She posted straight-set victories in four of her five victories.
2) in her run through the tournament's 32-player main draw. 26), won a total of five matches in a five-day span (Sept. Stearns, who entered the week at a career-best No. Stearns responded by breaking Ngounoue and winning the next nine games to close out the match.
Stearns won the opening three games of the first set before Ngounoue claimed a service break to trim the deficit to 3-1. In Sunday's championship match, Stearns registered a dominant 6-1, 6-0 victory against Clervie Ngounoue. This marked the second career ITF singles title for Stearns and first since she turned professional earlier this summer, as she previously claimed the ITF 25K singles crown in Sumter, S.C. AUSTIN, Texas - Former University of Texas star Peyton Stearns claimed the singles title at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) pro circuit 25K tournament on Sunday afternoon at the Texas Tennis Center.