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Challengers: Michael Yani On The Move In Spain; Marathon Loss for Stephen Bass in Columbia

Rhodos, Greece:  Aegean Tennis Cup

Amer Delic was eliminated by #1 seed Dudi Sela 3-6, 6-4, 3-6
#3 seed Kevin Kim to play Benedikt Dorsch
Brendan Evans advanced to the quarterfinals defeating Thiago Alves 6-4, 7-6(4).
Rajeev Ram will take on Simon Stadler in his 2nd round match
Rajeev Ram and Bobby Reynolds advanced to the semifinals in doubles defeating [...]

30Apr2009 | US Tennis Network | Comments Off | Continued
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Challengers Update: Delic, Kim, Evans, Ram Advance in Greece; Yani Advances in Tenerife; Bass, Nunez Advance in Pereira

Rhodos, Greece:  Aegean Tennis Cup

Amer Delic over Joachim Johansson 6-3, 7-6(5) – #1 seed Dudi Sela is up next
Kevin Kim advanced over Noam Okun 6-4, 7-6(9)
In a reversal of fortune from the Indian Wells tournament where Rajeev Ram was defeated by Michael Berrer and Brendan Evans was defeated by Sergly Stakhovsky, Brendan Evans took a [...]

28Apr2009 | US Tennis Network | Comments Off | Continued
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Isner Defeats Donald Young To Claim Tallahasse Championship

Singles Championship:
John Isner defeated Donald Young 7-5, 6-4 to win the USTA Tallahassee Tennis Challenger Presented by Comcast.
Doubles Championship:
In the doubles championship match, No. 1-seeded American team of red hot Solfire sponsored Eric Butorac with Scott Lipsky defeated Colin Fleming and Ken Skupski, 6-1, 6-4.
For a play to play account of these fine final matches, [...]

28Apr2009 | US Tennis Network | Comments Off | Continued
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Kendrick and Young to Meet in Tallahassee Semifinal Clash. Butorac & Lipsky Advance To Doubles Semi

Donald Young beat Im 6-4, 4-3 when Im retired.
Robert Kendrick advanced over Matosevic 4 & 3.
Eric Butorac and Scott Lipsky defeated fellow American’s Philip Simmonds & Jesse Witten 2 & 1 to reach the semifinals.  They will meet Soeda & Udomchoke.  Udomchoke dismissed American Ryan Sweeting today 7-6(0), 5-7, 6-3.

23Apr2009 | US Tennis Network | Comments Off | Continued
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Sweeting, Isner, Young, Kendrick, Butorac, Lipsky, Simmonds, Witten, Deheart, Kuznetsov, Mirzadeh, Sykut Advance in Tallahassee

US Men are in action this week at USTA’s Comcast Tallahassee Tennis Challenger at Forest Meadows.
Kevin Kim was eliminated by Kyu Tae Im from South Korea. 6-7(8), 2-6.  USTA’s article on the matches provides some great summaries, but was a bit harsh calling Kim’s upset a treat for the fans.  “Fans who showed up early [...]

23Apr2009 | US Tennis Network | Comments Off | Continued
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Jesse Witten Advances to Semi-Final in Mobile, Alabama

Lester Cook (w/Huey) reached the doubles final after defeating Ruben Gonzales (w/Siljestrom) 6-3, 6-2, but lost in the final to the Canadian team of Philip Bester and Milos Raonic 3-6, 6-1, 5-10.
In the singles draw, American Jesse Witten defeated the Canadian doubles champion, Bester, in the round of 16 7-6(8), 7-6(5), and then Lester Cook [...]

3Apr2009 | US Tennis Network | Comments Off | Continued
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Serena Advances for Anticipated Azarenka Rematch – Raymond Over Kops-Jones/Spears – Bryan’s Out – Lester Cook vs. Reuben Gonzales

Serena and Venus Williams stepped into Stadium court with a ominous attitude as they prepared for the least favorite part of their jobs.  The crowd was equally uneasy as Serena went up 6-4 and Venus evened the match winning the second set 6-3.  The atmosphere escalated in the third set as the Williams sisters intensity [...]

2Apr2009 | US Tennis Network | Comments Off | Continued
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Lisa Raymond (w/Peschke) to take on Kops-Jones & Spears. Plus More US Tennis Coverage

Roddick advances, Dent is dropped and Raymond to the doubles quarterfinal. Plus coverage of the Men’s Futures Tournament in Mobile, Alabama.

31Mar2009 | US Tennis Network | Comments Off | Continued