South Carolina men's head coach Josh Goffi announced the hiring of Kyle Bailey as the Gamecocks new assistant coach. Bailey, who was the head coach at Monmouth last season, replaces Ryan Young who left two weeks ago to take the assistant job at Clemson.
South Carolina women's head coach Kevin Epley announced that Mia Horvit (UTR 11.32) has signed a National Letter of Intent to play at South Carolina next season. Horvit was ranked as high as No 5 in her high school class as a sophomore and junior per The Tennis Recruiting Network and was ranked No. 11 last season.
Eudice Chong (Wesleyan Rising Jr) and Katherine Ip (Rice Rising Sr) won the doubles title at the ITF $10K in Hong Kong with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Alexandra Bozovic and Kaylah McPhee. It was Chong's first career pro title and Ip's second doubles title after winning last week in Korea.
Astra Sharma (Vanderbilt Rising Jr) and Frances Altick (Vanderbilt '16) won a doubles title for the second week in a row after a 6-4, 6-4 win over Deborah Kerfs and Kelly Versteeg at the ITF $10K in Belgium.
Jessy Rompies (Clemson '15) won her 17th career pro doubles title and second in as many weeks after she and Ayano Shimizu defeated Seung-Yeon Hong and Seo-Kyung Kang 6-2, 7-5 at the ITF $10K in Korea.
Group 1 Americas
#317 Emilio Gomez (ECU/USC '13) def. #90 Rogerio Dutra Silva 4-6, 7-5, 6-0, 6-4
#49 Thomaz Bellucci def. #434 Roberto Quiroz (ECU/USC '15) 7-5, 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-3
Group 1 Asia/Oceania
Korea Republic at India (Grass) - India leads 2-0
#150 Saketh Myneni (IND/Alabama '10) def. #626 Yong-Kyu Lim 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 5-2 re.
Slovakia at Hungary (Clay) - Slovakia leads 2-0
#122 Andrej Martin def. #431 Peter Nagy (HUN/Texas A&M CC '15) 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
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Group 2 Americas - Second Round
#213 Marcelo Arevalo (ESA/Tulsa '11) def. #1205 Jordi Munoz-Abreu 6-1, 6-1, 7-5
Group 2 Americas - Play-Offs
Ayed Zatar (PRY/MTSU Rising Soph) def. Sebastian Arcila 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
Diego Galeano (PRY/Baylor '15) def. Alex Diaz (PUR/Georgia commit) 6-3, 6-1, 6-1
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Chinese Taipei at Philippines (Hard) - Chinese Taipei leads 2-0
#227 Ti Chen def. Ruben Gonzales (PHL/Illinois '08) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
#529 Liang-Chi Huang def. #1189 Francis Alcantara (PHL/Pepp '14) 6-1, 3-6, 6-7, 6-1, 1-0 ret.
Group 2 Asia/Oceania - Play-Offs
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South Africa at Lithuania (Clay) - Lithuania 2-0
#423 Laurynas Grigelis def. #410 Tucker Vorster (RSA/Ole Miss '11) 6-7(1), 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
Latvia at Belarus (Hard) - Belarus leads 2-0
#741 Yaraslau Shyla def. #475 Mikelis Libietis (LAT/Tennessee '15) 6-2, 6-1, 6-3
Finland at Denmark (Carpet) - Tied 1-1
#623 Jarkko Nieminen def. #880 Mikael Torpegaard (DEN/Ohio State Rising Jr) 7-6(1), 7-5, 6-2
Group 2 Europe/Africa - Play-Offs
South Carolina women's head coach Kevin Epley announced that Mia Horvit (UTR 11.32) has signed a National Letter of Intent to play at South Carolina next season. Horvit was ranked as high as No 5 in her high school class as a sophomore and junior per The Tennis Recruiting Network and was ranked No. 11 last season.
Eudice Chong (Wesleyan Rising Jr) and Katherine Ip (Rice Rising Sr) won the doubles title at the ITF $10K in Hong Kong with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Alexandra Bozovic and Kaylah McPhee. It was Chong's first career pro title and Ip's second doubles title after winning last week in Korea.
