ROBIN ANDERSON

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Madison Brengle finished the WTA season with a win, snaring her second Dow Tennis Classic championship Sunday at the Greater Midland Tennis Center. 71 in the world, claimed the title with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Robin Anderson, who was making her second appearance in a Dow Tennis Classic final. Brengle, from Delaware, took 96 minutes to beat Anderson and earn the 125 WTA ranking points. Anderson, 28, reached the Dow Tennis Classic final in 2016, falling to Naomi Broady in an ITF tournament. Sunday’s final was Anderson’s first WTA tour championship match.

Madison Brengle and Robin Anderson are both Dow Tennis Classic veterans, both accustomed to playing on the Stadium Court at the Greater Midland Tennis Center. 1 seed, advanced to Sunday’s 2 p.m. Dow Tennis Center singles championship match, taking 2 hours, 44 minutes to beat Danielle Lao, 6-7, 7-6, 6-0. 71 in the world, won the 2018 Dow Tennis Classic singles title. To win a second, she will have to defeat Anderson, who lost in the Dow Tennis Classic final in 2016 to Naomi Broady. Brengle and Anderson will finish the 2021 Dow Tennis Classic with the singles championship match at 2 p.m. Sunday.

A pair of defending Dow Tennis Classic champions continue to steamroll through the tournament, hoping to add another title to their resumes. Madison Brengle, the 2018 champion, and Caty McNally, the 2019 champion, claimed quarterfinal victories Friday, advancing to Saturday’s semifinals at the Greater Midland Tennis Center. The Dow Tennis Classic is only McNally’s second tournament since reaching the US Open doubles final. 1 seed, continued to dominate play, using just 46 minutes to earn a 6-0, 6-0 win over Lizette Cabrera. Brengle heads into the semifinals to face Danielle Lao, a former Southern Cal star who outlasted Francesca Di Lorenzo, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Caty McNally continued to march toward a potential second Dow Tennis Classic, with her biggest match still ahead of her. McNally, who won the Dow title in 2019, overmatched Elvina Kalieva Thursday, 6-0, 6-3, using just 66 minutes to secure a spot in the Friday’s quarterfinals. McNally, 19, is focusing on singles at Midland’s WTA event after moving up to No. 6 seed Katarzyna Kawa. Friday’s ScheduleStadium CourtNoon: Francesca Di Lorenzo vs. Danielle Lao2:30 p.m.: Madison Brengle vs. Lizette Cabrera6 p.m.: Caty McNally vs. Misaki DoiRobin Anderson vs. Katrina ScottCourt 12 p.m.: Catherine Harrison/Sabrina Santamaria vs. Peangtarn Plipuech/Aldila Sutjiadi4 p.m.: Katarzyna Kawa/Conny Perrin vs. Harriet Dart/Asia Muhammad