FLUSHING, N.Y. - While most Duke freshmen are adjusting and settling into their college routines, women’s tennis freshmen Kelly Chen will be playing alongside some of the biggest names in tennis. Chen will be traveling to New York this week to play in the US Open Juniors tournament, which starts on Monday.
Chen has had a whirlwind month. She earned the trip to New York when she reached the finals of the USTA Girls 18s National Championships last month in San Diego, Calif. Although Chen lost in that final, she received a wild card entry into the qualifying draw of the main US Open as well as a wild card into the main draw of the US Open Juniors tournament.