Basavareddy Reaches Quarterfinals At Tiburon Challenger

Nishesh Basavareddy (photo: Natalie Kim)

TIBURON/STARNBERG, October 5, 2023

For the second day in a row, US-American qualifier Nishesh Basavareddy advanced when his opponent retired. This time, it was more experienced, eight-seeded seeded compatriot Tennys Sandgren who withdrew, leaving Basavareddy to face last year’s champion, Zach Svajda from the United States, in the quarterfinal of the $80,000 Tiburon Challenger presented by Raymond James Financial on Friday.

WEDNESDAY – RESULTS 

Men’s Singles Second Round

[3] Z. Svajda (USA) d S. Johnson (USA) 36 63 64[5] A. Galarneau (CAN) d A. Dougaz (TUN) 76(5) 16 75[Q] N. Basavareddy (USA) d [8] T. Sandgren (USA) 62 31 RetiredA. Ritschard (SUI) d J. Monday (GBR) 63 67(5) 76(2) 

Men’s Doubles First Round

[1] W. Blumberg (USA) / L. Martinez (VEN) d F. Gomez (ARG) / K. Stevenson (CAN) 62 63[2] L. Johnson (GBR) / S. Mansouri (TUN) d J. Monday (GBR) / M. Whitehouse (GBR) 61 63G. Goldhoff (USA) / A. Perez (USA) d [4] H. Hach Verdugo (MEX) / A. Sitak (NZL) 75 76(5)A. Lawson (USA) / C. Puttergill (AUS) d V. Kirkov (USA) / D. Kudla (USA) 36 63 10-1M. Kiger (USA) / B. Sigouin (CAN) d T. Schoolkate (AUS) / A. Walton (AUS) 64 57 10-4R. Gonzales (PHI) / N. Moreno De Alboran (USA) d L. Lokoli (FRA) / A. Ritschard (SUI) 61 57 10-7

THURSDAY – ORDER OF PLAY

GROSSMAN-KENNEDY STADIUM start 11 a. m.E. King (USA) / M. Krueger (USA) vs [WC] P. Kypson (USA) / E. Quinn (USA) [WC] L. Tien (USA) vs A. Walton (AUS) B. Tomic (AUS) vs M. Lajal (EST) Not Before 4:30 p.m. [1] A. Michelsen (USA) vs [Q] T. Kwiatkowski (USA)

Court 1 start 11 a.m.M. Kiger (USA) / B. Sigouin (CAN) vs G. Goldhoff (USA) / A. Perez (USA) R. Gonzales (PHI) / N. Moreno De Alboran (USA) vs [2] L. Johnson (GBR) / S. Mansouri (TUN) T. Schoolkate (AUS) vs [7] R. Peniston (GBR) [1] W. Blumberg (USA) / L. Martinez (VEN) vs A. Lawson (USA) / C. Puttergill (AUS)