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USTA Player Development announced the eight men and eight women who will participate in the second annual US Open Wild Card Playoff, being held at the Junior Tennis Champions Center, a USTA Certified Regional Training Center in College Park, Md., August 18-20.  The winners will receive main draw singles wild cards into the men’s and women’s draws at the 2011 US Open.

Madison Keys, USA

The men’s field includes top-seeded Bobby Reynolds (Acworth, Ga.), a former All-American at Vanderbilt who has been as high as No. 63 in the world on the ATP World Tour and is currently No. 120; and Bjorn Fratangelo (Plum, Pa.), who in June became the first American since John McEnroe in 1977 to win the French Open boys’ singles title.

The local favorites will be Denis Kudla (Arlington, Va.), and Mitchell Frank (Annandale, Va.), who both train at the Junior Tennis Champions Center.  Kudla, who reached the quarterfinals of the Hall of Fame Championships in Newport, R.I., in July, is currently ranked No. 325 in the world and was the US Open boys’ singles runner-up last year. Frank, an incoming freshman at the University of Virginia, was the runner-up at the USTA Boys’ 18s National Championships last week.

Four of last season’s top collegians round out the men’s field. Daniel Kosakowski (Huntington Park, Calif.) turned professional after his freshman year at UCLA and recently won his first Tour-level match at the Farmers Classic in Los Angeles. Tennys Sandgren (Gallatin, Tenn.), a rising junior at the University of Tennessee, recently won back-to-back Futures titles on the USTA Pro Circuit.  Rhyne Williams (Knoxville, Tenn.), the 2011 NCAA singles runner-up for the University of Tennessee, turned pro after winning his second professional title in June at the USTA Pro Circuit Futures in Innisbrook, Fla.  Bradley Klahn (Poway, Calif.) won the 2010 NCAA men’s singles title and will be a senior at Stanford this fall.

The women’s field includes top-seeded Julia Cohen (Philadelphia), a former All-American for the University of Miami who in May reached the final of an ITF Pro Circuit $25,000 event in Thailand; and local favorite Beatrice Capra (Ellicott City, Md.), who won this event last year and subsequently reached the third round of the 2010 US Open.

The women’s field also includes two former USTA Girls’ 18s National Champions in 2007 champion Ashley Weinhold (Austin, Texas), and 2008 champion Gail Brodsky (Brooklyn, N.Y.), as well as two-time USTA Girls’ 18s runner-up Nicole Gibbs (Santa Monica, Calif.), who as a freshman helped lead Stanford to the final of the 2011 NCAA women’s team championships.

Rounding out the field are Madison Keys (Boca Raton, Fla.), who won her first professional title in 2010 at the USTA Pro Circuit $10,000 event in Cleveland; Jessica Pegula (Boca Raton, Fla.), who reached her first professional final in January at the USTA Pro Circuit $25,000 event in Lutz, Fla.; and Ahsha Rolle (Miami Shores, Fla.), a 10-time champion on the USTA Pro Circuit who reached the third round of the 2007 US Open.

Seeding for the event is based on this week’s ATP World Tour and WTA Rankings, and there will be media availability with the players on Wednesday, August 17.  For additional information including ticket pricing, please visit www.jtcc.org.

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ROUND 1

Women's Singles

(1)Serena Williams, USA vs. Bye

(4)Venus Williams, USA defeated (Q) Stefanie Voegele, SUI
6-4-6-2

Doubles

(1)Venus Williams, USA and Serena Williams, USA
vs.
BYE

Men's Singles

(7)Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, FRA vs. BYE

(12)Gael Monfils, FRA defeated Stephane Robert, FRA
6-2, 7-5

Doubles

Gael Monfils, FRA and Jeremy Chardy, FRA
defeated by
Nicolas Almagro, ESP and Marc Lopez, ESP
4-6, 2-6


ROUND 2

Women's Singles

(1)Serena Williams, USA defeated Vera Dushevina, RUS
6-7(2), 7-6(5), 7-6(5)

(4)Venus Williams, USA defeated Vera Zvonareva, RUS
7-5, 6-3

Doubles

(1)Venus Williams, USA and Serena Williams, USA
defeated
Alicja Rosolska, POL and Yaroslava Shvedova, KAZ
7-6(4), 6-2

