Tech Places Two in Singles Main Draw of Lubbock Challenger
September 17, 2007 | Men's Tennis
Sept. 17, 2007
LUBBOCK, Texas - With the first day of the well under way, the Texas Tech men's tennis team has qualified two players in singles for the third-annual $50,000 Lubbock Challenger. Junior Sinisa Markovic defeated Luis Flores, member of the 2007 National Champions Georgia Bulldogs, earlier today to secure a spot into the main singles draw.
In the first two round of the qualifiers, Markovic defeated Carl Bergman of Sweden, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1, and ranked tennis professional Fred Hemmes of the Netherlands, 6-1, 7-6(2). In the final qualifying round, Markovic continued his momentum to take a 6-3, 7-6(5) win over Luis Flores of Mexico, previously ranked No. 9 in the ITA/Fila poll (May 29) and No. 2 player for Georgia.
Markovic will next face Dusan Vemic of Serbia in the first round of the tournament. The Bosnian native ended last season flawless in conference play, 6-0, playing No. 3 for the Red Raiders and currently holds a career singles record of 42-15.
Also representing Texas Tech in the singles draw will be senior Bojan Szumanski, currently ranked No. 22 in the latest ITA/Fila preseason poll. A three-time participant of the Challenger, Szumanski will face Ryler De Heart in the first round of play.
For complete draws and tournament results, or for questions regarding ticket prices and additional information, please contact Amanda Knight at (806) 787-0844, or visit www.lubbockchallenger.com.
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