Anderson, Ram Fall in Second Round at JSM Challenger Nov 19, 2009
Thursday's Highlighted Matches: Starting at 12 PM (Court 1): Bjorn Rehnquist vs. #3 Michael Russell; followed by Jamie Delgado / John Paul Fruttero vs. Alex Kuznetsov / Jesse Witten; followed by Ashwin Kumar / vs. #4 Martin Emmrich / Andreas Siljestrom. Not Before 4:30 PM (Court 1) #1 Kevin Kim vs. Ryan Sweeting. (Fightingillini.com)
No Jessica, No TO But Still INTs For Romo Sep 25, 2009
"As Romo's good friend, tight end Jason Witten knows how hard the quarterback has worked to improve. Everyone on the club has seen it, which is why Witten believes this locker room _ this T.O.-free locker room _ will give Romo the benefit of the doubt."To the guys in the room, it's not just talk," Witten said. "They really, really know it was just one game ... "Of course, it comes down to more than beliefs. It's about performance, starting with another prime-time TV game at Cowboys Stadium, this... (CBS News)
Painful exit Moving on up No doubles trouble Sep 5, 2009
JESSE Witten is enjoying the luxuries of playing at the US Open, where the 276th-ranked qualifier has advanced to the third round with the first two ATP Tour-level victories of his career ... The families really help you out, Witten said on Thursday after beating Maximo Gonzalez of Argentina 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 ... Second round: Tommy Haas (Ger) bt Robert Kendrick (US) 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3); Jesse Witten (US) bt Maximo Gonzalez (Arg) 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 7-5, 6-2; Fernando Verdasco (Spa) bt... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Marietta's Oudin to face Sharapova next in U.S. Open Sep 5, 2009
No. 5 Andy Roddick, No. 21 James Blake and No. 22 Sam Querrey all won, as did 55th-ranked John Isner and 276th-ranked Jesse Witten. Robby Ginepri and Taylor Dent are also still in the draw, meaning Labor Day weekend at the U.S. Open will have its share of American flavor. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Roddick and Querrey lead home charge Sep 4, 2009
Earlier, compatriot Jesse Witten, a 26-year-old qualifier playing in just his second grand slam event, defeated Maximo Gonzalez of Argentina 6-7 6-4 7-5 6-2. Witten will now face fourth-seeded Serb Novak Djokovic, who had little trouble in seeing off Australia's Carsten Ball 6-3 6-4 6-4 ... Jesse Witten is in the third round. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Dementieva, Jankovic ousted at US Open Sep 4, 2009
Also winners were No. 8-seeded Nikolay Davydenko, No. 10 Fernando Verdasco and No. 14 Tommy Robredo of Spain, No. 15 Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic, No. 20 Tommy Haas of Germany, and Americans James Blake, Sam Querrey and Jesse Witten, a qualifier ranked 276th. French Open runner-up Robin Soderling advanced when opponent Marcel Granollers of France, quit during the third game with a back injury. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Open notebook: Painful way to end a match Sep 4, 2009
MOVIN' ON UP: Jesse Witten is enjoying the luxuries of playing at the U.S. Open, where the qualifier has advanced to the third round with the first two tour-level victories of his career ... "The families really help you out," Witten said Thursday after beating Maximo Gonzalez of Argentina 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 ... Witten was considering quitting tennis at the start of this year after he lost his sponsor, a software security company in his hometown of Naples, Fla. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Venus soldiers on despite her bandaged knee Sep 4, 2009
"Down and out: No. 23 seed Sabine Lisicki sprained her ankle and crumpled to the court in pain on the last point of her second-round loss at the U.S. Open on Thursday.Qualifier Anastasia Rodionova of Australia, ranked 139th, upset the German 6-3, 3-6, 7-5.Lisicki rolled her left ankle as she slid after the ball and stayed down for several minutes while the ankle was heavily wrapped. The 19-year-old was rolled off the court in a wheelchair, wiping tears from her eyes, then was taken to the... (News & Observer -- Sports)
Oudin, 17, stuns No. 4 Dementieva Sep 4, 2009
No seeded men lost in early action Thursday, when the winners included 2007 runner-up Novak Djokovic, and four Americans: 276th-ranked Jesse Witten, 55th-ranked John Isner, No. 21 James Blake and No. 22 Sam Querrey. French Open runner-up Robin Soderling advanced when his opponent, Marcel Granollers, quit during the third game with a back injury. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Believe: Melanie Oudin, 17, Pulls Upset at US Open Sep 4, 2009
In other action Thursday, men's No. 20 seed Tommy Haas of Germany defeated American Robert Kendrick and 10th-seeded Fernando Verdasco also advanced, along with unseeded American Jesse Witten. On the women's side, No. 13 Nadia Petrova, No. 21 Zheng Jie and No. 24 Sorana Cirstea advanced, while No. 30 Alona Bondarenko joined Dementieva as the only other seeded player to lose. (ABC 7 News, DC)
U.S. OPEN Oudin believes, pulls another major upset Sep 4, 2009
No seeded men lost Thursday, when the winners included 2007 runner-up Novak Djokovic, and five Americans: No. 5 Andy Roddick, 276th-ranked Jesse Witten, 55th-ranked John Isner, No. 21 James Blake and No. 22 Sam Querrey. This article appeared on page B - 2 of the San Francisco Chronicle. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Roddick, Blake, Djokovic advance at U.S. Open Sep 4, 2009
Djokovic will meet Witten in the third round. Witten was playing on the Futures circuit earlier this year, where the same balls are used all match and have swelled up by the end ... Witten was considering quitting tennis at the start of this year after he lost his sponsor, a software security company in his hometown of Naples, Fla. (ABC News)
U.S. teen Oudin ousts Dementieva; Jankovic gone too Sep 4, 2009
No seeded men lost Thursday, when the winners included 2007 runner-up Novak Djokovic and five Americans: No. 5 , No. 21 , No. 22 , 55th-ranked and 276th-ranked Jesse Witten. Roddick, the 2003 U.S. Open champion and 2006 runner-up, beat of France 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 at night and now takes on the 6-foot-9 Isner. (USA Today -- Sports)
Sharapova back, wins easily Sep 2, 2009
In other upset results: 276th-ranked Jesse Witten of the United States downed No. 29-seeded Igor Andreev 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 on the men's side; Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium defeated No. 16 Virginie Razzano of France 6-4, 6-3; and Shahar Peer of Israel eliminated No. 32 Agnes Szavay of Hungary 6-2, 6-2. Otherwise, winners included 2004 U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia, past runners-up Elena Dementieva of Russia and Serbian Jelena Jankovic, No. 9 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark and Russian... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
SAGE launches Music and Medicine Aug 8, 2009
This new official Journal of the International Association for Music and Medicine is peer reviewed and edited by Joanne Loewy, DA, LCAT, MT-BC, Director of the distinguished Louis Armstrong Center for Music ine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, and David Aldridge, PhD, FRSM, Director of the notable Nordoff-Robbins Zentrum, Witten, for applied music in health care practice and research, Germany. With the goal of bringing together information that is currently scattered across many... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
