Second-seeded Deiton Baughman of Carson, Calif., beat unseeded Mackenzie McDonald of Piedmont in the San Francisco Bay Area 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday to win the $10,000 Claremont USTA Pro Classic in Claremont, Calif.
Neither player had lost a set in four matches entering the final.
Baughman, 19, improved to 2-0 against McDonald, a 20-year-old junior at UCLA. Baughman won 7-6 (3), 6-0 in the first round of the Costa Mesa (Calif.) Futures in 2013.
In an all-American doubles final, second-seeded Jean-Yves Aubone and Gonzales Austin edged top-seeded Hunter Nicholas and Junior Alexander Ore 7-5, 3-6 [10-6].
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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