Thursday saw 11 matches, with many going the distance. “Wild Card Mackenzie McDonald continued his fine form with a victory over Sekou Bangor in a third-set tiebreak. In the final match of the day, #1 seeded double pair Johan Brunstrom and Frederik Nielsen also won in a third-set tiebreak,” reported Tournament Director, Brendan Curry. In addition, #5 seed Ryan Harrison fell in three sets to qualifier Marek Michalicka, who will now face #3 seed Tim Smyczek on Friday afternoon. “#1 seed Denis Kudla will be in action tomorrow morning, playing against #7 seed Blaz Rola at 10 am,” added Curry.
With play to determine the semifinalists on Friday, it promises to be another exciting day of top-level tennis.
Men’s Singles – Second Round
[3] T. Smyczek (USA) d [Q] D. Nevolo (USA) 62 36 61
M. Michalicka (CZE) d [5] R. Harrison (USA) 76(4) 46 63
[6] B. Fratangelo (USA) d A. Kuznetsov (USA) 76(5) 36 63
[WC] M. McDonald (USA) d [Q] S. Bangoura (USA) 63 36 76(3)
Men’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
[1] J. Brunstrom (SWE) / F. Nielsen (DEN) d B. Klein (GBR) / J. Statham (NZL) 63 67(1) 10-5
[3] D. Novikov (USA) / J. Peralta (CHI) d [WC] A. Goransson (SWE) / F. Lakat (FRA) 62 62
[4] C. Ball (AUS) / M. Reid (AUS) d S. Bangoura (USA) / M. Michalicka (CZE) 61 76(3)
First Round
[3] D. Novikov (USA) / J. Peralta (CHI) d C. Buchanan (USA) / B. Rola (SLO) 36 63 11-9
B. Klein (GBR) / J. Statham (NZL) d [Q] A. Bossel (SUI) / Q. Halys (FRA) 62 63
[WC] A. Goransson (SWE) / F. Lakat (FRA) d D. Brown (GER) / D. Kudla (USA) 63 67(2) 11-9
P. Bester (CAN) / P. Polansky (CAN) d M. Krueger (USA) / C. Smith (USA) 67(10) 62 11-9
ORDER OF PLAY – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 02, 2015
CENTER start 11:00
M. Krueger (USA) vs Q. Halys (FRA)
[1] D. Kudla (USA) vs [7] B. Rola (SLO)
Not Before 15:00
M. Michalicka (CZE) vs [3] T. Smyczek (USA)
Not Before 16:30
[1] J. Brunstrom (SWE) / F. Nielsen (DEN) vs [3] D. Novikov (USA) / J. Peralta (CHI)
COURT 1 start 12:00 noon
[WC] M. McDonald (USA) vs [6] B. Fratangelo (USA)
Not Before 15:30
After Appropriate Rest – P. Bester (CAN) / P. Polansky (CAN) vs [WC] D. Baughman (USA) / M. McDonald (USA)
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