"Pay her"—Rachel Stuhlmann supports Fiona Crawley as she frets about forgoing $81,000 US Open earnings to stay in college.

Tennis celebrity Rachel Stuhlmann supported Fiona Crawley as she expressed her unhappiness about losing her 2023 US Open prize money.

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The 2023 US Open was Crawley's Grand Slam debut. The 21-year-old overcame Reka Luca Jani,

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Timea Babos, and Kimberly Birrell in the qualifications to become the first active University of North Carolina women's player to compete in a Major main draw.

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The American lost 6-2, 6-4 against former world No. 11 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the first round.

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Fiona Crawley said that she would have to forfeit $81,000 in prize money from Flushing Meadows to remain NCAA-eligible after her US Open departure.

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Tennis players can only receive $10,000 in prize money each year, under NCAA rules.

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The 21-year-old lamented having to give up her prize money while NCAA basketball and football stars receive lucrative Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) sponsorships.

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Crawley received social media support from tennis celebrity Rachel Stuhlmann.

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She urged the NCAA to find a solution and give the 21-year-old her prize. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Fiona Crawley in the first round of a Grand Slam main draw debut.

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The former world No. 11 defeated the American 6-2, 6-4 to progress to the 2023 US Open second round.

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