Tennis
US Open participant waives prize money for college scholarship
US Open Grand Slam participant Fiona Crowley He waived the prize money to keep his college scholarship.
“I would never take money and risk my scholarship. But I did a great job this week. “It’s unbelievable that footballers and basketball players make millions using their names, images and looks, and I can’t take the money I’ve earned,” said Crowley.
At the US Open, 21-year-old Fiona Crowley qualified in singles but was eliminated in the first round by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. In doubles, Crowley competed with another American, Carson Tangilig. In the first round, they lost to Irina Khromacheva and Australia’s Daria Saville. For participation in the American Major, the tennis player earned $ 81,000.
At the NCAA Championship, Crowley plays in the University of North Carolina’s Division I.
Source: Sport UA
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