The $100,000 First Republic Bank Tiburon Challenger
A USTA Pro Circuit Event
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Tiburon Peninsula Club
Tiburon, California
Purse: $100,000
Surface: Hard-outdoor
Day’s Highlights
In first round matches, top seeded American Ryan Sweeting defeated 2011 NCAA winner Steve Johnson from USC, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. Third seeded Sam Querrey topped Fritz Wolmarans, 6-4, 6-4 and eight seeded Bjorn Pfau got past Greg Jones, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1. Two mild upsets, Alex Kuznetsov defeated sixth seeded Izak Van Der Merwe, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 and Martin Fischer defeated seventh seeded Wayne Odesnik, 6-7. 6-3, 6-1. Promising American Jack Sock fell in the first round to Alejandro Gonzalez in three sets, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3.
Second seeded Ivo Karlovic defeated Robert Farah, 7-6, 6-2 in second round play.
Play resumes tomorrow at the Tiburon Peninsula Club starting at 11 AM.
RESULTS – OCTOBER 12, 2011
Men’s Singles
Second Round
[2] I Karlovic (CRO) d R Farah (COL) 76(2) 62
M Fischer (AUT) d [7] W Odesnik (USA) 67(6) 63 61
First Round
[1] R Sweeting (USA) d [WC] S Johnson (USA) 46 62 62
[3] S Querrey (USA) d F Wolmarans (RSA) 64 64
A Kuznetsov (USA) d [6] I Van Der Merwe (RSA) 64 46 75
[8] B Phau (GER) d G Jones (AUS) 46 76(5) 61
[Q] A Bogdanovic (GBR) d C Guccione (AUS) 76(1) 63
A Delic (BIH) d [Q] A Sitak (NZL) 46 64 62
U Ignatik (BLR) d [Q] P Duclos (CAN) 57 61 63
[Q] A Gonzalez (COL) d [WC] J Sock (USA) 46 60 63
Men’s Doubles – First Round
[1] J Cabal (COL) / R Farah (COL) d A Delic (BIH) / I Karlovic (CRO) 76(4) 61
[2] T Huey (PHI) / I Van Der Merwe (RSA) d [Q] P Duclos (CAN) / A Hubble (AUS) 60 62
L Grigelis (LTU) / U Ignatik (BLR) d [3] F Nielsen (DEN) / T Parrott (USA) 62 64
C Ball (AUS) / C Guccione (AUS) d T Rettenmaier (USA) / S Stadler (GER) 61 64
V Pospisil (CAN) / B Reynolds (USA) d J Fruttero (USA) / R Klaasen (RSA) 76(3) 64
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ORDER OF PLAY – THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011
STADIUM COURT start 11:00 AM
[1] R Sweeting (USA) vs [Q] A Bogdanovic (GBR)
Not Before 1:00 PM
[3] S Querrey (USA) vs A Delic (BIH)
[1] J Cabal (COL) / R Farah (COL) vs A Kuznetsov (USA) / R Sweeting (USA)
Not Before 4:30 PM
[WC] S Johnson (USA) / S Querrey (USA) vs [WC] B Battistone (USA) / C Wettengel (USA)
COURT 1 start 11:00 AM
U Ignatik (BLR) vs A Kuznetsov (USA)
L Grigelis (LTU) vs [4] B Reynolds (USA)
Not Before 4:00 PM
V Pospisil (CAN) / B Reynolds (USA) vs [2] T Huey (PHI) / I Van Der Merwe (RSA) – After Appropriate Rest
COURT 4 start 12:00 Noon
R Borvanov (MDA) vs [5] V Pospisil (CAN)
[8] B Phau (GER) vs [Q] A Gonzalez (COL)
Not Before 4:00 PM
C Ball (AUS) / C Guccione (AUS) vs L Grigelis (LTU) / U Ignatik (BLR) – After Appropriate Rest
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For more information, contact:
Michelle Keane, Tournament Press Aide
415.894.0443
