Lexington Kentucky is hosting both a men's and women's $50,000 challenger this week, and two of the most frequently featured players on zootennis, Somdev Devvarman and Melanie Oudin, have reached Sunday's finals.
Devvarman, who has yet to lose a singles match as a professional, reached the final when former ATP Top Twenty player Xavier Malisse retired, trailing 4-1 in the first set. As a qualifier, I'm sure Devvarman appreciates that he didn't have to go the distance in his seventh match of the tournament. The two-time NCAA champ faces Robert Kendrick in the final, having beaten the former Pepperdine star in the straight sets in the quarterfinals of the Kennedy Funding Invitational earlier this month. Kendrick, the No. 3 seed, downed top seed Dudi Sela 5-7, 6-1, 6-4.
The eighth-seeded Oudin has yet to drop a set in Lexington, as she disposed of No. 5 seed Ye-Ra Lee of Korea 6-4, 6-2 in Saturday's semifinal. She too will face an opponent extended to the max in the semifinals; unseeded Carly Gullickson came back to defeat No. 7 seed Chin-Wei Chan of Chinese Taipei 1-6, 6-3, 6-1. Oudin is also in the doubles final this evening, partnering Lindsay Lee-Waters.
The tournament's excellent website features Live Scoring and informative, well-written recaps daily.
Another website I recommend follows the USTA Boys Team event, in Champaign-Urbana, during its four days of action. Defending champions Southern California, the top seeds, had a bye in today's opening round. Southern is seeded No. 2, with Florida at No. 3. There was one minor upset today, with the Eastern Section defeating 5-8 seeded Northern 5-2.
In Futures action, two recently graduated college stars, Erling Tveit of Ole Miss and Arnau Brugues of Tulsa will vie for the singles title Sunday in Godfrey, Ill., while recent William & Mary graduate Megan Moulton-Levy meets Great Britain's Emily Webley-Smith for the Evansville, Ind. title. For complete results, see the USTA Pro Circuit results page.
I hope to have information on the Kalamazoo seeds available for Sunday evening's post.
Devvarman, who has yet to lose a singles match as a professional, reached the final when former ATP Top Twenty player Xavier Malisse retired, trailing 4-1 in the first set. As a qualifier, I'm sure Devvarman appreciates that he didn't have to go the distance in his seventh match of the tournament. The two-time NCAA champ faces Robert Kendrick in the final, having beaten the former Pepperdine star in the straight sets in the quarterfinals of the Kennedy Funding Invitational earlier this month. Kendrick, the No. 3 seed, downed top seed Dudi Sela 5-7, 6-1, 6-4.
The eighth-seeded Oudin has yet to drop a set in Lexington, as she disposed of No. 5 seed Ye-Ra Lee of Korea 6-4, 6-2 in Saturday's semifinal. She too will face an opponent extended to the max in the semifinals; unseeded Carly Gullickson came back to defeat No. 7 seed Chin-Wei Chan of Chinese Taipei 1-6, 6-3, 6-1. Oudin is also in the doubles final this evening, partnering Lindsay Lee-Waters.
The tournament's excellent website features Live Scoring and informative, well-written recaps daily.
Another website I recommend follows the USTA Boys Team event, in Champaign-Urbana, during its four days of action. Defending champions Southern California, the top seeds, had a bye in today's opening round. Southern is seeded No. 2, with Florida at No. 3. There was one minor upset today, with the Eastern Section defeating 5-8 seeded Northern 5-2.
In Futures action, two recently graduated college stars, Erling Tveit of Ole Miss and Arnau Brugues of Tulsa will vie for the singles title Sunday in Godfrey, Ill., while recent William & Mary graduate Megan Moulton-Levy meets Great Britain's Emily Webley-Smith for the Evansville, Ind. title. For complete results, see the USTA Pro Circuit results page.
I hope to have information on the Kalamazoo seeds available for Sunday evening's post.
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