NOTEBOOK: NOT IN THE CARDS BOB BRYAN OF CAMARILLO GOES OUT IN FIRST ROUND.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer Camarillo's Bob Bryan
Robert ("Bob") Charles Bryan (born on April 29, 1978 in Camarillo, California) is an American male professional tennis player. Bob stands 6'4" tall, weighs 202 lbs, and plays left handed. , a wild-card entry, lost to Australia's Jason Stoltenberg Jason Stoltenberg (born April 4 1970, in Narrabri, Australia) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Stoltenberg began playing tennis at age ten on an antbed (crushed termite mound) court where his father owned a cotton farm in the Far West (the bush) of New in three sets in the first round of the Mercedes-Benz Cup Tuesday at UCLA's L.A. Tennis Center. Bryan, a former NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association singles champion at Stanford, fell 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. Former UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX star Justin Gimelstob Justin Gimelstob (b. 26 January 1977, in Livingston, New Jersey) is an American tennis player. He won the 1998 Australian Open and French Open mixed doubles titles with Venus Williams as his partner. , now of Miami, is alive after defeating Australia's James Sekulov 6-3, 6-3 late Monday. Gimelstob, who advanced to the semifinals here in 1998 but fell in the second round last year, is considered a dark horse. He figures to face tournament favorite Mark Philippoussis Mark Anthony Philippoussis (born November 7, 1976) is an Australian tennis player. He turned professional in 1994 and as of 2007 resides in Nevada, United States. His background is a combination of Greek and Italian and he is well known for his powerful physique, standing at 6 ft 5 of Australia in the second round. --By default: Philippoussis entered as the No. 2 seed, but that was before top-seeded Andre Agassi withdrew because of a back injury. Philippoussis faces Chicago's Vincent Spadea in the first round at 4 p.m. today. Philippoussis, 23, has won eight ATP ATP: see adenosine triphosphate. ATP in full adenosine triphosphate Organic compound, substrate in many enzyme-catalyzed reactions (see catalysis) in the cells of animals, plants, and microorganisms. singles titles and earned more than $4 million in prize money. His best Mercedes finish was fourth in 1997. Spadea, just 2-20 on the ATP tour this year, is seeking his first singles victory, although he's won three doubles championships in his seven-year career. --It's all relative: Bryan also is participating in the doubles competition. His partner is twin brother Mike. Ironically, their opponents in the first round this afternoon, Taylor Dent and Brett Hansen, are halrothers, sharing the same father. --No more color wars: Gimelstob and USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. graduate Rick Leach teamed up Tuesday for a 6-4, 6-4 doubles sweep over Zack Fleishman and John Paul Fruttero. --Also on tap: Third-seeded Marcelo Rios of Chile faces Japan's Goichi Motomura in a first-round match at 7:30 tonight. Rios, the former No. 1 player in the world, fought off injuries in 1999 but won three tournaments. Fifth-seeded Wayne Ferreira goes up against Paradorn Srichaphan in a second-round matchup today at approximately 12:30 p.m. Jan-Michael Gambill of Spokane, seeded sixth, opens against ex-USC NCAA champion Cecil Mamiit at approximately 2 p.m. No. 8 Arnaud Clement of France plays South Africa's Neville Godwin in the second round, beginning at approximately 2 p.m. --Tuesday's results: Neville Godwin of South Africa defeated Australia's Scott Draper in three sets, and ``lucky loser'' Lionel Roux - Agassi's replacement - knocked off 19-year-old Taylor Dent of Newport Beach in three sets. --Net: The tournament has a Web site: mercedes-benzcup.com. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Ex-UCLA star Justin Gimelstob (drinking) and Rick Leach, formerly of USC, take a break in the shade during doubles victory. David Crane/Staff Photographer) |
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