NorCal's Nanda advances to Puerto Vallarta main draw

   No. 2 seed Govind Nanda, a former UCLA standout now based in the Sacramento, Calif., suburb of Carmichael, defeated No. 7 seed Jean Thirouin of France 7-6 (4), 6-3 today in final-round qualifying for the $52,080 Puerto Vallarta (Mexico) Open.

   Nanda, 20, is scheduled to play JC Aragone, 26, of Yorba Linda in the Los Angeles area. Aragone graduated from the University of Virginia, where he helped the Cavaliers win three consecutive NCAA titles (2015-17).

   World TeamTennis — The Springfield (Mo.) Lasers, with San Francisco Bay Area product Giuliana Olmos, beat the Orange County Breakers 25-18 in a battle for sole possession of first place. Springfield improved to 6-2, and Orange County fell to 5-3.

   The top two teams in the five-team league will meet in the WTT Finals on Sunday. The two-week season is being held in Indian Wells, Calif.