Diya Evtimova was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the doubles event at the Hilton Head clay‑court tournament in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, a WTA competition with a total prize fund of $15,000. The 39‑year‑old Bulgarian, partnered with American Kiara Harding, fell to the tournament’s second‑seeded home favorites, Sarah Shumate and Sophie Williams, with a score of 4‑6, 5‑7. The match lasted 1 hour and 24 minutes. In singles, Evtimova was defeated in the second round by 15‑year‑old American Lani Chang, 4‑6, 2‑6, in a match that lasted 1 hour and 51 minutes. The loss came after Evtimova had recorded her first singles victory of the season earlier that day in the main draw of the same WTA event.