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Younger Radwanska: From big time to bush leagues
Urszula Radwanska eyes a forehand during her victory over Veronica Mirosh-nichenko, 19, today in the first round of the $25,000 Redding (Calif.) Chal-lenger. Radwanska has tumbled from No. 29 in the...
View ArticleUrszula Radwanska edges No. 3 seed in marathon
Qualifier Urszula Radwanska, a former top-30 player from Poland, edged third-seeded Harriet Dart of Great Britain 7-6 (2), 1-6, 7-6 (5) in 3 hours, 28 minutes today to reach the quarterfinals of the...
View ArticleSacramento's Jaksic reaches semis in 25K Redding
Fourth-seeded Jovana Jaksic, a Serbian living in Sacramento, subdued unseeded American Caitlin Whoriskey 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 in 2 hours, 40 minutes today in the quarterfinals of the $25,000 Ascension...
View ArticleAnderson beats Sacramento's Jaksic in Redding
Robin Anderson will play for the singles title in Redding, Calif., again. The unseeded former UCLA star from Matawan, N.J., beat fourth-seeded Jovana Jaksic, a Serbian living in Sacramento, 6-4,...
View ArticleAnderson upsets another seed for Redding title
Nobody can say Robin Anderson backed into the singles title of the $25,000 Ascension Project Women's Challenger. The unseeded Anderson, a 24-year-old former UCLA star from Matawan, N.J., upset...
View ArticleTursunov, 34, will continue playing 'for now'
Dmitry Tursunov isn't ready to retire. "I'll try to play for now," the 34-year-old Russian, who owns a townhouse in the Sacramento suburb of Folsom, texted recently. Tursunov has been unable to...
View ArticleEx-champ Smyczek seeded first in Tiburon qualies
Two years is an eternity in pro tennis. Just ask Tim Smyczek. The American veteran, who won the $100,000 Tiburon (Calif.) Challenger in 2015, is seeded first in qualifying for this year's...
View ArticleTop seed Bemelmans to face Stanford star in Tiburon
Top-seeded Ruben Bemelmans of Belgium will face wild card Tom Fawcett, a Stanford senior from Winnetka, Ill., on Monday or Tuesday in the first round of the Tiburon (Calif.) Challenger. The...
View ArticleU.S. prospects Mmoh, Rubin to meet in Tiburon
Two of the United States' top men's prospects will meet on Monday in the first round of the $100,000 Tiburon (Calif.) Challenger. Fourth-seeded Michael Mmoh, 19, will face Noah Rubin, 21, for the...
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Mmoh mauls Rubin in matchup of U.S. prospects
Michael Mmoh, shown in last year's Tiburon final, coasted to a 6-1, 6-2 victoryover Noah Rubin today. Photo by Getty Images Michael Mmoh had little trouble with Noah Rubin this time. In a matchup...
View ArticleTop seed, defending champ ousted in 100K Tiburon
Tom Fawcett's first Challenger victory was a big one. The 6-foot-5 (1.96-meter) wild card, a Stanford senior, shocked top-seeded Ruben Bemelmans of Belgium 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 today in the first round...
View ArticleMmoh, 19, reaches 100K Tiburon quarters -- barely
Michael Mmoh came within a fraction of an inch of losing today in the $100,000 Tiburon (Calif.) Challenger. Mmoh, the fourth seed and last year's runner-up as an 18-year-old qualifier, saved two...
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McDonald tops rival to gain Tiburon quarters
San Francisco Bay Area native Mackenzie McDonald, shown at last year's Tiburon Challenger, evened his re-cord against Denis Kudla at 2-2. All four matches haveoccurred in Northern California. Photo by...
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McDonald to face nemesis in Tiburon semis
Mackenzie McDonald, from Piedmont in the SanFrancisco Bay Area, will play Tennys Sandgrenin the semifinals of the $100,000 Tiburon (Calif.)Challenger. 2016 photo by Paul Bauman Local favorite...
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For McDonald, loss is same old, same old
Tennys Sandgren, above, improved to 5-0 against MackenzieMcDonald today with a win in the semifinals of the $100,000Tiburon (Calif.) Challenger. File photo by Paul Bauman Mackenzie McDonald couldn't...
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Britain's Norrie rises to the occasion in Tiburon
Cameron Norrie defeated Tennys Sandgren 6-2, 6-3on Sunday to win the $100,000 Tiburon (Calif.)Challenger. Photo by Paul Bauman TIBURON, Calif. -- Cameron Norrie earned more than a title and $14,400...
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Tursunov: 'I felt like I was playing Federer'
Dmitry Tursunov, left, and Frederik Nielsen, both 34, chat after winning theirfinal-round qualifying matches today in the $100,000 Stockton (Calif.) Chal-lenger. Tursunov reached No. 20 in the world in...
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How Swede it is: Ymer ousts top seed in 100K Stockton
Elias Ymer serves during his 7-5, 6-3 victory over top-seeded Ruben Bemelmans in the first round of the$100,000 Stockton (Calif.) Challenger. Ymer neededseven match points. Photo by Paul Bauman...
View ArticleSandgren, with quirky game, gains Stockton quarters
STOCKTON, Calif. -- Tennys Sandgren is a bit of an enigma. Let's start with his first name. No, he was not named after tennis. He was given his great grandfather's Swedish name. Then there's...
View ArticleMmoh wins epic rally, saves match points to advance
STOCKTON, Calif. -- The point lasted longer than the wait at the post office. OK, nothing takes that long, except possibly a round of golf. And this wasn't just any point. It was crucial....
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