Rankings mover of the week (down): Dmitry Tursunov

Dmitry Tursunov reached the doubles semifinals in the
Portugal Open yet dropped 25 places in the world rankings.
Photo by Paul Bauman

   Dmitry Tursunov had a good week in doubles.
   But not good enough.
   The 31-year-old Russian, who's based in the Sacramento suburb of Granite Bay, reached the semifinals of the Portugal Open in Oeiras with Matthew Ebden of Australia.
   Still, Tursunov dropped 25 places in the world rankings to No. 122. How can that be? Simple. During the same week last year, Tursunov won the Munich title with Jarkko Nieminen of Finland.
   The rankings are based on a revolving 52-week system. As the results from one week fall off the computer, they are replaced by the results in the corresponding week the next year.
   Similarly, former Stanford All-American Scott Lipsky of Irvine won the doubles title in the Portugal Open with Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico yet remained No. 38 because they also took the crown last year. Had Lipsky fallen short of the title, he would have dropped in the rankings.

PRO RANKINGS

    Following are this week's world rankings of professional players with Northern California ties (change from last week in parentheses):

Men

   Bob Bryan, 36 years old, 1998 NCAA doubles champion from Stanford -- Career-high No. 1 in doubles (no change), unranked in singles.

   Mike Bryan, 36 years old, 1998 NCAA doubles champion from Stanford -- Career-high No. 1 in doubles (no change), unranked in singles.
   Bradley Klahn, 23 years old, 2010 NCAA singles champion and 2011 NCAA doubles runner-up from Stanford -- No. 66 in singles (-1), No. 155 in doubles (-1).
   Scott Lipsky, 32 years old, 2002 NCAA doubles runner-up from Stanford -- No. 38 in doubles (no change), unranked in singles.
   Sam Querrey, 26 years old, San Francisco native, Sacramento Capitals (2012-13) -- No. 72 in singles (no change), No. 116 in doubles (+2).
   Dmitry Tursunov, 31 years old, trains at Gorin Tennis Academy in Sacramento suburb of Granite Bay -- No. 32 in singles (no change), No. 122 in doubles (-25).

Women

   Mallory Burdette, 23 years old, NCAA singles runner-up in 2012 and NCAA doubles champion in 2011 and 2012 from Stanford -- No. 295 in singles (+1), No. 1,140 in doubles (+1).
   Nicole Gibbs, 21 years old, NCAA singles champion in 2012 and 2013 and NCAA doubles champion in 2012 from Stanford -- No. 166 in singles (+1), No. 544 in doubles (+3).

   Macall Harkins, 28 years old, Redding resident -- No. 372 in doubles (+2), No. 713 in singles (+1).
   Raquel Kops-Jones, 31 years old, 2003 NCAA doubles champion from Cal -- No. 15 in doubles (no change), No. 1,088 in singles (+9).

   Maria Sanchez, 24 years old, born and raised in Modesto -- No. 99 in doubles (+1), No. 244 in singles (+4).

   Allie Will, 23 years old, born in San Mateo -- No. 113 in doubles (-6), No. 414 in singles (-9).

TV schedule, calendar

TV SCHEDULE

(All times in California)

Thursday

   Madrid (men and women), early rounds, Tennis Channel, 2 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (live), 2:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Friday (repeat). 

Friday

   Madrid (men and women), quarterfinals, Tennis Channel, 2 a.m.-3 p.m. (live), 3-11:30 p.m. (repeat). 

Saturday

   Madrid (men and women), semifinals, Tennis Channel, 2:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (live), 12:30 p.m.-midnight (repeat).    

Sunday  

   Madrid (men and women), finals, Tennis Channel, 5 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (live), 12:30-11:30 p.m. (repeat). 

CALENDAR

(All times in California) 

   Friday -- NCAA Women's Championships, first round at Cal: Pepperdine vs. LSU, 10 a.m.; Cal vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 1 p.m.

   Friday -- NCAA Women's Championships, first round at Stanford: Tulsa vs. Long Beach State, 11 a.m.; Stanford vs. Quinnipiac, 2 p.m. 

   Friday -- NCAA Women's Championships, first round at UCLA: Sacramento State vs. UCLA, 1 p.m. 

   Friday-Sunday -- Maze Cup (Northern California juniors vs. Southern California), Berkeley Tennis Club.

