{"id":721133,"date":"2026-06-23T12:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/721133\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T12:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:22:11","slug":"penn-student-trains-for-a-spot-in-all-female-pro-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/721133\/","title":{"rendered":"Penn student trains for a spot in all-female pro tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — The Ennoble Care Philly Open will be gathering pro players to the city in August!<\/p>\n

One lucky student from UPenn will be able to step on the court during that event.<\/p>\n

Esha Velaga is the top student for their Women’s Varsity Tennis Team<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“The fact that this is a women’s only tournament where students can come out, people in Philly can come out… It’s just a really good spotlight for the sport,” said Velaga.<\/p>\n

The athletes will also be the ones playing on Velaga’s home turf, the Hamlin Tennis Center at University of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

The tournament is brought to the city with help from The Philadelphia Sisters<\/a>, and takes place August 23-29.<\/p>\n

For more information, check out the video above.<\/p>\n

Also, check out their website<\/a>.
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