IRVINE FUTURES IRVINE, CA * SEPTEMBER 19-28, 2014 Preview Notes as of Sept. 19, 2014 TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW Site: Racquet Club of Irvine – Irvine, Calif. Qualifying Draw: Begins on Friday, Sept. 19 Main Draw: Begins on Tuesday, Sept. 23 Surface: Hard / Outdoor Prize Money: $10,000 Websites: www.procircuit.usta.com Facebook: Racquet Club of Irvine Tournament Director: Scott Spearman, (949) 786-3000,
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[email protected] USTA PRO CIRCUIT RETURNS TO IRVINE The Irvine Futures is the last of three consecutive USTA Pro Circuit $10,000 Futures hard-court events in California following the US Open, following Claremont and Costa Mesa. Irvine hosted USTA Pro Circuit men’s tournaments from 2004 to 2008 and also in 1997, 2010 and 2012. Notable players competing in the main draw include: Former University of Michigan standout Jason Jung, the top-ranked American in Irvine, who won his second professional title last summer at the $10,000 Futures in Edwardsville, Ill. This March, Jung reached the final of the $15,000 USTA Pro Circuit Futures in Calabasas, Calif., and earlier this year he won his second USTA Pro Circuit doubles title at the $10,000 Futures in Weston, Fla. Jung spent most of this spring and summer competing overseas in ITF-level events in Korea and China. At Michigan, he received All-Big Ten honors in 2010 and 2011 and played in the NCAA Championships twice. He ranks fourth all-time in Wolverines’ history with 88 career doubles wins. Sixteen-year-old Stefan Kozlov, who is the No.