   Saturday -- NCAA Women's Team Championships, second round at Cal: Cal or Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Pepperdine or LSU, noon.

   Saturday -- NCAA Women's Team Championships, second round at Stanford: Stanford or Quinnipiac vs. Tulsa or Long Beach State, 1 p.m.

   Saturday -- NCAA Men's Team Championships, first round in College Station, Texas: Cal vs. Texas Tech, 7 a.m. 

   Saturday -- NCAA Men's Team Championships, first round in Waco, Texas: Stanford vs. Tulsa, 9 a.m. 

   Sunday -- NCAA Men's Team Championships, second round in College Station, Texas: Cal or Texas Tech vs. Texas A&M or Alcorn State, 11 a.m.

   Sunday -- NCAA Men's Team Championships, second round in Waco, Texas: Stanford or Tulsa vs. Baylor or Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 2 p.m.

   May 15-20 -- NCAA Men's and Women's Championships, last 16 teams in each, Athens, Ga.

   May 21-26 -- NCAA Men's and Women's Singles and Doubles Championships, Athens, Ga. 

   MAY 25-JUNE 8 -- FRENCH OPEN. 2013 champions: Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Bob Bryan-Mike Bryan, Ekaterina Makarova-Elena Vesnina, Lucie Hradecka-Frantisek Cermak.
   June 7-8, 14-17 -- NorCal Boys 18 and 16 Junior Sectional Championships, Rio Del Oro Racquet Club, Sacramento, Calif. 

    June 7-8, 14-17 -- NorCal Girls 18 and 16 Junior Sectional Championships, Arden Hills Resort & Spa, Sacramento, Calif. 

    June 7-8, 14-17 -- NorCal 14s Junior Sectional Championships, University of the Pacific, Stockton, Calif. 

    June 7-8, 14-17 -- NorCal 12s Junior Sectional Championships, Sunnyvale Tennis Center, Sunnyvale, Calif.

   JUNE 23-JULY 6 -- WIMBLEDON. 2013 champions: Andy Murray, Marion Bartoli, Bob Bryan-Mike Bryan, Hsieh Su-Wei-Peng Shuai, Daniel Nestor-Kristina Mladenovic. 

   July 7-12 -- $50,000 FSP Gold River Women's Challenger, Gold River Racquet Club, Gold River, Calif. 2013 champions: Mayo Hibi, Naomi Broady-Storm Sanders. 

   July 28-Aug. 3 -- Bank of the West Classic, Stanford. 2013 champions: Dominika Cibulkova, Raquel Kops-Jones-Abigail Spears. 

   Aug. 4-10 -- $100,000 Comerica Bank Challenger, Seascape Sports Club, Aptos, Calif. 2013 champions: Bradley Klahn, Jonathan Erlich-Andy Ram. 

Grueling workouts as teen pay off for 30 Indoors champ

Second-seeded Jan Tiilikainen, left, used his outstanding fitness
to beat top-seeded Clayton Almeida for his fifth men's singles
title in the National 30 Indoors. Photo by Paul Bauman

   GOLD RIVER, Calif. — From age 15 to 18, Jan Tiilikainen endured workouts that make a North Korean labor camp look like Club Med.
   "We had a crazy coach in Finland," Tiilikainen, a 42-year-old Reno teaching pro from Helsinki, recalled Monday after winning his fifth singles title in the USTA National Men's, Women & Mixed 30 Indoor Championships. "We did 2 1/2 hours of conditioning five or six days a week in addition to tennis. He'd put a bucket in the corner of the field and say, 'Go throw up.'
   "We'd carry a guy piggyback 400 yards around a track. We'd run a lap, do 2,000 sit-ups, run a lap ... We'd do cross-country skiing pulling a sled filled with rocks uphill. Your thighs would be burning. We did whatever he'd come up with. You never knew what to expect."
   Tiilikainen continued: "If you didn't give 100 percent, you were out of the group. He'd get someone else. There were eight of us.
   "I was never kicked out. I was very self-motivated. I was usually the first guy out there and the last guy who left the gym."
   Considering that regimen — and other factors — it's not so surprising that it was the much younger, bigger and stronger Clayton Almeida rather than Tiilikainen who broke down in the final at the Spare Time Indoor Tennis Center.
   Almeida, the top seed from West Palm Beach, Fla., strained a groin and quadriceps muscle late in the second set of the second-seeded Tiilikainen's 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 victory. Clearly hurting, Almeida stopped moving in the third set of the 2-hour, 44-minute match. At times, the 33-year-old Brazil native bent over and winced between points.
   "It was a tough decision whether to keep playing or retire," conceded Almeida, who had cramped at the end of his 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 semifinal victory. "I've never retired in my life. Jani is a great guy. It definitely would have taken a little bit away from his title. It's just not a part of me."  
   Tiilikainen, meanwhile, looked as if he could run all day. He was playing at sea level rather than at Reno's 4,505-foot (1,373-meter) elevation, and he's accustomed to playing four matches a day (singles and doubles) in the heat in outdoor tournaments.
   "This is easy for me," proclaimed Tiilikainen, who played singles only in the 30 Indoors.
   Indeed, when asked what he considers his greatest strength, Tiilikainen blurted, "Fitness." 

