TOURNAMENT NOTES as of June 29, 2017 WICHITA TENNIS OPEN WICHITA, KS • JULY 1-9 USTA PRO CIRCUIT MEN’S TENNIS RETURNS TO WICHITA The Wichita Tennis Open brings USTA Pro Circuit men’s tennis to Wichita for the third consecutive year. The city also hosted a men’s tournament from 1979-81, as well as in 1989 TOURNAMENT and 1990, and it held a USTA Pro Circuit INFORMATION women’s event in 1997 and from 2006-009. Peter Staples/USTA It is the second of two consecutive $25,000 Site: Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex at Wichita State University – Wichita, Kan USTA Pro Circuit hard-court Futures, following last week’s event in Tulsa, Okla., to begin the Websites: http://wichitatennisopen.simpl.com/ www.procircuit.usta.com summer hard-court season. Facebook: Wichita Tennis Open Notable players competing in Wichita include: Twitter: #WichitaTennis Qualifying Draw Begins: Saturday, July 1 Ryan Shane, 23, Falls Church, Va. Main Draw Begins: Tuesday, July 4 • Graduated from the University of Virginia in Main Draw: 32 Singles / 16 Doubles 2016 after a stellar collegiate career. Surface: Hard / Outdoor • In junior season, won the NCAA singles title Prize Money: $25,000 and finished as the No. 2-ranked collegiate Tournament Director: player in the country. Nick Taylor, (316) 200-7165 • Member of three NCAA championship [email protected] Ryan Shane graduated from the University of teams with Virginia, winning the team title in Co-Tournament Director: Virginia in 2016. In his junior season, he won Lisa Sutherland, (316) 619-6109 2013, 2015 and 2016. the NCAA singles title and finished that season [email protected] • Earned All-America honors during junior and as the nation’s No. 2-ranked collegiate player. Tournament Press Contact: senior years, finishing collegiate career with a Thomas Basil Rudawsky, (314) 827-9123 103-36 record in singles play. [email protected] honors in doubles again, reaching the • Holds two USTA Pro Circuit singles titles quarterfinals of the NCAA doubles USTA Communications Contact: and one doubles title. Amanda Korba, (914) 697-2219, [email protected] championship with Evan Zhu. • Competed in the main draw of the 2015 • In 2015, named the ITA Rookie of the Year. PRIZE MONEY / POINTS US Open as a wild card. SINGLES: Prize Money Ranking Points • Competed in the US Open doubles draw in Winner $3,600 27 • Served as a practice partner for the U.S. 2016 (with McDonald). Runner-up $2,120 15 Davis Cup team in its first-round tie against Semifinalist $1,255 5 Switzerland this year in Birmingham, Ala. • Won the US Open junior doubles title in Quarterfinalist $730 3 2013. Round of 16 $430 1 Martin Redlicki, 21, Boca Raton, Fla. Round of 32 $260 - Christian Harrison, 23, Bradenton, Fla. • Rising senior at UCLA, who was the 2016 Prize Money (per team) DOUBLES: NCAA doubles champion with Mackenzie • Top seed in Wichita, ranked No. 350. Winner $1,550 Runner-up $900 McDonald to earn All-America honors in • Did not compete from July 2013 to August Semifinalist $540 doubles. 2015 after suffering a series of injuries. Quarterfinalist $320 • This past season, received All-America • Qualified for the 2016 US Open for his first- Round of 16 $180 ever Grand Slam main draw. COMMUNITY EVENTS • Won his first USTA Pro Circuit singles title Monday, July 3 – MCB Kids’ Day, 2-4 p.m.; Pro-Am and in summer 2016 at the $25,000 Futures Opening Party, 5:30 p.m. in Champaign, Ill. Also holds one ITF-level Tuesday, July 4 – Military Appreciation Day; singles title, won in Great Britain in 2013. hot dog and burgers lunch, 11:30 a.m. Peter Staples/USTA • Advanced to the doubles quarterfinals at the Wednesday, July 5 – High School Drill, 4 p.m. Thursday, July 6 – Sponsor Night Friday, July 7 – Kids’ Day, all day; Night at the Open and Martin Redlicki, a rising senior at UCLA, was the Art Auction, 5:30 p.m. 2016 NCAA doubles champion. He also won the US Open junior doubles title in 2013. Saturday, July 8 – Breakfast at the Open, 8:30 a.m. Sunday, July 9 – Breakfast of Champions, 8:30 a.m.; Wheelchair Exhibition prior to finals *Player field subject to change TOURNAMENT NOTES 2012 US Open with older brother and Top 50 player Ryan Harrison. Evan Zhu, 18, Irvine, Calif. • Rising sophomore at UCLA. Adam El Mihdawy, 27, Long Island City, N.Y. • Earned doubles All-America honors his freshman year this past • Has competed extensively all over the world, winning 12 ITF Pro season after finishing as a part of the No. 5-ranked collegiate team in Circuit and USTA Pro Circuit events in the U.S., Mexico, Egypt, Turkey