Natomas Racquet Club Hosts $100,000 USTA Pro Circuit Event thru October 9
(updated results:Thursday’s schedule attached)
Sacramento, CA., October 5, 2011-Americans Bobby Reynolds and Jack Sock highlighted Wednesday’s play with second round wins. No.4 Reynolds(USA) got off to a fast start against Frederik Nielsen(DEN) and was serving for the match in the second set, at 5-4 when Nielson staged a comeback and pulled out the second set at 7-5. Reynolds was able to get back on track in the third set though, as an early break of serve gave him the momentum he needed to win, 6-2,5-7,6-2.
Jack Sock(USA) had a similar experience with Roman Borvanov(MDA) as he raced out to a quick 6-1 first set win. However, a sprained ankle in the second set allowed Borvanov back in the match as he took a the second set, 6-3 to square the match. The third set saw a very gutsy performance from Sock as he was able to serve out the set after an early third set break to come home with a win,6-1,3-6,6-3.
(updated results:Friday’s schedule attached)
Sacramento, CA., October 6, 2011-The top three seeds, James Blake, Ivo Karlovic and Sam Querry all won to advance to the quarter-finals. No. 1 Blake(USA) faced hard-serving Chris Guccione(AUS) and won in straight sets, 6-4,6-4. Next up on center court was No. 2 Ivo Karlovic who took on doubles partner, Victor Estrella(DOM) and came away with an easy 6-3,6-2 victory.
No.3 Sam Querry was the last singles match of the day on center court and it turned out to be a good one. His opponent, Denis Gremelmayr(GER), with a fine mix of power and drop shots took the first set, 7-6(4). The second set also went to a tie-breaker but this time Querry played tough when it counted and dominated the tie-breaker at 7-1. Querry finally was able to break Gremelmayr’s serve in the third set to win the match, 6-7(4),7-6(1), 6-3.
RELY AID NATOMAS RACQUET CLUB CHALLENGER – SACRAMENTO, CA, USA
$ 100,000.00
OCTOBER 01 – OCTOBER 09, 2011
RESULTS – OCTOBER 05, 2011
Men’s
Singles – Second Round
[4] B Reynolds (USA) d F Nielsen (DEN) 62 57 62
[WC] J Sock (USA) d R Borvanov (MDA) 61 36 63
Men’s
Doubles – First Round
J Fruttero (USA) / R Klaasen (RSA) d [1] J Cabal (COL) / R Farah (COL) 76(6) 63
[3] F Nielsen (DEN) / T Parrott (USA) d [Q] P Duclos (CAN) / A Hubble (AUS) 61 64
[4] J Kerr (AUS) / D Martin (USA) d [WC] J Hossain (AUS) / B Martinez (USA) 64 62
[WC] N Monroe (USA) / J Sock (USA) d V Estrella (DOM) / I Karlovic (CRO) 64 46 15-13
V Pospisil (CAN) / B Reynolds (USA) d [WC] S Johnson (USA) / S Querrey (USA) 57 63 17-15
S Ratiwatana (THA) / S Ratiwatana (THA) d [LL] L Grigelis (LTU) / U Ignatik (BLR) 62 67(2) 15-13
ORDER OF PLAY – THURSDAY, OCTOBER 06, 2011
CENTER start 11:00 am
[1] J Blake (USA) vs C Guccione (AUS)
V Estrella (DOM) vs [2] I Karlovic (CRO)
D Gremelmayr (GER) vs [3] [WC] S Querrey (USA)
[4] J Kerr (AUS) / D Martin (USA) vs T Rettenmaier (USA) / S Stadler (GER)
COURT 1 start 11:00 am
A Kuznetsov (USA) vs [6] I Van der Merwe (RSA) 00
[7] B Phau (GER) vs U Ignatik (BLR)
S Ratiwatana (THA) / S Ratiwatana (THA) vs C Ball (AUS) / C Guccione (AUS)
COURT 2 start 11:00 am
T de Bakker (NED) vs [Q] P Duclos (CAN)
V Pospisil (CAN) / B Reynolds (USA) vs [3] F Nielsen (DEN) / T Parrott (USA)
J Fruttero (USA) / R Klaasen (RSA) vs [WC] N Monroe (USA) / J Sock (USA)
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