QF: (4) Toby Martin WR 652 lost to Ben Patael (ISR) WR 950 (CH = 910 last month) 6-2 7-5
Shame. Ben is young (18) and former ITF junior WR 110 approx., so obviously not a shabby player at all and on his way up.
But, as others said, it was a chance for Toby to go a bit deeper this week . . .
A measure of the uphill task facing Toby in that match: Patael took the wily old Futures ringer & second seed, Amir Weintraub, to three sets after actually served for the at 5-2 in the second (at which point his service seemed to desert him )! One to watch, methinks...