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Though inaugural ATX Open singles champion Marta Kostyuk won’t return to defend her crown, some notable names have entered the field. Two-time major champion and former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka (No. 27 in the WTA Tour rankings as of Feb. 19) looks set to play as the draw’s No. 1 seed but has since dropped from the tournament. 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens, 2022 Australian Open finalist Danielle Collins, and former Longhorn Peyton Stearns are some of the American women returning for the tournament’s second edition. Stearns won the 2022 NCAA Division I Women’s Singles Championship while attending UT-Austin and made the quarterfinals of last year’s ATX Open. Free entry to the event’s qualifying has “sold out” for both Feb. 24 and 25, but paid tickets are still on offer for the remaining days. – Derek Udensi

Be ringside for the bone-breaking, heart-pounding, spine-tingling power of wrestling superstars Fight Opera, who’ve been bringing Austin storytelling body slams since 2022. It is, as they say, “the answer to the question, what if a group of artists, performers, wild animals, and feral goblins came together to put on a show, with the only constraint being that everything must take place in a wrestling ring?” On offer to the interested consumer: Brawls with narrative themes! Prop comedy! Juggling! And extremely violent mayhem! Come check ’em out at their new venue and, as Fight Opera’s Facebook event copy says, “Embrace the decadence and feel the wonder.” – James Scott

Fans can celebrate Shaylee Gonzales, Shay Holle, and other seniors on Senior Night when Vic Schaefer’s team concludes its regular season against Big 12 newcomers BYU. With aspirations of a one seed in the NCAA Division I basketball tournament, the AP poll’s No. 3 ranked squad is well-positioned to play two postseason games at home. Women’s March Madness’ first two rounds are typically hosted at the home venues of the tournament’s top 16 teams (all one through four seeds). Tickets for this tilt – the second half of a doubleheader with the men’s team – currently start as low as $6 on SeatGeek. – Derek Udensi

A nighttime shotgun-style nine-hole round made more fun and challenging with glow-in-the-dark balls.