BLAKE, REYNOLDS AND KOSAKOWSKI HAVE A BIG DAY IN THE QUARTER-FINALS OF THE RELYAID/NATOMAS CHALLENGER

Written by: Staff on 5th October 2012

BLAKE, REYNOLDS AND KOSAKOWSKI HAVE A BIG DAY IN THE QUARTER-FINALS OF THE RELYAID/NATOMAS CHALLENGER

epa03379569 James Blake of the US hits a return to Milos Raonic of Canada during their match on the sixth day of the 2012 US Open Tennis Championship at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 01 September 2012. The US Open runs through Sunday 09 September 2012. EPA/JUSTIN LANE |

Natomas Racquet Club to Host USTA Pro Circuit Event, September 29- October 7

SACRAMENTO, California, October 5, 2012-It was a big day for the Americans at the Relyaid/Natomas Challenger as they won three of the four quarter-final matches that were played.

Headlining the day’s play was No.2 Seed James Blake who won the featured afternoon match on center court defeating fellow American and former NCAA Champion Bradley Klahn, 7-6(5),7-6(4). The semi-finals won’t get any easier for Blake as he will meet Bobby Reynolds. Reynolds after a close first set used a solid baseline game to wear down Luca Vanni (ITA), 5-7,6-2,6-3.

Daniel Kosakowski continued his great run as he took out No.5 Seed Matteo Viola(ITA), 6-4,6-4 For the 20 year old Kosakowski, he had now won 13 straight matches, which has included a first round victory over top seed Benjamin Becker and two Futures Tournament wins.

Kosakowski’s opponent in the semi-finals will be Mischa Zverev(Ger), who used his hard charging serve and volley game to defeat American Tennys Sandgren 6-2,6-4. The left handed Zverev, who was born in Russia, will play Kosakowski in Saturday’s first semi-final match at 12 noon. The Blake/Reynolds match will follow with the final match of the day being a doubles semi-final match with Tennys Sandgren (USA) and Rhyne Williams (USA) playing Alex Kuznetsov (USA) and Mischa Zverev (GER).

The Relyaid/Natomas Challenger has experienced tremendous local support forming partnerships with FSP Shipping, Anderson Schoach and Lasher Audi Volkswagen.

Admission to the Natomas//USTA $100,000 Pro Tournament is free September 29-30, $10/day for October 1 – 4, $15 for October 5th and $20/day for finals weekend October 6-7. Weekly packages ($75) available for purchase September 20th. Visit www.natomaschallenger.com for details.

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