Top-seeded Wil Spencer of Graham, N.C., a former University of Georgia standout, plays fourth seed McClain Kessler from Calhoun, Ga., and the University of Florida in one of the men's open semifinals of the Tennessee Valley Open Championships this morning at Manker Patten Tennis Club.
No. 2 seed Catalin Gard of Roswell, Ga., faces one of the 5 seeds, Andrew Carter of Summerfield, N.C., in the other 9 a.m. semifinal. Carter beat third seed Nathan Pasha of Decatur, Ga., 6-2, 6-2 in the quarterfinals Friday.
The final is set for 9 a.m. Sunday.
The women's final is scheduled to start two hours later, after top-seeded McCartney Kessler - McClain's younger sister - faces 5 seed Kelly Poggensee-Wei of Lake Villa, Ill., and third-seeded Furman star Ansley Speaks of Simpsonville, S.C., meets No. 2 Vivienne Kulicke of El Paso, Texas, at 11 this morning.
TENNESSEE VALLEY OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Manker Patten Tennis Club
Men's Open Singles
Round of 16: Wil Spencer (1) def. Davis Dawson (9), 6-2, 6-2; Ricardo Medinilla (5) def. Vincent Rettke, 6-4, 6-4; McClain Kessler (4) def. Branch Terrell (9), 6-0, 6-2; Spencer Richey (9) def. Julian Bradley (5), 6-3, 7-6; Andrew Carter (5) def. Blake Croyder, 6-1, 6-2; Nathan Pasha (3) def. Simon Pritchard (9), 6-1, 6-3; Cameron Green (5) def. Steven Karl, 6-1, 6-2; Catalin Gard (2) def. Christopher Rios, 6-1, 6-0. Quarterfinals: Spencer def. Medinilla, 6-1, 6-1; Kessler def. Richey, 6-0, 6-3; Carter def. Pasha, 6-2, 6-2; Gard def. Green, 6-2, 7-6.
Men's Open Doubles
Quarterfinals: Bradley/Pasha (1) def. Landon Ryan/Chethan Yadav, 6-1, 6-4; C. Green/Alex Steryous (4) def. R. Medinilla/Alejandro Medinilla, 4-6, 7-5, 10-7; Jake Briggs/Rettke def. Karl/Kessler (3), 6-2, 3-6, 10-8; Vikram Hundai/Daniel Yun (2) def. Richey/Rios, 6-4, 6-4.
Women's Open Singles
Round of 16: McCartney Kessler (1) def. Presley Thomas, 6-1, 6-1; Aryn Greene def. Danielle Bauers (5), 6-3, 6-4; Marycaroline Meredith (4) def. Gabriela Gonzalez, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5; Kelly Poggensee-Wei (5) def. Caitlyn Merzbacher, 6-2, 6-1; Smith Hinton (5) def. Lynne Poggensee-Wei, 6-0, 6-0; Ansley Speaks (3) def. Kamilla Galieva, 6-3, 6-1; Somer Henry ( 5) def. Sydney Patton, 6-4, 6-3; Vivienne Kulicke (2) def. Erin Allen, 6-0, 6-1. Quarterfinals: Kessler def. Greene, 6-3, 6-0; K. Poggensee-Wei def. Meredith, 6-4, 6-2; Speaks def. Hinton, 6-4, 6-0; Kulicke def. Henry, 6-4, 6-1.
Women's Open Doubles
Quarterfinals: Henry/Kessler (1) def. Poggensee-Wei/Poggensee-Wei, 3-6, 6-0, 10-8; Ana Albertson/Gonzalez def. Ashley Antai/Hinton (3), WO (pc); Galieva/Kulicke (4) def. Bauers/Meredith, 6-1, 6-3; Greene/Speaks (2) def. Angela Haynes/Epiphany Turner, 7-5, 6-4.
Mixed Open Doubles
Quarterfinals: Kessler/Kessler (1) def. Sofia Guerra/Amyn Soldier-Mukadam, 6-4, 6-2; Kulicke/Mario Urquidi (3) def. Meredith/Trevor Croyder, 6-2, 6-3; S. Henry/B. Crowder (4) def. Samantha Caswell/Karl, 6-4, 6-3; Speaks/Lucas Plesky (w) def. Hinton/Hampton Callaghan, WO (pc).
Men's 35 Singles
Quarterfinals: Erik Graves def. David Allport, 6-3, 6-2; Marian Axente def. Paul Wilson, 6-0, 6-0; Juan Pablo Vidour def. Brett Brannon, 6-3, 7-6; Renato Mizutani def. Stephen Sabourin, 6-2, 6-1. Semifinal: Vidour def. Mizutani, 6-3, 4-6, retired (ill).
Men's 45 Singles
Quarterfinals: Kevin Potts def. Kerry Talbot, 6-0, 6-1; Jon Thorstenson def. Steve Pelletier, 7-6, 4-1, retired (inj); Charles Merzbacher def. Phillip Emerson, 6-0, 6-0; Gordon Williams def. Joe Perdue, 6-1, 6-1.
Men's 55 Singles
Quarterfinals: Ken Koelling (1) def. Biff Lloyd, 6-1, 6-1; Robert Fisher def. Eduardo Garibaldi, 6-4, 6-4; William Taff def. Steven Riley, 6-1, 6-0; Stephen Crofford (2) def. Glen Wagner, WO (pc).
Men's 65 Singles
Quarterfinals: Larry Saheim, bye; Dennis Strickler def. Richard Johnson, 7-5, 3-6, 10-5; Chuck Maland def. Clive Kileff, 6-0, 6-0; Mike Parker def. Sonny Perkins, 6-3, 6-2.
Men's 35 Doubles
Round 1: Allport/Fisher def. Wilson/Edward Wylie, 6-0, 6-0.
Men's 45 Doubles
Quarterfinals: Ned Caswell/Robert Evans, bye; Eduardo Garibaldi/Jan Gelabert def. Pem Guerry/Thorstenson, 6-1, 6-4; Carlos Garcia/Scott Stanford def. Kyle Christensen/Ken Ellinger, 6-0, 6-1; Ben Fisher/Gordon Williams def. Dan Berry/Scott Shepherd, 6-1, 6-1.
Men's 55 Doubles
Quarterfinals: Wesley Cash/Pem Guerry (1) def. Ken Ellinger/Raymond Roddy, 6-0, 6-1; Riley/Steven Stewart def. Hiroski Aoki/R. Fisher, 6-4, 7-6; Crofford/Bill Davis def. William Bennett/Gary Legg, 6-1, 6-0; Koelling/Scott Shepherd (2) def. Karl Gifford/Erroll Wynn, 6-0, 6-3.
Men's 65 Doubles
Quarterfinals: Ken Defoor/Parker, bye; Jack Scruggs/Billy Smalley def. Bill Bryan/Gary Thompson, WO (pc); Thomas Druffel/Benny Jones def. Lynn Rice/Gary Legg, 6-1, 6-1; William Bennett/Kileff def. Louis Buquo/Robert Rahn, 6-1, 6-3.
Mixed 45 Doubles
Quarterfinals: Teresa Evarts-Garibaldi/Eduardo Garibaldi, bye; Daryl Kimche/Joe Perdue def. Robyn Godwin/Tim Raley, 6-2, 6-0; Barbi Gelabert/Jan Gelabert def. Linda Hancock/Karl Gifford, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3; Sybil Shearburn/Christopher Shearburn def. Elizabeth Bohac/Robert Evans, 6-1, 6-0.