Ninth-seeded Sam Riffice of Roseville in the Sacramento area lost to second-seeded Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia 6-4, 6-4 Saturday in the boys 14 quarterfinals at the Junior Orange Bowl in Coral Gables, Fla.
Riffice reached the boys 12 singles and doubles final in last year's USTA Winter National Championships in Tucson, Ariz., losing in three sets both times.
Riffice is not entered in this year's Winter Nationals, which begin Friday, but many other Northern California juniors are. Boys and girls 18s and 16s will be played in Scottsdale, Ariz., and boys and girls 14s and 12s will be in Tucson.
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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