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Brian Earley, center, head of USTA Pro Circuits, presented a plaque July 7 marking the 10th anniversary of the Men's Futures of Pittsburgh pro tennis event in Mt. Lebanon. The event was started by Don Mercer, right, and continued by tournament director Dan Hackett, left.

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Fratangelo Wins Boys' 18 National Clay Court Championship

Bjorn Fratangelo of Pittsburgh captured the USTA Boys’ 18 National Clay Court Championships singles title July 25. Fratangelo, who turned 17 during the event, entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed and solidified his ranking as the No. 1 player in the USTA Boys’ 18s National Standings. Fratangelo reached the doubles final as well, but lost to the top-seeded team. Fratangelo will receive a wild card entry into the qualifying draw of the 2011 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships. Read More

Rhyne Williams Loses Singles but Wins Doubles in Mt. Lebanon Pro Event

In an All-American singles final Adam El Mihdawy, the No. 3 seed, defeated 19-year-old Rhyne Williams, 6-3, 7-6(6) to win the Men's Futures of Pittsburgh. Williams, who won the singles title three years ago, took a brief rest and then came back to win the doubles title with partner Tennys Sandgren. They defeated the No. 1-seeded team of Gregory Ouellette and Vasek Pospisul, 3-6, 6-3, 11-9. Williams, a sophomore this fall at the University of Tennessee, was one of the few amateurs in the event. Read More

Kara Cecil of Florida Wins National Collegiate Clay Court Championship

Kara Cecil of Plant City, Fla. defeated Ronit Yurovsky, 16, of New Kensington in the women's final of the National Collegiate Clay Court Championships/West Penn Amateur in Mt. Lebanon, 7-6(3), 3-6, 10-2. Eric Sock of Lincoln, Neb. defeated Tariq Ismail of Chattanooga, Tenn. for the men's title, 6-2; 6-0. Read More

Bas Van Lent, Sarah Baich Lead AMD Junior Rankings

Bas Van Lent of Wexford leads the Boys’ 18 singles district rankings as of June 29, while Sarah Baich of Mt. Lebanon leads the Girls’ 18. Other boys age division leaders are: Boys’ 16, Willie Suhrie, Bradfordwoods; Boys’ 14, Eric Grubbs, Mt. Lebanon; Boys’ 12, Natoli Farber, Monroeville; Boys’ 10, Robert Shymansky, Fox Chapel. Leading the girls are: Girls’ 16, Annie Baich, Mt. Lebanon; Girls’ 14, Margaret Taylor, Beaver; Girls 12, Michaela Kluska, Greensburg ; Girls, 10, Ashley Griff Read More

Alison Riske loses to 15th-seed Yanina Wickmayer in 1st Round of Wimbledon

Peters Township's Alison Riske lost to No. 15 seed Yanina Wickmayer in the first round of Wimbledon today, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3. Riske, 19, qualified for Wimbledon's main draw after her performance at the Aegon Classic the previous week. She beat Wickmayer in the quarterfinals, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3, before falling to Maria Sharapova in the semifinals. Riske was ranked 146th in the world before the match and 10th among U.S. women. Read More