I am going to let Conor write more about this, but I took this photo of he and Cory after their match.

Conor and Cory - Austin 10-18-09

Hey everyone, I ended up losing 2nd round in three sets it Leon. I ran into a good player and didn’t quite play the level I had in the first round. While I was fairly happy with my first tournament back, I was able to improve my game even more in Zacatecas. I grinded through qualifying again and pulled out three good matches in the main draw to make the semifinals. There I ran up against the number one seed and should of won the match. I won the first 6-4 and had a match point serving at 5-4 in the second when he hit a slice return that clipped the net and went over. It ended up being a very expensive point but I was happy with the match as well as the tournament. As a result of making the semifinals, I was able to get a special exemption into the main draw of Monterrey this week. So far Monterrey has been great. The housing I got this week is very nice and the city seems pretty cool. Overall, my trip to Mexico has been awesome and hopefully this week I can continue to pick up some points as well as find some time to enjoy the city.

Hey everyone, its been a while since my last post. I have been taking some time off to recover from some nagging injuries and have just starting training again these past few weeks. This week is my first tournament back as well as my first time in Mexico. I am planning on playing three futures in a row down here before returning to the states. I have played some good tennis so far and beat a good player in route to qualifying for the main draw. I had a tough match today with the number four seed which I was able to pull out 4-6 6-1 7-5. It was a great win and hopefully I can keep up the good form in my second round match which is scheduled for wednesday.

Hey everyone! I have had some bad luck lately. The day before the future tournament in Rochester NY I sprained my ankle pretty badly. I have been out for about three weeks since the injury and have missed the past four tournaments. On the bright side, it has been feeling better lately and I am going to be leaving Wednesday morning for a tournament in Godfrey Illinois which starts Friday. It has been weird being away from the court for so long and I am definately looking forward to the upcoming tournament. That’s it for now but I will blog soon to keep you all updated on how things are going in Illinois.

I guess my first outting as a professional went fairly well. Austin and I played a solid week of doubles but not without some challenges. In our first match against Phillip Simmonds and Raian Luchici we took the first set easily six games to two but dropped a closely contested second set 5-7. The tide turned against us in the second when Simmonds crushed a forehand nailing me right where no guy wants to be hit. After a 15 minute break and some ice we continued play and managed to turn around our luck in the third set. In the third set super breaker we jumped out to an early lead and held the advantage to take it 10 points to 5.

Our next match against Alex Kuznetsov and Filip Krajinovic was even tighter as we dropped the first set 6-4, won the second 6-4 and squeaked out the third 10-7. Winning that match gave us  a lot of confidence and we cruised through the semis 6-1 6-4. In the finals we played a tough Columbian team. After taking the first set comfortably 6-2 we had to fight back from a break down in the second to take it 7-6.

The next stop on the circuit was the Sacramento $15 k. I received a wild card from the USTA into the main draw of singles and drew Nick Monroe. I started out the match well and even got up a break. The tide shifted at four games all in the first when I was up 40-15 and missed a sitter forehand and a backhand volley on top of the net. He picked up his game from there and I let it get to me a little.

Overall it was a great two weeks in California. The weather was great and the housing I received from the Pinkerton family was amazing. I was unable to enter in doubles in the Sacramento future because the USTA wanted me to make the training camp which I am currently at.

First day of camp which is being held on clay was brutal. We had conditioning testing this morning and from there we went into an insane session of drilling. I made the mistake of walking onto Jay Burger’s court. He showed no sympathy for us as he ran us side to side. We have more drilling later this afternoon which I am fairly sure I am going to cramp in.