June 27, 2004

Columbia, S.C. –
The 2004 Wachovia Junior Hardcourt Championships continued on Sunday with the top-seed and second-seed advancing to the finals in the Boys’ 18 Singles tournament. Top-seeded Chris Peek, of Lexington, advanced to the finals with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Greenville’s James O’neal. Peek advances to face Darlington’s Alan Howle. Howle, the second-seed, defeated West Columbia’s Ben McFarland 6-2, 7-6(3) in a thrilling match.

In the Boys’ 10 Doubles tournament, the second-seeded duo of Daniel Wilson and Joseph Tiller advanced with a convincing 8-3 victory over Jacob Behal and Britt Wells. Wilson and Tiller will move on to the finals and face Alex Howle and Payne Hoy. Howle and Hoy upset the top-seeded duo of Alan Pearce and Alan Thomas 8-2. The final will be played at 5 p.m. on Monday at the USC Indoor Tennis Courts.

In Girls’ 18 action, Dana Richards continued her tear through the bracket by upsetting fifth-seeded Tracey Cooke 6-3, 6-2. Richards, of Charleston, has upset the fourth and fifth seeds in the tournament and looks to continue her quest for a championship tomorrow when she faces top-seeded Renee Joseph at 11 a.m. at the Sam Daniel Tennis Center. Joseph, of Rock Hill, was victorious today against Jessie Bowers by a score of 6-0, 6-0.

Mallory Cecil continued her trek through the Girls’ 14 Singles tournament with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Lindsay Wilburn. Cecil, of Spartanburg, will face Lexington’s Cory Bowen in tomorrow’s match at 11 a.m. at the Sam Daniel Tennis Center. Bowen, the tournament’s fifth-seed, was a 6-1, 6-4 winner over Columbia’s Beth Cotter.

In tomorrow’s action, the Girls’ 10 Doubles champion will be crowned when the top-seeded duo of Isabel Dennis and Patricia Kirkland go head-to-head with the Simpsonville duo of Hayley Behal and Ansley Speaks. Speaks and Behal were 8-4 winners over Emily Erickson and Maecy Seawright. The Girls’ 10 Doubles final will take place at 5 p.m. at the USC Indoor Tennis Courts.

For detailed draws and match times/locations, go to the web site: www.uscsports.com. Click on the S.C. Hard Court logo on the right side and click draws.

Listed below are results from day three at the 2004 Wachovia Junior Hardcourt Championships:

Boys' 18 Singles (Semifinal Round)
Howle, Alan [2], Darlington, SC def. O'neal, James , Greenville, SC 6-1; 6-1
Peek, Chris [1], Lexington, SC def. McFarland, Ben , West Columbia, SC 6-2; 7-6(3))

Boys’ 16 Singles (Round of 16)
Moyer, Ross [1], Florence, SC def. Taylor, Ben , Lexington, SC 6-0; 6-3
Rowe, Nicholas [5], Columbia, SC def. McAlister, Nicholas , Greenwood, SC 7-6(2)); 6-4
Britt, Chris [4], Columbia, SC def. Vaughters, Clayton , Aiken, SC 5-7; 6-1; 6-0
Bair, Dirk , Moncks Corner, SC def. Lucas, Grayson , Greenville, SC 6-4; 3-6; 6-3
Hairston, John [9], N. Myrtle Beach, SC def. Barnes, Caleb , Irmo, SC 6-2; 6-0
Walker, Ralph [3], Greenville, SC def. McAlpine, Jim , Camden, SC 6-3; 6-0
Whiteside, Luke [5], Columbia, def. Josey, Drennan , Kingstree, SC 6-0; 6-1
Nicol, Michael [2], Spartanburg, SC def. Appleby, Paul , Simpsonville, SC 6-2; 4-6; 6-4

Boys’ 14 Singles (Round of 16)
Rigsby, Zachary [4], Simpsonville, SC def. Smith, Elliott , Myrtle Beach, SC 6-3; 6-1
Sprouse, Zach [5], Hilton Head Island, SC def. Pearce, Robert , Mt. Pleasant, SC 6-0; 6-0
Carlton, Shea [5], Taylors, SC def. Poznick, Jordan , Greenwood, SC 6-4; 6-4
Dickey, Derek [3], Lexington, SC def. Collins, David , Columbia, SC 6-2; 6-3
Henderson, Will [9], Belton, SC def. Hartvigsen, Kristofer , Columbia, SC 7-5; 7-6
Ligon, Thomas [1], Georgetown, SC def. Nista, Alexander , Daniel Island, SC 6-0; 6-2
Moran, Wesley [2], Murrells Inlt, SC def. Hunter, Jordan , Lexington, SC 6-1; 6-1
McArthur, Will [5], Columbia, SC def. Browning, Bobby , Florence, SC 7-5; 6-1

Boys’ 12 Singles (Round of 16)
Woolard, Logan [5], Leesville, SC def. Moran, Michael , Murrells Inlt, SC 6-0; 6-1
Canelon, Matthew [2], Florence, SC def. Cook, Joshua , Lugoff, SC 6-1; 6-1
Richmond, John , Pawleys Isl, SC def. Biffle, Alex , Greenwood, SC 6-1; 6-0
Lawdahl, Christopher [5], Greenville, SC def. Poletti, Matt , Mt Pleasant, SC 6-0; 6-1
Galloway, Rob [3], Greenville, SC def. Guram, Jasdeep , Columbia, SC 6-2; 6-0
Pritchard, Peter [9], Charleston, SC def. Tiller, Cauthen , Camden, SC 6-1; 6-4
Evins, Connor , Greenville, SC def. Claggett, Scott , W. Columbia, SC 6-4; 6-2
Hilsman, Cal [4], Spartanburg, SC def. Rowe, Marshall , Columbia, SC 6-2; 6-2