Heather Nobler, middle, won the women's singles round robin. Marisue Jacu-
tin Mariona, left, finished second, and Petra Wallace, right, was third.
Photo by Paul Bauman

   Heather Nobler of Lincoln, Neb., won the women's title by finishing 3-0 in round-robin play. The former University of Oklahoma standout coasted after outdueling Marisue Jacutin-Mariona 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (4) in Saturday's opening round.
   Almeida and Tiilikainen contrasted sharply in almost every way.
   Almeida, 6-foot-5 (1.96 meters) and 225 pounds (102.1 kilograms), looks more like a tight end or heavyweight boxer than a tennis player.
   Tiilikainen, 5-foot-11 (1.80) and 158 pounds (71.7), looks by comparison as if he could have ridden California Chrome to victory in Saturday's Kentucky Derby instead of demolishing Joshua Prager of Yuba City 6-0, 6-0 in the quarterfinals.
   Almeida has a powerful serve and sensational one-handed backhand. Tiilikainen employs a strong return of serve and slugs two-fisted backhands.  
   Both starred at U.S. colleges but in vastly different parts of the country. Almeida played at Winthrop in steamy Rock Hill, S.C., and Tiilikainen in the desert at Nevada.
   After winning the 30 Indoors title in his debut in 2007 and repeating in 2008, 2010 and 2011, Tiilikainen lost to former Pepperdine All-American Calle Hansen in the semifinals in 2012 and final last year.
   "It bugged me," Tiilikainen, whose brother Kim coaches 2013 Wimbledon semifinalist Jerzy Janowicz of Poland, said of the drought. "It was a long drive home. People were texting me wishing me good luck (this year), and it's always nicer to text back saying I won."
   In Almeida, Tiilikainen was playing a 6-foot-5, 33-year-old in the final for the second year in a row.
   "This guy had beaten Hansen in college," Tiilikainen noted. "I knew it would be a tough match."
   But Tiilikainen figured he could use Almeida's size against him.
   "I knew if I could keep him moving and stretching, I'd get him tired," Tiilikainen offered.
   Eventually, that's what happened.
   The first set was a titanic, 65-minute battle as the players traded vicious groundstrokes and displayed tremendous mental toughness. Almeida survived four set points to hold serve for 5-5 and broke Tiilikainen at love on a runaround forehand passing shot for 6-5. Tiilikainen saved five set points in the next game before uncharacteristically spraying a forehand wide to hand Almeida the set.
   Both players held serve for 3-3 in the second set, but Almeida was done. Tiilikainen won nine of the last 11 games.       
   "He chases everything down, hits solid and puts a lot of stress on your body," Almeida said. "I'll practice more for next year."
   Almeida, a teaching pro, is playing in the 30s for the first year as he prepares for the 35s. He won the  USTA 30 Hard Court Championships in Austin, Texas, in March for his first gold ball.
   "I love teaching and playing," Almeida gushed. "It's more about the competition than the gold ball. To know I can still play at this level at 33, it makes me happy at the end of the day."

USTA NATIONAL MEN'S, WOMEN'S & MIXED 30 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Men's singles final

   Jan Tiilikainen (2), Reno, def. Clayton Almeida (1), West Palm Beach, Fla., 5-7, 6-3, 6-2.

Women's singles final round-robin standings

   1. Heather Nobler, Lincoln, Neb., 3-0.
   2. Marisue Jacutin-Mariona, Los Altos, 2-1.
   3. Petra Wallace, Sacramento, 1-2.
   4. Amy McCampbell, Austin, Texas, 0-3.

