Highlight singles match of the day had Michael Mmoh (USA) saving match point in the third set tiebreaker against German Tobias Kamke. Kamke is no stranger to Tiburon, taking the singles title in 2010, and after breaking Mmoh as he served for the match at 5-4 in the final set, it was looking like he […]

Tuesday was a day of exciting play, with Dennis Kudla (USA) defeating Tim Smyczek (USA), who won the Tiburon Challenger in 2015 by besting Kudla. Last year’s Challenger winner, Darian King (BAR) also went to down to defeat in a well-played match against Mackenzie McDonald (USA). Tom Fawcett (USA) overcame player-to-watch Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) and […]

Day three at the Tiburon Challenger saw incredible tennis, with some big guns toppling out of the tournament. Tim Smyzcek, number-one seed in qualifying, fell to Sekou Bangoura. Bangoura came out strong and was able to maintain an extremely high level of tennis throughout the match. Tim was not in his best form, but hats […]

Day two was another spectacular day at the Tiburon Challenger. Tim Smyczek (USA), number-one seed in qualifying, made it through to the final round, as did American Evan King and Canadian Filip Peliwo. Tomorrow will see who makes it through to the main draw in singles and also doubles, with wildcard Tom Fawcett (USA) and […]

“After months of anticipation, we were really excited to see the pros get out on the courts and do what they do so well — play tennis at the highest of levels — and they certainly did not disappoint,” said tournament director Brendan Curry at the end of the first day of play at the […]

Darian King, 24, of Barbados defeated American Michael Mmoh, 18, to win the Tiburon Challenger singles on Sun., Oct. 2, and earn his third title of 2016. “I’m from a small island where this never really happens. I hope to be back next year,” said King. An Australian flag hanging courtside was a good omen […]

Qualifier Michael Mmoh defeated defending champion Tim Smyczek in a closely fought match on Saturday, earning a spot in the finals and knocking the last remaining seeded player out of the men’s singles competition. Mmoh faces Darian King, who prevailed over wild card Mackenzie McDonald in another close match. Doubles finals will see Quentin Halys […]

Defending champion and no. 3 seed Tim Smyczek defeated Mitchell Krueger on Friday, making Smyczek the only seeded player to reach the semifinals. Wild card Mackenzie McDonald prevailed over no. 4 seed Frances Tiafoe in a closely-fought match, while qualifier Michael Mmoh dispatched no. 2 seed Bjorn Fratangelo, and Darian King overcame no. 5 seed […]

Among the highlights of the day, No. 5 seed Dennis Novikov dispatched wild card Brian Baker with a convincing 6-1 third set victory, and Mackenzie McDonald defeated Italian qualifier Salvatore Caruso to move into the final. McDonald will face Frances Tiafoe on Friday. “This is set to be a showdown not to be missed between […]

“We had absolute fireworks in the doubles today with the Tiafoe and King duo putting on quite the show against Polansky and Bester, finalists in last week’s Columbus Challenger,” said tournament director Brendan Curry. Tiafoe and King won the first set 76(2), and then at set point down in second-set tiebreaker, Tiafoe hit a fast […]