Big ups to @whodis_eudice for winning the doubs title at WTA Pro Circuit 10K!! #RollCards pic.twitter.com/4KUwVmbYsg— Wesleyan Tennis (@CardsTennis) July 15, 2016
Frances and Astra take their second-consecutive Pro Doubles Championship, this time in Belgium!! #DoresOnTour pic.twitter.com/NRP4OcLohz— Vandy Women's Tennis (@Vandywtennis) July 15, 2016
Jessy Rompies (Clemson '15) won her 17th career pro doubles title and second in as many weeks after she and Ayano Shimizu defeated Seung-Yeon Hong and Seo-Kyung Kang 6-2, 7-5 at the ITF $10K in Korea.
Congrats former Tiger Jessy Rompies, who just won a 2nd-straight ITF $10K doubles title! #TigerPride #ClemsonFamily pic.twitter.com/ZczImMc6hj— ClemsonWomen'sTennis (@ClemsonWTennis) July 15, 2016
Davis Cup - World Group Quarterfinals
Croatia at United States (Hard) - USA leads 2-0
#16 John Isner (Georgia '07) def. #54 Borna Coric 6-4, 6-4, 6-3
Group 1 Americas
Ecuador at Brazil (Hard) - Tied 1-1
#49 Thomaz Bellucci def. #434 Roberto Quiroz (ECU/USC '15) 7-5, 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-3
Group 1 Asia/Oceania
Korea Republic at India (Grass) - India leads 2-0
#150 Saketh Myneni (IND/Alabama '10) def. #626 Yong-Kyu Lim 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 5-2 re.
Group 1 Europe/Africa
Slovakia at Hungary (Clay) - Slovakia leads 2-0
#122 Andrej Martin def. #431 Peter Nagy (HUN/Texas A&M CC '15) 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
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Group 2 Americas - Second Round
Mexico at Peru (Clay) - Peru leads 2-0
Nicolas Alvarez (PER/Duke Rising Jr) def. #530 Lucas Gomez 6-3, 6-4, 6-3
Venezuela at El Salvador (Clay) - Tied 1-1
Group 2 Americas - Play-Offs
Uruguay at Guatemala - Guatemala leads 2-0
#1191 Wilfredo Gonzalez (GTM/Miami FL '15) def. #413 Martin Cuevas 7-5, 7-6, 6-3
Paraguay at Puerto Rico - Paraguay leads 2-0
Diego Galeano (PRY/Baylor '15) def. Alex Diaz (PUR/Georgia commit) 6-3, 6-1, 6-1
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Group 2 Asia/Oceania - Second Round
Chinese Taipei at Philippines (Hard) - Chinese Taipei leads 2-0
#227 Ti Chen def. Ruben Gonzales (PHL/Illinois '08) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
#529 Liang-Chi Huang def. #1189 Francis Alcantara (PHL/Pepp '14) 6-1, 3-6, 6-7, 6-1, 1-0 ret.
Group 2 Asia/Oceania - Play-Offs
Malaysia at Kuwait (Hard) - Kuwait leads 2-0
Abdullah Maqdes (KWT/USC '09) def. Syed Naguib 6-7(7), 7-6(7), 6-3, 6-3
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Group 2 Europe/Africa - Second Round
South Africa at Lithuania (Clay) - Lithuania 2-0
#423 Laurynas Grigelis def. #410 Tucker Vorster (RSA/Ole Miss '11) 6-7(1), 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
Latvia at Belarus (Hard) - Belarus leads 2-0
#741 Yaraslau Shyla def. #475 Mikelis Libietis (LAT/Tennessee '15) 6-2, 6-1, 6-3
Finland at Denmark (Carpet) - Tied 1-1
#623 Jarkko Nieminen def. #880 Mikael Torpegaard (DEN/Ohio State Rising Jr) 7-6(1), 7-5, 6-2
Group 2 Europe/Africa - Play-Offs
Norway at Luxembourg (Hard) - Norway leads 2-0
#557 Casper Ruud def. #1692 Alex Knaff (LUX/Florida State commit) 6-2, 6-4, 6-4
Bulgaria at Tunisia (Hard) - Tunisia leads 2-0
#816 Aziz Dougaz (TUN/Florida State Rising Soph) def. #490 Alexander Lazov 7-6(4), 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
#58 Malek Jaziri def. #924 Alexandar Lazarov (BUL/Wake Forest commit) 6-4, 6-4, 6-1
Zimbabwe at Georgia (Hard) - Tied 1-1
#790 Benjamin Lock (ZIM/Florida State '16) def. #1020 George Tsivadze 3-6, 6-0, 7-5, 6-7(2), 6-4
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Pro Circuit Update
#196 Aleksandr Nedovyesov (Oklahoma State '10) moved into the semifinals at the $42.5K Poznan, Poland, Challenger (Clay) after a 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 win over #231 Nikola Milojevic - next up the top seed #92 Radu Albot.
