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August 2001 News

OUR MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS OF 2001
Aug. 13, 2001
The staff at USTAboys.com has decided upon some of its own Gold and Silver Ball recipients for the most ...

Sources: Colette Lewis (Tournament Office) & Matt

Sunday's Feed In, Third Place and Sportsmanship Winners at Super Nationals
Aug. 12, 2001
Ytai Abougzir wins Boys 18 Feed In over Rajeev Ram 6-3, 6-0. Pramod Dabir takes the Boys 16 Feed In ...

Source: Colette Lewis (Tournament Office)

Wan Survives Evans' Tactical Game Plan
Aug. 12, 2001
Spectators who had not followed the play of third seed James Wan and fourth seed Brendan Evans throughout the week ...

Source: Colette Lewis (Tournament Office)

Bogomolov Returns to Kalamazoo a Champion
Aug. 12, 2001
Three years after defeating Andy Roddick in the Boys 16 singles Super National Championships, Alex Bogomolov added a second Super ...

Source: Matt

Finalists Set for Championship Showdowns
Aug. 11, 2001
Four players have endured nine grueling days of tennis to advance to the Championship Matches in Boys 18 singles and ...

Source: Matt

Doubles Champions Crowned
Aug. 11, 2001
What began as a nightmare for 16s Doubles player Brett Joelson ended as a dream on Court One at Stowe ...

Source: Matt

Teams Advance to Doubles Finals
Aug. 10, 2001
The finals are set for the Boys 18 & 16 Super Nationals Championships. At least, they are for the Doubles Championships ...

Source: Matt

Semifinalists Set
Aug. 10, 2001
Four more players earned spots in the 18 & 16 Super National Semi Finals on Friday.

In the 16s division, 10th seed Pramod Dabir of Saratoga CA lost a tough base-line battle to 13th seed Jamil Al-Agba of Camarillo CA 7-6(4) 7-5. In the other Quarter Final match held on Friday, 3rd seed James Wan of Woodbury NY committed only one unforced error during his 6-1, 6-2 victory over the 6'6" John Isner (15) of Greensboro NC.

In the 18s division, 8th seed Alex Bogomolov of Miami FL overpowered his doubles partner, 3rd seed Ytai Abougzir of Naples FL, 6-4, 6-2 to earn a trip to the Semi Finals. In Friday's other Quarter Final match, 5th seed Todd Widom of Coral Springs FL used his passing shots effectively in scoring a 6-2, 6-1 victory over 9th seed Prakash Amritraj of Encino CA.

Widom will play Bogomolov in Saturday's 18s singles Semi Finals; Al-Agba will play Wan in the 16s singles Semi-Finals.

Source: Matt

2nd Seed Tested, Others Breeze into Semi Finals
Aug. 9, 2001

Second seed Brian Baker (Nashville, TN) and 22nd seed Travis Rettenmaier (Fountain Valley, CA) produced one of the most entertaining ...

Source: Matt

Feature Match Times For Friday's Singles Quarterfinals and Doubles Semifinals
Aug. 9, 2001
The top half of both the 16s and 18s draws take the court on Friday in quarterfinal singles play.

In ...

Source: Colette Lewis (Tournament Office)

Semi-Finals Set for 18s Doubles
Aug. 8, 2001
Four teams have advanced to semi-finals in the Boys 18 Doubles Championships.

The 2nd ranked team of Rajeev Ram (Carmel ...

Source: Matt

Portage's Oudsema Loses in Fifth Round Boys 16 Action
Aug. 8, 2001
Scott Oudsema took Court One at Stowe Stadium at noon on Wednesday, but the large lunch time crowd could not ...

Source: Colette Lewis (Tournament Office)

Heat, Upsets Reign at Super Nationals
Aug. 8, 2001
There is room at the top of the Boys 18 & 16 Super National Championships. Both Number One seeds, Rajeev Ram of Carmel, IN in the 18s and Sukhwa Young from Wesley Chapel, FL in the 16s, lost their Round of 16 matches on Wednesday.

In the 18s, 9th seed Prakash Amritraj from Encino, CA rode an agressive serve-volley strategy to a 7-6(2), 6-2 victory over top seeded Ram.

In 16s action, top seed Young battled both the heat index that climbed above 100 degrees and the tenth seeded player of Pramod Dabir (Saratoga, CA), eventually succumbing by the score of 7-6(5), 2-6, 6-2.

