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Sampras, Roddick to play in brain tumor benefit at SMU

By RICK ALONZO / The Dallas Morning News

Pete Sampras and Andy Roddick will face off in a charity tennis showdown at SMU on July 19, about two weeks after Wimbledon.

The two pros will play inside Moody Coliseum to benefit the Tim and Tom Gullikson and Foundation, which assists brain tumor patients and their families.

The Gullikson Foundation was founded in 1995 after Tim was diagnosed with brain tumors. Tim, who died in 1996, was Sampras' coach.

Gary Swain, a former SMU assistant tennis coach, is producing the event and said the net proceeds will go toward the Gullikson Foundation. Sampras and Roddick, a 19-year-old former Austin resident, are donating their time to play in the event.

"It will be arguably the greatest player of all time going up against an up-and-comer who's made a huge impression in two years on [the ATP] tour," Tom Gullikson said.

The 7:30 p.m. event will start with a one-set match between SMU players who have yet to be named, followed by the main attraction. To close out the night, Sampras and Roddick will each be paired with a radio personality from KTCK-AM 1310 in a doubles match.

Tickets range from $15 to $30 and go on sale Monday through Ticketmaster outlets. To charge by phone, call 214-373-8000.

E-mail ralonzo@dallasnews.com

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SMU match, Massachusetts event raise nearly $200,000
07/25/2002

From Wire Reports

The Pete Sampras-Andy Roddick exhibition match last Friday at Moody Coliseum and a recent pro-am in Massachusetts earned nearly $200,000 for the Tim & Tom Gullikson Foundation, the charity announced Wednesday.

In addition, an auction that was part of the SMU event raised $39,500, the foundation said. Autographed rackets from Sampras and Roddick were auctioned off, along with a pair of Wimbledon Centre Court box seats for next year, donated by John McEnroe.

The foundation assists brain tumor patients and their families. Tim Gullikson died from brain tumors in 1996.