Battling the altitude and competing in singles and doubles draws dominated by South American players, Rhodes completely overwhelmed the field losing only six games during her singles title run. After easily defeating Bolivia’s Adriana Zurita 6-2, 6-2 in the final, the 15-year-old Junior star teamed up with Papadopoulos to win the doubles crown with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Samantha Alvarez and Aline Aveiro of Chile and Paraguay, respectively.
This was Papadopoulos’ first ITF title and Rhodes’ first two ITF titles. After the victory, Rhodes wasn’t done adding to her trophy collection, as she went on to win the J100 Arequipa Open, defeating No. 4 seed Daniela Gonzalez of Peru 6-4, 6-3 in the final.
Rhodes dominance was on full display, compiling 10 straight set wins during her title run.
“I’m happy and proud of the girls rising to the occasion, getting the job done, and trusting our training,” said Director of Champs II James Carr who accompanied the players on the trip.
“It’s great to see Reiley win on her first ITF trip. Kalista joined our program six months ago and has been very close to winning many titles, so seeing her win her first is great. Hopefully, they can win another one during the second week.”
After returning home, the players will be training for the prestigious Orange Bowl Championships and National Winter Championships in Florida.
