10,000+ Attend Qualifying Days at Family Circle Cup

Some pro tennis tournaments have to give away tickets to get a couple thousand people through the gates for two days of qualifying action, Charleston and the Family Circle Cup played host to 10,484 this weekend as 8 qualifying spots were awarded into the main draw which begins on Monday.

A pair of 3-set marathons highlighted Sunday's qualifying action as Alexandra Stevenson and Monica Puig overcame their nerves and outlasted their opponents for victories.

Both were impressive wins for two players who are on opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to their career.  Stevenson, now in her 30's had her best days in tennis over a decade ago, but she continues to battle through qualifying draws around the world. 

Puig is a fresh young face from Puerto Rico who now will be playing in her first WTA event main draw.  She battled her German opponent tooth and nail for over three hours before pulling out the win.

Here are the rest of Sunday's qualifying results:

Women's
Qualifying Singles - Second Round
Qualifying - A Stevenson (USA) d C Vandeweghe (USA) 62 26 64
Qualifying - S Mirza (IND) d O Savchuk (UKR) 64 63
Qualifying - H Watson (GBR) d L Wienerova (SVK) 61 76(2)
Qualifying - A Tatishvili (GEO) d T Luzhanska (UKR) 62 62
Qualifying - I Falconi (USA) d S Foretz Gacon (FRA) 76(5) 75
Qualifying - E Birnerova (CZE) d E Bychkova (RUS) 63 62
Qualifying - [WC] M Puig (PUR) d T Malek (GER) 57 64 63
Qualifying - S Stephens (USA) d [WC] G Dabrowski (CAN) 63 61