Men's Singles

(7)Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, FRA defeated by Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, ESP
2-6, 0-0, Ret'd

(12)Gael Monfils, FRA defeated Philipp Petzschner, GER
1-1, Ret'd


ROUND 3

Women's Singles

(1)Serena Williams, USA defeated by (16)Nadia Petrova, RUS
6-4, 2-6, 3-6

(4)Venus Williams, USA defeated Francesca Schiavone, ITA
3-6, 6-1, 6-2

Men's Singles

(12)Gael Monfils, USA defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, ESP
7-6(5), 6-4


QUARTERFINAL ROUND

Women's Singles

(4)Venus Williams, USA defeated (8)Samantha Stosur, AUS
6-3, 6-3

Doubles

(1)Venus Williams, USA and Serena Williams, USA
defeated
Maria Kirilenko, RUS and Agnieszka Radwanska, POL
6-2, 6-4

Men's Singles

(12)Gael Monfils, FRA defeated by (2)Rafael Nadal, ESP
1-6, 3-6


SEMIFINAL ROUND

Women's Singles

(4)Venus Williams, USA defeated Shahar Peer, ISR
6-3, 6-0

Doubles

(1)Venus Williams, USA and Serena Williams, USA
defeated
Shahar Peer, ISR and Francesca Schiavone, ITA
7-5, 6-2


FINAL ROUND

Women's Singles

(4)Venus Williams, USA defeated by Aravane Rezai, (FRA)
2-6, 5-7

Doubles

(1)Venus Williams, USA and Serena Williams, USA
defeated
(8)Flavia Pennetta, ITA and Gisela Dulko, ARG
6-2, 7-5


ROUND 1

Singles

Asia Muhammed, USA defeated by Alexandra Mueller, USA
3-6, 3-6

Ahsha Rolle, USA defeated (WC)Grace Min, USA
6-2, 6-2

Alexandra Stevenson, USA defeated by Johanna Konta, AUS
0-3, Ret'd

Doubles

Ahsha Rolle, USA and Alexandra Mueller, USA
defeated
Alexandra Cercone, USA and Lauren Herring, USA
6-4, 6-3

Asia Muhammed, USA and Coco Vandeweghe, USA
defeated by
Kristie Ahn, USA and Nicole Gibbs, USA
7-6(3), 2-6 [6-10]

Tiya Rolle, USA and Chanelle Van Nguyen, USA
defeated by
Alina Jidkova, RUS and Tetiana Luzhanska, UKR
4-6, 1-6

Eliminated during singles qualifying rounds:

Tiya Rolle, USA


ROUND 2

Singles

Ahsha Rolle, USA defeated Ivana Lisjak, CRO
6-2, 6-2


QUARTERFINAL ROUND

Singles

Ahsha Rolle, USA defeated by Johanna Konta, AUS
4-6, 4-6

Doubles

Ahsha Rolle, USA and Alexandra Mueller, USA
defeated
Ivana Lisjak, CRO and Petra Rampre, SLO
7-5, 6-1


SEMIFINAL ROUND

Doubles

Ahsha Rolle, USA and Alexandra Mueller, USA
defeated
(1)Julie Ditty, USA and Carly Gullickson, USA
7-6(5), 6-1

FINAL ROUND

Doubles

Ahsha Rolle, USA and Alexandra Mueller, USA
defeated by
Kristie Ahn, USA and Nicole Gibbs, USA
3-6, 2-6


ROUND 1

Singles

(LL)Nicholas Monroe, USA defeated by (Q) Matt Reid, AUS
6-7(3), 1-6

(7)Donald Young, USA defeated by (SE) Joseph Sirianni, AUS
4-6, 4-6

Doubles

Nicholas Monroe, USA and Michael Ryderstedt, SWE
defeated by
Gero Kretschmer, GER and Alex Satschko, GER
5-7, 1-6

Cory Parr, USA and Todd Paul, USA
defeated by
Greg Jones, AUS and Jose Statham, NZL
2-6, 4-6

Eliminated during singles qualifying rounds:

Nicholas Monroe, USA
Todd Paul, USA


ROUND 1

Singles

Marcus Fugate, USA defeated Roman Recarte, VEN
7-6(4), 6-2

Timothy Neilly, BAH defeated by (Q)Joseph Cadogan, TRI
1-6, 2-6

Doubles

Marcus Fugate, USA and Timothy Neilly, BAH
vs.
BYE

Eliminated during singles qualifying rounds:

