Bay Area's Greenwald tops Tarango in National 40s

Sixth-seeded Jeff Greenwald of San Anselmo beat third-seeded
Jeff Tarango of Manhattan Beach 6-4, 6-1 in the quarterfinals.
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   In a matchup of former tournament champions, sixth-seeded Jeff Greenwald of San Anselmo beat third-seeded Jeff Tarango of Manhattan Beach 6-4, 6-1 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the USTA National 40 Hard Court Championships in the San Diego suburb of La Jolla.
   Greenwald won the title in 2009 and Tarango, a former Stanford All-American, triumphed the following year. Tarango climbed to No. 42 in the world in singles in 1992 and No. 10 in doubles in 1999.
   In today's semifinals, Greenwald will play top-seeded Oren Motevassel of San Jose, and second-seeded Tony Bujan of Tustin will meet fifth-seeded Michael Chang -- no, not that Michael Chang -- of Anaheim.
   Motevassel, a native of Israel who reached No. 161 in the world in 1997, won the National 40 Hard Court title in 2011 and 2012. Bujan is the defending champion.

USTA NATIONAL 40 HARD COURT CHAMPIONSHIPS

In La Jolla, Calif.

Men's singles quarterfinals

   Oren Motevassel (1), San Jose, def. Nicolas Chasseray (9), San Francisco, 6-3, 6-0.
   Tony Bujan (2), Tustin, def. John Saviano (9), Los Altos Hills, 6-1, 6-1.
   Jeff Greenwald (6), San Anselmo, def. Jeff Tarango (3), Manhattan Beach, 6-4, 6-1.
   Michael Chang (5), Anaheim, def. Pierre Mareschal (9), Pasadena, 2-6, 6-0 [10-6].

Women's singles quarterfinals

   Jennifer Dawson (1), Carlsbad, def. Maria Nunez, San Diego, 6-0, 6-0.
   Ros Nideffer (2), San Diego, def. Julie Gaynor, Las Vegas, 6-3, 6-4.
   Dina McBride (3), Stevenson Ranch, def. Fanny Gamble, San Rafael, 7-5, 6-1.
   Christy Panter, West Hills, def. Marlo Carruth (4), Studio City, 7-6 (5), 3-6 [10-6].