Former College stars Quinn, Spizzirri win in Newport
pOne year ago, American a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ethan-quinn/q02l/overview'Ethan Quinn/a earned his first tour-level victory at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/newport/315/overview'Infosys Hall of Fame Open/a in Newport. On Tuesday, he scored his second ATP Tour win at the same event with a 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-1 result against Aussie a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/marc-polmans/pg94/overview'Marc Polmans/a./p
pThe win lifted Quinn five places to 10th place in the PIF ATP Live Race to Jeddah. With another victory against fourth seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/christopher-eubanks/e865/overview'Christopher Eubanks/a, the former NCAA singles champion would move into the top eight, further boosting his chances to to qualify for the NextGen ATP Finals presented by PIF./p
pQuinn was a constant threat on return in his first Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting with Polmans, converting on seven of 14 break chances, according to Infosys ATP Stats./p
p"Just make sure to put the pressure on him," the 20-year-old said of the key to the third set. "Second set he was serving very well. I just wanted to to make sure I put in a lot of returns, a lot of first balls on my own serve and put a lot of pressure."/p
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pAnother former college standout, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/eliot-spizzirri/s0ja/overview'Eliot Spizzirri/a, also advanced to the second round Tuesday with a 6-1, 7-6(4) win over Australian qualifier a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/li-tu/tc01/overview'Li Tu/a. The former University of Texas star, who saved four of five break points, next faces another Australian, World No. 65 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/aleksandar-vukic/v832/overview'Aleksandar Vukic/a./p
pa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/brandon-nakashima/n0ae/overview'Brandon Nakashima/a continued his recent run of form with a 7-5, 6-2 win over a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/emilio-nava/n0am/overview'Emilio Nava/a after dropping just five points on his first serve in 10 service games./p
pThe San Diego native improved to 12-10 on the year, just one victory shy of his 2023 match-wins tally of 13. Currently No. 53 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings, Nakashima is eyeing a return to the Top 50 this week. Should he win the title he could move beyond his career-high mark of No. 43. /p
pSeventh seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-rinderknech/rc91/overview'Arthur Rinderknech/a also advanced on the Newport lawns with a 6-3, 7-6(5) win against a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/shintaro-mochizuki/m0hu/overview'Shintaro Mochizuki/a, while American a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/mackenzie-mcdonald/mk66/overview'Mackenzie McDonald/a was a 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-2 winner against a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rinky-hijikata/h0bh/overview'Rinky Hijikata/a./p
pMcDonald upset the eighth-seeded Aussie to claim his second tour-level win of 2024. He recorded a personal-best 33 wins in 2023 but has missed several months of this season with a shoulder injury. The 29-year-old's win against the World No. 74 is his best win by PIF ATP Ranking since he beat countryman a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jj-wolf/w09g/overview'J.J. Wolf/a at the 2023 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/paris/352/overview'Rolex Paris Masters/a./p
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