4 January 2017 | Tennis SA

Day 5 saw matches completed in warm and blustery conditions at the City of Onkaparinga Tennis Challenger 2017.

The highest remaining seed in the singles draw, [3] Denis Kudla (USA) defeated Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) in straight sets, 6-2 6-3, meanwhile [6] Darian King (BAR) defeated Luke Saville (SA) in the longest match of the day, 4-6 7-6(6) 6-2. In other matches, Peter Gojowczyk (GER) defeated Michael Mmoh (USA) 6-2 6-3 and Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) overcame Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN) 6-3 6-0.

In the doubles, top seeds Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) and Max Schnur (USA) have made their way to the semi-finals with a win over Marinko Matosevic (Vic) and Bradley Mousley (SA) 6-3 7-6(8).

The off court highlight of the day was the discovery of a koala within the Happy Valley Sports Park, delighting players and staff alike.

Day 6 will see South Australia’s Alex Bolt continue his comeback, aiming for a win on his 24^th birthday against Victoria’s Omar Jasika in the first match on Court 6.

Live streaming and scoring is available through atpchallengertour.com.

Singles qualifying draw, singles main draw, doubles main draw and order of play for Thursday 5 January now available at: tennis.com.au/tournaments/pro-tournaments/australian-pro-tour/happy-valley