Houston We Have TENNIS ! Come Watch The Qualies For Free

Written by: Staff on 5th April 2014

Houston We Have TENNIS ! Come Watch The Qualies For Free |

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QUALIFYING FINAL ROUND SET FOR SUNDAY

Sunday Play Once Again Free For Fans

Draws and notes follow the results and schedule

RESULTS – SATURDAY, APRIL 05, 2014

Qualifying – First Round

[1] Ryan Harrison (USA) d Andrew Carter (USA) 6-4, 6-4

Robby Ginepri (USA) d [2] Alex Kuznetsov (USA) 2-6, 6-2, 6-1

[3] Peter Polansky (Canada) d Erik Crepaldi (Italy) 7-6, 6-1

Jason Kubler (Australia) d [4] Wayne Odesnik (USA) 6-2, 6-3

[5] Thiemo de Bakker (Netherlands) d Bojan Szumanski (Poland) 6-0, 6-1

[6] Ruben Bemelmans (Belgium) d Mitchell Krueger (USA) 7-5, 6-3

[7] Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo (Spain) d Patrick Davidson (USA) 6-1, 6-0

[8] Illya Marchenko (Ukraine) d John-Patrick Smith (Australia) 6-4, 6-2

Greg Ouellette (USA) d [WC] David Warren (USA) 6-3, 6-3

Takanyi Garanganga (Zimbabwe) d Nils Langer (Germany) 6-7, 7-6, 6-2

Bjorn Fratangelo (USA) d Purav Raja (India) 6-4, 6-3

Thanasi Kokkinakis (Australia) d Fritz Wolmarans (South Africa) 5-7, 6-2, 6-2

Louk Sorensen (Ireland) d [WC] Bayo Philips (USA) 6-1, 6-0

[WC] Srikar Alla (India) d [WC] Adam Gustafsson (Sweden) 3-6, 6-0, 6-4

Ante Pavic (Croatia) d Andrea Arnaboldi (Italy) 7-6, 6-3

Mischa Zverev (Germany) d Alexander Zverev (Germany) 7-5, 4-6, 3-2, ret.

Qualifying – Second Round

[1] Ryan Harrison (USA) d Louk Sorensen (Ireland) 6-0, 5-7, 6-4

[4] Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo (Spain) d Greg Ouellette (USA) 6-3, 6-3

[3] Peter Polansky (Canada) d Ante Pavic (Croatia) 7-6(3) 7-6(4)

[5] Thiemo de Bakker (Netherlands) d Mischa Zverev (Germany) 76(4) 16 61

[6] Ruben Bemelmans (Belgium) d [WC] Srikar Alla (India) 6-2, 6-2

Thanasi Kokkinakis (Australia) d [8] Illya Marchenko (Ukraine) 6-1, 6-4

Takanyi Garanganga (Zimbabwe) d Jason Kubler (Australia) 6-3, 6-4

Robby Ginepri (USA) d Bjorn Fratangelo (USA) 6-3, 6-7, 6-3

ORDER OF PLAY – SUNDAY, APRIL 06, 2014

COURT 3 start 2:00 pm

Robby Ginepri (USA) vs Thanasi Kokkinakis (Australia)

COURT 4 start 2:00 pm

[1] Ryan Harrison (USA) vs [6] Ruben Bemelmans (Belgium)

COURT 5 start 2:00 pm

[3] Peter Polansky (Canada) vs [5] Thiemo de Bakker (Netherlands)

COURT 6 start 2:00 pm

Takanyi Garanganga (Zimbabwe) vs [7] Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo (Spain)

DRAWS

Singles Main Draw

Doubles Main Draw

Singles Qualifying Draw

NOTES

– The four winners of Sunday’s matches will advance to the main draw.

– Two players who reached the 2013 main draw quarterfinals – Robby Ginepri and Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo – are through to the final round of qualifying.

– Four players with ties to the Rice tennis program took part in Saturday’s qualifying. Junior Srikar Alla downed sophomore Adam Gustafsson before losing to Ruben Bemelmans. Freshman and Houston native David Warren and assistant coach Bojan Szumanski were both knocked out in the first round.

– Defending champion John Isner will join players such as Lleyton Hewitt, Juan Monaco, Feliciano Lopez, Marcos Baghdatis, Sam Querrey and Ivo Karlovic in practicing on Sunday. PRACTICE SCHEDULE

Limited tickets for the 2014 Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship remain available for select sessions. In addition, the “Ticket Turnback” program will return. Patrons holding tickets for sessions they cannot attend can return them to the box office where they will be resold at face value, with the full purchase price being donated to Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. For more information, please visit www.mensclaycourt.com.

U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship at River Oaks Country Club

In 2014, the River Oaks Country Club will celebrate the 80th professional tournament to be hosted in its historic stadium when the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship is held April 7-13. River Oaks first hosted its own tournament, The River Oaks International, in 1931, and its roster of former champions includes Jack Kramer, Tony Trabert, Rod Laver, Roy Merson, Ken Rosewall, Ivan Lendl, Guillermo Vilas and James Blake. Houston is the 23rd city to host the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. The tournament came to Houston in 2001, and has been hosted at River Oaks since 2009. Started in 1910 by the USTA, the 2014 tournament is the 104th competition for the Clay Court Championship. More information is available at www.mensclaycourt.com.

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April 5, 2014 at 9:35 pm

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