The 2024 version of the Tallahassee Tennis Challenger Introduced by Go to Tallahassee shifted into excessive gear Monday.
Singles qualifying ended with Bogdan Bobrov, Bruno Kuzuhara, Andres Andrade, Corentin Denolly, Gerald Melzer and Victor Lilov advancing to the primary draw.
Within the first evening function match on Stadium Courtroom, prime seed, JJ Wolf discovered himself in a battle with the 2023 Wimbledon Boy’s Champ, Henry Seale.
Seale, an enormous soccer fan, fought like he was on the pitch. He saved break factors and used his serve and forehand as a weapon to maintain Wolf on his heels.
Wolf jumped again to even the second set and compelled a tiebreaker, however it was Seale who performed the large factors the most effective in taking the 7-5, 7-6 (6) win.
“It offers me lots of confidence going into the following spherical,” admitted Seale.
Tallahassee Tennis Challenger Monday outcomes
RESULTS – APRIL 15, 2024
Males’s Singles: First Spherical
H. Searle (GBR) d [1] J. Wolf (USA) 75 76(6)
C. Hemery (FRA) d [3] P. Kypson (USA) 76(2) 63
H. Habib (LIB) d [4] D. Kudla (USA) 76(6) 64
J. Schwaerzler (AUT) d G. Fonio (ITA) 62 64
[WC] S. Kozlov (USA) d G. Campana Lee (KOR) 46 63 60
Males’s Qualifying Singles: Second Spherical
Qualifying – [2] B. Bobrov d [8] S. Kirchheimer (USA) 46 63 63
Qualifying – [3] C. Denolly (FRA) d [WC] I. Mayew (USA) 76(4) 63
Qualifying – [11] G. Melzer (AUT) d [4] Okay. Edmund (GBR) 26 60 63
Qualifying – [6] B. Kuzuhara (USA) d [10] A. Rybakov (USA) 76(3) 63
Qualifying – [7] A. Andrade (ECU) d T. McCormick (USA) 46 61 64
Qualifying – [12] V. Lilov (USA) d A. Rai (NZL) 76(5) 16 62
ORDER OF PLAY: TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2024
STADIUM begin 11 am
T. Sandgren (USA) vs [6] M. Damm (USA)
M. Krueger (USA) vs E. Quinn (USA)
[WC] Okay. Bigun (USA) vs [Q] B. Bobrov
Not Earlier than 6:00 pm
Alternate vs [WC] E. Jose Ribeiro Lago (ITA) / D. Vale (POR)
T. Kodat (USA) vs [2] Z. Bergs (BEL)
COURT 1 begin 11:00 am
O. Crawford (GBR) vs D. Popko (KAZ)
[Q] A. Andrade (ECU) vs F. Gomez (ARG)
T. Kwiatkowski (USA) vs [8] T. Boyer (USA)
[Q] G. Melzer (AUT) vs [LL] Okay. Edmund (GBR)
COURT 5 begin 11:00 am
[WC] D. Vale (POR) vs [Q] C. Denolly (FRA)
C. Tabur (FRA) vs [Q] V. Lilov (USA)
[7] A. Ritschard (SUI) vs [Q] B. Kuzuhara (USA)
M. Damm (USA) / A. Rybakov (USA) vs [4] T. Fancutt (AUS) / H. Reese (USA)
Singles Essential Draw – Monday, April 15
Doubles Essential Draw – Tuesday, April 16
Proceeds from the match proceed to learn the Vogter Neuro-ICU. In 2019 the brand new cutting-edge Vogter Neuro Intensive Care Unit opened within the Mustian Surgical procedure Middle of Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare. This unit cares for sufferers of all ages that suffer neurological trauma (akin to head accidents, strokes), require surgical intervention for life-threatening diseases (mind tumors, aneurysms), and plenty of different varieties of sufferers too quite a few to call. Over the previous 25 years funds have been contributed from the match and final yr the D. Mark Vogter Memorial Endowment reached $1,100,000 within the corpus of the endowment.
A brand new fund was created in 2010—the Maria Yealdhall Challenger Tennis Fund was established with the Tallahassee Buddies of Our Parks Basis, the fund-raising arm of the Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs Division. All monies collected from ticket gross sales are donated to this endowment every year and are used to help in tennis associated tasks and packages all through the town. Shade constructions at Winthrop Park and at Tom Brown Park in addition to a number of awnings at Forestmeadows are a number of the enhancements made with these funds.
A match of this measurement couldn’t occur with out dedicated volunteers who work yearly. From ball children/babes & dudes, who stand on the court docket for hours, to the food-Mothers and hostesses, drivers, desk volunteers and organizers, 1000’s of hours are donated to make this match run easily. In case you are eager about turning into a volunteer earlier than, throughout or instantly following the match please contact Karen Vogter, Match Director, at KVogter@tallahasseechallenger.com
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The Division of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs operates many group facilities all through the Metropolis. Every of those presents a big selection of every day actions for youth and adults, from athletics to homework to cooking.
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Telephone: 850-891-4979
In regards to the ATP Challenger Tour
All of it begins right here. The ATP Challenger Tour is the launchpad of males’s skilled tennis, that includes greater than 180 tournaments throughout greater than 40 nations. At this stage, gamers develop their abilities and earn invaluable expertise towards sturdy competitors, whereas combating for essential factors and prize cash, all with the collective aim of progressing onto the ATP Tour. Because it was based in 1978, the ATP Challenger Tour has been an intense battleground on a world stage, offering followers the chance to witness worldclass tennis and comply with the journeys of the celebrities of tomorrow as they launch their skilled careers. Reside stream the motion all year long by way of Challenger TV on www.ATPTour.com.
WHAT IS THE ATP CHALLENGER TOUR?
The ATP Challenger Tour is the second-highest stage of males’s skilled tennis on this planet. Since its inception in 1978, competitors on the tour has been intense, with gamers combating for essential PIF ATP Rankings factors and prize cash. These tournaments (196 occasions in 46 nations) give followers the joy of watching world class tennis in a smaller, extra intimate setting.
The aim of the ATP Challenger Tour is to supply alternatives for gamers to develop their skills and abilities from a younger age, whereas gaining invaluable expertise towards sturdy competitors. The circuit has been step one for the game’s most achieved stars, together with Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. No matter expertise and potential, each participant should work their manner up the PIF ATP Rankings, as they try to succeed in the Prime 100 and compete on the ATP Tour and in Grand Slam tournaments.
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