Men's doubles final

   Darrin Cohen, Lafayette, and Pablo Schurig, Walnut Creek, def. Derek Fitzpatrick, San Jose, and Marco Foelz, Campbell, 6-2, 6-4.

Women's doubles final round-robin standings

   1. Lauren Barnikow and Francesca LaO (2), San Francisco, 3-0.
   2. Amy McCampbell, Austin, Texas, and Heather Nobler (1), Lincoln, Neb., 2-1.
   3. Ditta Reed and Petra Wallace, Sacramento, 1-2.
   4. Camille Benvenuti, Sacramento, and Stacey Griggs, Carmichael, 0-3.

Mixed doubles final

   Francesca LaO, San Francisco, and Jason Pickett, San Carlos, def. Clayton Almeida, West Palm Beach, Fla., and Heather Nobler (1), Lincoln, Neb., 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.

Miller saves match point, wins NorCal Junior title

   SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Saving a match point, top-seeded Alaina Miller of Saratoga edged second-seeded Rachel Chong of Danville 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (6) today for the girls 18 singles title in the NorCal Junior Excellence tournament at the Rio Del Oro Racquet Club.
   Miller double-faulted to trail 6-5 in the tiebreaker. But the 15-year-old, who slugs the ball with two fists on both sides, pulled even with an inside-out forehand after a long rally.
   Miller, ranked fifth nationally in the 16s, won the next point with another inside-out forehand and closed out the match when Chong, 17, netted a forehand return of a soft first serve.
   Fourth-seeded Adrian Chamdani of Santa Clara won the boys 18 singles title when unseeded Andrew Gu of El Cerrito retired with a sore elbow while trailing 6-3, 4-1.
   Gu was coming off a long 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 victory over second-seeded Cameron Klinger of Elk Grove on Saturday.
   It was the third injury-related victory of the tournament for Chamdani, a hard hitter with a sensational one-handed backhand. Riley Scott of Salinas retired while trailing 6-3, 4-2 in the second round, and top-seeded J.T. Nishimura of San Jose defaulted in the semifinals with a back problem. Nishimura is headed to Cal in the fall.
   In addition to Klinger, Gu knocked off the No. 3 and No. 5 seeds. A win over Chamdani would have made it No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 for Gu, who has verbally committed to Santa Clara.
   Please see below for results of the singles and doubles finals in all age groups.
   USTA 30 Indoors -- Top-seeded Clayton Almeida of West Palm Beach, Fla., outlasted unseeded Brett Van Linge of San Luis Obispo 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the men's singles final of the USTA National Men's, Women's & Mixed 30 Indoor Championships at the Spare Time Indoor Tennis Center in the Sacramento suburb of Gold River.
   Almeida, 33, will play second-seeded Jan Tiilikainen of Reno for the title on Monday at 9 a.m. Tiilikainen, a four-time champion at 42, dominated third-seeded Michael Kwong of Woodland 6-1, 6-2.
   Heather Nobler of Lincoln, Neb., improved to 2-0 in women's round-robin singles with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Amy McCampbell (0-2) of Austin, Texas. In the other match, Marisue Jacutin-Mariona of Los Altos (1-1) defeated Petra Wallace (1-1) of Sacramento 6-3, 6-1.
   Play concludes on Monday at 9 a.m. with Nobler facing Wallace and Jacutin-Mariona meeting McCampbell.

NORCAL JUNIOR EXCELLENCE

At Rio Del Oro Racquet Club in Sacramento, Calif.

Finals

Boys singles

   18 -- Adrian Chamdani (4), Santa Clara, def. Andrew Gu, El Cerrito, 6-3, 4-1, retired. 
   16 -- Victor Pham (2), Saratoga, def. Conrad Russell (3), Palo Alto, 6-2, 6-2. 
   14 -- Jenson Brooksby (1), Sacramento, def. Stevie Gould (2), Corte Madera, 6-0, 6-2. 

   12 -- Stefan Leustian (2), Mather, def. Alex Lin (5), Granite Bay, 6-1, 7-6 (4). 

