Results - Saturday, August 9, 2008

Two Seeds Bounced, Finals Tomorrow!

The Travis Helgeson (USA) /Lukas Lacko (SVK) match continued today, after rain forced postponement of the match last night tied at 4-4, 30-all in the first set. In his first Challenger level event, Helgeson held on for a win over 5th seeded Lacko, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 to earn a spot in the semifinals.

Following the Helgeson/Lacko match, the amazing Battistone brothers, Brian and Dann, took the stage in doubles against the top seeded team from the Czech Republic, Lucas Dlouhy and Tomas Zib. The Battistones held on in a 3 set thriller that featured an incredible super tie-breaker, 6-4, 3-6, 13-11. The doubles final will take place on Sunday. Since January, the Battistones ATP Doubles Ranking has dropped from 765 to 308.

Singles Semi-Final Resuts

In the first singles semi-final of the day, Rajeev Ram of the United States ousted Carsten Ball, the number 7 seed playing for Australia, 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-3. Ram's ATP ranking currently stands at 194.

In the second singles semi-final, number 1 seed Paul Capdeville (CHI) was just too good, ending the impressive run of wild card entry Travis Helgeson 6-3, 6-1. "I didn't have my leg's today" quoted Helgeson, referring to playing his second match of the day, after completing the remainder of the quarter-final match in the morning. Helgeson is just out of the University of Georgia, where he was a member of the team that captured the NCAA Tennis Championships.

Sunday Finals Order of Play

Doubles Final - 12:00 Noon
Brian Battistone/Dann Battistone vs. Carsten Ball/Travis Rettenmaier (4)

Followed By:

Singles Final
Paul Capdeville (1) vs. Rajeev Ram