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Eubanks' Maiden Moment: 'I Will Always Remember This'

“It was incredible, it is kind of tough to put it into words,” Chris Eubanks said after winning his maiden ATP Challenger Tour title in Leon. But, to understand the 21-year-old’s recent ATP Challenger Tour success in Mexico, you first have to acknowledge the process. For Eubanks, that means revisiting his college roots at Georgia Tech. Eubanks spent three years building his game at the Atlanta-based university before turning pro just five months ago. “[College] instilled the game style I have now,” said Eubanks. “Playing a big game and being committed to it has probably been the biggest [factor].” Dividing attention between studies and court time may have led to an unwanted dilemma for many, but, after recent successes, the...

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Menendez-Maceiras Halts Decade Title Drought

A LOOK BACK Torneo Internacional Challenger (Leon, Mexico): Adrian Menendez-Maceiras lifted a trophy for the first time in a decade to cap an astonishing week in Mexico. The 31 year old had lost his past eight finals on the ATP Challenger Tour, but prevailed 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 against Roberto Quiroz in the first all-qualifier Challenger final since 2010. Menendez’s reward for his second Challenger title, his first since Cordoba in 2007, is for the Spaniard to climb up 70 places to No. 210 in Emirates ATP Rankings. Open Harmonie Mutuelle (Saint-Brieuc, France): Austrian top seed Gerald Melzer lost in the opening round at Saint-Brieuc. His conqueror Egor Gerasimov won seven matches in eight days as a qualifier to clinch a second Challenger...

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