USTA Names U.S. Tennis Teams For 2003 Pan American Games
7/10/03 3:53 PM
Bogomolov, Kim and Morrison To Represent USA In Men’s Field
Cargill, Gullickson and Taylor Vie For Gold In Women’s Field
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., July 10, 2003 - The USTA named the U.S. teams that will represent the United States at the 2003 Pan American Games tennis competition August 4-10 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. U.S. Pan Am Men’s Coach Eliot Teltscher has selected Alex Bogomolov, Alex Kim, and Jeff Morrison; U.S. Pan Am Women’s Coach Debbie Graham has selected Ansley Cargill, Carly Gullickson, and Sarah Taylor.
The Pan American Games, the world’s second largest multi-sport event following the Olympic Games, will take place August 1-16 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The tennis competition, that will feature men’s and women’s singles and doubles, will be held on hard courts at the Santo Domingo Tennis Center. The Pan American Games are held every four years in the year immediately prior to the Olympic Summer Games. Over 5,000 athletes from 42 Western Hemisphere nations will compete in 30 different events. Tennis players who have represented the United States in the past include Arthur Ashe, Pam Shriver, Chanda Rubin, Patrick McEnroe, Althea Gibson, Luke Jensen, Don Johnson, Darlene Hard and Alexandra Stevenson.
“These players have shown promise and potential of becoming part of the next wave of Americans to make a serious impact in the tennis world,” said Teltscher. “The Pan Am Games are a great proving ground for representing one’s country in a major international sporting event.”
“We are going to Santo Domingo to try and sweep gold medals in both singles and doubles,” said Graham. “We have a talented and enthusiastic team who can use playing in the Pan Am Games as a springboard to playing Fed Cup or the Olympic Games in the near future.”
Bogomolov, 20 and a resident of Miami, Fla., is one of the fastest-rising American men in professional tennis. In 2002, he defeated former world No. 2 Tommy Haas for his first ATP Tour level victory in Los Angeles. He won the 2002 USTA Boys’ 18 Championships and won the 1998 USTA Boy’s 16s Championships, defeating Andy Roddick in the final.
Kim, 24 and a resident of Potomac, Md., won the NCAA singles title as a junior at Stanford University in 2000. He reached the third round of the 2002 Australian Open, where he defeated reigning Olympic champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the second round. Last year in Washington, D.C., he defeated 2000 U.S. Olympic Team Member Todd Martin en route to the round of 16.
Morrison, 24 and a resident of Huntington, West Virginia, won the 1999 NCAA singles title as sophomore at the University of Florida, defeating Harvard’s James Blake in the final. He reached the third round of Wimbledon in 2002 - equaling the farthest advancement in the draw by an American that year at the All-England Club. He reached his first career ATP final earlier this year in doubles, pairing with reigning US Open champion Max Mirnyi in Adelaide, Australia.
Cargill, 21 of Atlanta, Ga., turned professional following her freshman year at Duke University in 2001, where she finished as the No. 2 player in the collegiate rankings. She reached the second round of the 2002 Australian Open, where she lost to Venus Williams.
Gullickson, 16 of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., is fresh off making her Grand Slam tournament debut at Wimbledon, where she lost in the first round to Iroda Tulyaganova 7-5 6-4 on Centre Court after advancing into the main draw through the qualifying rounds. Gullickson, the daughter of former major league baseball pitcher Bill Gullickson, won the USTA Girls 18 Super National Clay Court Championships in 2001 as a 14-year-old.
Taylor, 21, from Bradenton, Fla., registered her best result of her career in Miami this year, defeating top 20 players Anatassia Myskina and Ai Sugiyama en route to the round of 16. In her Grand Slam debut at the 2001 US Open, she reached the second round, defeating Marlene Weingartner en route.
At the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, the United States claimed a record five Pan American medals led by Paul Goldstein, who won the lone gold medal for the United States, defeating teammate and silver medallist Cecil Mamiit in the men’s singles final. In women’s singles, Tara Snyder claimed a silver medal while Alexandra Stevenson won a bronze medal. In men’s doubles, Bob and Mike Bryan earned the bronze medal.
Team nominations are subject to approval by the International Games Committee of the U.S. Olympic Committee.
The USTA is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the U.S. It owns and operates the US Open, the largest annually attended sporting event in the world. In addition, it owns the 96 Pro Circuit events throughout the U.S., and selects the teams for the Davis Cup, Fed Cup, Olympic and Paralympic Games. A not-for-profit organization with more than 670,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceeds to promote and develop the growth of tennis, from the grass roots to the professional levels. For more information on the USTA, log on to usta.com.
