Big Ten smackdown highlights qualies 1st day as Gopher's Arndt upsets Illini's Nevolo; '09 NCAA Champ Britton, UK's Cox roll

By Jim Durham, Lexington Challenger Media Director

Lexington, KY (July 16) – The Hillary J. Boone Tennis Center – home of the Kentucky Wildcats – is hallowed Southeastern Conference ground. But Saturday, a Big Ten match-up commanded the Lexington Challenger spotlight on the first day of men’s qualifying as Minnesota’s Phillip Arndt of Lancaster (KY) upset Dennis Nevolo, the top man at Illinois, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.

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