Top Three Seeds Advance in Boys’ Tennis Championships
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The top three seeds won their quarterfinal matches in the San Diego Section boys’ individual tennis championships Wednesday at the San Diego Tennis and Racquet Club.
Top-seeded Michael Chang of San Dieguito defeated Marco Zuniga of St. Augustine, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4; second-seeded Carl Chang of San Dieguito defeated Jeff Miamoto of Patrick Henry, 7-5, 6-4, and third-seeded Tom Phanco of Bishop’s defeated Mike Askvig of Valhalla, 6-0, 6-2.
Valhalla’s Chris Numbers, the sixth seed, upset fourth-seeded Kerry Safdie of Clairemont, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
Numbers will play Michael Chang, the defending section champion, at 2:30 today, when semifinals will be played in singles and doubles. Chang and Numbers are two of the top players in the nation in the 16-under division, but this will be the first meeting between the two freshmen.
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