Americans Grace Min and Nicole Gibbs will have a chance to meet in the final at Les Petits As in Tarbes France, while Christian Harrison hopes to get the opportunity to face defending champion Carlos Boluda with a victory on Saturday. Harrison and Emmett Egger have advanced to the doubles final.
Gibbs, the No. 8 seed, takes on Romanian Ingrid Radu, seeded seventh, in one semifinal. Radu squeezed by U.S. qualifier Ellen Tsay 7-5, 7-6 (3) on Friday while Gibbs defeated No. 4 seed Kristina Mladenovic of the host country by a symmetrical 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3) score.
Min, who has yet to lose a set in the tournament, including her three matches in qualifying, faces a tough task in the semifinals however. She will need to depose No. 1 seed Hanna Orlik of Belarus, who not only captured the 2006 Eddie Herr and Junior Orange Bowl, but just two weeks ago won an ITF Grade 4 18-and-under event in Germany.
On the boys side, Harrison, seeded eighth, took out No. 3 seed Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-2 in Friday's quarterfinals and will face the last French player in the draw, unseeded Sébastien Boltz. Boltz upset top seed and recent Teen Tennis champion Anton Volkov in the second round, but hasn't faced a seed since.
Like Min and Gibbs, Harrison hasn't dropped a set; that accomplishment pales however, when compared to No. 1 seed Carlos Boluda's race through opponents.
As a recent commenter pointed out, the Spaniard has lost only four games in four matches in his title defense, and that display of dominance can intimidate even seasoned competitors. Boluda's next opponent is Romanian Ciprian Porumb, the fourth seed, who defeated Emmett Egger of the U.S. 6-4, 6-2 in the quarterfinals.
Egger and Harrison, the sixth seeds in doubles, will face the top seeded team of Robert Rumler and Lukas Vrnak of the Czech Republic in Saturday's doubles final.
It's also noteworthy that the boys' consolation final will feature U.S. teammates Mika De Coster and Sean Berman.
The tournament website, which features live scoring, is here.
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