Marvin Rolle, BAH


ROUND 2

Singles

Marcus Fugate defeated by Blake Strode, USA
4-6, 6-7(6)


QUARTERFINAL ROUND

Doubles

Marcus Fugate, USA and Timothy Neilly, BAH
defeated
Chris Kwon, USA and Konstantin Lazarov, USA
6-3, 6-3


SEMIFINAL ROUND

Doubles

Marcus Fugate, USA and Timothy Neilly, BAH
defeated by
Denis Kudla, USA and Junior A. Ore, USA
0-1

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ROUND 1

Women's Singles

(Q)Sloane Stephens, USA defeated Lucie Hradecka, CZE
7-6(5), 7-6(7)

(Q)Shenay Perry, USA defeated by Karolina Sprem, CRO
2-6, 6-4, 3-6

Doubles

Raquel Kops-Jones and Sarah Borwell, GBR
defeated
Anabel Medina Garrigues, ESP and Caroline Wozniacki, DEN
7-6(4), 4-6 [10-2]

Shenay Perry, USA and Melanie Oudin, USA
defeated by
Alisa Kleybanova, RUS and Francesca Schiavone, ITA
4-6, 5-7


Men's Singles

Gael Monfils, FRA vs. BYE

James Blake, USA defeated Daniel Gimeno-Traver, ESP
6-3, 6-2

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, FRA vs. BYE

Doubles

James Blake, USA and Andy Roddick, USA
defeated
Ross Hutchins, GBR and Andy Murray, GBR
7-5, 7-6(5)

Gael Monfils, FRA and Gilles Simon, FRA
defeated by
David Ferrer, ESP and Albert Montanes, ESP
4-6, 2-6

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, FRA and Julien Benneteau, FRA
defeated
Robert Lindstedt, SWE and Robin Soderling, SWE
7-5, 7-5

Eliminated during singles qualifying rounds:

Donald Young, USA
Dustin Brown, JAM


ROUND 2

Women's Singles

(Q)Sloan Stephens, USA defeated by Vera Zvonareva, RUS
4-6, 5-7

Doubles

Raquel Kops-Jones and Sarah Borwell, GBR
defeated by
Yung-Jan Chan, TPE and Jie Zheng, CHN
1-6, 2-6


MEN'S SINGLES

Gael Monfils, FRA defeated by Simon Gruel, GER
6-1, 2-6, 3-6

James Blake, USA defeated David Ferrer, ESP
6-1, 6-4

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, FRA defeated Marinko Matosevic, AUS
6-1, 6-3

Doubles

James Blake, USA and Andy Roddick, USA
defeated by
Daniel Nestor, CAN and Nenad Zimonjic, SRB
4-6, 6-3 [7-10]

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, FRA and Julien Benneteau, FRA
defeated by
Simon Aspelin, SWE and Paul Hanley, AUS
6-7(4), 3-6


ROUND 3

MEN'S SINGLES

James Blake, USA vs. Nicolas Almagro, ESP
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, FRA vs. Albert Montanes, ESP


ROUND 1

Singles

Asia Muhammed, USA defeated Ahsha Rolle, USA
6-4, 6-3

Angela Haynes, USA defeated by Jing-Jing Lu, CHN
4-6, 2-6

Doubles

Asia Muhammed, USA and Courtney B. Dolehide, USA
defeated by
Christina Fusano, USA and Courtney Nagle, USA
4-6, 6-3 [3-10]

Megan Moulton-Levy and Yulia Fedossova, FRA
defeated by
Xinyun Han, CHN and Chun-Mei Ji, CHN
6-1, 1-6 [5-10]

Angela Haynes, USA and Ahsha Rolle, USA
defeated
Corinna Dentoni, ITA and Anna Tatishvili, GEO
6-1, 6-4


Eliminated during singles qualifying rounds:

Alexandra Stevenson, USA


ROUND 2

Singles

Asia Muhammed, USA defeated by Jing-Jing Lu, CHN
2-6, 4-6


QUARTERFINAL ROUND

Doubles

Angela Haynes, USA and Ahsha Rolle, USA
defeated by
Yi-Fan Xu, CHN and Yi-Miao Zhou, CHN
5-7, 6-3 [15-17]

