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American Hailey Baptiste, Day 2 of 2019 Oracle Challenger Series, Houston, Texas.

Though the weather on the campus of Rice University in Houston, Texas was mildly warm, cloudy and overcast, it did not prevent exciting player action on the courts of the George R. Brown Tennis Center on Day Two of the 2019 Oracle Challenger Series.  Though some of the matches were suspended due to the serious weather issues that presented colder temperatures, rain and wind in the late afternoon, those matches that were completed provided impressive play, and brought out generous fan support. Two of those matches were played by Americans Hailey Baptiste and Evan King.

Hailey was able to defeat Bulgarian Elitsa Kostova 6-2, 6-4 and advance to the second round where she will meet Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium.

               Sherry Dishman, Hailey's Mom

Evan King

Americans Evan King and Raymond Sarmiento filled the seats on Court No. 1 with a match that drew lots of energy and excitement from the stands during the two plus hours of play.  Both players clearly wanted to see second round action, although it was Sarmiento that managed to claim the victory and defeat King 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Suffice it to say, the defeat lay strictly on the court, the two young men are good friends.  Sarmiento, who played collegiately at the University of Southern California, and King, who played at the University of Michigan, displayed their camaraderie at the net at the end of the match with an embrace.

“I’ve known Evan for years now,” said Sarmiento. “We’ve grown up together and we’re good buds. So, it’s tough playing a good friend on tour, but it was also one of the most fun matches I’ve ever had. Unfortunately, one of us had to lose.”

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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

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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FINAL RESULTS: Advanta WTT Roster Draft – March 31 – Miami, Florida


Round 1

New York Buzz - Sloane Stephens

Round 2

Washington Kastles - Angela Haynes

Boston Lobsters - Stephanie Foretz

Round 3

Philadelphia Freedoms - Madison Keys

(Joins Venus Williams)

Kansas City Explorers - Milagros Sequera

New york Buzz - Evan King

Round 4

Springfield Lasers - Raven Klaasen

Boston Lobsters - Raquel Kops-Jones (protection)

About Advanta WTT Pro League:

WTT is well known for introducing innovative elements to tennis including instant replay, co-ed format, multi-colored courts, cumulative and no-ad scoring, on-court coaching, Supertiebreakers and player names on back of their shirts.

Team matches consist of five events, with one set each of men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. The first team to reach five games wins each set. A nine-point tiebreaker is played if a set reaches four-all. One point is awarded for each game won. If necessary, Overtime and a Supertiebreaker are played to determine the winner of the match.

Advanta is the title sponsor of the Advanta WTT Pro League and the official business credit card of WTT. Official Advanta WTT Pro League sponsors for the 2009 season include FirmGreen Energy, GEICO and Wilson Racquet Sports.

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