Seventh-seeded CiCi Bellis of Atherton in the San Francisco Bay Area and Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic dismantled Katarina Jokic of Serbia and Helen Ploskina of Ukraine 6-2, 6-2 today to reach the quarterfinals in French Open junior girls doubles in Paris.
Bellis, a 15-year-old right-hander, and Vondrousova, a 14-year-old left-hander, have not lost more than two games in a set in their two matches.
They will face Simona Heinova of the Czech Republic and Anastasiya Komardina of Russia. In a matchup of unseeded teams, they downed Tessah Andrianjafitrimo and Emmanuelle Salas of France 6-2, 6-2.
Heinova and Komardina ousted No. 3 seeds Katie Boulter of Great Britain and Ivana Jorovic of Serbia 1-6, 6-3 [10-6] in the first round.
Bellis and Vondrousova are one of two remaining seeded teams. No. 4 Naiktha Bains of Australia and Tornado Alicia Black of Boca Raton, Fla., are in the other half of the draw.
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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