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It’s been a good year for University of Texas standout Peyton Stearns, who not only helped win a National Championship for her Longhorns, but also defeated former world No. 9 Coco Vandeweghe in the first round of Indian Wells qualifying.

Impressive win for our @peyton_stearns 🤘

Peyton claims a 6-4, 7-5 victory over @WTA #145 Coco Vandeweghe in the first round of singles qualifying at the @BNPPARIBASOPEN in Indian Wells, Calif. pic.twitter.com/q7ETSO3L5s
— Texas Women's Tennis (@TexasWTN) October 4, 2021

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Stearns avenged a recent loss to the Southern Californian at the WTA 125K in Columbus, OH, 6-4, 7-5, setting up a meeting with fourth-seeded Aussie (who also played college tennis at Vanderbilt) Astra Sharma.

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