Great Britain has four male players ranked in the worlds top 100 for the first time in 37 years. Dan Evans became the fourth player on Monday when he won the ATP Santaizi Challenger event in Taipei.He rose to 97 in the world, joining Andy Murray - the world No 2 - Aljaz Bedene (59) and Kyle Edmund (88). It is the first time since 1979 that four British males have been ranked that high, while with three women in the WTAs top 100, Britain now has a total of seven top-100 singles playerEvans beat Konstantin Kravchuk of Russia 3-6 6-4 6-4 to continue his superb form in the last 12 months which has seen him climb from 772 in the rankings into the top 100. He has won three Challenger events in that time to break the top 100 for the first time in his career.By purchasing a Sky Sports Day Pass for £6.99 or Sky Sports Week Pass for £10.99, you can enjoy access to all seven Sky Sports channels and watch on a TV with a NOW TV Box or on a range of devices. Also See: ATP schedule Tennis on Sky Latest scores Get a NOW TV pass . -- Cheyenne Woods, the niece of Tiger Woods, shot a 2-under 69 on Tuesday to finish first in stroke-play qualifying at the Womens U. . 3 Ohio State. Amedeo Della Valle had 15 points, Marc Loving scored a career-high 13 and the bench provided 38 points as the Buckeyes sprinted past Nebraska 84-53 on Saturday.
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