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Round 1

(1)Scoville Jenkins, USA defeated (WC) Jack Sock, USA

Nicholas Monroe, USA defeated by Marius Copil, ROU

(WC) Devin Mullings, BAH defeated by Juho Paukku, FIN

(Q)Marcus Fugate, USA defeated Bogdan-Victor Leonte, ROU
4-6, 7-5, 6-0

(WC)Evan King, USA defeated by Eric Prodon, FRA

Round 2

Scoville Jenkins, USA defeated Marius Copil, ROU
3-6, 7-6(2), 6-1

Marcus Fugate defeated Eric Prodon, FRA

Quarterfinal Round

Scoville Jenkins, USA defeated by Morgan Phillips, GBR

Marcus Fugate, USA defeated by Marco Mirnegg, AUT


Round 1

Mashona Washington, USA and Aurelie Vedy, FRA
Johanna Larsson, SWE and Stephanie Vongsouthi, FRA

Brittany Augustine, USA and Amanda Fink, USA
Eva Birnerova, CZE and Alina Jidkova, RUS

Angela Haynes, USA and Catalina Castano, COL
Christina Fusano, USA and Courtney Nagle, USA

Ahsha Rolle, USA and Tiya Rolle, USA
Jorgeline Cravero, ARG and Maria Irigoyen, ARG

Quarterfinal Round

Mashona Washington, USA and Aurelie Vedy, FRA
Eva Birnerova, CZE and  Alina Jidkova, RUS

Angela Haynes, USA and Catalina Castano, COL
Karolina Kosinska, POL and Teodora Mircic, SRB

Semifinal Round

Mashona Washington, USA and Aurelie Vedy FRA
Karolina Kosinska, POL and Teodora Mircic, SRB

Final

Mashona Washington, USA and Aurelie Vedy, FRA
defeated
Jorgelina Cravero, ARG and Maria Irigoyen, ARG
6-0, 6-2


Round 1

Nicholas Monroe, USA and Artem Sitak, RUS
Scoville Jenkins, USA and Gregory Ouellette, USA

(WC)Evan King, USA and Jack Sock, USA
Marcus Fugate, USA and Timothy Neilly, BAH

Quarterfinal Round

Scoville Jenkins and Gregory Ouellette, USA
Daniel Cox, GBR and Joshua Milton, GBR

Marcus Fugate, USA and Timothy Neilly, BAH
Denys Molchanov, UKR and Vladimir Obradovic, SRB

Semifinal Round

Scoville Jenkins, USA and Gregory Ouellette, USA
Stefano Ianni, ITA and Deniss Pavlovs, LAT

Marcus Fugate, USA and Timothy Neilly, BAH
Haydn Lewis, BAR and Daniel Yoo, KOR

Final Round

Marcus Fugate, USA and Timothy Neilly, USA
defeated by
Stefano Ianni, ITA and Deniss Pavlovs, LAT
2-6, 2-6

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SINGLES

Round 1

Angela Haynes, USA defeated by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, RUS
6-7(5), 2-6


DOUBLES

Round 1

Angela Haynes, USA and Natalie Grandin, RSA
defeated
Wen-Hsin Hsu, TPE and Junri Namigata, JPN
6-3, 6-4

Quarterfinal Round

Angela Haynes, USA and Natalie Grandin, RSA
defeated by
Alisa Kleybanova, RUS and Ekaterina Makarova
3-6, 3-6


DOUBLES

Round 1

Ahsha Rolle, USA and Monica Niculescu, ROM
defeated
Maria Kondratieva, RUS and Sophie Lefevre, FRA
6-1, 7-5

Quarterfinal Round

Ahsha Rolle, USA and Monica Niculescu, ROU
defeated
Maria Elena Cumerin, ITA Ksenia Palkina, KGZ
w.o.

