On a sun-baked Monday afternoon in Tennis Paradise, the first round of women’s singles qualifying is set to come to a close, with eight contests on the schedule. Top-seeded Katie Boulter and American Taylor Townsend, fresh off her first WTA final appearance in Austin, were among the big names in action.

Read on for a rundown of Monday’s matches.

Boulter Holds Court

Great Britain’s Katie Boulter reached the third round in the California desert in 2025, a career-best result for the former World No. 23. This year, the 29-year-old hopes to make the main draw the hard way. She’s the top seed in the qualifying draw, and she advanced to the final round thanks to a 6-4, 6-3 win over Bulgaria’s Viktoriya Tomova on Stadium 4.

Boulter, who won her fourth WTA title in Ostrava in February, has jumped 56 ranking spots since the start of the month. Her seven-match winning streak was snapped in last week’s Merida quarterfinals by Jasmine Paolini.

Townsend Powers Through

World No.87 Townsend reached her first career final over the weekend in Austin, Texas. A few days later, and over 1,000 miles slightly northwest, Townsend continues to play like a woman on a mission. The 29-year-old angled past Joanna Garland of Chinese Taipei in front of a boisterous crowd in Stadium 4, 6-4, 6-4. 

Townsend will face American wild card Akasha Urhobo for a spot in the main draw on Tuesday. 

Other winners on Day 2 of WTA qualifying include Priscilla Hon, who defeated No. 6-seeded Renata Zarazua 7-5, 7-6(3) and Storm Hunter, who got past Austrian Sinja Kraus, 7-6(4), 6-4.