US10,000 ($NZ24,225) FUTURES TOURNAMENT
(Blenheim)
Singles, second round: 3-M. Nielsen (NZ) bt J. Nelson (GB) 6-4 6-3, T. Reid (Aus) bt L. Kiiski (Fin) 6-2 6-3, F. Loven (Swe) bt 8-S. Larose (Can) 6-4 6-2.
1-R. Zitko (Cze) bt D. Root (US) 6-2 6-2, R. Durek (Aus) bt D. Sitak (Rus) 3-6 6-2 6-2, A. Kennedy (Aus) bt 5-A. Ford (Aus) 6-4 6-3.
7-D. Stegmann (RSA) bt J. Shortall (NZ) 6-4 6-2, 2-D. Kim (Kor) bt bt W. Cheung (Kor) 6-2 6-4.
Doubles, first round: F. Loven (Swe)/M. Van Gemerden (Ned) bt E. Agaev (Aze)/S. Larose (Can) 6-4 6-2, 3-S. Dickson (GB)/J. Nelson (GB) bt N. Lane (NZ)/A. McNeil (NZ) 6-4 6-1.
F. Moser (Ger)/B. Parun (Ger) bt 1-M. Nielsen (NZ)/J. Shortall (NZ) 7-5 6-3, T. Reid (Aus)/R. Zitko (Cze) bt P. Ivanov (Rus)-D. Sitak (Rus) 1-6 6-2 6-3, Y. Kim (Kor)/S. Lee (Kor) bt D. Stegmann (RSA)/J. Du Randt (RSA) 6-2 4-6 7-6 (7).
T. Phillips (US)/D. Root (US) bt R. Cheyne (NZ)/C. James (Can) 6-2 6-1, KC Corkery (US)/L. Kiiski (Fin) bt S. Chung (Kor)/Dongy-Hyun Kim (Kor) 6-3 6-3, 2-A. Ford (Aus)/D. McNamara (Aus) bt J. Berman (US)/N. Turner (NZ) 3-6 6-3 7-6 (1).
FEDERATION CUP
New Zealand team for Asia/Oceania Group qualifying in China from March 4: S. Stephens, I. Gers, L. Baker, T. O'Connor. Captain: M. Lewis.
MEXICAN OPEN WTA
(Acapulco)
First round: M. Emilia Salerni (Argentina) bt N. Llagostera (Spain) 6-1 6-2, E. Loit (France) bt 5-C. Martinez (Spain) 6-4 6-3, 3-A. Coetzer (South Africa) bt E. Valdez (Mexico) 6-0 6-1, V. Pascual (Spain) bt E. Dominicovic (Australia) 6-2 6-3, C. Beigbeder (France) bt E. Danilidou (Greece) 6-4 6-2.
7-P. Suarez (Argentina) bt R. de los Rios (Paraguay) 6-1 6-3, 6-G. Leon Garcia (Spain) bt A. Smashnova (Israel) 6-4 6-2, K. Srebotnik (Slovenia) bt E. Gagliardi (Switzerland) 6-2 6-4, 4-C. Torrens Valero (Spain) bt A. Gersi (Czech Republic) 6-3 6-3, T. Garbin (Italy) bt A. Vanc (Romania) 6-2 6-3, J. Husarova (Slovakia) bt B. Lamade (Germany) 6-2 6-4.
SCOTTSDALE CLASSIC
(Arizona)
A. Sugiyama (Japan) bt 5-L. Raymond (US) 7-6 (7-3) 6-0, N. Pratt (Australia) bt M. Tu (US) 6-3 6-2, A. Jidkova (Russia) bt L. Osterloh (US) 6-2 6-2, T. Pisnik (Slovenia) bt G. Dulko (Argentina) 6-2 6-3, T. Panova (Russia) bt M. Serna (Spain) 6-1 6-2, S. Foretz (France) bt M. Marrero (Spain) 6-2 6-1, S. Talaja (Croatia) bt A. Serra Zanetti (Italy) 7-5 6-2.
6-B. Schett (Austria) bt J. Jankovic (Yugoslavia) 6-3 7-6 (7-5), A. Stevenson (US) bt A. Frazier (US) 1-6 6-4 6-4
ATP DUBAI OPEN
First round: A. Calatrava (Spa) bt M. Youzhny (Rus) 6-3 6-4, 4-S. Grosjean (Fra) bt S. Koubek (Aut) 6-2 6-2, 1-J. Carlos Ferrero (Spa) bt B. Ulihrach (Cze) 7-5, retired, I. Ljubicic (Cro) bt C. Pioline (Fra) 6-3 6-2, S. Schalken (Ned) bt A. Clement (Fra) 6-3 7-6 (7-1), R. Schuttler (Ger) bt T. Robredo (Spa) 6-3 6-2, T. Johansson (Swe) bt A. Costa (Spa) 6-3 6-0, 5-T. Henman (Britain) bt O. Bahrouzyan (UAE) 6-1 6-0.
SAN JOSE OPEN
T. Martin (US) bt C. Rochus (Belgium) 6-3 6-2, 4-J.M. Gambill (US) bt J. Vacek (Czech Republic) 6-2 6-3, A. Sa (Brazil) bt N. Okun (Israel) 6-4 6-0, S. Sargsian (Armenia) bt A. Kim (US) 4-6 7-5 7-6 (9-7).
Tennis
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