Tournament Notes

as of November 5, 2014

BLUEWATER BAY PRO CIRCUIT CHAMPIONSHIPS NICEVILLE, FL • NOVEMBER 7-16

USTA PRO CIRCUIT RETURNS TO NICEVILLE TOURNAMENT INFORMATION The Bluewater Bay Pro Circuit Championships returns to Niceville for the sixth consecutive Site: Bluewater Bay Tennis Center – Niceville, Fla. year. It is one of 14 USTA Pro Circuit men’s events taking place in Florida this year and the Dave Kenas Websites: www.bluewaterbayprocircuit.com second of three consecutive clay-court events procircuit.usta.com to conclude the year. In conjunction with USTA Facebook: Bluewater Bay Tennis Center Player Development, the USTA Pro Circuit managed by Cliff Drysdale Tennis continues to emphasize the importance of increased training for younger players on clay. Twitter: @cdrysdaletennis Qualifying Draw Begins: Friday, Nov. 7 Notable players competing in the main draw include: Main Draw Begins: Tuesday, Nov. 11 Main Draw: 32 Singles / 16 Doubles Connor Smith, the top seed in Niceville, who graduated from Ohio State University last year Surface: Clay / Outdoor after competing for the Buckeyes. Smith has Prize Money: $10,000 had a strong year on the USTA Pro Circuit since beginning his pro career in March, winning Connor Smith has won two USTA Pro Circuit Tournament Director: two USTA Pro Circuit singles titles and three singles titles and three doubles titles this year. Gary Bertoldo, (850) 897-8010 doubles crowns. [email protected] Justin Shane, who graduated from the the clay-court $10,000 Futures in Pittsburgh. Tournament Press Contact: Aubone played collegiately for Florida State Martha LaGuardia-Kotite University of Virginia in May and ranked as high as No. 9 in doubles during his collegiate University, where he was the first player in the (917) 974-0665, [email protected] career. He was also a member of the Cavaliers’ school’s history to earn All-America singles USTA Communications Contact: 2013 NCAA title-winning team—the first honors twice. As a junior player, he represented Amanda Korba, (914) 697-2219 NCAA championship in program history. the U.S. in the 16-and-under Junior Davis [email protected] Cup competition and also reached the singles Jean-Yves Aubone, who won a season-high semifinals of the 2004 USTA Boys’ 18s four USTA Pro Circuit Futures doubles titles National Clay Court Championships. Prize money / points in 2013 and who has added three doubles Deiton Baughman, who won his first career SINGLES: Prize Money Ranking Points titles this year. He also won his first USTA Pro USTA Pro Circuit title this year by capturing Winner $1,440 17 Circuit singles title since 2008 this year, at the doubles crown at the $10,000 Futures in Runner-up $848 9 Boynton Beach, Fla., with Collin Altamirano. Semifinalist $502 5 As a junior player, Baughman reached the Quarterfinalist $292 2 doubles semifinals of the USTA International Round of 16 $172 1 Dave Kenas Spring Championships this year and the singles Round of 32 $104 - semifinals of the Eddie Herr International DOUBLES: Prize Money (per team) Junior Tennis Championships last winter—both Winner $620 prestigious junior events. Runner-up $360 Semifinalist $216 Seventeen-year-old Tommy Paul, a promising Quarterfinalist $128 junior who won the Easter Bowl and USTA Round of 16 $0 International Spring Championships doubles titles in back-to-back weeks this spring. Community events He also competed in the US Open Junior Championships in 2013 and 2014. Saturday, Nov. 15 10 and Under Kids’ Day, 10:00 a.m. Justin Shane was a member of the University of Virginia’s 2013 NCAA title-winning team—the first NCAA championship in program history.

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USTA PRO CIRCUIT YOUTH TENNIS With approximately 90 tournaments hosted annually throughout the country and prize money ranging The USTA is making it easier and more fun for kids to get into from $10,000 to $100,000, the USTA Pro Circuit is the pathway to the US Open and tour-level competition for aspiring tennis players and a frequent battleground for established professionals. Celebrating its the game—and stay in the game. Kids are learning to play 35th anniversary in 2014, the USTA Pro Circuit provides players with the opportunity to gain professional faster than ever before through the USTA’s youth initiative, ranking points, and it has grown to become the largest developmental tennis circuit in the world, offering which is geared toward getting more kids to participate in nearly $3 million in prize money. Last year, more than 1,000 men and women from more than 70 countries competed in cities nationwide. Mardy Fish, Maria Sharapova, John Isner, Caroline Wozniacki, Sam tennis using modified equipment and courts tailored to a child’s Querrey, Victoria Azarenka and Andy Murray are among today’s top stars who began their careers on size. For more information, visit YouthTennis.com. the USTA Pro Circuit.

