©Colette Lewis 2008--
Kalamazoo MI--
The weather was perfect Saturday--partly cloudy with a high near 80 degrees--and 30 of the 32 seeds in the 18s division took advantage of it to reach the third round at the Nationals in Kalamazoo.
Some had an easier time of it than others, however. The top two seeds, Ryan Harrison and Chase Buchanan, were on and off the court in a hurry, with Harrison breezing past Frederick Walsh of Bellevue, Wash. 6-2, 6-0 and Buchanan taking out Kayvon Karimi of Plano, Texas even more quickly by a 6-0, 6-1 score.
No. 9 seed Jarmere Jenkins had a much more stressful afternoon, as he squandered a 4-0 third-set lead against Andre Dome of Arroyo Grande, Calif. and found himself at 5-5 in the third set before easing to a 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 win. Jenkins served for the match at 5-4 but never got to match point, with Jenkins's two backhand errors at 30-30 drawing Dome even. But Dome couldn't hold, and Jenkins served more confidently in the final game to claim the victory.
Number 12 seed Rhyne Williams, resplendent in neon yellow, struggled a bit against John Collins, a lean left-hander from Bowie, Md., before posting a 6-4, 6-4 win. The real drama emerged at the Western Michigan courts, where 15-year-old Sean Berman of Irvine, Calif. and 2006 16s champion Brennan Boyajian, the 14th seed, were in a third set tiebreaker. Boyajian had won the first set 6-3, Berman had taken the second by the same score, and was serving for the match at 5-4 in the third. I was fortunate to arrive at 3-3 in the third set tiebreaker, and had no difficulty telling which court the match was on, as the crowd gathered for the climax was probably close to 100 people.
Boyajian calmly stroked a forehand winner to take a 5-3 advantage in the tiebreaker, but his double fault put Berman back on serve. Boyajian had found something to carry forward from that forehand winner however, and hit another one for a winner to get to match point. After a brief rally at 6-4, Boyajian then found that shot again, hitting his third forehand winner in four points to seal the victory. Berman received treatment for cramping immediately following the match, but he was able to exit the court under his own power.
The two seeded players losing were No. 23 seed Walker Kehrer and No. 27 seed Ryan Lipman. Wild card Joey Burkhardt downed Kehrer 6-1, 6-1, while 2007 16s doubles champion Daniel Nguyen won another thriller at the Western Michigan courts, defeating Lipman 7-6(6), 1-6, 7-6(4).
None of the 16s seeds played on Saturday, but the second round will take place on Sunday. Two rounds of 16s doubles were completed, with only one seeded team, No. 14 Harry Seaborn and Michael Zhu, failing to advance.
For complete draws, see ustaboys.com. For additional coverage, visit collegeandjuniortennis.com.
Kalamazoo MI--
The weather was perfect Saturday--partly cloudy with a high near 80 degrees--and 30 of the 32 seeds in the 18s division took advantage of it to reach the third round at the Nationals in Kalamazoo.
Some had an easier time of it than others, however. The top two seeds, Ryan Harrison and Chase Buchanan, were on and off the court in a hurry, with Harrison breezing past Frederick Walsh of Bellevue, Wash. 6-2, 6-0 and Buchanan taking out Kayvon Karimi of Plano, Texas even more quickly by a 6-0, 6-1 score.
No. 9 seed Jarmere Jenkins had a much more stressful afternoon, as he squandered a 4-0 third-set lead against Andre Dome of Arroyo Grande, Calif. and found himself at 5-5 in the third set before easing to a 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 win. Jenkins served for the match at 5-4 but never got to match point, with Jenkins's two backhand errors at 30-30 drawing Dome even. But Dome couldn't hold, and Jenkins served more confidently in the final game to claim the victory.
Number 12 seed Rhyne Williams, resplendent in neon yellow, struggled a bit against John Collins, a lean left-hander from Bowie, Md., before posting a 6-4, 6-4 win. The real drama emerged at the Western Michigan courts, where 15-year-old Sean Berman of Irvine, Calif. and 2006 16s champion Brennan Boyajian, the 14th seed, were in a third set tiebreaker. Boyajian had won the first set 6-3, Berman had taken the second by the same score, and was serving for the match at 5-4 in the third. I was fortunate to arrive at 3-3 in the third set tiebreaker, and had no difficulty telling which court the match was on, as the crowd gathered for the climax was probably close to 100 people.
Boyajian calmly stroked a forehand winner to take a 5-3 advantage in the tiebreaker, but his double fault put Berman back on serve. Boyajian had found something to carry forward from that forehand winner however, and hit another one for a winner to get to match point. After a brief rally at 6-4, Boyajian then found that shot again, hitting his third forehand winner in four points to seal the victory. Berman received treatment for cramping immediately following the match, but he was able to exit the court under his own power.
The two seeded players losing were No. 23 seed Walker Kehrer and No. 27 seed Ryan Lipman. Wild card Joey Burkhardt downed Kehrer 6-1, 6-1, while 2007 16s doubles champion Daniel Nguyen won another thriller at the Western Michigan courts, defeating Lipman 7-6(6), 1-6, 7-6(4).
None of the 16s seeds played on Saturday, but the second round will take place on Sunday. Two rounds of 16s doubles were completed, with only one seeded team, No. 14 Harry Seaborn and Michael Zhu, failing to advance.
For complete draws, see ustaboys.com. For additional coverage, visit collegeandjuniortennis.com.
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