Four players have endured nine grueling days of tennis to advance to the Championship Matches in Boys 18 singles and Boys 16 singles, to be held on Sunday at Stowe Stadium. The Semi Final matches were held Saturday afternoon before a large weekend crowd.

In the first 16s Semi Final, 3rd seed James Wan of Woodbury NY used a patient game plan in overcoming his more erratic opponent, 13th seed Jamil Al-Agba of Camarillo, CA 6-1, 6-4. ?

In the other Semi Final, 4th seed Brendan Evans of Key Biscayne, FL outlasted 5th seed Wayne Odesnik of Weston, FL 6-0, 3-6, 6-1?in a match that featured two major swings in momentum. Evans dominated the first set before Odesnik righted himself, jumping out to 5-1 lead in the second. Evans picked up his level of play and won eight of the next ten service games. With Odesnik serving down 5-1 in the third set, Evans had 8 match points before he finally closed the match out on his ninth.

In the first 18s Semi Final match, 8th seed Alex Bogomolov of Miami, FL scored a 6-4, 6-3 victory over 5th seed Todd Widom of Coral Springs, FL in a match that was closer than the score indicated. Widom withstood Bogomolov's powerful groundstrokes well, using loopy top spin shots and deep slice shots to keep the eighth seed off balance. But Bogomolov seemed to find his best tennis at the match's biggest moments. At 5-4 in the first set, Widom's service game went to deuce numerous times before Bogomolov managed to convert a set point.

In the second 18s Semi Final, 10th seed Lester Cook of Van Nuys, CA played well in the first set, but eventually was worn down by second seed Brian Baker of Nashville, TN . Baker seemed to have an answer for any shot Cook tried and he took the match 6-4, 6-2.

Source: Matt