More recently, the USTA Pro Circuit helped launch the careers of two young NJTL Americans—Bradley Klahn and Shelby Rogers. Former Stanford standout and 2010 Founded in 1969 by Arthur Ashe, along with Charlie Pasarell NCAA champion Klahn was the 2013 USTA

Joyce Tartar-Rideout and Sheridan Snyder, the USTA/National Junior Tennis & Pro Circuit Prize Money Leader with $50,606 Learning (NJTL) network is a nationwide group of more than in earnings, reaching five USTA Pro Circuit singles finals and winning two singles titles: 625 non-profit youth development organizations that provide the $15,000 Futures in Costa Mesa, Calif., free or low-cost tennis, education and life skills programming in March, and the $100,000 Challenger in to more than 350,000 children each year. Celebrating its Aptos, Calif., in August. The two singles 44th anniversary this year, NJTL is one of the USTA’s largest titles were the first USTA Pro Circuit singles community-based offerings.. crowns of his career. Klahn also earned Bradley Klahn a USTA wild card into the 2013 US Open through a wild card challenge incorporating USTA Pro Circuit events. Klahn finished 2013 US OPEN NATIONAL PlayoffS ranked in the Top 100 for the first time in his career after starting the year ranked outside The USTA launched the US Open the Top 250. Rogers was the 2013 women’s National Playoffs in 2010, making USTA Pro Circuit Prize Money Leader with the US Open “open” to anyone age $36,308 in earnings, winning three singles titles with prize money of $50,000 or more ($50,000 events in Charlottesville, Va., and Lexington, Ky., and 14+ and of all skill levels. This year, the $75,000 event in Albuquerque, N.M.). Rogers also earned a USTA wild card into both the French Open nearly 1,100 players competed in 13 and the US Open by winning wild card challenges for the two Grand Slam tournaments utilizing a series Sectional Qualifying Tournaments of USTA Pro Circuit events. In her debut at the 2013 French Open, Rogers won her first round match. She nationwide for a 2014 US Open peaked at No. 116 in the world in October 2013, rising more than 100 spots throughout the year. Both Qualifying Tournament wild card. Klahn and Rogers train with the USTA Player Development program. A mixed doubles element also was held, with the winning team earning a main draw mixed doubles wild card. A pair of former PLAYER DEVELOPMENT college All-Americans won the singles playoffs. Caitlin Whoriskey of East Sandwich, Mass., won the 2014 US Open National Playoffs The USTA Player Development program identifies and develops the next generation of American champions women’s title and Sanam Singh of Charlottesville, Va., won the by surrounding the top junior players and young pros with the resources, facilities and coaching they need men’s wild card. Jacqueline Cako and Joel Kielbowicz won mixed to reach their maximum potential. The Player Development program is based at the USTA Training Center doubles. The 13 sectional qualifying tournaments for the US Open Headquarters in Boca Raton, Fla., and also utilizes Training Centers in Carson, Calif., and Flushing, N.Y., as National Playoffs began in May, with championships in August. For well as a series of Certified Regional Training Centers located throughout the continental United States. more information, visit www.usopen.org/NationalPlayoffs.w

Niceville Past WINNERS Singles Doubles Year Winner Runner-Up Year Winner 2013 Sekou Bangoura (USA) Eric Prodon (FRA) 2013 Alexis Musialek (FRA) – Arthur Surreaux (FRA) 2012 Chase Buchanan (USA) Kyle Edmund (GBR) 2012 Jason Jung (USA) – Ryan Thacher (USA) 2011 Jason Kubler (AUS) Roman Vogeli (CZE) 2011 Bassam Beidas (LIB) – Roman Vogeli (CZE) 2010 Adam Kellner (HUN) James Lemke (AUS) 2010 Robbye Poole (USA) – Erling Tveit (NOR) 2009 Conor Niland (IRL) James Lemke (AUS) 2009 Tigran Martirosyan (ARM) – Artem Sitak (RUS)