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Nationals News
2009-08-15 Ryan Lipman has already played a couple best-of-five set matches and hopes to use that experience in Sunday’s boys’ 18s final against second-seeded Chase Buchanan, with the winner getting a wild card in to the main draw of the U.S. Open.On Saturday, Lipman, the eighth seed from Nashville, Tenn., pulled out a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, win over No. 13 Raymond Sarmiento, Fontana, Calif., in one semifinal match. In the other, Buchanan, New Albany, Ohio, breezed past unseeded Mousheg Hovhannisyan, North Hollywood, Calif., 6-0, 6-1.
Although Buchanan has never played a best-of-five, “I definitely don’t have a problem going three sets,” he said. One of Lipman’s best-of-five matches went four sets — 7-6 in the fourth. "It was fun," he said. When Sarmiento called for a trainer early in the third set, “It just made me a little more tight because I knew if I kept fighting, he would eventually lose it,” Lipman said. “You could probably tell on his service game. I couldn't find the court. I was like, ‘Come on, Ryan, make it. Duh.’”
In 16s, top seed Jack Sock, Lincoln, Neb., was tested for the first time in the tournament before defeating Bjorn Fratangelo (3), Pittsburgh, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. “(Fratangelo) came out firing,” Sock said. “I thought if I moved him a lot, he’d try to go for broke and miss more than he made. I played too far behind the baseline, I played too defensively and let him play his own game, and I don’t know how I won.”
Sock will take on Gonzales Austin, the eighth seed from Miami, in Sunday’s final. Austin won a three-hour three-setter over Raymond Withrow (4), Omaha, Neb., 6-7(2), 7-6(5), 6-3 on Saturday. During the 10-minute break between the second and third sets, Austin said he didn’t have a coach with him and didn’t want to talk with his mother because she “doesn’t really play tennis, so my friend (Zach McCourt) was just keeping me pumped up because it was a close second set.”
Nationals News
2009-08-14 Second-seeded Chase Buchanan rolled into the boys’ 18s semifinals with a 6-3, 6-3 win over his doubles partner, Jarmere Jenkins (7) on Friday, and will face unseeded Mousheg Hovhannisyan on Saturday. Hovhannisyan eked out a 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-3 win over No. 14 Bob van Overbeek in another quarterfinal on Friday.In the other half of the 18s draw, Ryan Lipman (8) will face Raymond Sarmiento (13) on Saturday. Lipman eliminated third-seeded Denis Kudla 6-4, 6-0 while Sarmiento had a tougher time, pulling out a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 win over lefty Kevin King, the 19th seed.
In 16s, top-seeded Jack Sock defeated unseeded Nick Chappell, 6-0, 6-1, to move into the semifinals without losing a set. He’ll play third-seeded Bjorn Frantangelo, who was a 6-4, 6-4 winner over Marcos Giron. In Friday’s other semifinal, Jackson Withrow (4) will take on Gonzales Austin (8). Withrow lost the first set20before advancing with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Morgan Mays (21). Austin defeated Dane Webb (29), 7-5, 1-6, 6-2.
Nationals News
2009-08-12 Alexander Domijan, the top seed in boys’ 18s, was upset by Kevin King, then pulled out of the backdraw, citing an injury, on Wednesday. Two other top seeds also went out: Evan King, No. 5 in 18s, and Shane Vinsant, No. 2 in 16s. On match point, Kevin King, seeded 19th, slipped and fell, but scrambled up in time to angle a winner in his 6-7(0), 6-4, 7-6(2) win. “(In the first set) he came up with a good tiebreaker at the end, so I just knew if I kept playing my game and just kept pressuring him, I’d have a chance in the second,” King said. King had two match points before Domijan forced the tiebreak in the final set. “I was just trying to stay in there and make him beat me, try not to give him too many free points, and make him come up with some shots,” King said.Justin Shane (25), who defeated Evan King, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5, said he just wanted to play his game: “Hit the corners, make him run a lot, move him around. “I knew if I kept doing what I was doing, I had a good chance to win the (second) set.”
