Davis duo cruises into quarters

The top-seeded doubles tandem of father Gordon and son Scott Davis

(Corona del Mar) defeated Herman and son Mike Ahlers, 6-1, 6-1,

Friday to reach the quarterfinals of the senior division in the ninth

annual United States Tennis Association national senior father and

son doubles championships at the Newport Beach Tennis Club.

The Davises have won the last two father/son tournaments in the

senior division (fathers 60 and older) at NBTC, of which Scott is the

director.

The other three top seeds in the senior division all advanced to

today’s quarterfinals, which begin as early as 8:30 a.m.

In the super senior division (fathers 70 and older), the

second-seeded team of Fred and son Adam Pessl from Bellevue, Wash.,

fell to Tom and son Tim Burke (Maple Grove, Minn.), 5-7, 7-5, 6-3.

Newport Beach’s John Peterson and son Eric lost in straight sets to

the Burkes, 6-3, 6-2, in an earlier match Friday.

Since the super senior division had 19 teams entered, three

doubles duos did not have a bye. Stan and Jeff Griffin, the

fifth-seeded team, as well as the Burkes, won two matches Friday to

advance to the today’s quarterfinals.

Four other top seeds all advanced to the quarterfinals, including

Larry and son John Huebner, who won the title in 2001.