Fernando Meligeni defeated Alexandre Simoni 7-5 6-4 in the Long Island qualifying round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Fernando Meligeni came in defending last year's round of 16.
Meligeni F. took it in straight sets.
Fernando Meligeni beat Alexandre Simoni 7-5 6-4. Umpiry, "Fernando Meligeni vs Alexandre Simoni — Long Island Qualifying Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2001-08-20/meligeni-vs-simoni-long-island-q32?utm_source=cite (as of 20 August 2001).