Fred Robinson of North Carolina wins his third round match at the USTA National Indoor Championships in Boise. Putnam photoTop Seeds Advance in National Indoor Championships at BRSC
Boise--Top seeded Fred Robinson and second seed Chris Bennett advanced to the quarter-finals of the USTA Men's 55 National Indoor Championships at the Boise Racquet and Swim Club in Boise, Idaho.
Robinson struggled with a game Rollin Rhone of Culver City, California who gave the top-seed all he could handle in a tough three-set match. Rhone clawed and fought through the second set but Robinson found the zone in the third, cruizing to a 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 victory.
"Adversity, what adversity? I was playing the ball," said Robinson who was a study in concentration throughout the match. Rhone did his best to mix things up, but it was all lost on the nation's number one ranked player in Men's 55.
At the other end of the draw, Chris Bennett from Marlton, New Jersey played a quiet, efficient match. He hit an astonishing number of first serves, made just a few unforced errors on service return and racked up winners off both his forehand and backhand against the tough Mark Sullivan 6-2, 6-1.
Day 3 results:
Miguel Phelps d. (5) Andrew Standley 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
(4) Sal Castillo d. Troy Crabel 6-2, 6-2
(5)Robert Chappell d. Leslie Curtis 6-3, 6-4
Karl Sechen d. Kelly Davidson 6-1, 6-3
Ray Pascale d. Saeed Nowrasteh 7-6, 6-3
Brad Richison d. Eric Finkle 6-0, 7-5
Grant Upchurch from Meridian, Idaho put in another gritty performance in back-draw action losing a hard fought match with Brad Lowe, of Ogden, Utah 6-2, 5-7, 6-2. Roger Hazelwood had a walkover win in the backdraw and will play Thursday morning against John Diaz of Orange, California.
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