by Bobby Knight | Jun 11, 2016 | Blog
Summer time is a great time for many guys with pro aspirations to earn some ATP points before they head out on the tour after graduation or before they start college in the fall. Let’s take a look at some guys that have performed well this week.ATP 250Hertogenbosch (Netherlands) – Dennis Novikov (UCLA ’13) qualified for the main draw at the by defeating Austin Krajicek (Texas A&M ’11) 7-6, 7-6 in the final round of qualies before falling in the first round to #68 Dudi Sela 7-5, 6-7, 7-6(5).ChallengersMoscow (Russia) $75K+H Clay – Emilio Gomez (USC ’13) is into the semis; Aleksandr Nedovyesov (Oklahoma State...
by Bobby Knight | Jun 6, 2016 | Blog
Summer time means a slew of college guys/gals hit the road to play in Pro Circuit events all across the world so I’ll start doing a weekly recap each Sunday of the top performers. Nick Chappell (TCU ’15) was playing in his first career singles final at the Kiryat Shmona, Israel, F9 Futures but he came up short falling to #638 Edan Leshem 6-3, 6-3. Leshem broke Chappell from 30/40 to go up 3-1 in the first and then held three more times to take the opening set 6-3. Leshem broke Chappell to go up 2-1 in the second on a three-deuce game but Chappell broke back from 15/40 to even it at 2-2. Leshem broke on a one-deuce game to go up 4-3 and then...
by Bobby Knight | Jan 11, 2016 | Blog
The final day of the FGCU Invitational was cut short a little with LSU and Memphis leaving after doubles due to a 6-hour rain delay. Kentucky waited out the delay and played singles with the host Florida Gulf Coast with Kentucky winning 4 of 6 matches. Kentucky ended up the big winner during the 3-day tournament winning 15 of 21 singles matches and 6 of 10 doubles matches. Kentucky’s Jake Stefanik, Gus Benson, and Kevin Lai each went 3-0 in singles while Ryotaro Matsamura went 2-0. Memphis’s Ryan Peniston, Andrew Watson, Kai Lemke each went 2-0 as did LSU’s Gabor Csonka.Sunday Results Singles/DoublesKentucky 4-2/2-0Memphis 0-0/2-1LSU...
by Bobby Knight | Jan 10, 2016 | Blog
Kentucky and Memphis were the big winners on Day 2 of the Florida Gulf Coast Invitational. Kentucky went 9-2 overall including 6-1 in singles with freshman Ryotaro Matsamura rolling for a second day in both singles and doubles. Memphis’s Ryan Peniston knocked off LSU’s #78 Justin Butch in 2 close sets and Memphis freshman Chris Patzanovsky picked up a win over LSU’s Tam Trinh. Sunday wraps up the tournament with each starting dual-match play in the coming weeks. Below the scores are quotes from 3 of the 4 coaches.Saturday Results Singles/DoublesKentucky 6-1/3-1Memphis 5-2/2-1LSU 2-5/1-2FGCU 1-6/1-32-day totalsKentucky 11-4/4-4Memphis...
by Bobby Knight | Jan 9, 2016 | Blog
LSU’s guys were the top performers in Day 1 of the FGCU Invitational as they went 5-2 in singles and 2-1 in doubles. Kentucky had 2 freshmen make their debuts as Ryotaro Matsumura (14.08) won in straight sets over Memphis’s Felix Rauch (12.63) while Enzo Wallart (13.17) lost a tough 3-setter to Memphis’s Kai Lemke (13.38).Friday Results Singles/DoublesLSU 5-2/2-1Kentucky 5-3/1-3Memphis 3-4/2-1FGCU 2-6/2-22016 FLORIDA GULF COAST INVITE – DAY ONE RESULTSSingles Competition#87 Andrew Watson (Memphis) def. Nils Ellefsen (Kentucky) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2Ryan Peniston (Memphis) def. Trey Yates (Kentucky) 6-1, 6-4Ryotaro Matsumura (Kentucky)...
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