Dane Webb (25) was very familiar with Vinsant’s game — they’re both from Texas and the two hit against each other “all the time,” he said. “We basically know each other’s games, like, perfectly. “Just whoever executes better that day (is the winner). It’s usually pretty close.” On Wednesday, it was Webb, who advanced to Thursday’s round of 16 with a 6-2, 6-2 win.,
Monday News
2009-08-11 In spite of a “weird stomach”, Jack Sock, the boys’ 16s top seed from Lincoln, Neb., defeated unseeded Quoc-Daniel Nguyen, Dunn Loring, Va., 6-1, 6-4, Monday afternoon on a day featuring 16s singles play. All main-draw 18s singles players had the day off. “My stomach felt weird and I felt uneasy,” Sock said. “It was a weird match.” Being a top seed is nothing new for the second-year 16s player who spent most of last year playing up in 18s. “I’ve been the top seed a couple times in the past, so I’m kinda used to the pressure, I guess,” he said. “I don’t feel that much pressure here.” No. 2 Shane Vinsant, Keller Texas, had an easier time, defeating Jon Pearce, Provo, Utah, 6-1. 6-1. Dennis Mkrtchian, the sixth seed from Reseda, Calif., fell to unseeded Andrew Korinek, Mansfield, Texas, 6-3, 6-1. “We played last year in the consolation (in Kalamazoo),” Korinek said. “I lost 6-1 in the third. We’re pretty good friends. I trained with him some in Carson.” In his win on Monday, “The serve was a big difference, in my opinion,” he said. “I was serving pretty good, making lot of first serves, getting a lot of free points off them.” No. 11 Ace Matias, Torrance, Calif., was also upset. Van Damrongsri, Ellicott City, Md., blew three match points, but finally won 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(1). “I just got really, really tight,” Damrongsri said. “I kind of froze up and missed a couple shots.” During the 10-minute break after losing the second set, “My coach said, Van, you’ve got to hit the ball. “I stayed more aggressive than (Ace) did throughout the match.” Third-seeded Bjorn Fratangelo, Pittsburgh, cruised to a 6-1, 6-1, win over Alex Howard, Brentwood, Tenn. Frata ngelo was unseeded last year in Kalamazoo after breaking his finger which “set me back a couple months, so my ranking slipped way down,” he said. As for being the third seed, “I had come off Clay Courts, which I won, and that ranked me up pretty high,” he said.
Player of the Day Recipients
2009-08-11 Congratulations to this year's Player of the Day recipients!Monday, August 10
16s Andrew Korinek 18s John Lamble
Sunday, August 9
16s Doubles Team: Harison Adams & Tanner Brown 18s Mousheg Hovhannisyan
Saturday, August 8
16s Doubles Team: Andrew Scholnick & Robert Stineman
Friday, August 7
18s Doubles Team: Johnathan Chang & Alex Van Velzer
Nationals News
2009-08-11 Alexander Domijan, the top seed in boys’ 18s, was tested on Tuesday, but pulled out a 7-6(5), 6-3 win over unseeded John Huang, of Irvine, Calif. “The courts skid a lot, they’re faster than the courts I’ve been playing on recently,” Domijan said. He and the other top eight 18s seeds all advanced to Wednesday’s fourth round in straight sets. Chase Buchanan (2) defeated Blake Bazarnik 6-0, 6-0; Denis Kudla (3) beat Blake Davis 7-6(5), 6-3; Tennys Sandgren (4) beat Kyle Parker 6-1, 6-2; Evan King (5) beat William Federhofer 6-2, 6-1; Jordan Cox (6) defeated Jacob Straus 6-3, 6-3; Jarmere Jenkins (7) beat Christopher Freeman 6-2, 6-4; and Ryan Lipman (8) defeated Daniel Kreyman 6-3, 6-3. King, playing in 18s for the first time in Kalamazoo, said, “Everybody’s good in Kalamazoo. My first round in 16s was tough, my first round in 18s was tough. There aren’t any easy matches here in Kalamazoo in 18s.” The top four 16s seeds advanced in straight sets to Wednesday’s fourth round. Jack Sock (1) defeated Kristofer Yee 6-1, 6-3; Shane Vinsant (2) beat Christopher Haworth 6-4, 6-3; Bjorn Fratangelo (3) beat Dominic Cotrone 7-5, 6-1, and Jackson Withrow (4) defeated Eric Johnson 6-2, 6-2. Vinsant lost his serve to start the second set, then rebounded. “I completely lost focus at the start of the second,” Vinsant said. “He won seven points straight, but I just told myself to refocus and break back and it worked. “I was trying to move him around because he hits real flat and it’s penetrating, kinda tough to pick up.” Fratangelo said he never played Cotrone before and didn’t know what to expect in his match. “I kinda got off to an OK start,” Fratangelo said. “I got the break, but I just felt like I wasn’t playing the best. Then he eventually got the break back and we were back on serve, so I was lucky to get that first set. “In the second set, I got more relaxed out there,. I was a little jumpy at first, a little excited, and then I kinda took some deep breaths and calmed down. That helped me a lot.”
