Rancho Mirage challenger qualifying

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Mark Merklein - 472)
1. Yuri Schukin
2. Jeff Salzenstein
3. Alexander Waske
4. Matthew Breen
5. Jeff Coetzee
6. Nir Welgreen
7. Kim Tiilikainen
8. Dmitri Vlasov

First Round
(1)Yuri Schukin d. Kristian Capalik 6-3 6-4
(WC)John Paul Fruttero d. (WC)Gordon Uehling 3-6 6-4 7-6(6)
Mark Merklein d. Oren Motevassel 6-7(2) 6-4 6-4
Eyal Ran d. (8)Dmitri Vlasov 6-3 2-6 7-6(4)
(2)Jeff Salzenstein d. (WC)Levar Harper-Griffith 2-6 6-4 7-5
Fredrik Giers d. Mashiska Washington 6-2 6-2
(WC)Alberto Francis d. Ville Liukko 4-1 ret.
Noam Okun d. (7)Kim Tiilikainen 6-1 6-3
(3)Alexander Waske d. Jose de Armas 5-7 6-3 6-3
Slimane Saoudi d. (WC)Trace Fielding 6-3 6-4
Marc Merry d. Brian MacPhie 2-6 6-3 7-6(3)
Simon Larose d. (6)Nir Welgreen 6-2 7-5
(4)Matthew Breen d. Brandon Hawk 6-2 6-4
Diego Ayala d. Gabriel Trifu 6-2 6-3
Emin Agaev d. (WC)Lester Cook 7-5 6-3
(5)Jeff Coetzee d. Zack Fleishman 6-1 4-6 6-4

Second Round
(WC)John Paul Fruttero d. (1)Yuri Schukin 6-7(3) 6-4 6-3
Eyal Ran d. Mark Merklein w/o
(2)Jeff Salzenstein d. Fredrik Giers 6-1 7-6(4)
Noam Okun d. (WC)Alberto Francis 6-3 7-6(0)
(3)Alexander Waske d. Slimane Saoudi 7-6(7) 4-6 7-6(6)
Simon Larose d. Marc Merry 6-3 6-2
(4)Matthew Breen d. Diego Ayala 6-4 6-4
Emin Agaev d. (5)Jeff Coetzee 7-5 7-6(4)

Qualifying Round
Eyal Ran d. (WC)John Paul Fruttero 3-6 6-3 6-2
(2)Jeff Salzenstein d. Noam Okun 6-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-1
Simon Larose d. (3)Alexander Waske 3-6 7-6(2) 6-3
Emin Agaev d. (4)Matthew Breen 6-2 6-4


Doubles
Seeds: (cut: Abelson/Turek - 646)
1. Ville Liukko/Djalmar Sistermans
2. Jose de Armas/Jicham Zaatini

First Round
(1)Ville Liukko/Djalmar Sistermans d. (WC)Trace Fielding/John Paul Fruttero 6-2 6-4
David Abelson/Jerry Turek d. (2)Jose de Armas/Jicham Zaatini 6-3 6-4

Qualifying Round
David Abelson/Jerry Turek d. (1)Ville Liukko/Djalmar Sistermans 6-4 6-3