Girls singles

   18 -- Alaina Miller (1), Saratoga, def. Rachel Chong (2), Danville, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (6). 
   16 -- Jillian Taggart, Fair Oaks, def. Niluka Madurawe, Sunnyvale, 6-4, 6-2.
   14 -- Katie Volynets (1), Walnut Creek, def. Stephanie Nguyen (5), Fremont, 6-1, 6-2.
   12 -- Muskan Mahajan (2), San Ramon, def. Azaria Hayes (1), Pinole, 1-6, 6-1 [10-4].

Boys doubles

   18 -- Adrian Chamdani, Santa Clara, and Andrew Gu (3), El Cerrito, def. Zachary Hewlin, Los Gatos, and Everett Maltby (1), Sunnyvale, 8-6.
   16 -- Joseph Conlin, Alameda, and Jayson Fung (1), San Francisco, def. Daly Meinert, Fresno, and Conrad Russell, Palo Alto, 8-2.
   14 -- Jenson Brooksby, Sacramento, and Aditya Singh (2), Cupertino, def. Scott Bout, Los Gatos, and Dean Stratakos (4), Saratoga, 8-3.
   12 -- Stefan Leustian, Mather, and Aidan Mayo (1), Roseville, def. Mason Fung, San Francisco, and Jason Holland-Morrison (2), Elk Grove, 8-6.

Girls doubles

   18 -- Paige Cline, Kentfield, and Darya Possokhova (3), San Francisco, def. Kristy Jorgensen, San Carlos, and Vanessa Nommensen (1), San Jose, 8-5.
   16 -- Jillian Taggart, Fair Oaks, and Elena Van Linge, Menlo Park, def. Carina Burdick, Los Altos, and Christine McCarthy (3), Menlo Park, 8-3.
   14 -- Nadia Ghaffari, Los Altos, and Jenna Schlatter (1), Saint Helena, def. Stephanie Nguyen, Fremont, and Julia Pham (2), Los Altos Hills, 8-6.
   12 -- Katherine Duong, Cupertino, and Molly Heber (1), Mill Valley, def. Azaria Hayes, Pinole, and Angela Huang (2), Piedmont, 8-4.

Top two boys 18 seeds fall in NorCal Juniors

   The top two seeds lost Saturday in the boys 18 semifinals of the NorCal Junior Excellence tournament at the Rio Del Oro Racquet Club in Sacramento.
   No. 1 J.T. Nishimura of San Jose defaulted to fourth-seeded Adrian Chamdani of Santa Clara with a back injury. No. 2 Cameron Klinger, the 16-year-old defending champion from Elk Grove, fell to unseeded Andrew Gu of Santa Clara 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.
   Today's final is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. If Gu wins, he will have knocked off the No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 seeds.
   In the girls 18 final at 11 a.m., top-seeded Alaina Miller of Saratoga will face second-seeded Rachel Chong of Danville. Miller, 15, outslugged third-seeded Vanessa Nommensen of San Jose 6-1, 6-3. Chong, 17, topped Kristy Jorgensen of San Carlos 6-2, 7-6 (0).
   USTA 30 Indoors -- Heather Nobler of Lincoln, Neb., edged Marisue Jacutin-Mariona of Los Altos 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (4) in the first round of the USTA National Men's, Women's and Mixed 30 Indoor Championships at the Spare Time Indoor Tennis Center in the Sacramento suburb of Gold River.
   In the other women's round-robin match, Petra Wallace of Sacramento defeated Amy McCampbell of Austin, Texas, 6-3, 6-4.
   Play continues today at 9 a.m.
   Meanwhile, top-seeded Clayton Almeida of West Palm Beach, Fla., and second-seeded Jan Tiilikainen of Reno breezed in the men's quarterfinals. Almeida routed David Johnson of Grand Junction, Colo., 6-0, 6-2, and Tiilikainen crushed Joshua Prager of Yuba City 6-0, 6-0.
   Almeida, 33, won the USTA 30 Hard Court Championships in Austin, Texas, in March. Tiilikainen, 42, has won the 30 Indoor singles title four times, most recently in 2011.   
   In today's semifinals at 9 a.m., Almeida will meet unseeded Brett Van Linge of San Luis Obispo, and Tiilikainen will play third-seeded Michael Kwong of Woodland.

