Top seed Richard Chung eased into the men's semifinals of the National Open Tennis Championships with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Ty Abraham at the Eddie Taylor Public Courts in St Clair, yesterday.
In the final four today, he will come up against Abraham's twin brother Joshua, who was a 7-5, 6-3 winner over fourth seed Liam Gomez.
The other semifinal will be contested between second seed Vaughn Wilson and number three Luke De Caires. Wilson beat Dunston Denoon 6-4, 6-0 yesterday, while De Caires crushed Javier Lewis 6-2, 6-1.
Meanwhile, Ladies' top seed Trevine Sellier suffered a 6-2, 7-5 second round loss to Olivia Johnston. The result meant that second seed Cindy Low, who was gifted a walkover by Julie Leandre, would be the favourite, to take the category. Third seed Shania Millington had little trouble booking a spot in the next round, whipping Juliet Campbell 6-1, 6-0, while number four Amanda Soo Ping Chow was a 6-0, 6-0 victor over Farisha Mohammed.
In other categories, Michael Cooper and Rawle Boyce made it to the finals of the Veterans' Singles, each recording straight set wins. Cooper trounced Everet Simon 6-0, 6-2 while Boyce crushed Frank Ramudit 6-2, 6-1.
RESULTS
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Men's Singles Quarterfinals
Luke De Caires bt Javier Lewis 6-2, 6-1, Richard Chung bt Ty Abraham 6-2, 6-2, Joshua Abraham bt Liam Gomez 7-5, 6-3, Vaughn Wilson bt Dunston Denoon 6-4, 6-0.
Ladies' Singles Second Round
Anya King bt Celine Ramsumair 6-3, 5-7, 13-11, Leah Alcala bt Sherisse Arjoon 6-4, 6-4, Nalini Maharaj bt Danielle Devenish 6-1, 6-2, Olivia Johnston bt Trevine Sellier 6-2, 7-5, Amanda Soo Ping Chow bt Farisha Mohammed 6-0, 6-0, Shania Millington bt Juliet Campbell 6-1, 6-0, Kezia Koroma bt Leontien Snijders 7-5, 6-0, Cindy Low bt Joulize Leandre w/o.
Veterans' Singles Semifinals
Michael Cooper bt Everet Simon 6-0, 6-2, Rawle Boyce bt Frank Ramudit 6-2, 6-1.
Men's Doubles Quarterfinals
Akiel Bonair & Ibrahim Mohammed bt Brent King & Nabeel Mohammed 1-6, 2-5 (ret), Akiel Duke & Vaughn Wilson bt Liam Gomez & Yohansey Williams w/o, Richard Chung & Luke De Caires bt Seve Day & Jabrille Kabli 7-6 (8), 6-1, Joshua Abraham & Ty Abraham bt Che Andrews & Clint Singh 6-0, 6-1.