Information provided by John Greenblatt and Nicholas Yeh
Katie Volynets Photo Nick Yeh
The Heritage Bank of Commerce Open Tennis Championships encourages competition between professional and amateur players. On Aug. 7, 11-year-old Katie Volynets of Walnut Creek defeated No. 2 Xan Riley of Pennsylvania 7-5, 6-3. Riley was a favorite to win the tournament.
In the quarterfinals, Volynets lost to No. 5 Kelly Chui, 6-4, 6-1.
Volynets began playing tennis when she was 5 years old and is now taking professional lessons under Mark Orwig at Moraga Country Club.
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