Israel F2 Ashkelon, Israel March 23-29, 1998 Surface: Hard Main Draw : 32 Qualifying Draw: 64 $15,000 Singles Seeds: 1. Eyal Erlich (ISR) 2. Eyal Ran (ISR) 3. Oren Motevassel (ISR) 4. Vladimir Voltchkov (BLR) 5. Noam Behr (ISR) 6. Amir Hadad (ISR) 7. Tomas Zib (CZE) 8. Fredrik Jonsson (SWE) First Round (1)Eyal Erlich (ISR) d. (q)Zbynek Mlynarik (AUT) 6-3 6-3 Ofer Sela (ISR) d. (q) kasper Warming (DEN) 6-2 7-6 Jonathan Erlich (ISR) d. Janne Ojala (FIN) 1-6 6-2 6-4 (7)Tomas Zib (CZE) d. Filippo Veglio (SUI) 7-6 6-7 6-0 (3)Oren Motevassel (ISR) d. (WC)Michael Kogan (ISR) 6-3 6-4 Barry Cowan (GBR) d. (WC)Kobi Ziv (ISR) 7-5 6-3 (q)Johan Settergren (SWE) d. (q)Andy Ram (ISR) 6-2 6-7 7-6 Reginald Willems (BEL) d. (5)Noam Behr (ISR) 6-1 7-6 Nir Welgreen (ISR) d. (6)Amir Hadad (ISR) 7-5 6-4 (q)Tomer Dank (ISR) d. (WC)Tomer Swissa (ISR) 5-7 7-5 6-2 (SE)Harel Levy (ISR) d. Axel Pretzch (GER) 6-3 ret (4)Vladimir Voltchkov (BLR) d. Tapio Nurminen (FIN) 6-4 6-0 (8)Fredrik Jonsson (SWE) d. Lior Mor (ISR) 6-3 6-3 (WC)Noam Okun (ISR) d. (q)Dan Hanegbi (ISR) 6-1 6-3 Marcus Sartrand (SWE) d. (q)Irakli Labadze (GEO) (2)(q)Eyal Ran (ISR) d. Jim Thomas (USA) 6-4 6-1 Second Round (1)Eyal Erlich (ISR) d. Ofer Sela (ISR) 6-1 6-4 Jonathan Erlich (ISR) d. Tomas Zib (CZE) 6-7 6-3 6-4 Barry Cowan (GBR) d. (3)Oren Motevassel (ISR) 6-4 7-6 Reginald Willems (BEL) d. (q)Johan Settergren (SWE) 6-1 6-3 Nir Welgreen (ISR) d. (q)Tomer Dank (ISR) 7-6 6-1 (4)Vladimir Volchkov (BLR) d. (SE)Harel Levy (ISR) 7-5 6-1 (WC)Noam Okun (ISR) d. (8)Fredrik Jonsson (SWE) 7-6 6-3 (2)(q)Eyal Ran (ISR) d. Marcus Sartrand (SWE) 6-4 7-5 Quarterfinals (1)Eyal Erlich (ISR) d. Jonathan Erlich (ISR) 6-3 2-0 ret. Reginald Willems (BEL) d. Barry Cowan (GBR) 6-1 6-2 (4)Vladimir Voltchkov (BLR) d. Nir Welgreen (ISR) 6-1 6-1 (2)(q)Eyal Ran (ISR) d. Noam Okun (ISR) 6-7 6-4 6-2 Semifinals (1)Eyal Erlich (ISR) d. Reginald Willems (BEL) 6-2 6-4 (4)Vladimir Voltchkov (BLR) d. (2)(q)Eyal Ran (ISR) 6-2 6-2 Finals (4)Vladimir Voltchkov (BLR) d. (1)Eyal Erlich (ISR) 7-5 6-4 Doubles Seeds: 1. Barry Cowan/Filippo Veglio 2. Jim Thomas/Vladimir Voltchkov 3. Noam Okun/Nir Welgreen 4. Harel Levy/Lior Mor First Round: (1)Barry Cowan/Filippo Veglio (GBR/SUI) d. Amir Ran/Eyal Ran (ISR) 6-4 6-3 Fredrick Jonsson/Marcus Sarstrand (SWE) d. Robby Budachek/Ayal Horovitz (ISR) 6-3 7-6 Ofer Sela/Kobi Ziv (ISR) d. (3)Noam Okun/Nir Welgreen (ISR) 7-5 2-6 7-6 Aviram Salomon/RoeiSchnaider (ISR) d. Janne Ojala/Axel Pretzch (FIN/GER) w/o Harel Srugo/Tomer Swissa (ISR) d. Thomas Booker/Kasper Warming (DEN) 6-2 6-4 (4)Harel Levy/Lior Mor (ISR) d. Eduardo Frick/Otavio Rovati (BRA) 6-2 6-4 Zbynek Mlynarik/Reginald Willems (AUT/BEL) d. Josef Nesticky/Tomas Zib (CZE) 6-3 7-6 Jonathan Erlich/Oren Motevassel (ISR) d. (2)Jim Thomas/Vladimir Voltchkov (USA/BLR) 6-7 6-4 6-2 Quarterfinals (1)Barry Cowan/Filippo Veglio (GBR/SUI) d. Fredrick Jonsson/Marcus Sarstrand (SWE) 6-1 6-0 Ofer Sela/Kobi Ziv (ISR) d. Aviram Salomon/RoeiSchnaider (ISR) 6-4 7-6 (4)Harel Levy/Lior Mor (ISR) d. Harel Srugo/Tomer Swissa (ISR) 6-2 6-2 Zbynek Mlynarik/Reginald Willems (AUT/BEL) d. Jonathan Erlich/Oren Motevassel (ISR) w/o Semifinals (1)Barry Cowan/Filippo Veglio (GBR/SUI) d. Ofer Sela/Kobi Ziv (ISR) 6-4 4-1 ret (4)Harel Levy/Lior Mor (ISR) d. Zbynek Mlynarik/Reginald Willems (AUT/BEL) 6-1 6-3 Final Harel Levy/Lior Mor (ISR) d. Barry Cowan/Filippo Veglio (GBR/SUI) 6-4 7-6(6) courtesy David K. Donlon