Professional tennis players are once again coming Berks County.<\/p>\n
The field is set for the 7th annual Performance Volvo ProTennis Challenge at Emkey Tennis Garden in Wyomissing.<\/p>\n
The tournament is Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 17-18, with a junior pro clinic on Sunday at Hampden Park in Reading.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s tournament benefits the Olivet Boys and Girls Club of Reading and Berks County.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s tournament has three players ranked in the top 350 of the ATP rankings, including No. 163 Billy Harris, who made his Davis Cup debut for Great Britain in 2024.<\/p>\n
Also in the field is No. 353 D.K. Suresh, India Davis Cup player Ramkumar Ramanathan, American Andres Martin and ATP players Fleix Corwin and Lancaster native Nick Bybel.<\/p>\n
The event will also feature a women\u2019s exhibition on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. prior to the men\u2019s championship match.<\/p>\n
The women\u2019s professionals are Erika Andreeva (career high No. 67) \u00a0and Lizette Cabrera (a top 300 ranked WTA professional).<\/p>\n
Play begins Monday with round robin matches at 9:30 a.m. with the night session starting at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Play continues Tuesday with an exhibition match with players to be announced, followed by the men\u2019s singles championship at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n
Tickets are available at www.performancevolvotennischallenge.com.<\/p>\n
Totlal prize money is $10,000.<\/p>\n
This is the seventh year of the event with past champions being Denis Kudla (2020), Makund Saisikumar (2021), Sumit Nagal (2022), Fillip Misolic (2024), and Jan Choinski (2025, 2026).<\/p>\n
On Sunday at 12:30 p.m. at Hampden Park, the ATP pros will conduct a one-hour junior clinic for players ages 12-18.<\/p>\n
RSVP for the junior clinic are available by emailing berksprotennis@gmail.com or calling 610-451-2401. Spots in the junior clinic are $40 per player with proceeds of the clinic \u00a0benefiting the Olivet Boys and Girls Club.<\/p>\n
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