TIBURON, October 2, 2015

Thursday saw 11 matches, with many going the distance. “Wild Card Mackenzie McDonald continued his fine form with a victory over Sekou Bangor in a third-set tiebreak. In the final match of the day, number-one seeded double pair Johan Brunstrom and Frederik Nielsen also won in a third-set tiebreak,” reported Tournament Director Brendan Curry. In addition, number-five seed Ryan Harrison fell in three sets to qualifier Marek Michalicka, who will now face number-three seed Tim Smyczek on Friday afternoon. “Number-one seed Denis Kudla will be in action tomorrow morning, playing against number-seven seed Blaz Rola at 10 a.m.,” added Curry.

With play to determine the semifinalists on Friday, it promises to be an exciting day of top-level tennis.

Men’s Singles – Second Round

[3] Tim Smyczek (USA) def. [Q] Dennis Nevolo (USA), 62, 36, 61

Marek Michalicka (CZE) def. [5] Ryan Harrison (USA), 76(4), 46, 63

(6) Bjorn Fratangelo (USA) def. A Kuznetsoz (USA), 76(5), 36, 63

[WC] Mackenzie McDonald (USA) def. [Q] Sekou Bangoura (USA), 63, 36, 76(3)6]

Men’s Doubles – Quarterfinals

[1] Johan Brunstrom (SWE)/Frederik Nielsen (DEN) def. Bryden Klein (GBR)/Jose Statham (NZL), 63, 67(1), 10-5

[3] Dennis Novikov/Julio Peralta (CHI) def. [WC] Andre Goransson (SWE)/Florian Lakat (FRA), 62, 62

[4] Carsten Ball (AUS)/Matt Reid (AUS) def. Sekou Bangoura (USA)/Marek Michalicka (CZE), 61, 76(3)

Men’s Doubles – First Round

[3] Dennis Novikov (USA)/Julio Peralta (CHI) def. Chase Buchanan (USA)/Blaz Rola (SLO), 36, 63, 11-9

Bryden Klein (GBR)/Jose Statham (NZL) def. [Q] Adrien Bossel (SUI)/Quentin Halys (FRA), 62, 63

[WC] Andre Goransson (SWE)/Florian Lakat (FRA) def. Dustin Brown (GER)/Denis Kudla (USA), 63, 67(2), 11-9

Philip Bester(CAN)/Peter Polansky (CAN) def. Mitchell Krueger (USA) /Connor Smith (USA), 67(10), 62, 11-9