is currently ranked No. 312, but was ranked No. 54 a year ago. Navarro will face No. 49 Viktoriya Tomova of Bulgaria on Monday in the Round of 32. They will play the second match on Court 6.
Collins took the court first, facing Laura Siegemund of Germany. Siegemund, ranked No. 64 in the world, retired with an injury in the second set, giving Collins the 6-3, 2-0 (ret.) victory. She will face Caroline Wozniacki on Monday as the third match on Court 14.
Collins is partnering with Arizona State alum Desirae Krawczyk in doubles. Krawczyk is…
