Second-seeded Chase Buchanan rolled into the boys’ 18s semifinals with a 6-3, 6-3 win over his doubles partner, Jarmere Jenkins (7) on Friday, and will face unseeded Mousheg Hovhannisyan on Saturday. Hovhannisyan eked out a 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-3 win over No. 14 Bob van Overbeek in another quarterfinal on Friday.

In the other half of the 18s draw, Ryan Lipman (8) will face Raymond Sarmiento (13) on Saturday. Lipman eliminated third-seeded Denis Kudla 6-4, 6-0 while Sarmiento had a tougher time, pulling out a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 win over lefty Kevin King, the 19th seed.

In 16s, top-seeded Jack Sock defeated unseeded Nick Chappell, 6-0, 6-1, to move into the semifinals without losing a set. He’ll play third-seeded Bjorn Frantangelo, who was a 6-4, 6-4 winner over Marcos Giron. In Friday’s other semifinal, Jackson Withrow (4) will take on Gonzales Austin (8). Withrow lost the first set20before advancing with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Morgan Mays (21). Austin defeated Dane Webb (29), 7-5, 1-6, 6-2.

Source: USTA Nationals Staff