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All three former Vols are doing fairly well. The rankings don't look impressive, but they've been steadily climbing from in the 500s. Rhyne has been playing challengers whereas Tennys and JP have been playing futures. Challengers are tougher than futures. Also, Rhyne made it into the main draw of a Master Series 1000. He lost in the first round, but that is still impressive. Tennys and JP will have to start playing Challengers if they want their ranking to keep going up. At some point, Futures aren't going to be giving them enough points. It's of course a trade off between winning a futures event and getting 12 points vs. trying to get 27 or whatever points from a challenger vs. losing in the Challenger and only getting 9 points or something. But at some point, if these guys want to be players, they gotta start playing bigger tournaments.
I would have told you 9 or so months ago that Rhyne would be well ahead of Tennys and JP, but the latter two have been doing pretty well. JP, in particular, will have a fine career as a doubles specialist if the singles thing doesn't work out for him.
Rhyne Williams
Singles: 296 (+37)
Doubles: 391 (+5)
Note: Cracked the top 300 for the first time in his career after reaching the quarterfinals of the Rome 2 Challenger ... Playing a $10,000 Futures this week in Spain.
John-Patrick Smith
Singles: 300 (+36)
Doubles: 170 (+12)
Note: Ranked in the top 300 for the first time too after sweeping the singles and doubles titles two weeks ago at Vero Beach, Fla. ... Reached doubles final last week at the Orange Park (Fla.) Futures ... Off this week.
Tennys Sandgren
Singles: 338 (+11)
Doubles: 335 (-2)
Note: Points added for semifinal appearance at the Vero Beach (Fla.) Futures ... Reached singles final last week at the Orange Park (Fla.) Futures ... Playing this week at the Tampa (Fla.) Futures, also a $10,000 Futures event
I would have told you 9 or so months ago that Rhyne would be well ahead of Tennys and JP, but the latter two have been doing pretty well. JP, in particular, will have a fine career as a doubles specialist if the singles thing doesn't work out for him.
Rhyne Williams
Singles: 296 (+37)
Doubles: 391 (+5)
Note: Cracked the top 300 for the first time in his career after reaching the quarterfinals of the Rome 2 Challenger ... Playing a $10,000 Futures this week in Spain.
John-Patrick Smith
Singles: 300 (+36)
Doubles: 170 (+12)
Note: Ranked in the top 300 for the first time too after sweeping the singles and doubles titles two weeks ago at Vero Beach, Fla. ... Reached doubles final last week at the Orange Park (Fla.) Futures ... Off this week.
Tennys Sandgren
Singles: 338 (+11)
Doubles: 335 (-2)
Note: Points added for semifinal appearance at the Vero Beach (Fla.) Futures ... Reached singles final last week at the Orange Park (Fla.) Futures ... Playing this week at the Tampa (Fla.) Futures, also a $10,000 Futures event