Sac State women's streak of Big Sky MVPs ends

   For the first time in 12 years, a Sacramento State woman was not named the Big Sky Conference MVP.
   That honor went to Montana junior Haley Driver of Scottsdale, Ariz., the league announced Thursday.
   But two Hornets, senior Sophie Lohscheidt of Germany and sophomore Daria Savchenko of Russia, made the All-Big Sky first team.
   Two other Sac State women were honored. Freshman Alina Soltanici of Moldova was named to the second team, and sophomore Olivia Boija of Sweden received honorable mention.
   Boija beat Laurence Pelchat in a third-set tiebreaker at No. 4 singles Sunday to give Sac State a 4-3 victory over Montana in the final of the Big Sky tournament in the Sacramento suburb of Gold River.
   Two Sac State men, junior Roy Brandys of Poland and sophomore Niranjan Ram of India, were named first-team All-Big Sky. No other Hornets men received recognition.
   Big West Conference -- Two UC Davis freshmen, Alec Adamson of Corona del Mar and James Wade of San Marino, were selected to the All-Big West Conference first team in men's singles, the league announced this week.
   Adamson also made the first team in doubles with sophomore Adam Levie of Solana Beach.
   UCD's Kyle Miller, a senior from Pacific Grove, was named to the second team in singles. Also, sophomore Brett Bacharach of Newcastle and senior Adam Luba of Salinas made the second team in doubles.
   On the women's side, the Aggies' Megan Heneghan earned first-team All-Big West honors in singles for the third time in four years. Heneghan, from Tustin, also received honorable mention in doubles with senior Melissa Kobayakawa of Cupertino.
   UCD senior Nicole Koehly of Santa Ana and junior Layla Sanders of El Cerrito were selected to the first team in doubles. 

Top 30-and-overs, juniors to play this weekend

   Some of the top 30-and-overs and juniors in the nation will play in separate tournaments this weekend in the Sacramento area.
   On Saturday, the USTA National Men's, Women's and Mixed 30 Indoor Championships will begin at the Spare Time Indoor Tennis Center in Gold River, and the NorCal Junior Excellence tournament will resume at the Rio Del Oro Racquet Club in Sacramento. Admission to both is free.
   Eleven men and four women are entered in singles in the 30 Indoors. Play will begin at 9 a.m.
   The men's seeds -- No. 1 Clayton Almeida of West Palm Beach, Fla., No. 2 Jan Tiilikainen of Reno, No. 3 Michael Kwong of Woodland and No. 4 Robert Stang of San Francisco -- received first-round byes and will play in the quarterfinals at noon.
   Almeida, 33, won the USTA 30 Hard Court Championships in Austin, Texas, in March. Tiilikainen, 42, has won the 30 Indoor singles title four times, most recently in 2011.
   Competing in the women's round robin format will be Marisue Jacutin-Mariona of Los Altos, Amy McCampbell of Austin, Texas, Heather Nobler of Lincoln, Neb., and Petra Wallace of Sacramento. All are unseeded.
   Two-time defending champions Calle Hansen (men) and Romana Tedjakusuma (women) did not enter this year.
   The men's semifinals and final are scheduled for Sunday and Monday, respectively, at 9 a.m. The women will play at the same time.
   The men's doubles final and the last round of women's round-robin doubles are set for Monday at noon, followed by the mixed doubles final at 3 p.m.
   The NorCal Junior Excellence tournament features boys and girls 18, 16, 14 and 12 singles and doubles.
   In Saturday's boys 18 singles semis, top-seeded J.T. Nishimura of San Jose will face fourth-seeded Adrian Chamdani of Santa Clara at 12:30 p.m., and second seed and defending champion Cameron Klinger of Elk Grove will meet unseeded Andrew Gu of El Cerrito at 1 p.m.
   Klinger, 16, is ranked 46th nationally in the 18s. Chamdani is 54th and Cal-bound Nishimura 67th. Bears coach Peter Wright called Nishimura "one of the best ball-strikers in the country."
   In Saturday's girls 18 singles semis at 12:30 p.m., top-seeded Alaina Miller of Saratoga will play third-seeded Vanessa Nommensen of San Jose, and second-seeded Rachel Chong of Danville will take on fifth-seeded Kristy Jorgensen of San Carlos.
   Miller, 15, is ranked fifth nationally in the girls 16s. Nommensen, 16, and Chong, 17, are 64th and 98th, respectively, in the 18s.
   The girls and boys 18 singles finals are scheduled for Sunday at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., respectively.