11 Mar Conor Niland defeats Ilhan in Sarajevo
Conor Niland defeats Ilhan in Sarajevo
Conor Niland faced Marsel Ilhan (TUR) once again yesterday after his 6-3 6-2 6-1 win over the Turkish player on Friday night at Fitzwilliam LTC, Dublin for the Davis Cup.
Niland traveled to Sarajevo on Monday for the ATP Challenger Tour BH Telecom Indoors 2010 in Bosnia & Herzegovina. He defeated no. 2 seed Marcel Ilhan (TUR) yesterday afternoon on a scoreline 4-6 6-3 7-6(4). Niland will now play Tobias Kamke (GER) in the second round this morning.
Niland previously defeated Ilhan 6-4 2-6 6-3 in the quarter finals of the mens singles at the Turkey F9 Futures in September.
Earlier this year, Niland, who is currently ranked 241, reached the semi final of the mens singles at the Kazan Challenger 2010 in Russia and the third round of the mens singles qualifiers at the Australian Open in Melbourne.