Huntington's Jack Kennedy was awarded a wild card into the U.S. Open men's qualifying singles tournament, the USTA announced Wednesday.

The 128-player qualifying tournament will be played from Monday through Thursday of next week at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The 16 men who win three straight matches will gain entry into the tournament’s main draw.

“Hopefully, I’ll do some damage,” said Kennedy, 17, who was ranked as high as fifth in the world as a junior this year and will play for the University of Virginia this fall.

The USTA announced nine qualifying wild cards, including one for Columbia University’s Michael Zheng, 21, the reigning NCAA men’s singles champion and the runner-up at the American Collegiate Wild Card Playoff. Main draw wild cards announced Wednesda

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