Tuesday Players of the Day
2009-08-11 Congratulations to Tuesday's Player of the Day recipients:16s Michael Redlicki
18s Devin McCarthy
Tournament News
2009-08-10 After losing Saturday’s singles play to rain, the 16s seeds are seeing their first tennis action of the tournament on Monday. In 18s, the top eight seeds have all advanced to Tuesday’s third round: Alex Domijan (1), Chase Buchanan (2), Denis Kudla (3), Tennys Sandgren (4), Evan King (5), Jordan Cox (6), Jarmere Jenkins (7) and Ryan Lipman (8). Ninth-seeded Harry Fowler, Houston, Texas, went out on Sunday, retiring with an injury in the second set. Fowler lost the first set, 7-6 (9-7), then was trailing unseeded Billy Bertha, Whitefish Bay, Wis., 4-0 in the second when he retired. “I thought I served well and got the breaks when I needed them,” Bertha said. Fowler called for a trainer in the first set and, “It was a 10-minute break or something and my muscles must have gotten tight because I lost the next eight points,” Bertha said. “It was good to regroup after he called for a trainer.” Domijan, Wesley Chapel, Fla., had an easier time, defeating Cal Hilsman, Spartanburg, SC., 6-1, 6-1. He said he figured he’d be the top seed. “When Ryan Harrison pulled out, I knew I was going to be the top seed,” Domijan said. “I got the the final of a Future I should have won, but I cramped.” Domijan, who will be a senior at Saddlebrook, said he’d decided in the next couple months whether to turn pro or head to college. Buchanan, New Albany, Ohio, defeated Andrew Butz, Vero Beach, Fla., 6-1, 6-1; Kudla, Arlington, Va., beat Ken Mkrtchian, Reseda, Calif., 6-4, 6-2, and Sandgren, Gallatin,Tenn., toughed out a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Michael Moore., Glenview, Ill. King, Chicago, beat Felix Sun, Potomac, Md., 6-3, 6-1; Cox, Duluth, Ga., defeated Chris Cha,, Overland Park, Kan., 6-3, 6-4; Jenkins, College Park, Gal, bested Trevor Horstmann, Tulsa, Okla., 6-3, 6-4; and Lipman, Nashville, cruised over Michael Lin, San Diego, Calif., 6-1, 6-0.
18's & 16s Doubles Times
2009-08-09 Boys' 18s & 16s Doubles Times are now posted on this website and also on the big board at Stowe Stadium. Note: Due to the rain delay on Saturday, all printed schedules (Red Book, etc) are incorrect. Check here each day for the revised Daily Schedules (click on Schedules sidebar item and on Match Times tab where the revised schedules will be posted). Or, check with the Stowe Tower (269-337-7340).
Revised Tournament Schedule
2009-08-09 The revised tournament schedule for the remainder of the tournament is now available on this website. Go to the Schedules sidebar item and click on the Schedule of Rounds tab. (Note the Red Book and other printed items are incorrect).