Catherine Bellis of Atherton routed Sofya Zhuk of Russia 6-1, 6-0 Wednesday in the girls 12 quarterfinals at the Junior Orange Bowl in Coral Gables, Fla.
Bellis, the only Northern Californian left in the prestigious tournament, will meet Nicole Conard of Tyler, Texas, in Thursday's semifinals. Conard defeated Andreea Rosca of Romania 6-4, 7-6 (4).
Second-seeded Cameron Klinger of San Jose lost to seventh-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-1, 6-4 in the boys 14 quarterfinals, and ninth-seeded Sam Riffice of Roseville fell to Noah Makarome, a resident of Wesley Chapel, Fla., also seeded ninth, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the boys 12 quarters.
Veteran journalist Paul Bauman, based in Sacramento, covers Northern California professional, collegiate and junior tennis. Contact him at norcaltennisczar@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @norcaltenczar.
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