Semifinal Round

Ahsha Rolle, USA and Monica Niculescu, ROU
defeated by
Olga Govortsova, BLR and Tatiana Poutchek, BLR
1-6, 2-6

SINGLES

Round 1

Gael Monfils, FRA vs. BYE

Round 2

Gael Monfils, FRA defeated Sebastian Grosjean, FRA
6-1, 6-1

Quarterfinal Round

Gael Monfils, FRA defeated Janko Tipsarevic, SRB
6-1, 4-2, Ret'd

Semifinal Round

Gael Monfils, FRA defeated Richard Gasquet, FRA
6-4, 6-3

Final Round

Gael Monfils, FRA vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber


SINGLES

Round 1

Brittany Augustine, USA defeated by Ani Mijacika, CRO
6-4, 6-7(5), Ret'd

Shenay Perry, USA defeated Ming Yuan, CHN
6-0, 6-3

Mashona Washington, defeated by Lindsay Lee-Waters, USA
4-6, 6-2, 4-6

Round 2

Shenay Perry,USA defeated Olga Putchkova, RUS
7-6(4), 4-6, 7-6(6)

Quarterfinal Round

Shenay Perry, USA defeated Frederica Piedade, POR
6-4, 5-7, 6-0

Semifinal Round

Shenay Perry, USA vs. Ani Mijacika, CRO


Eliminated during singles qualifying rounds:

Asia Muhammed, USA
Tiya Rolle, USA


DOUBLES

Round 1

Mashona Washington, USA and Riza Zalameda, USA
defeated
Varvara Lepchenko, USA and Coco Vandeweghe, USA
5-7, 6-4 [10-8]

Quarterfinal Round

Mashona Washington, USA and Riza Zalameda, USA
defeated
Brittany Augustine, USA and Ashley Weinhold, USA
6-7(4), 6-4 [10-7]

Semifinal Round

Mashona Washington, USA and Riza Zalameda, USA
defeated
Jorjelina Cravero, ARG and Frederica Piedade, POR
7-5, 4-6 [10-6]

Final Round

Mashona Washington, USA and Riza Zalameda, USA
vs.
Awaiting Opponent


SINGLES

Round 1

Nicholas Monroe, USA defeated Tyler Hochwalt,USA
6-0, 6-0

Marcus Fugate, USA defeated Tim Goransson, SWE
6-3, 6-4

Round 2

Nicholas Monroe defeated Erling Tveit, NOR
6-3, 6-3

Marcus Fugate defeated by Michael McClune, USA
2-6, 5-7

Quarterfinal Round

Nicholas Monroe, USA defeated by Blake Strode, USA

1-6, 3-6

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At the Odlum Brown VanOpen in Vancouver, Canada on Sunday, Americans Ahsha Rolle and Riza Zalameda captured the women's doubles title after defeating fellow Americans Madison Brengle and Lilia Osterloh 6-4, 6-3.

Congratulations to Ahsha and Riza!

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SINGLES

Round 1

Venus Williams, USA vs. Bye

Serena Williams, USA vs. Bye

Round 2

Venus Williams, USA defeated Lucie Safarova, CZE
6-2, 4-6, 6-2

Serena Williams, USA defeated by Patty Schnyder, SUI
2-6, 6-2, 1-6

Round 3

Venus Williams, USA defeated Anna Chakvetadze, RUS
6-0, 6-7(8), 6-4

Quarterfinal Round

Venus Williams defeated Agnieszka Radwanska, POL
6-0, 6-2

Semifinal Round

Venus Williams, USA defeated by Dinara Safina, RUS
7-6(3), 3-6, 4-6


DOUBLES

Round 1

Raquel Kops-Jones, USA and Abigail Spears, USA
defeated
Petra Cetkovska, CZE and Ma. Emilia Salerni, ARG
3-6, 6-3 [10/5]

Quarterfinal Round

Raquel Kops-Jones, USA and Abigail Spears, USA
defeated
Alexandra Dulgheru, ROU and Neuza Silva, POR
7-5, 1-6 [10/4]

Semifinal Round

Raquel Kops-Jones, USA and Abigail Spears, USA
defeated
Julie Coin, FRA and Marie-Eve Pelletier, CAN
3-6, 7-5, [10/3]

Final
Racquel Kops-Jones, USA and Abigail Spears, USA
defeated
Sharon Fichman, CAN and Katalin Marosi, HUN
2-6, 6-3, [10/5]


Eliminated during singles qualifying rounds:

