Agassi out, Dent gets his replacement

LOS ANGELES - Newport Beach’s Taylor Dent, 19, was scheduled to

face Andre Agassi in tonight’s featured match in the first round of the

main draw in the Mercedes-Benz Cup, but Agassi Monday withdrew from the

Association of Tennis Professionals’ Tour stop at the Los Angeles Tennis

Center.

Last week, Agassi withdrew from the U.S. Davis Cup team because of a

back injury, suffered in a minor car accident the day he returned to his

home in Las Vegas from Wimbledon. Lionel Roux of France will replace

Agassi in the draw and play Dent.

Dent, a Corona del Mar High product, earned a wild card into the

Mercedes-Benz Cup for the second straight year. Dent, the 1996 CIF

Southern Section singles champion as a freshman, lost to Agassi last

month in the first round at Wimbledon.