Togliatti challenger qualifying July 26-August 1, 2004 Singles Seeds: (cut: Vladimir Nifontov - 1282D) 1. Evgueni Smirnov 2. Andrei Cherkasov 3. Philipp Mukhometov 4. Serguei Pozdnev 5. Sergei Krotiouk 6. Michael Ouvarov 7. Oleg Ogorodov 8. Pavel Lobanov First Round (1)Evgueni Smirnov (RUS) d. Alexei Ageev (RUS) 6-2 6-4 Vladimir Portnov (RUS) d. Artem Naymushin (RUS) 6-2 6-2 Alexandre Koudriavtsev (RUS) d. (WC)Eldar Artimiev (RUS) 6-2 6-0 (7)Oleg Ogorodov (UZB) d. Denis Istomin (UZB) 7-5 6-4 (2)Andrei Cherkasov (RUS) d. Alexey Gavrilov (RUS) 6-3 6-3 Artem Sitak (RUS) d. Valentine Dunenkov (RUS) 6-1 6-0 Valentin Kassatkin (RUS) d. Konstantin Kremeshkov (RUS) 6-2 7-6(8) (6)Michael Ouvarov (GBR) d. (WC)Andemirkhan Karanashev (RUS) 6-1 6-2 (3)Philipp Mukhometov (RUS) d. Ivan Pridankin (RUS) 6-1 6-2 Serguei Demekhine (RUS) d. Artur Djabarov (RUS) 6-4 6-2 Oleg Dmitriev (RUS) d. Vladimir Nifontov (RUS) 6-1 6-0 (5)Sergei Krotiouk (RUS) d. Alexei Filenkov (RUS) 6-2 6-3 (4)Serguei Pozdnev (RUS) d. (WC)Evgeni Kirillov (RUS) 6-1 6-0 Mikhail Lifshits (RUS) d. (WC)Kirill Lapushkin (RUS) 6-2 6-0 (WC)Armen Gomktsian (RUS) d. Andrei Somov (RUS) 2-6 6-3 6-2 (WC)Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS) d. (8)Pavel Lobanov (RUS) 6-4 6-4 Second Round (1)Evgueni Smirnov (RUS) d. Vladimir Portnov (RUS) 6-4 7-6(0) (7)Oleg Ogorodov (UZB) d. Alexandre Koudriavtsev (RUS) 6-3 6-4 (2)Andrei Cherkasov (RUS) d. Artem Sitak (RUS) 6-1 7-6(6) Valentin Kassatkin (RUS) d. (6)Michael Ouvarov (GBR) 7-5 6-2 (3)Philipp Mukhometov (RUS) d. Serguei Demekhine (RUS) 6-3 6-2 (5)Sergei Krotiouk (RUS) d. Oleg Dmitriev (RUS) 7-5 6-1 (4)Serguei Pozdnev (RUS) d. Mikhail Lifshits (RUS) 6-3 6-2 (WC)Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS) d. (WC)Armen Gomktsian (RUS) 7-6(8) 6-2 Qualifying Round (1)Evgueni Smirnov (RUS) d. (7)Oleg Ogorodov (UZB) 6-2 6-2 (2)Andrei Cherkasov (RUS) d. Valentin Kassatkin (RUS) 7-5 6-4 (3)Philipp Mukhometov (RUS) d. (5)Sergei Krotiouk (RUS) 6-0 6-1 (4)Serguei Pozdnev (RUS) d. (WC)Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS) 6-3 6-4