Boys’ 10 Singles (Quarterfinal Round)
Tiller, Joseph [1], Camden, SC def. Howle, Alex , Darlington, SC 6-0; 6-0
Daniel, Wilson [3], Charleston, SC def. Heinz, Austin , Daniel Island, SC 6-0; 6-4
Behal, Jacob [4], Simpsonville, SC def. Thomas, Alan , Greenville, SC 6-3; 6-0
Hoy, Payne [2], Mt Pleasant, SC def. Johnson, Thomas , Spartanburg, SC 6-2; 7-6(6))

Girls’ 18 Singles (Quarterfinal Round)
Ferrell, Caroline [2], Blythewood, SC def. Casey, Jordan , Charleston, SC 6-0; 6-2
Joseph, Renee [1], Rock Hill, SC def. Bowers, Jessie , Moore, SC 6-0; 6-0
Richards, Dana , Sharleston, SC def. Cooke, Tracey , Myrtle Beach, SC 6-3; 6-2
Giles-Madden, Sarah [3], Columbia, SC def. Stall, Elizabeth , Lake Wylie, SC 6-2; 6-2

Girls’ 16 Singles (Quarterfinal Round)
Stanford, Allison [1], Pawleys Isl, SC def. Keyser-Baker, Andie , Taylors, SC 5-7; 7-6(4)); 6-4
Moss, Carly [5], Florence, SC def. Cotter, Caroline , Columbia, SC 6-2; 6-1
Baird, Haley [3], Columbia, SC def. Stasikelis, Kara , Greer, SC 6-4; 6-1
Appleby, Elizabeth [2], Simpsonville, SC def. Mincey, Kensley , Marion, SC 6-2; 6-0

Girls’ 14 Singles (Round of 16)
Bowen, Cory [5], Lexington, SC def. Cotter, Beth , Columbia, SC 6-1; 6-4
Malatek, Amanda [2], Blythwood, SC def. Cox, Kathryn , Florence, SC 6-1; 6-0
Edgerton, Hagan , Mt Pleasant, SC def. Miller, Nikki , Simpsonville, SC 6-3; 6-0
Roach, Catherine [4], Columbia, SC def. Donoslovic, Diana , Hilton Head, SC 7-5; 6-0
Prickett, Alexis [5], Columbia, SC def. Hillis, Katie , Lexington, SC 6-2; 6-1
Mckenzie, Samantha , Lake View, SC def. Covington, Cleveland , Columbia, SC 6-4; 6-2
Cecil, Mallory [1], Spartanburg, SC def. Wilburn, Lindsay , Hilton Head, SC 6-1; 6-0
Zhou, Irene , Greer, SC def. Blanchard, Alyssa , Irmo, SC 6-4; 6-4

Girls’ 12 Singles (Quarterfinal Round)
Williams, Shauna [3], Columbia, SC def. Armstrong, Lauren , Columbia, SC 6-3; 6-0
Hesketh, Maria [4], Simpsonville, SC def. Cameron, Kelly , Hartsville, SC 7-6(1)); 7-5
Cox, Stephanie [5], Myrtle Beach, SC def. Owens, Avery , Clinton, SC 2-6; 6-2; 6-0
Trumbull, Lauren [1], Anderson, SC def. Satterthwaite, Mary Chris , Columbia, SC 6-2; 6-1

Girls’ 10 Singles (Quarterfinal Round)
Holbrooks, Alyssa [1], Florence, SC def. Trumbull, Marissa , Anderson, SC 6-0; 6-0
Poznick, Taylor [4], Greenwood, SC def. Guram, Mavina , Columbia, SC 6-2; 6-4
Kirkland, Patricia [3], Charleston, SC def. Erickson, Emily , Simpsonville, SC 6-0; 6-1
Dennis, Isabel [2], Charleston, SC def. Breeland, Alexa , Hopkins, SC 6-0; 6-2

Boys’ 10 Doubles (Semifinal Round)
Daniel, Wilson / Tiller, Joseph[2] def. Behal, Jacob / Wells, Britt 8-3
Howle, Alex / Hoy, Payne def. Pearce, Alan / Thomas, Alan 8-2

Girls’ 18 Doubles (Semifinal Round)
Richmond, Andrea / Stanford, Allison[1] def. Cotter, Caroline / Prickett, Lauren 8-4
Knox, Kacie / Richards, Dana def. Casey, Jordan / Giles-Madden, Sarah 8-3

Girls’ 16 Doubles (Quarterfinal Round)
Cecil, Mallory / Malatek, Amanda def. Henry, Kathleen / Keyser-Baker, Andie 8-1

Girls’ 14 Doubles (Semifinal Round)
Cox, Kathryn / Mckenzie, Samantha def. Blanchard, Alyssa / Patterson, Taylor 8-4
Larkin, Lindsay / Roach, Catherine def. Cotter, Beth / Teague, Lauren 8-0

Girls’ 12 Doubles (Quarterfinal Round)
Hesketh, Maria / Prickett, Alexis[1] def. Cox, Stephanie / Williams, Shauna 8-6
Consonery, Chandler / Pearce, Katherine def. Grimball, Frances / Hawes, Rachel 8-0
Owens, Avery / Trumbull, Lauren[2] def. Bookout, Lauren / Westerkam, Erin 8-3

Girls’ 10 Doubles (Semifinal Round)
Behal, Hayley / Speaks, Ansley def. Erickson, Emily / Seawright, Maecy 8-4