Tulsa challenger qualifying September 8-14, 2008 Singles Seeds: (cut: none) 1. Gastao Elias 2. Ricardas Berankis 3. Raven Klaasen 4. Shane Laporte 5. G.D. Jones 6. Phillip Simmonds 7. Philip Bester 8. Ryan Rowe First Round (1)Gastao Elias (POR) bye Tommy Garrison (USA) bye Will Gray (USA) bye (5)G.D. Jones (NZL) bye (2)Ricardas Berankis (LTU) bye Greg Ouellette (USA) bye (WC)Alberto Sottocorno (BOL) bye (6)Phillip Simmonds (USA) bye (3)Raven Klaasen (RSA) bye Brian Battistone (USA) bye (WC)Alexandr Nedovesov (UKR) d. Dann Battistone (USA) 6-1 6-2 (8)Ryan Rowe (USA) bye (4)Shane Laporte (USA) bye (WC)Andrei Daescu (ROU) d. Blake Strode (USA) 7-5 6-4 Matthew Hogan (AUS) d. Brad Pomeroy (USA) 6-2 6-2 (7)Philip Bester (CAN) bye Second Round (1)Gastao Elias (POR) d. Tommy Garrison (USA) 6-2 6-4 (5)G.D. Jones (NZL) d. Will Gray (USA) 6-3 6-3 Greg Ouellette (USA) d. (2)Ricardas Berankis (LTU) 6-3 2-6 7-6(3) (6)Phillip Simmonds (USA) d. (WC)Alberto Sottocorno (BOL) 6-4 6-2 (3)Raven Klaasen (RSA) d. Brian Battistone (USA) 6-1 6-4 (WC)Alexandr Nedovesov (UKR) d. (8)Ryan Rowe (USA) 6-1 6-3 (WC)Andrei Daescu (ROU) d. (4)Shane Laporte (USA) 6-2 6-2 (7)Philip Bester (CAN) d. Matthew Hogan (AUS) 6-4 6-4 Qualifying Round (5)G.D. Jones (NZL) d. (1)Gastao Elias (POR) 6-2 7-6(8) (6)Phillip Simmonds (USA) d. Greg Ouellette (USA) 6-3 2-6 6-3 (WC)Alexandr Nedovesov (UKR) d. (3)Raven Klaasen (RSA) 6-3 5-7 7-6(1) (7)Philip Bester (CAN) d. (WC)Andrei Daescu (ROU) 6-2 6-3 Doubles Seeds: (cut: none) 1. Ricardas Berankis/Gastao Elias First Round (1)Ricardas Berankis/Gastao Elias (LTU/POR) bye Marko Ballok/Alberto Sottocorno (HUN/BOL) d. (WC)Albert Jou/James Seagraves (USA) w/o Qualifying Round (1)Ricardas Berankis/Gastao Elias (LTU/POR) d. Marko Ballok/Alberto Sottocorno (HUN/BOL) 6-1 6-4