The $100,000 Wells Fargo Tiburon Challenger welcomed players for the first day of play at the nine-day Men’s Pro Circuit event on Sat., Sept. 26. Two of the day’s seven matches included tiebreakers in hard-fought matches, as players vied to advance to the next round. In addition, two Wild Cards, Americans Conor Berg and Paul Barreto, held the court for two hours and nine minutes in a close contest that had Berg taking the first set 6-4 and Barretto matching him in the second set. Berg prevailed in the third set, 6-3.
Mens Qualifying Singles – First Round
Qualifying – S. Bangoura (USA) d [WC] S. Kumar (USA) 61 60
Qualifying – J. Cadogan (TTO) d [WC] N. Newman (USA) 36 76(4) 61
Qualifying – D. Nevolo (USA) d B. Mclachlan (NZL) 46 62 62
Qualifying – [WC] F. Bergevi (SWE) d M. Tchoutakian (FRA) 76(5) 63
Qualifying – [WC] C. Berg (USA) d [WC] P. Barreto (USA) 64 46 63
Qualifying – B. Saraiva (POR) d T. Garanganga (ZIM) 46 75 30 Retired
Qualifying – E. Johnson (USA) d S. Fanselow (GER) 61 61
ORDER OF PLAY – SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2015
CENTER start 10:00
Qualifying – [3] N. Meister (USA) vs [WC] C. Berg (USA)
Qualifying – [1] B. Mitchell (AUS) vs S. Bangoura (USA)
Qualifying – [4] M. Reid (AUS) vs [WC] T. Fawcett (USA)
COURT 1 start 10:00
Qualifying – B. Saraiva (POR) vs [6] J. Statham (NZL)
Qualifying – [2] J. Milton (GBR) vs D. Nevolo (USA)
Qualifying – E. Johnson (USA) vs [5] H. Laaksonen (SUI)
Not Before 13:00
Doubles Qualifying
COURT 4 start 10:00
Qualifying – [WC] F. Bergevi (SWE) vs [7] M. Giron (USA)
Qualifying – J. Cadogan (TTO) vs [8] A. Dome (USA)
Not Before 13:00
Doubles Qualifying
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