Hey Tennis Friends!
The US Open National Playoffs took place this week at The Claremont Club in Claremont, California. This is the Southern California section of the summer-long contest.
I stopped by on semi-final day to file this report:
The semis were held on two courts, but, I could only get a good camera angle on center court. Because the men’s match that I covered went to three sets, they moved the third match of the day (mixed doubles) over to the “non-camera-friendly” court, so I did not get coverage of any mixed doubles.
The scores for the semi-finals were:
Men’s Singles
Cecil Mamiit d. (#1 seed) Luis Perez 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
Jeffrey Tarango d. Alexander Reichel 6-3, 6-4
Women’s Singles
(#1 seed) Amanda Fink d. Alyssa Smith 7-5, 6-2
(#2 seed) Macall Harkins d. Kristina Smith 7-5, 6-2
Mixed Doubles
Patricia Tarabini / Jeffrey Tarango
d. Wendy Caragher/ Marco Zuniga 6-3, 6-2
Kaitlyn Christian / Chris Kearney
d. Chico Bonner / Tiffany Mai 6-2, 6-0
Here are the scores for the finals, whose winners will be moving on to the national level of this competition:
Men’s Singles
Cecil Mamiit d. Jeffrey Tarango 6-4, 6-3
Women’s Singles
(2) Macall Harkins d. (1) Amanda Fink 6-4, 7-5
Tennis Friend Patrick Alog posted an interview with Macall before the semi-final round. Read it here:
Q & A with US OPEN Hopeful Macall Harkins
Mixed Doubles
Patricia Tarabini / Jeffrey Tarango
d. Kaitlyn Christian / Chris Kearney 7-6, 6-2
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– Marcus Tennis
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