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Vucic, Kontinen Qualify in Texas
 Ilija
Vucic has qualified for his first
Futures event on American soil after
a three-set victory over Joe Epkey
in the final qualifying round at the
$15,000 tournament in Mansfield,
Texas on Monday.
The 16-year-old Monte-Carlo Academy
star, who made his first appearance
in a Futures event in his native
Serbia in August, came through 6-2,
3-6, 6-3 against the American Epkey
to seal his place in the main draw.
I was putting a message on the
court from the first point, said
Ilija, who defeated Nathan Robinson
and Alexandru Pasareanu earlier in
qualifying. I was working my feet
really hard and I was coming forward
a lot after big forehands.
Coach Antony Hampson added: Its a
good result for Ilija to qualify for
his first Futures event in the
States. When the ball was in play,
he was much the better player and he
was moving up to the ball well.
Vucic will be joined in the draw by
MCTA trialist Henri Kontinen, who
followed up his opening round
victories over Rodrigo Morgado and
Dmitry Novikov with a 6-3, 6-0 win
against Carlos Moreiras.
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