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Cincinnati tennis player wins first pro tournament

Cincinnati tennis player wins first pro tournament
Posted at 10:04 PM, Oct 22, 2017
and last updated 2017-10-22 22:04:05-04

HARLINGEN, Texas -- Cincinnati native JJ Wolf won a pro tennis tournament for the first time Sunday.

Wolf, 18, beat Evan Zhu 6-7(1), 6-1, 6-2 in the final of the Harlingen Country Club Men's $25,000 Futures tournament. 

It was his first time in a Futures final. 

Wolf is currently a sophomore at the Ohio State University. He's a graduate of Cincinnati Country Day, where he also played soccer. During his time at OSU, Wolf has been named 2017 first team All-Big Ten, 2017 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, 2017 ITA Midwest Region Rookie of the Year and 2017 ITA Scholar-Athlete.