In other 18s singles action, upsets abounded as 10th seed Lester Cook (Van Nuys, CA) beat 6th seed Jesse Witten (Naples, FL) 7-5, 5-7, 6-1; 13th seed Sam Warburg (Sacramento, CA) upset 4th seed ...

Source: Matt

Quarterfinal Singles Match Times For Thurs. Aug. 9
Aug. 8, 2001
Beginning at 11:00 a.m, in Boys 16 Singles, Justin Montgomery (7), of Oxnard CA faces Brendan Evans, the ...

Source: Colette Lewis (Tournament Office)

Schedule of Tuesday's Featured Matches
Aug. 6, 2001
Brian Baker, Nashville Tennessee, number two seed in Boys 18s and last year's 16s feed-in champion, is scheduled to ...

Source: Matt

Oudsema Advances To Fourth Round, McLeod Falls To Fourteen Seed in 16s Division
Aug. 6, 2001
Kalamazoo's Scott Oudsema, seeded ninth in the Boys 16s, will be featured in a fourth round match at Stowe ...

Source: Colette Lewis (Tournament Office)

Second Seed In Boys 16s Falls, Fourth Seed Survives In Third Set Tiebreaker
Aug. 5, 2001
In the upset of the day, Boys' 16s singles second seed Luke Shields of Grand Junction, CO, lost in the ...

Source: Colette Lewis (Tournament Office)

Monday's Featured Match Times
Aug. 5, 2001
At 10:30 a.m.,Trevor McLeod of Kalamazoo takes the court in the 16s division. Scott Oudsema, seeded ninth ...

Source: Colette Lewis (Tournament Office)

Oudsema, McLeod Advance; Berger, Hodgman, Rinks Fall To Seeded Players
Aug. 5, 2001
Trevor McLeod of Kalamazoo and Scott Oudsema of Portage won tough matches Sunday afternoon at Stowe Stadium. McLeod beat Stuart ...

Source: Colette Lewis (Tournament Office)

Sunday's Second Round Match Times For Kalamazoo Area Players
Aug. 4, 2001
Kalamazoo's Nick Rinks is scheduled to play 5th seeded Wayne Odesnik at 10 am at Stowe Stadium. Trevor McLeod ...

Source: Colette Lewis (Tournament Office)

Kalamazoo Area Players Advance to Second Round
Aug. 4, 2001
Kalamazoo area players Nick Rinks and Eric Hodgman advanced to the second round of the USTA Boys 16s Super Nationals ...

Source: Matt

Courier, Becker, Gambill, Roddick, McEnroe, Agassi, Edberg Visit Kalamazoo Friday
Aug. 3, 2001
The future of American Tennis was on display Friday night at Kalamazoo College's Stowe Stadium. Young American Tennis professionals ...

Source: Matt

Saturday's Match Times For Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids 16s Players
Aug. 3, 2001
Nick Rinks and Eric Hodgman of Kalamazoo are scheduled to take the courts at 9:30 a.m, as is ...

Source: Colette Lewis (Tournament Office)

Mike Russell Replaces Roddick In National City Bank Exhibition
Aug. 2, 2001
Due to his stunning victory over French Open Champion Gustavo Kuerten in the Tennis Masters Series in Montreal on Wednesday ...

Source: Colette Lewis (Tournament Office)

Round of 16 Feature Match Times For Wed., August 8
Aug. 1, 2001
In 16s singles, Portage's Scott Oudsema, seeded ninth, will play Justin Montgomery (7), of Oxnard CA at noon. Top ...

Source: Colette Lewis (Tournament Office)

Oudsema Advances to Round of 16 With 6-7 (10), 6-3, 1-0 Win
Aug. 1, 2001
Ninth seed Scott Oudsema, of Portage MI, won his fourth round match on Tuesday when his opponent, Joseph Atas, of ...

Source: Matt

Top Seeds Advance
Aug. 1, 2001
Top seed in Boys 18s singles, Rajeev Ram of Carmel, IN advanced to the Round of 16 with an easy ...

Source: Matt

Taylor Dent To Face Andy Roddick In National City Bank Exhibition
Aug. 1, 2001
The future of American tennis will be on display Friday night in the National City Bank Exhibition at Stowe Stadium ...

Source: Colette Lewis (Tournament Office)

Top Ranked Teams Fall in 18 and 16 Doubles
Aug. 1, 2001
The top seeded 18 doubles team of Prakash Amritraj from Encino, CA and Stephen Amritraj from Calabasas, CA lost a ...

Source: Matt