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TOURNAMENT NOTES

as of March 27, 2014

HARLINGEN COUNTRY CLUB MEN’S $15,000 FUTURES HARLINGEN, TX • MARCH 29 – APRIL 6

USTA PRO CIRCUIT RETURNS TO HARLINGEN TOURNAMENT INFORMATION The Harlingen Country Club Men’s $15,000 Futures returns to Harlingen for the 12th Site: Harlingen Country Club consecutive year. It is the third hard-court

Harlingen, Texas USTA Pro Circuit Futures event of 2014. It David Kenas is also one of five USTA Pro Circuit men’s Websites: procircuit.usta.com events in Texas this year, joining $15,000 Qualifying Draw Begins: Saturday, March 29 tournaments in October in Houston, Mansfield and Brownsville, as well as a $100,000 Main Draw Begins: Tuesday, April 1 Challenger in Dallas this past February. Main Draw: 32 Singles / 16 Doubles Notable players competing in the main draw Surface: Hard / Outdoor include: Prize Money: $15,000 , who in 2013 reached Tournament Director: the semifinals at three USTA Pro Circuit Andy Carter, (956) 412-4100 ext. 104 Futures events. He also spent August and [email protected] September 2013 competing overseas and Chase Buchanan won the NCAA doubles Tournament Press Contact: won three ITF Circuit events, one in Ecuador championship in 2012 for Ohio State University and also reached the final of the Anaia Irish Funtanilla, (956) 244-2353 and two in Bolivia. As a college player for 2009 US Open Junior Championships. [email protected] Ohio State University, Buchanan won the NCAA doubles championship in 2012 with USTA Public Relations Contact: Blaz Rola, earning a into the main Amanda Korba, (914) 697-2219 draw of the men’s doubles event at the US decorated players in Wildcats’ history, [email protected] Open that year. Buchanan also reached the earning five All-America honors between boys’ singles final of the 2009 US Open singles and doubles. In 2008, he became PRIZE MONEY / POINTS Junior Championships and earned a wild card the first player in 34 years to win SINGLES: Prize Money Ranking Points into the main draw of the US Open men’s four consecutive high school state singles Winner $2,160 27 singles event that year as the USTA Boys’ crowns. He captured his first pro title last Runner-up $1,272 15 18s champion, losing in the opening round to summer at the $10,000 Futures in Decatur, Semifinalist $753 8 then-No. 7 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Buchanan has Ill., and this year, he reached the final of the Quarterfinalist $438 3 won three USTA Pro Circuit singles titles in $15,000 USTA Pro Circuit clay-court event Round of 16 $258 1 his career. in Boynton Beach, Fla. Round of 32 $156 - , a 2013 graduate of the University DOUBLES: Prize Money (per team) , the 2012 NCAA singles of Michigan, where he was a three-time Winner $930 runner-up who played for the University All-American (2011-13) and the Big Ten Runner-up $540 of Kentucky. Quigley is one of the most Athlete of the Year in 2012 and 2013. King Semifinalist $324 holds the program record for most combined Quarterfinalist $192 singles and doubles victories (196), and he Round of 16 $108 ranks third all-time on Michigan’s singles David Kenas wins list with 117. In the pro ranks, King started the 2014 season strong, qualifying for and advancing to the singles quarterfinals at the $100,000 Challenger in Dallas. He has also won three USTA Pro Circuit doubles titles this year, including back-to-back titles in Bakersfield, Calif., and Calabasas, Calif.,

Eric Quigley was the 2012 NCAA singles runner-up for the University of Kentucky, where he finished as one of the most decorated tennis players in school history as a five-time All-American (singles and doubles).

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in March. Overall, King has captured eight doubles titles on the USTA Cup. Donaldson has spent the first quarter of the year competing Pro Circuit and in . overseas in Turkey, where he reached one singles final and one singles semifinal. He also qualified for the main draw of the $50,000 USTA , who was the 2012 USTA Boys’ 18s national Pro Circuit Challenger in Maui at the beginning of 2014. champion in singles and doubles. Those victories earned him wild- card entries into the men’s singles and doubles main draws at the 2012 US Open, where he became the second USTA Boys’ 18s reigning champ in 15 years to advance to the second round in men’s Two past Harlingen doubles champions have found success on the singles. Novikov completed his sophomore year at UCLA in spring ATP World Tour and USTA Pro Circuit. 2013 and turned pro that summer. He won his first USTA Pro Circuit title in June 2013 at the $10,000 Futures in Amelia Island, Fla. Born 2006 doubles champion broke into the Top 100 in 2013 in Moscow, Novikov moved with his family to the U.S. at 1 year old after advancing to the third round at the US Open, where he lost a tight and eventually chose tennis over hockey, swimming and gymnastics. five-setter to then-No. 43 . The US Open highlighted the strongest summer of Smyczek’s career; he also advanced to Jeff Dadamo, who earned a wild card into the 2013 US Open the second round of the Emirates Airline US Open Series events in Qualifying Tournament by winning the US Open National Playoffs Washington, D.C., and Winston-Salem, N.C., and qualified for Atlanta. men’s title (out of 649 men who competed). Dadamo has won two Also in 2013, the 5-foot-9 Smyczek advanced to the second round USTA Pro Circuit doubles titles during his career. He graduated in of the , defeating 6-11 Ivo Karlovic in the opening 2011 from Texas A&M, where he won the NCAA men’s doubles title round. In 2012, Smyczek reached the second round of the US Open with . Dadamo is competing in his second tournament and won two USTA Pro Circuit Challengers—in Champaign, Ill., and of 2014 in Harlingen. Tallahassee, Fla.

