Two WTA locals moving on in Cincinnati Open as Peyton Stearns advances

MASON − The Cincinnati Open now has a pair of WTA locals advancing in the main draw at Mason.

Peyton Stearns, the WTA No. 53, will join Madeira's Caty McNally in the Round of 64 after a hard-fought straight-set win over qualifier Harriet Dart, 6-1, 7-6 (6).

Stearns has now won a main draw match in her hometown tournament in back-to-back years.