By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, November 7, 2023
A Billie Jean King Cup Finals debut could be a head-spinning expertise for even skilled gamers.
Peyton Stearns flipped out in her maiden Billie Jean King Cup Finals expertise.
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A 3-time all-American on the College of Texas, Stearns made historical past as the primary participant in Texas historical past to win the NCAA singles title, which she captured within the spring of 2022. Stearns turned the primary girl since Nicole Gibbs in 2013 to win the NCAA singles and group titles in the identical 12 months.
Earlier than devoting herself to tennis, Stearns was an achieved junior gymnast and confirmed her acrobatic expertise to her teammates.
.@peyton_stearns — tennis participant AND gymnast!? 🤸♀️#BJKCupFinals | @BJKCup pic.twitter.com/bGOdC0yMsQ
— USTA (@usta) November 7, 2023
“I grew up, I wasn’t a tennis participant, I used to be a gymnast for the longest of time,” Stearns instructed the media in Seville, Spain, forward of america’ opener vs. Switzerland. “I transitioned to tennis later than most.”
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