Uslu provided a strong showing in her first fall outing coming away with a singles victory on Tuesday in straight sets to earn a spot in the second round of the main draw. On Wednesday, she fell in a three-set match.
Cheng opened play for the Hokies on Monday in the singles qualifying draw with a 10-point tiebreak victory followed by a win straight sets to advance into the first round of the main draw.
Barad Itzhaki made her fall debut alongside Özlem in the doubles main draw producing a valiant effort but eventually falling in three sets.
Day One (9/26)
Erika Cheng def. Carolina Martins 4-6, 6-1, 10-7
Erika Cheng def. Sumvruta Iyengar 6-1, 6-0
Day Two (9/27)
Silva/Mcgiffin def. Grant/Cheng 6-3, 6-0
Anastasia Sysoeva def. Erika Cheng 7-5, 6-2
Corley/Reed def. Itzhaki/Uslu 4-6, 6-2, 10-6
Ange Oby Kajuru def. Tamara Barad Itzhaki 6-0, 6-0
Özlem Uslu def. Monique Woog 6-2, 6-1
Day Three (9/28)
Carolina Gomez def. Özlem Uslu 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
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