Nashville challenger qualifying November 3-9, 2008 Singles Seeds: (cut: Victor Carvalho Melo - 1090 D) 1. Izak van der Merwe 2. Alexander Slabinsky 3. Artem Sitak 4. Eric Nune 5. Luis Manuel Flores 6. Phillip Simmonds 7. Travis Rettenmaier 8. Tobias Clemens First Round (1)Izak van der Merwe (RSA) d. Rhyne Williams (USA) 6-2 6-1 Travis Helgeson (USA) d. Jim Thomas (USA) 6-3 6-4 Victor Carvalho Melo (BRA) d. (WC)Adam Baker (USA) 6-3 6-4 (8)Tobias Clemens (GER) d. (WC)Nikolas Cromydas (USA) 6-0 6-1 Scott Oudsema (USA) d. (2)Alexander Slabinsky (GBR) 7-6(2) 6-2 Filip Krajinovic-Piskovic (SRB) d. Romano Frantzen (NED) 6-2 6-3 (WC)James Moye (USA) d. (WC)Alex di Valerio (USA) 6-2 6-4 (6)Phillip Simmonds (USA) d. Olivier Charroin (FRA) 7-6(5) 6-2 (3)Artem Sitak (RUS) d. (WC)Jason Jung (USA) 7-5 6-0 Nick van der Meer (NED) d. Alexandru Cojanu (ROU) 6-4 6-3 Greg Ouellette (USA) d. Ashutosh Singh (IND) 3-6 7-5 7-6(5) (5)Luis Manuel Flores (MEX) d. Benjamin Rogers (USA) 6-1 7-6(4) Nicolas Tourte (FRA) d. (4)Eric Nunez (USA) 6-3 3-6 6-3 Andreas Siljestrom (SWE) d. G.D. Jones (NZL) 3-6 6-4 6-1 Colt Gaston (USA) d. Marcus Fugate (USA) 6-3 4-6 6-2 (7)Travis Rettenmaier (USA) d. (WC)John Peers (AUS) 6-3 6-4 Second Round (1)Izak van der Merwe (RSA) d. Travis Helgeson (USA) 4-6 6-4 6-3 (8)Tobias Clemens (GER) d. Victor Carvalho Melo (BRA) 6-0 6-0 Scott Oudsema (USA) d. Filip Krajinovic-Piskovic (SRB) 6-1 7-6(5) (6)Phillip Simmonds (USA) d. (WC)James Moye (USA) 6-0 6-1 Nick van der Meer (NED) d. (3)Artem Sitak (RUS) 6-0 6-5 ret. (5)Luis Manuel Flores (MEX) d. Greg Ouellette (USA) 6-4 2-0 ret. Nicolas Tourte (FRA) d. Andreas Siljestrom (SWE) 6-4 6-4 (7)Travis Rettenmaier (USA) d. Colt Gaston (USA) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3 Qualifying Round (1)Izak van der Merwe (RSA) d. (8)Tobias Clemens (GER) 7-6(5) 6-3 (6)Phillip Simmonds (USA) d. Scott Oudsema (USA) 7-5 7-6(6) (5)Luis Manuel Flores (MEX) d. Nick van der Meer (NED) 6-2 6-3 (7)Travis Rettenmaier (USA) d. Nicolas Tourte (FRA) 6-4 6-3 Doubles Seeds: (cut: Dev Varman/van der Merwe - 452) 1. Harsh Mankad/Ashutosh Singh 2. Somdev K. Dev Varman/Izak van der Merwe First Round (1)Harsh Mankad/Ashutosh Singh (IND) d. (ALT)Romano Frantzen/Nick van der Meer (NED) 6-3 6-4 (2)Somdev K. Dev Varman/Izak van der Merwe (IND/RSA) d. (WC)Charlie Jones/Bryant Salcedo (USA) 6-1 6-3 Qualifying Round (1)Harsh Mankad/Ashutosh Singh (IND) d. (2)Somdev K. Dev Varman/Izak van der Merwe (IND/RSA) 7-6(3) 4-6 (10-2)