the country with Martin Redlicki and reaching the quarterfinals of the and Bolivia. Won four singles titles in 2016. NCAA Doubles Championships. • Also holds 11 doubles titles worldwide, won between 2009 and • Also named the 2017 Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year with 2013. Redlicki. • This May, reached the quarterfinals of an ITF Pro Circuit event in • Reached the singles final of the $10,000 Futures in Claremont, Mexico. Calif., in 2016 for his best USTA Pro Circuit result. Also reached two • Grandfather played and coached pro soccer in Egypt. USTA Pro Circuit doubles finals in 2016. Wil Spencer, 27, Ponce de Leon, Fla. Andrew Carter, 27, Summerfield, N.C. • Graduated from the University of Georgia in 2012, playing two years • Played for the University of Louisville, graduating in 2012. for the Bulldogs after competing for Texas A&M as a freshman and • Ranked in the Top 25 in doubles in the collegiate rankings. sophomore. • Went 104-49 in four years between the two schools and reached the Strong Kirchheimer, 22, Cary, N.C. round of 16 at the 2012 NCAA tournament. • Completed his senior season earlier this year at Northwestern. • Final collegiate singles ranking was No. 11. • Earned First-Team All-Big Ten honors this season and competed in • Won third career USTA Pro Circuit singles title in 2016 at the the NCAA singles tournament for the second straight year. $25,000 Futures in Houston. Also holds one doubles title, won at the • Became the fifth player in program history to reach 100 career $10,000 Futures in Birmingham, Ala., in 2015. singles wins. • Reached the semifinals of the USTA Pro Circuit Collegiate Series • Holds the all-time Northwestern program record with 72 career event in Winston-Salem, N.C., in June. doubles wins. • Graduated with a .754 career singles winning percentage, which is Ryan Haviland, 36, Greenville, S.C. second all-time. • Reached the semifinals of the 2002 NCAA Singles Championship during his junior year at Stanford. Henry Craig, 22, Murrieta, Calif. • Earned All-American honors his junior year and finished that season • Graduated from the University of Denver in 2016, where he ranked No. 32 in the collegiate rankings competed in the NCAA doubles tournament that year. • Also at Stanford, won a NCAA team championship and helped the • Earned numerous Summit All-League honors. team achieve a No. 1 national ranking at some point during all four years he competed. • Opened his collegiate career by winning nine of his first 11 singles matches. • Holds five USTA Pro Circuit and ITF Pro Circuit doubles titles, won in 2003 and 2004 with Stanford doubles partner K.J. Hippensteel. • As a junior player, reached the singles semifinals and the doubles final of the 2012 International Grass Court Championships in • Played on the pro tour from 2000-2008, then suffered injuries and a Philadelphia. series of nine different surgeries to halt his pro career. Resumed playing in 2014. Mousheg Hovhannisyan, 25, North Hollywood, Calif. • Owns Haviland Tennis Academy in Greenville, S.C. • Graduated from Pepperdine in 2012 more than 140 singles and doubles wins. Emil Reinberg, 20, Atlanta • Earned numerous All-West Coast Conference honors, including All- • Rising junior at the University of Georgia. WCC honorable mention in singles as a freshman. • Part of team that reached the semifinals of the 2017 NCAA Team • Born in Armenia. Championships. • In his freshman year, tied for most match-clinching victories on the Roy Smith, 18, New Haven, Conn. season, with five. • Signed a national letter of intent to play for Baylor. • Holds one USTA Pro Circuit doubles title, won at the $25,000 Futures in Edwardsville, Ill., in 2016. *Player field subject to change TOURNAMENT NOTES WICHITA PAST WINNERS Singles Doubles Year Winner Runner-Up Year Winner 2016 Cameron Norrie (GBR) Jared Hiltzik (USA) 2016 Sekou Bangoura (USA) – Darian King (BAR) 2015 Sanam Singh (IND) Mitchell Krueger (USA) 2015 Darian King (BAR) – Sanam Singh (IND) 1991-2014 Tournament not held 1991-2014 Tournament not held 1990 Mike Wolf (USA) Juan Rios (PUR) 1990 David Harkness (USA) – Ken Thorne (USA) 1989 Mike Wolf (USA) Brandon Walters (USA) 1989 Trevor Kronemann (USA) – Mike Wolf (USA) 1982-88 Tournament not held 1982-88 Tournament not held 1981 Jeff Simpson (NZL) Larry Davidson (USA) 1981 Mike Bauer (USA) – Jeff Simpson (NZL) 1980 Jerry Van Linge (USA) Erick Iskersky (USA) 1980 Tim Garcia (USA) – Tracy DeLatte (USA) 1979 Tim Mayotte (USA) Juan Farrow (USA) 1979 Lief Shiras (USA) – Steve Meister (USA).