CiCi Bellis, the last remaining Northern Californian in the prestigious Orange Bowl junior tournament, was eliminated on Saturday in the doubles quarterfinals of the girls 18 division.
Bellis, 14, of Atherton in the San Francisco Bay Area and Katerina Stewart of Miami lost to top-seeded Varvara Flink of Russia and Ivana Jorovic of Serbia 7-5, 2-6 [10-4] on clay in Plantation, Fla.
The match had been suspended at 5-5 in the first set on Friday.
The Junior Orange Bowl, for boys and girls 14s and 12s, is scheduled for Tuesday through Dec. 23 in Coral Gables, Fla.
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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