Alexandra Stevenson, USA


SINGLES

Round 1

James Blake, USA defeated Frederico Gil, POR
5-7, 6-4, 6-2

Round 2

James Blake, USA defeated Marc Giquel, FRA
7-6(6), 6-2

Quarterfinal Round

James Blake, USA, defeated Florent Serra, FRA
6-4, 6-1

Semifinal Round

James Blake, USA vs. Nikolay Davydenko, RUS


DOUBLES

Round 1

James Blake, USA and Robert Kendrick, USA
defeated
Teimuraz Gabashvili, RUS and Diego Junqueira, ARG
6-3, 3-6 [11/9]


SINGLES

Round 1

Mashona Washington, USA defeated (Q)Brooke Bolender, USA
6-4, 6-4

Ahsha Rolle, USA defeated by (Q)McCall Jones, USA
4-6, 0-4, Ret'd

Danielle Mills, USA defeated by Rebecca Marino, CAN
2-6, 3-6

Round 2

Mashona Washington, USA defeated by Melanie Oudin, USA
1-6, 4-4, Ret'd

Eliminated during singles qualifying rounds:

Tiya Rolle, USA


DOUBLES

Round 1

Danielle Mills, USA and Jessica Pegula, USA
defeated by
Carmen Klaschka, GER and Laura Siegemund, GER
1-6, 3-6

Ahsha Rolle, USA and Alexandra Mueller, USA
defeated by
Heidi El Tabakh, CAN and Melanie Klaffner, AUT
6-7(5), 2-6

Tiya Rolle, USA and Natalia Guitler, BRA
defeated by
Gail Brodsky, USA and Alison Riske, USA
5-7, 1-6

Mashona Washington, USA and Story Tweedie-Yates, USA
defeated by
Gabriela Dabrowski, CAN and Nicole Rottmann, AUT
1-6, 4-6


SINGLES

Round 1

Nicholas Monroe, USA defeated by (Q)Christopher Klingemann
2-6, 7-5, 4-6

Donald Young, USA defeated by Jonathan Dasnieresde Veigy, FRA
6-3, 0-6, 4-6

Scoville Jenkins, USA defeated by (WC)Jesse Witten, USA
02 Ret'd


Eliminated during singles qualifying rounds:

Phillip Simmonds, USA


DOUBLES

Round 1

Donald Young, USA and Vladimir Obradovic, SRB
defeated by
Victor Estrella, DOM and Marcel Felder, URU
5-7, 4-6

Nicholas Monroe, USA and Brian Battistone, USA
defeated
Ramon Delgado, PAR and Santiago Gonzales, MEX
6-4, 6-4

Quarterfinal Round

Nicholas Monroe, USA and Brian Battistone, USA
defeated by
Alex Kuznetsov, USA and Fritz Wolarans, RSA
2-6, 3-6


SINGLES

Round 1

Evan King, USA defeated by Stefano Ianni, ITA
6-4, 4-6, 2-6

Devin Mullings, BAH defeated by Philip Bester, CAN
2-6, 3-6

Marcus Fugate, USA defeated Zachary Ganger, USA
6-1, 6-2

Timothy Neilly, BAH defeated (Q)Ytai Abougzir, USA
6-1, 6-3

Todd Paul, USA defeated by Ryan Harrison, USA
4-6, 3-6

Round 2

Marcus Fugate, USA defeated Rhyne Williams, USA
6-3, 7-5

Timothy Neilly, BAH defeated by Gregory Ouellette, USA
5-7, 1-3, Ret'd

Quarterfinal Round

Marcus Fugate defeated Gregory Ouellette, USA
6-3, 0-6, 7-5


Eliminated during singles qualifying rounds:

Jarmere Jenkins, USA


DOUBLES

Round 1

Jarmere Jenkins, USA and Ryan Harrison, USA
defeated
Louis Ballantyne, GBR and Nathan Pasha, USA
6-3, 6-3

Devin Mullings, BAH and Dennis Zivkovic, USA
defeated by
Ruben Gonzales, USA and Andrea Siljestrom, SWE
3-6, 4-6

Marcus Fugate, USA and Paul Todd, USA
defeated
Kevin Arias, USA and John Valentine, USA
6-2, 6-0

Quarterfinal Round

Jarmere Jenkins, USA and Ryan Harrison, USA
defeated by
Luigi D'Agord, ITA and Christian Guevara, USA
4-6, 6-1 [8/10]

Marcus Fugate, USA and Paul Todd, USA
defeated
Jonathan David, CAN and Kamil Pajkowski, CAN
6-3, 6-2

