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January
29, 2007
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BECKER, SPADEA,
MAYER WIN FIRST ROBIN MATCHES
WHILE QUERREY LEADS PLAYOFF WINNERS
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 Delray
Beach, FL (January 31,
2007)—Young American
hopeful Sam Querrey led the charge of players who advanced to the round robin
portion of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships (ITC) Monday.
Other winners in the playoff portion of the tournament Monday afternoon were
2002 ITC champion Davide Sanguinetti of Italy, former University of Florida star
Jesse Levine, up-and-coming American qualifier Scoville Jenkins and Colombia’s
Alejandro Falla. Meanwhile, No. 5 seed Florian Mayer of Germany and former
University of Illinois star Amer Delic won their round-robin matches.
The 19-year-old Querrey, who is ranked a career best No. 100, beat Konstantinos
Economidis of Greece 6-0, 6-2. Querrey, who lives in Thousand Oaks, CA, won his
match in only 42 minutes. The 6’6” Californian pounded out 10 aces and was only
broken once. He broke Economidis four times and won 54 total points to 24 for
Economidis.
Querrey enters the Round robin pool with No. 2 seed Tommy Haas of Germany and
Yen-Hsun Lu of Chinese Taipei.
Sanguinetti, 34, defeated qualifier Dusan Vemic of Serbia 6-2, 4-6, 6-2. The
former UCLA standout broke Vemic four times and was only broken once himself.
Sanguinetti won 85 points to 71 for Vemic. The match lasted one hour and 46
minutes. Sanguinetti now enters the Round robin group with No. 6 seed Philipp
Kohlschreiber of Germany and Amer Delic.
The 19-year-old Levine, who resides in nearby Boca Raton, earned his first ATP
win over Lukasz Kubot of Poland 6-3, 6-2. The match lasted one hour and four
minutes. Levine broke Kubot five times and was broken only once himself. Levine
won 61 points to 44 for Kubot.
Levine, a qualifier, said he was able to stay loose for most of his match. “I
had no pressure, nothing to lose, and I was going for it. But I got a little
nervous toward the end, and when I saw the last ball go out, I got really
pumped. I looked over to my family, and they had their fists in the air.”
Levine next plays in the round robin group with No. 4 seed Benjamin Becker of
Germany and American Kevin Kim.
Mayer, ranked No. 50, beat Igor Kunitsyn of Russia 6-1, 6-3. The match lasted
one hour and five minutes. Mayer broke Kunitsyn five times and was broken only
once himself. Mayer won 75 points compared to 56 for Kunitsyn.
The American Delic, 24, defeated No. 6 seed Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-7(6), 6-1,
6-4 in one hour and 57 minutes. Delic boomed 21 aces and broke the German three
times. Delic held his own serve every time, fighting off nine break points.
Jenkins, 20, downed Alex Bogdanovic of Britain 6-3, 7-6(3) in one hour and 26
minutes. Jenkins, who lives in Atlanta, broke Bogdanovic four times and was only
broken twice himself. Jenkins won 78 points to 69 points for his opponent.
Jenkins, who won the USTA Hardcourt National 18s Championship in 2004, joins the
Round robin group with fellow Americans James Blake, who is the top seed, and
Robert Kendrick.
Falla, 23, ousted Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 6-4, 6-4 in one hour and 15
minutes. Falla broke Stakhovsky four times and scored 71 points to 60 for his
victim. Falla joins the round robin section with No. 3 seed Xavier Malisse of
Belgium and Rainer Schuettler of Germany
Ticket packages to the 2007 event are now on sale and can be
purchased by calling 561-330-6000. The Reserved Series
package for all tournament sessions is $250 while the
Weekender package—including the quarterfinals, semifinals
and finals—is $200. Box seat packages range from $980 for
two seats to $2,200 for four seats.
For more
information on the 15th annual tournament and its ancillary
events, visit
www.YellowTennisBall.com. |
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