Michael Mmoh (USA) and Darian King (BAR) faced each other on day four of the Tiburon Challenger, in a repeat of the finals in 2016, in which King prevailed to become that year’s champion. The result, however, was far different this time, as Mmoh cruised to a 6-2 6-4 victory, eliminating King from further competition. King came into the tournament ranked #188, while Mmoh was ranked at ATP #108 and was also fresh off a $75,000 Challenger Tour win in Columbus.
Men’s Singles First Round
Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) d [2] Jordan Thompson (AUS) 26 76(2) 76(5)
[3] P. Polansky (CAN) d [WC] Tom Fawcett (USA) 64 64
[WC] T. Paul (USA) d. [4] H. Laaksonen (SUI) 64 63
Michael Mmoh (USA) d Darien King (BAR) 62 64
Alexei Popyrin (AUS) d Marc Polmans (AUS) 64 64
[Q] C. Ilkel (TUR) d L. Miedler (AUS) 46 64 63
J. Smith (AUS) d P. Martinez (ESP) 64 62
C. Eubanks (USA) d. R. Quiroz (ECU) 76(4) 76(4)
Ernesto Escobedo (USA) d. Roberto Ortega-Olmedo (ESP) 61 76(2)
[WC] B. Holt (USA) d [Q] S. Diez (CAN) 63 76(4)
M. Torpegaard d M. Banes (AUS) 64 62
James Duckworth (AUS) d [Q] Alexander Sarkissian (USA) 76(1) 64[Q]
Mikael Torpegaard d Maverick Banes (AUS) 64 62