Jean-Yves Aubone, who won a season-high four USTA Pro Circuit , the 2012 doubles champion, qualified for the main Futures doubles titles in 2013. He also won two singles titles in 2008. draw of the and took the first set off 2009 Aubone played for Florida State University, where he was the first US Open champion and No. 5 seed Juan Martin del Potro in the first player in school history to earn All-America singles honors twice. As round. Williams also reached the quarterfinals of the ATP event in a junior player, he represented the U.S. in Junior (16-and- Delray Beach, Fla., losing to . Williams won three matches under team competition) and also reached the singles semifinals of the to qualify for the main draw of the 2012 US Open for his Grand 2004 USTA Boys’ 18s National Championships. Slam debut—in the process becoming one of just 13 qualifying wild cards in US Open recorded history to reach the main draw. At the US Devin McCarthy, who played for Ohio State and has received All-Big Open, Williams played prior to Roddick’s retirement Ten honors. McCarthy was also a four-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete announcement. In addition, Williams earned a wild card into the recipient and won the 2008 Division II state high school singles title main draw by winning the USTA Australian in Ohio. He competed primarily in for the first two months Open Wild Card Playoffs, and he qualified for the 2013 . of 2014. Also last year, he reached the semifinals at the ATP clay-court event in Houston for his best ATP result. Williams turned pro in 2011 following Teenager , who has competed in the US Open his sophomore year at the University of Tennessee, where he reached Junior Championships and represented the U.S. in Junior Davis the singles final at the 2011 NCAA Championships.

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HARLINGEN PAST WINNERS Singles Doubles Year Winner Runner-Up Year Winner 2013 Jiri Vesely (CZE) (USA) 2013 Ruben Gonzales (PHI) – Chris Letcher (AUS) 2012 (ITA) (CAN) 2012 (USA) – Rhyne Williams (USA) 2011 Dayne Kelly (AUS) (GBR) 2011 Daniel Danilovic (SWE) – Joshua Zavala (USA) 2010 Arnau Brugues-Davi (ESP) Andrey Kumantsov (RUS) 2010 Catalin-Ionut Gard (ROU) – (RUS) 2009 (USA) (BLR) 2009 Javier Herrera-Eguiluz (MEX) – (USA) 2008 (GBR) Jurek Stasiak (AUS) 2008 (USA) – (USA) 2007 Alex Bogomolov Jr. (USA) Victor Estrella (DOM) 2007 (RSA) – (RSA) 2006 Jesse Witten (USA) Alberto Francis (USA) 2006 (USA) – Tim Smyczek (USA) 2005 (USA) Ryan Newport (USA) 2005 (USA) – (USA) 2004 Nicolas Todero (ARG) Kepler Orellana (VEN) 2004 Scott Lipsky (USA) – David Martin (USA) 2003 Huntley Montgomery (USA) Dusan Vemic (SRB) 2003 (RSA) – Huntley Montgomery (USA) TOURNAMENT NOTES

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. , , John Isner, , Sam tennis using modified equipment and courts tailored to a child’s Querrey, Azarenka and 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— and . Former Stanford standout and 2010 Founded in 1969 by , along with NCAA champion Klahn was the 2013 USTA

Joyce Tartar-Rideout and Sheridan Snyder, the USTA/National & 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, USTA Pro Circuit Prize Money Leader with making the US Open “open” to $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 anyone age 14+ and of all skill the $75,000 event in Albuquerque, N.M.). Rogers also earned a USTA wild card into both the French Open levels. Last year, more than and the US Open by winning wild card challenges for the two tournaments utilizing a series 1,000 players competed in 13 of USTA Pro Circuit events. In her debut at the , Rogers won her first round match. She Sectional Qualifying Tournaments peaked at No. 116 in the world in October 2013, rising more than 100 spots throughout the year. Both nationwide for a 2013 US Open Klahn and Rogers train with the USTA Player Development program. Qualifying Tournament wild card. A mixed doubles element also was held, with the winning team earning a main draw mixed PLAYER DEVELOPMENT doubles wild card. , a 17-year-old Japanese player living in Irvine, Calif., won the 2013 US Open National Playoffs The USTA Player Development program identifies and develops the next generation of American champions women’s title and USTA Pro Circuit regular Jeff Dadamo, 24, of by surrounding the top junior players and young pros with the resources, facilities and coaching they need Tampa, Fla., won the men’s wild card. and Eric to reach their maximum potential. The Player Development program is based at the USTA Training Center Roberson won the mixed doubles tournament. The 13 sectional Headquarters in Boca Raton, Fla., and also utilizes Training Centers in Carson, Calif., and Flushing, N.Y., as qualifying tournaments for this year’s US Open National Playoffs well as a series of Certified Regional Training Centers located throughout the continental . are in May and June, with championships in August.