Preston T. defeated Inglis M. 7-6, 6-3 at the WTA 125K Vancouver, surviving a tight opening set before pulling clear. The difference was Preston's composure under pressure: she saved six of nine break points faced, while Inglis saved only two of five.
The first set swung on a series of breaks. Inglis moved ahead 2-0 in game two and later levelled at 5-5 in game 10, but Preston broke back in game three and game five, then won the tiebreak. In the second set, Inglis broke immediately in game one, yet Preston hit back to level at 2-2 in game four and broke again in game eight to close out the match.
Both players won six service games and converted three break points, and Inglis actually had more aces, 4-3. Preston's edge came in the key moments: she won 68 points to Inglis's 61 and finished the stronger player in a contest that could easily have gone further.