TOURNAMENT NOTES as of October 3, 2013 $15,000 FUTURES OF HOUSTON HOUSTON, TEXAS • OCTOBER 5-13 USTA PRO CIRCUIT RETURNS TO HOUSTON FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2002 TOURNAMENT INFORMATION The $15,000 Futures of Houston returns to the USTA Pro Circuit for the first time since Site: Rice University – Houston 2002. The city hosted a USTA Pro Circuit men’s event in 1982, 1984, 1999, 2001 and Dave Kenas Website: procircuit.usta.com 2002. Houston is the first of two consecutive Qualifying Draw Begins: Saturday, Oct. 5 hard-court $15,000 USTA Pro Circuit Futures events held in Texas this month, preceding Main Draw Begins: Tuesday, Oct. 8 Mansfield. Main Draw: 32 Singles / 16 Doubles Notable players competing in the main draw Hard / Outdoors Surface: include: Prize Money: $15,000 Eric Quigley, the 2012 NCAA singles runner-up Tournament Director: for the University of Kentucky. Quigley is one of Amanda Knight, (806) 787-0844 the most decorated tennis players in UK history,
[email protected] earning five All-America honors between singles Tournament Press Contact: and doubles. In 2008, he became the first Chuck Pool, (713) 348-5775 Kentucky player in 34 years to win four straight
[email protected] high school state singles titles. He captured Eric Quigley was the 2012 NCAA singles his first pro title this summer at the $10,000 runner-up for the University of Kentucky. USTA Public Relations Contact: Futures in Decatur, Ill. Amanda Korba, (914) 697-2219
[email protected] Jeff Dadamo, who earned a wild card into the event in Canada and won a doubles title at 2013 US Open Qualifying Tournament by another event in Canada.