World number one Hewitt will attempt to claim the titlefor the third year in a row after his victory against Henman in the final at Queen's Club last year.
He's more concerned that nobody on his team has ever played in the glare of an NCAA tournament game, while LIU Brooklyn (20-13) won the Northeastern Conference tournament titlefor the third year in a row to extend its string of NCAA trips.
Hamilton fell to sixth place, and as his contender -- Ferrari's Felipe Massa -- crossed the finish in first place, it looked as though the title had slipped through his grasp for the second year in a row.