Alycia Parks has been named to the U.S. Billie Jean King Cup squad.Picture credit score: Getty Pictures
Alycia Parks, Bernarda Pera and Hailey Baptiste will be a part of Asia Muhammad and Desirae Krawczyk on the U.S. Billie Jean King Cup Workforce that can compete in Qualifying Group C this weekend in Bratislava, Slovakia. Jessica Pegula, Danielle Collins and McCartney Kessler have withdrawn.
That is the primary Billie Jean King Cup nomination for Parks, Pera and Baptiste. The U.S. group will tackle Denmark and hosts Slovakia April 12-13 in round-robin-style play, with the winner of the group qualifying for the 2025 Finals in Shenzhen, China. The ties are best-of-three matchups with two singles and one doubles match, performed on an indoor exhausting courtroom inside Peugeot Area at Slovakia’s Nationwide Tennis Middle.
Parks, 24, is at the moment ranked No. 54 in singles. The Atlanta native gained her first profession WTA singles title and rose to No. 40 on the earth in 2023 and final yr added two WTA 125-level singles titles. In 2021, she tied Venus Williams’ US Open file for quickest serve, clocking at 129 mph.
Pera, 30, is ranked No. 76 in singles. She gained her two profession WTA singles titles in 2022 and in 2023 reached the Roland Garros Spherical of 16, after which she rose to her career-high singles rating of No. 27.
Baptiste, 23, is ranked No. 86 in singles. She made her Prime-100 debut final yr and was ranked as excessive as No. 80 after defeating former Wimbledon and French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova in Wuhan.
The Qualifying Group C schedule is beneath. Tennis Channel will carry reside protection within the U.S.
Friday, April 11 (3 p.m. native; 9 a.m. ET)Slovakia v. Denmark
Saturday, April 12 (3 p.m. native; 9 a.m. ET)
USA v. Denmark
Sunday, April 13 (3 p.m. native; 9 a.m. ET)USA v. Slovakia