Semifinal Round

Marcus Fugate, USA and Paul Todd, USA
defeated
Ruben Gonzales, USA and Andreas Siljestrom, SWE
7-6(3), 7-6(2)

Final

Marcus Fugate, USA and Paul Todd, USA
defeated
Philip Bester, CAN and Gregory Ouellette, USA

6-4, 6-1

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DOUBLES

Round 1

Raquel Kops-Jones, USA and Sarah Borwell, GBR
defeated
Su-Wei Hsieh, TPE and Chanelle Scheepers, RSA
3-6, 6-3 [10/5]


Eliminated during singles qualifying rounds:

Raquel Kops-Jones, USA


SINGLES

Round 1

James Blake, USA defeated by Victor Crivoi, ROU
5-7, 3-6

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, FRA defeated by Richard Gasquet, FRA
6-7(2), 4-6


DOUBLES

Round 1

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, FRA and Julien Benneteau, FRA
defeated
Ross Hutchins, GBR and Andy Murray, GBR
6-4, 6-4

Jeff Coetzee, RSA and Jordan Kerr, AUS
vs.
BYE

James Blake, USA and Mardy Fish, USA
defeated
Simon Aspelin, SWE and Wesley Moody, RSA
7-6(4), 6-1

SINGLES

Round 1

Ahsha Rolle, USA defeated by Ashley Weinhold, USA
3-6, 2-6

Angela Haynes, USA defeated by Mirjana Lucic, CRO
4-6, 2-6


DOUBLES

Round 1

Angela Haynes, USA and Alina Jidkova, RUS
defeated
Brittany Augustine, USA and Tiya Rolle, USA
6-1, 6-2

Ahsha Rolle, USA Alexandra Mueller, USA
defeated
Tarakaa Bertrand, USA and Nicole Rottmann, AUT
6-2, 6-3

Eliminated during singles qualifying rounds:

Brittany Augustine, USA
Tiya Rolle, USA


SINGLES

Round 1

Marcus Fugate, USA defeated by Carsten Ball, AUS
1-6, 2-6

Timothy Neilly, BAH defeated Andrea Falgheri, ITA
7-5, 6-4

Phillip Simmonds, USA defeated Carlton Fiorentino, USA
6-3, 6-2


Round 2

Philip Simmonds USA vs. Johannes Robert Van Overbeek, USA

Timothy Neilly, BAH vs. Alexander Domijan, USA


DOUBLES

Round 1

Marcus Fugate, USA and Robbye Poole, USA
defeated by
Andrea Falgheri, ITA and Stefano Ianni, ITA
2-6, 2-6

Jarmere Jenkins, USA and Christian Guevara, USA
defeated
Jack Anton, USA and Lance Lvovsky, USA
6-0, 6-2

Timothy Neilly, BAH and Ronald Perry, USA
defeated by
Raian Luchici, ROU and Tigran Martirosyan, ARM
6-1, 3-6 [7/10]

Devin Mullings, BAH and Carlton Fiorentino, USA
defeated by
Joe Bates, USA and Ricky Flach, USA
4-6, 3-6


Quarterfinal Round

Jarmere Jenkins, USA and Christian Guevara, USA
defeated by
Raian Luchici, ROU and Tigran Martirosyan, ARM
4-6, 3-6

Eliminated during singles qualifying rounds:

Jarmere Jenkins, USA

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(l-r) Mashona, Raquel Kops-Jones, Ahsha Rolle, MaliVai Washington, Jill Craybas, Shenay Perry, Abigail Spears and Melanie Oudin.

Mashona and fellow ladies of tennis pop in on big brother MaliVai Washington (c) in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

Raquel Kops-Jones, Abigail Spears and Mashona in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

Photos printed with permission of Mashona Washington

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I'm tired and energized for her!

American Angela Haynes was unable to compete on Saturday for day one of qualifying at the Family Circle Cup, Charleston, South Carolina because she was in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida playing a doubles semifinal match.

Haynes and doubles partner Liga Dekmeijere of Latvia were knocked out of the MPS Group Championships by the team of Sania Mirza and Chia-Jung Chuang 6-4 6-3.

So what does Haynes do next? She make her way to Charleston, South Carolina where she has to play two rounds of qualifying on Sunday, and of course win both, for a potential slot in the main draw.

