Sam Riffice's second-round boys doubles match in the French Open, scheduled for today, was postponed by rain.
Riffice, who grew up in the Sacramento suburb of Roseville, and American Gianni Ross now are set to play Alan Fernando Rubio Fierros of Mexico and Duarte Vale of Portugal on Wednesday in Paris for a quarterfinal berth.
The chance of rain, according to weather.com, is 10 percent for the rest of the week except for 40 percent on Friday.
Riffice and Ross are both 18 and based at the new USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.
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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