Lui and Richey-Thomas Headline Opening Round Play

Houston products Lauren Liu and Lauren Richey-Thomas headline opening round play at the Houston Pro Tennis Classic. Liu, one of the top junior players in the country, opens Tuesday's 5 p.m. feature session facing Jaslyn Hewitt, sister of former world men's number one Lleyton Hewitt of Australia.

Richey-Thomas, nationally ranked in the USTA's Women's 30 division, kicks off Wednesday's evening session as she faces defending champion and top-seeded Angela Haynes of California.

Former Wimbledon semifinalist Mirjana Lucic of Croatia is scheduled to play her first-round match Tuesday at 11 a.m. against Mira-Loralei Radu of Romania.

Admission is free.


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