Buckner sends Jansen packing in singles with come-from-behind win
SAN CLEMENTE, CA - No. 6 Brooke Buckner couldn't deliver the goods in the opening game of her quarterfinal singles match against No. 3 Lea Jansen on Friday at the Select Medical Orange County Cup presented by FitVine Wines, falling 11-5.
That certainly wasn't the case the rest of the way.
Buckner turned things around with 11-3, 11-3 victories in the second and third stanzas, respectively, to secure a spot in the semi-finals on Saturday against No. 2 Catherine Parenteau.
"It's really challenging [to rally], especially against a veteran player like Lea," said Buckner, a 32-year-old mother of three. "She's had my number in the past. We have good battles. She's so strong, so you just fight for every point, do your best, and see what happens."
Buckner won singles gold at the Veolia LA Open in April with a victory over Lauren Stratman.
Related articles
Analyzing the men’s doubles final from the Stratusphere Gin Virginia Beach Cup
Let’s take a deep dive into the stats and see if we can determine what the keys were to this exciting match.
a day ago
-Jim Kloss
Highlights from the Stratusphere Gin Virginia Beach Cup
The tournament featured some of the best action ever.
2 days ago
-Jim Kloss
'Pickleball sickos' at Stack Athletics 'like to be a little loud' with gear
Stack Athletics President Jeremy Nef dishes on the company's pickleball-centric brand.
2 days ago
-Victoria Radnothy
Looking ahead to the Rate Championships presented by Skechers
This will be a standard draw tournament, beginning with the qualifier draws on Wednesday.
3 days ago
-Jim Kloss