Zhukayev d. Kukushkin

Zhukayev beat Kukushkin 6-7(6), 6-4, 7-5 in the quarterfinals at the Little Rock Challenger. Zhukayev won 104 of 205 points (51%). Zhukayev hit 16 aces to 3 and won 76% of points behind the first serve (42/55) against 73% for Kukushkin. Zhukayev converted 4 of 10 break points and saved 3 of 5 faced; Kukushkin converted 2 of 5. The match was played on hard in United States.