#500 Yannick Hanfmann (USC '15) is back in the finals for the second week in a row and third time this year after a 6-1, 6-4 win over Marek Jaloviec at the $10K Kramsach, Austria, F2 Futures (Clay) - next up ITF #1 Jr/ATP #357 Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Joao Monteiro (Virginia Tech '16) is into his first-career semifinal after a 6-1, 6-4 win over #1142 Tiago Cacao at the $10K Idanha-A-Nova, Portugal, F8 Futures (Hard) - next up #599 Frederico Gil.
Alan Gadjiev (Wake Forest Redshirt Freshman) has made his first-career semifinal after defeating #1064 Kamil Gajewski 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(4) in the quarterfinals at the $10K Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, F15 Futures (Hard) - next up #720 Luca Pancaldi.
#1513 Jarmere Jenkins (Virginia '13) is into the semifinals for the second week in a row after a 6-2, 6-2 win over #998 Majed Kilani (Tulsa Rising Soph) in the quarterfinals in Egypt - next up #772 Tomas Papik.
#557 Casper Ruud def. #1692 Alex Knaff (LUX/Florida State commit) 6-2, 6-4, 6-4
Bulgaria at Tunisia (Hard) - Tunisia leads 2-0
#816 Aziz Dougaz (TUN/Florida State Rising Soph) def. #490 Alexander Lazov 7-6(4), 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
#58 Malek Jaziri def. #924 Alexandar Lazarov (BUL/Wake Forest commit) 6-4, 6-4, 6-1
Zimbabwe at Georgia (Hard) - Tied 1-1
#790 Benjamin Lock (ZIM/Florida State '16) def. #1020 George Tsivadze 3-6, 6-0, 7-5, 6-7(2), 6-4
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Pro Circuit Update
#196 Aleksandr Nedovyesov (Oklahoma State '10) moved into the semifinals at the $42.5K Poznan, Poland, Challenger (Clay) after a 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 win over #231 Nikola Milojevic - next up the top seed #92 Radu Albot.
#500 Yannick Hanfmann (USC '15) is back in the finals for the second week in a row and third time this year after a 6-1, 6-4 win over Marek Jaloviec at the $10K Kramsach, Austria, F2 Futures (Clay) - next up ITF #1 Jr/ATP #357 Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Joao Monteiro (Virginia Tech '16) is into his first-career semifinal after a 6-1, 6-4 win over #1142 Tiago Cacao at the $10K Idanha-A-Nova, Portugal, F8 Futures (Hard) - next up #599 Frederico Gil.
Alan Gadjiev (Wake Forest Redshirt Freshman) has made his first-career semifinal after defeating #1064 Kamil Gajewski 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(4) in the quarterfinals at the $10K Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, F15 Futures (Hard) - next up #720 Luca Pancaldi.
#1513 Jarmere Jenkins (Virginia '13) is into the semifinals for the second week in a row after a 6-2, 6-2 win over #998 Majed Kilani (Tulsa Rising Soph) in the quarterfinals in Egypt - next up #772 Tomas Papik.

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