Photo credit: @MubadalaSVC

By: Ana Kieu

SAN JOSE, Calif. — There was plenty of good things in the San Jose area when the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic kicked off at the San Jose State University Tennis Complex Monday morning. First off, Mubadala SVC was delighted to present alongside their partners at Soft Bank at a Fast Company exclusive forum called Game On: Winning In Sports, Technology & Business. Second, San Jose State athletics director Marie Tuite–one of only a handful of female FBS athletics directors in the country–performed the ceremonial first serve Monday.

Results for Ladies’ Singles — Round One
In the first-ever main draw match at Stadium Court, GRE’s Maria Sakkari cruised past USA’s Christina McHale in a 6-2, 6-2 victory.

USA’s Sofia Kenin had no trouble getting past PAR’s Veronica Cepede Royg in a 6-4, 6-4 victory.

AUS’s Ajla Tomljanovic moved on to round two with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over ESP’s Georgina Garcia Perez.

USA’s Danielle Collins defeated USA’s Danielle Lao in a 7-6, 6-3 victory.

To top it all off, BLR’s Victoria Azarenka toughed it out through three sets to beat UKR’s Kateryna Bondarenko in a 6-3, 6-7, 7-5 victory.

Results for Ladies’ Doubles — Round One
GBR’s Johanna Konta and CHN’s Shuai Zhang defeated USA’s Jacqueline Cako and GER’s Nicola Geuer in a 6-3, 6-2 victory.

ROU’s Mihaela Buzarnescu and GBR’s Heather Watson defeated USA’s Tamara Culibrk and FRA’s Sybille Gauvain in a 6-3, 6-3 victory.

Notes
The well-known Williams sisters were practicing on nearby courts Monday. Serena is scheduled to play Tuesday night, while Venus is set to play Thursday night.

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Order of play for Tuesday, July 30.