TOURNAMENT NOTES

as of October 31, 2018

BLUEWATER BAY PRO CIRCUIT CHAMPIONSHIPS NICEVILLE, FL • NOV. 2-11

USTA PRO CIRCUIT MEN’S RETURNS TO NICEVILLE The Bluewater Bay Pro Circuit Championships return to Niceville for the 10th consecutive year. It’s the second of three $15,000 clay- court events on the USTA Pro Circuit this fall, after Birmingham, Ala., last week and TOURNAMENT INFO Andrew Ong/USTA preceding Pensacola, Fla., next week. Site: Bluewater Bay Tennis Center – Niceville, Fla. Notable players competing in Niceville Websites: www.bluewatertennis.com include: www.procircuit.usta.com

Facebook: Bluewater Bay Pro Circuit Championships Strong Kirchheimer, 23, Cary, N.C. Qualifying Draw Begins: Friday, Nov. 2 • Finished collegiate career at Northwestern Main Draw Begins: Tuesday, Nov. 6 in 2017 as the fifth player in program history to record 100 singles victories, with 105; Trent Bryde was ranked among the Top 10 juniors in the world. Main Draw: 32 Singles / 16 Doubles Two-time All-Big Ten First Team selection. Surface: Clay / Outdoor • Reached one Futures-level singles final in 2018, at a $25,000 hard court event in Fabrizio Ornago, 26, Prize Money: $15,000 Gatineau, Canada, in March. • 2017 Birmingham singles finalist. Tournament Director: • Has won three ITF Pro Circuit titles, all on Gary Bertoldo, (850) 344-6777 Tyler Mercier, 27, Bennington, Neb. clay. [email protected] • All-time leader in win percentage at Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C. (.753, 58-19), Tournament Press Aide: from 2010-12. Joey Hanf, (559) 936-3464 [email protected] Trent Bryde, 19, Atlanta USTA Communications Contact: • Former Top-10 world-ranked junior Pat Mitsch, (914) 697-2291, [email protected] Grey Hamilton, 22, Southern Pines, N.C. PRIZE MONEY / POINTS • Two-time Intercollegiate Tennis Association SINGLES: Prize Money Ranking Points scholar-athlete while playing at Ole Miss. Winner $2,160 18 Runner-up $1,272 10 Justin Butsch, 23, Miami Semifinalist $753 6 • Four-year letter-winner at LSU; 2016-17 Quarterfinalist $438 2 All-SEC Second Team selection. Round of 16 $258 1 • Owner of 93 career singles wins while at Round of 32 $156 -- LSU, 10th all-time in program history. • Trained at the former USTA Player DOUBLES: Prize Money (per team) Development headquarters in Boca Raton, Fla. Winner $930 • Won his first pro doubles title this year in Runner-up $540 Portugal with former NCAA singles champion Semifinalist $324 Ryan Shane. Quarterfinalist $192 Round of 16 $108

*Player field subject to change TOURNAMENT NOTES

NICEVILLE PAST WINNERS Singles Doubles Year Winner Runner-Up Year Winner 2017 Patrick Kypson (USA) Sekou Bangoura (USA) 2017 Juna Manuel Benitez (COL) – Julian Lenz (GER) 2016 Gianni Mina (FRA) Constantin Schmitz (GER) 2016 Patrick Kypson (USA) – Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 2015 Bastian Trinker (AUT) Alex Rybakov (USA) 2015 Brian Battistone (USA) – Boris Nicola Bakalov (BUL) 2014 Wil Spencer (USA) Peter Nagy (HUN) 2014 Jean-Yves Aubone (USA) – Benjamin Lock (ZIM) 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) – (RUS)