GODFREY – Stifling heat and humidity didn't deter players in Day 2 of the 34th Bud Simpson Open tennis tournament at Lewis and Clark Community College's Andy Simpson Tennis Center Saturday.
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Saturday's play determined semifinalists in the men's singles and finalists in the women's singles as well as the semifinalists in men's doubles; other matches were played in men's 35 and men's 45 singles and in mixed doubles.
Champions in all competitions will be crowned Sunday; play begins at 9 a.m.
“The players adapted to the heat well and found a way to produce fantastic tennis,” said tournament director James Humphrey.
Here are the results from Saturday's matches:
MEN'S SINGLES
Quarterfinals: Dylan Steffens def. Pablo Landa Catan 6-1, 6-4; John Wu def. Arashi Cogan 6-0, 6-0; Mandeep Yadav def. Michael Peters 6-2, 6-4; Eddie Grabill def. Radahkrishna Vishnubholla 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 1-0 (7-4)
Consolation Quarterfinals: Grant Fitzsimmons def. Chad Townsend 6-0, 6-1; Dylan Faulkenberg def. Ryan Schenck injury walkover; Michael Lesko def. Jordan Faulkenberg 6-4, 6-4; Riley Muran def. Silas Chapman 6-0, 6-2
WOMEN'S SINGLES
Quarterfinals: Ashley Bonine def. Laura Moore withdrawl; Caroline Claywell def. Laurie Burke 6-1, 6-0
Semifinals: Claywell def. Katarina Rosenberger 6-1, 0-6, 1-0 (7-6); Janelle Wilson def. Bonine 6-0, 6-1
Consolation Semifinals: Rosenberger def. Burke 10-0; Bonine def. Moore wthdrawl
MEN'S 35 SINGLES
Round-Robin: Paul Stuart def. Christopher Bailey 6-1, 6-4; Bailey def. Robert Moore 6-1, 6-0; Stuart def. Jesse Macias 6-2, 6-0
MEN'S 45 SINGLES
Quarterfinal: John Goldacker def. Jeff Wagner 6-1, 6-1
Semifinals: James Claywell def. Bobby Stierwalt 6-1, 6-0; Goldacker def. Andrew Spika 6-0, 6-2
MEN'S DOUBLES
Quarterfinals: Grabill/Sweeney def. Faulkenberg/Faulkenberg 6-2, 6-2; Moehn/Updyke def. Faulkenberg/Graf 4-6, 5-1; Vishnubholla/Wu def. Macaluso/Yadav 6-3, 6-4; Peters/Steffens def. Buehnerkemper/Ortega Vaquaro 6-0, 6-3
Consolation Quarterfinals: Claywell/Weiler def. Buehnerkemper/Ortega Vaquaro walkover; Cogan/Fagan def. Macaluso/Yadav walkover; Faulkenberg/Graf def. Hartig/Stuart walkover
Consolation Semifinal; Faulkenberg/Faulkenberg def. Faulkenberg/Graf walkover
MIXED DOUBLES
Round-Robin: Junker/Shapiro def. Bonine/Townsend 6-4, 6-2; Bonine/Townsend def. Claywell/Claywell 6-4, 6-2; Junker/Shapiro def. Claywell/Claywell 6-1, 6-2
