Nordic Naturals Challenger Presented by Santa Cruz County Bank A USTA Pro Circuit Event Seascape Sports Club Aptos, CA Purse: $100,000 ​ Surface: Hard-Outdoor ​ For more information, please contact: Haley Kepler, Tournament Press-Aide Cell phone: 831 334-0221 ​ Email: [email protected] ​ ​ ● Live Streaming: http://www.procircuit.usta.com ​ ● Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seascapesportsclubofficial/ ​ ​ ● Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXAQG1Arf7vw9JR8vMMePyg ​ ● Twitter: @USTAProCircuit ​ ​ Liam Broady (GBR), 23, took care of business early this morning with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Joris De Loore (BEL) at the 30th annual $100,000 Nordic Naturals Challenger presented by Santa Cruz County Bank. After a somewhat unexpected win, Liam Broady (GBR) says, “I beat him the last time we played, so I was pretty confident going into this match, especially after qualifying and beating the number 4 seed first round, but I know he's a good player so I was ready for a battle too.” Meanwhile playing on center court, number 5 seed, Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) battled it out with wildcard winner, Dennis Novikov (USA) to result in a 6-7(3), 7-6(3) 6-3 win for Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ). Directly following this match, 20-year-old Alexander Bublik (KAZ) handedly defeated Henri Laaksonen (SUI), resulting in a final score of 6-1, 6-1. Tonights match featured Raymond Sarmiento (USA), who pulled through with a ​ three-set victory against 20-year-old Quentin Halys (FRA). Raymond Sarmiento (USA) ​ will now go on to play Liam Broady (GBR) in the quarterfinals tomorrow Friday, August 11th on center court not before 1:30pm. Directly following this match will be two Australian players, Sam Groth (AUS) and formerly the number 7 ranked junior player in ​ the world Akira Santillan (AUS) who lived his first 8 years of his life in Japan, before his ​ family relocated to the Gold Coast and became citizens of Australia. Tomorrow’s Feature match, an all-American quarterfinals will include 19-year-old Taylor Fritz (USA) who has a career high ranking of 53 last August and number 6 seed, Tennys ​ ​ Sandgren (USA). ABOUT THE USTA PRO CIRCUIT: With approximately 90 tournaments hosted annually throughout the country and prize money ranging 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. The USTA launched its Pro Circuit 38 years ​ ​ ago to provide players with the opportunity to gain professional ranking points, and it has since grown to become the largest developmental tennis circuit in the world, ​ ​ offering nearly $3 million in prize money. John Isner, Maria Sharapova, Sam Querrey, ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Sloane Stephens, Kei Nishikori, Victoria Azarenka and Andy Murray are among today’s ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ top stars who began their careers on the USTA Pro Circuit. NORDIC NATURALS CHALLENGER PRESENTED BY SANTA CRUZ COUNTY BANK - APTOS, CA, USA $100,000 RESULTS - AUGUST 10, 2017 Men's Singles - Second Round A. Bublik (KAZ) d [3] H. Laaksonen (SUI) 61 61 [WC] D. Novikov (USA) d [5] M. Kukushkin (KAZ) 67(3) 76(3) 63 [Q] L. Broady (GBR) d [Alt] J. De Loore (BEL) 62 62 R. Sarmiento (USA) d Q. Halys (FRA) 64 46 63 Men's Doubles - Quarterfinals [1] W. Koolhof (NED) / A. Sitak (NZL) d [WC] T. Fritz (USA) / M. Krueger (USA) walkover [3] J. Erlich (ISR) / N. Skupski (GBR) d [Q] J. Jung (TPE) / D. King (BAR) 57 64 13-11 [4] A. Bolt (AUS) / J. Thompson (AUS) d S. De Waard (AUS) / B. Mclachlan (JPN) 61 63 [LL] R. Bemelmans (BEL) / J. De Loore (BEL) d R. Roelofse (RSA) / C. Rungkat (INA) 67(3) 64 10-4 First Round [1] W. Koolhof (NED) / A. Sitak (NZL) d A. Krajicek (USA) / J. Withrow (USA) 64 76(5) .