7/10/03 3:53 PM
Bogomolov, Kim and Morrison To Represent USA In Men’s Field
Cargill, Gullickson and Taylor Vie For Gold In Women’s Field
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., July 10, 2003 - The USTA named the U.S. teams that will represent the United States at the 2003 Pan American Games tennis competition August 4-10 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. U.S. Pan Am Men’s Coach Eliot Teltscher has selected Alex Bogomolov, Alex Kim, and Jeff Morrison; U.S. Pan Am Women’s Coach Debbie Graham has selected Ansley Cargill, Carly Gullickson, and Sarah Taylor.
The Pan American Games, the world’s second largest multi-sport event following the Olympic Games, will take place August 1-16 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The tennis competition, that will feature men’s and women’s singles and doubles, will be held on hard courts at the Santo Domingo Tennis Center. The Pan American Games are held every four years in the year immediately prior to the Olympic Summer Games. Over 5,000 athletes from 42 Western Hemisphere nations will compete in 30 different events. Tennis players who have represented the United States in the past include Arthur Ashe, Pam Shriver, Chanda Rubin, Patrick McEnroe, Althea Gibson, Luke Jensen, Don Johnson, Darlene Hard and Alexandra Stevenson.
“These players have shown promise and potential of becoming part of the next wave of Americans to make a serious impact in the tennis world,” said Teltscher. “The Pan Am Games are a great proving ground for representing one’s country in a major international sporting event.”
“We are going to Santo Domingo to try and sweep gold medals in both singles and doubles,” said Graham. “We have a talented and enthusiastic team who can use playing in the Pan Am Games as a springboard to playing Fed Cup or the Olympic Games in the near future.”
Bogomolov, 20 and a resident of Miami, Fla., is one of the fastest-rising American men in professional tennis. In 2002, he defeated former world No. 2 Tommy Haas for his first ATP Tour level victory in Los Angeles. He won the 2002 USTA Boys’ 18 Championships and won the 1998 USTA Boy’s 16s Championships, defeating Andy Roddick in the final.
Kim, 24 and a resident of Potomac, Md., won the NCAA singles title as a junior at Stanford University in 2000. He reached the third round of the 2002 Australian Open, where he defeated reigning Olympic champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the second round. Last year in Washington, D.C., he defeated 2000 U.S. Olympic Team Member Todd Martin en route to the round of 16.
Morrison, 24 and a resident of Huntington, West Virginia, won the 1999 NCAA singles title as sophomore at the University of Florida, defeating Harvard’s James Blake in the final. He reached the third round of Wimbledon in 2002 - equaling the farthest advancement in the draw by an American that year at the All-England Club. He reached his first career ATP final earlier this year in doubles, pairing with reigning US Open champion Max Mirnyi in Adelaide, Australia.
Cargill, 21 of Atlanta, Ga., turned professional following her freshman year at Duke University in 2001, where she finished as the No. 2 player in the collegiate rankings. She reached the second round of the 2002 Australian Open, where she lost to Venus Williams.
Gullickson, 16 of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., is fresh off making her Grand Slam tournament debut at Wimbledon, where she lost in the first round to Iroda Tulyaganova 7-5 6-4 on Centre Court after advancing into the main draw through the qualifying rounds. Gullickson, the daughter of former major league baseball pitcher Bill Gullickson, won the USTA Girls 18 Super National Clay Court Championships in 2001 as a 14-year-old.
Taylor, 21, from Bradenton, Fla., registered her best result of her career in Miami this year, defeating top 20 players Anatassia Myskina and Ai Sugiyama en route to the round of 16. In her Grand Slam debut at the 2001 US Open, she reached the second round, defeating Marlene Weingartner en route.
At the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, the United States claimed a record five Pan American medals led by Paul Goldstein, who won the lone gold medal for the United States, defeating teammate and silver medallist Cecil Mamiit in the men’s singles final. In women’s singles, Tara Snyder claimed a silver medal while Alexandra Stevenson won a bronze medal. In men’s doubles, Bob and Mike Bryan earned the bronze medal.
Team nominations are subject to approval by the International Games Committee of the U.S. Olympic Committee.
The USTA is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the U.S. It owns and operates the US Open, the largest annually attended sporting event in the world. In addition, it owns the 96 Pro Circuit events throughout the U.S., and selects the teams for the Davis Cup, Fed Cup, Olympic and Paralympic Games. A not-for-profit organization with more than 670,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceeds to promote and develop the growth of tennis, from the grass roots to the professional levels. For more information on the USTA, log on to usta.com.