And damn it, she does it!

Haynes will meet Russian Alla Kudryavtseva in the first round.

American Shenay Perry also prevailed in the qualifying rounds to secure a spot in the main draw. Ahsha Rolle, Danielle Mills, and Mashona Washington were all eliminated.

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SINGLES

Round 1

Venus Williams, USA defeated Nuria Llagostera Vives, ESP
6-4, 4-6, 6-2

Round 2

Venus Williams, USA defeated Greta Arn, HUN
6-3, 6-7(3), 6-4

Quarterfinal Round

Venus Williams, USA defeated Agnes Szavay, HUN
6-2, 5-7, 6-1

Semifinal Round

Venus Williams, USA defeated Barbora Zahlavova Strycov, CZE
6-0, 6-3

Final

Venus Williams, USA defeated Flavia Pennetta, ITA
6-1, 6-2


Eliminated during singles qualifying rounds:

Megan Moulton-Levy, USA
Danielle Mills, USA


DOUBLES

Round 1

Jeff Coetzee, RSA and Wesley Moodie, RSA
defeated
Janko Tipsarevic, SRB and Viktor Troicki, SRB
6-3, 6-4

Quarterfinal Round

Jeff Coetzee, RSA and Wesley Moodie, RSA
defeated by
David Ferrer, ESP and Marat Safin, RUS
7-6, 4-6 [10/12]


SINGLES

Round 1

Gael Monfils, FRA defeated Olivier Patience, FRA
7-6(4), 6-4

Round 2

Gael Monfils, FRA defeated Thomaz Bellucci, BRA
7-6(4), 6-7(5), 6-1

Quarterfinal Round

Gael Monfils, FRA defeated Leonardo Mayer, ARG

6-3, 7(4)-6, 4-1(Ret'd)

Semifinal Round

Gael Monfils, FRA defeated Jose Acasuso, ARG
6-3, 6-4

Final

Gael Monfils, FRA defeated by Nicolas Almagro, ESP
4-6, 4-6

SINGLES

Round 1

Donald Young, USA defeated by Somdev Devvarman, IND
6-4, 6-4


SINGLES

Round 1

Stephanie Foretz, FRA defeated Jessica Moore, AUS
6-4, 6-4

Round 2

Stephanie Foretz, FRA defeated by Evgeniya Rodina, RUS
1-6, 5-7


DOUBLES

Round 1

Megan Moulton-Levy, USA and Varvara Lepchenko, USA
defeated by
Mara Kondratieva, RUS and Sophie LeFevre, FRA
3-6, 6-2, [16/14]


SINGLES

Round 1

Nicholas Monroe, USA defeated by Alexander Somogyi, SVK
1-6, 6-4, 7-5

Jarmere Jenkins, USA defeated by Uladzimir, Ignatik, BLR
6-3, 6-2


DOUBLES

Round 1

Nicholas Monroe, USA and Fritz Wolmarans, RSA
defeated by
Lester Cook, USA and Shane La Porte, USA
6-3, 6-3

Paul Todd, USA and Treat Conrad Huey, PHI
defeated
Daniel Lustig, CZE, and Juho Paukku, FIN
7-6(5), 6-2

Quarterfinal Round

Nicholas Monroe, USA and Frit Wolmarans, RSA
defeated by
Luis Diaz-Barriga, MEX and Antonio Ruiz-Rosales, MEX
6-7(3), 4-6

Paul Todd, USA and Treat Conrad Huey, PHI
defeated
Tigran Martirosyan, ARM and Jesse Witten, USA
0-6, 6-3 [10-6]

Semifinal Round

Paul Todd, USA and Treat Conrad Huey, PHI
defeated
Luis Diaz-Barriga, MEX and Antonio Ruiz-Rosales, MEX
6-1, 6-4


UPDATE:

Last Week at the Sanderson Volvo Future Stars Women's $25K, Surprise, Arizona the doubles team of:

Asha Rolle, USA and Vanina Wickmeyer, USA
defeated by
Jorjelina Cravero, ARG and Ekaterina Ivanova, RUS
6-1, 6-1


At the Brownsville Men's Professional Tennis Tournament, Brownsville, Texas in the singles event:

Nicholas Monroe, USA defeated by Michael Russell, USA
6-2, 6-4

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