Sam Riffice of Roseville in the Sacramento area reached the boys 14 quarterfinals in the prestigious Junior Orange Bowl in Coral Gables, Fla.
Riffice, seeded ninth, topped 17th seeded Rudolf Molleker of Germany 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1 on Friday to set up today's match against second-seeded Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia.
Jessi Muljat, a wild card from the Sacramento suburb of Gold River, lost to fourth-seeded Amanda Anisimova of Hallandale Beach, Fla., 6-1, 6-3 in the girls 12 round of 16.
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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