Mobile Futures Stacked With Talent

The qualifying round of the 2008 Newton Cox USTA Men's Professional Tennis continues 10 a.m. Monday in Mobile, Alabama.

The tournament, part of the Futures series, is being held at the Newton Cox Tennis Center.

Qualifying Round

Monday, April 7. All matches begin at 10 a.m.

Alexander Sadecky (Switzerland) vs Filip Krajinovic (Serbia)

Richard Ruckelshausen (Austria) vs Adam El Mihdawy (USA)

Erik Halaj (Slovak Republic) vs Jean-Michel Durango (Ecuador)

Chris Lam (USA) vs Sergio Ramirez (Colombia)

Jarmaine Jenkings (USA) vs Tommy Garrison (USA)

Patricio Alvarado (Ecuador) vs Justin Malina (USA)

Marcus Fugate (USA) vs Vlademyros Mavropoulos-Stoliarenko (Greece)

Derek Schwandt (USA) vs Christopher Klingemann (USA)

Heavy Rains in Mobile

Despite heavy rains in Mobile, Alabama, two rounds were completed in the 2008 Newton Cox USTA Men's Professional Tennis Event.

Qualifying round number one seed Alexander Sadecky and number two Richard Ruckelshausen were given a bye in the first qualifying round.

Sadecky will face Mark Oljaca of the United States. Ruckelshausen will play Chile's Guillermo Rivera-Aranguiz.

Twenty-year-old Ruckelshausen is from Austria but currently lives in South Africa. He is coached by Johann Meyer and is ranked 566 in the world.

Ruckelshausen played in the Brownsville Futures and gave a pep talk to students in Brownsville, Texas. "I think it's awesome," Ruckelshausen told a Brownsville paper. "I think it's great to get the kids together."

Back in Mobile, tournament director Scott Novak said in the local paper: "This is one the best groups of tennis players that we have had in recent history, and all of these players have dreams of playing in the U.S. Open, French Open or Wimbledon.

In a bit of exuberance and a possible over-statement, Novak said, "With a win in Mobile, a couple of these guys would have the ranking points to get into a Grand Slam. We are probably watching some of the next top professional players."

Anything is possible. Kevin Anderson went from the Brownsville Futures all the way to the final of an ATP tournament in the space of a week.

Resources:

Mobile Newspaper Coverage

Qualifying Round Results

Ruckelshausen and Anderson in Brownsville

Sadecky Gets Bye in First Qualifying Round

Alexander Sadecky is ranked number one in the qualifying round of the 2008 Newton Cox USTA Men's Professional Tennis Classic. Sadecky, a left-hander received a bye in the first round of the 64-player qualifying draw.

The qualifying round is being held Saturday, April 5, in Mobile, Alabama, and provides an opportunity for the lower-ranked players to get in the tournament main draw which begins Monday. Sadecky is ranked 560 in the world.

He was born in Zurich, Switzerland, and he currently lives Biel, Switzerland. He played a number of Futures tournaments in Germany and Switzerland this year. He made it all the way to the finals of a Switzerland Futures in September 2007. He lost to Martin Vacek of Czechoslovakia, 2-6, 6-3, 3-6.

Resources:

Mobile Futures Qualifying Round

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