Levine beats Puerta to advance
NBTA student Jesse Levine beat former French Open finalist Mariano Puerta 6-2, 6-4 on clay at the Hurricane Open Bradenton Challenger event yesterday. Puerta made a surprise run to the finals of Roland Garros back in 2005, before he lost to Nadal in four sets.
Levine is now in the semifinals will play Mexican Santiago Gonzalez. Gonzalez upset second-seeded Amer Delic in the first round, and has now played three straight three-set matches. Levine came into the tournament ranked #164 in the world, while Gonzalez is #363.
Good luck to Jesse today!
