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July 19. 2015 2:00AM Defending champ Dix upset in Big Al's ASHLAND — Defending champion John Dix of Ashland was defeated in the semifinals of the men's open singles division at the 40th Big Al's Tennis Tournament Saturday. Austin Kische of Yreka took out the top-seeded Dix in a 10-point match tiebreaker after the pair split the opening two sets, 5-7, 6-1. "It was back and forth in the tiebreaker," said tournament director Kelly Baker. "It came down to 7-8 in the tiebreaker and (Kische) won three of the last four points. The kid (Kische) came up with some great shots." Dix was attempting to reach the finals for the third straight year. "(Kische) hit the ball a little bigger than John," said Baker. "John is so crafty and smart. John made him earn it." Kische will face second-seeded Michael Gooding in today's final at 1:30 p.m. at Hunter Park. All finals will be played at Hunter Park beginning at 8 a.m. Gooding of Ashland defeated Alan Peterson, 6-4, 6-4, in the other semifinal. Unseeded Elizabeth Stevens, an eighth-grader from Portland, charged into the women's open singles finals with a straight set victory against Kali Curtis, 6-0, 6-0. "(Stevens) is the real deal," said Baker. "She moves great and is so composed. She's playing at a college level." Stevens will face No. 1 seed McKenzie Hilmer, who defeated Ashley Knecht, 6-2, 6-4. Hilmer is a former North Medford High standout and a two-time Big Al's champion. In men's open doubles, the top two seeds advanced into today's finals. Chris Atzet of Merlin and Evan Schleining of Medford, the No. 1 seed, defeated Zachary Carter of Roseburg and Kische, 6-3, 6-3. The father-and-son duo of Hal and Tanner Borg took second-seeded Gooding and Peter Warren of Ashland to a tiebreaker before falling. Gooding and Warren captured the first set, 6-4, while the Borgs evened the match with a 6-4 second set win. Bil Al's Results MEN Open Singles Quarterfinals — Michael Gooding, d. Peter Warren, 6-4, 6-4; Alan Peterson d. Kirk Evans, 6-0, 6-0. Semifinals — Gooding d. Peterson, 6-4, 6-4; Austin Kische d. John Dix, 5-7, 6-1, 1-0. Consolation — Mischa Kirby d, Kirk Evans, 6-1, 6-0; Zachary Carter d. Austin Schoenlein, 6-4, ret. Open Doubles Semifinals — Gooding-Warren d. Hal and Tanner Borg, 6-4, 4-6, 1-0; Chris Atzet-Evan Schleining, d. Carter-Kische, 6-3, 6-3. NTRP 3.5 Singles Quarterfinals — John Steinbergs d. W. Hutton, 7-5, 6-4; Daniel Akita d. Ray Sanchez-Pescador, 6-3, 6-3 Semifinals —Steinbergs d. Akita, 3-6, 6-2, 1-0; Frank Cabezud d. Andy Stunich, 0-6, 6-1, 1-0. Consolation — Hutton d. Sanchez-Pescador, 6-3, 6-3. NTRP 4.0 Singles Quarterfinals — John Petersen d. Derek Burgett, 7-5, 6-2; Kevin Carrigan d. Matthew Cleveland, 3-6, 6-3, 1-0; Zach Leininger d. Michael Gutman, 6-3, 6-1 Semifinals — Leininger d. Nick Thomas, 7-5, 6-1; Carrigan d. Petersen, 6-4, 6-3. Consolation — Sean Rimes d. David Dulin, 6-0, 6-0; Mark Reichert d. Tou Vue, 6-2, 6-3; John Sager d. Ben Kuechenhoff, 6-1, 6-0; Ron Toussaint d. Gene Simpson, 6-4, 6-4. NTRP 4.5 Singles Quarterfinals — David Margulies d. Andris Olins, 6-2, 6-3; Richard Jackson d. William Messe, 6-3, 6-1. Semifinals — Jackson d. Margulies, 6-4, 1-6, 1-0; Ryan Wilson d. Cody Philips, 6-3, 6-2. Consolation — Olins d. Meese, 6-3, 6-3; Skyler Boles d. Martin Lee, 6-3, 6-0. NTRP 3.5 Doubles Quarterfinals — Collins-Spasbo d. Burger-Shaw, 7-5, 3-6, 1-0; Souza Steinbergs d. Brock-Zipf, 4-6, 6-2, 1-0. Semifinals — Souza-Steinbergs d. Collins-Spasbo, 6-2, 7-5; Khalsa-Khalsa d. Bam-Bam, 6-0, 6-2. Consolation — Peterson-Stunich d. Brock-Zipf, def. NTRP 4.0 Doubles Quarterfinals — Hamilton-Hamilton d. Anderson-Smith, 3-6; 6-2; 1-0; Lee-Wells d. Harris-LeClerc, def. Semifinals — Hamilton-Hamilton d. Lee-Wells, 7-5, 6-1; Chavez-Panarra d. Cleveland-Sotos, 6-0, 6-2. Consolation — Hartman-Toussaint d. Harris-LeClerc, def; Burger-Carrigan d. Philips-Philips, ret. NTRP 4.5 Doubles Quarterfinals — Boles-Montz d. Greenberg-Inn, 6-4, 6-3; Hodges-Hodges d. Delaney-Olins, 4-6, 6-1, 1-0. Semifinals — Boles-Montz d. Hodges-Hodges, 7-6, 6-4; Burgess-Molthop d. Danson-Peterson, 6-3, 6-2. Consolation — Delaney-Olins d. Lindsey-Roose, 6-3, 4-6, 1-0. WOMEN Open Singles Quarterfinals — Elizabeth Stevens d. Hanna Greenberg, 6-2, 6-0. Semifinals — McKenzie Hilmer d. Ashley Knecht, 6-2, 6-4; Stevens d. Kali Curtis, 6-0, 6-0. Consolation — Greenberg d. Curtis, def. NTRP 3.0 Singles Round Robin — Lois Cole d. Holly Roberts, 6-1, 6-1; Cole d. Mackenzie Lokan, 6-2, 3-6; 1--0. NTRP 4.0 Singles Quarterfinals — Marisa Dover d. Christine Noll, 6-1, 6-0; Melisa Wood d. Alicia-Lynne Ryland-Nation, 6-1, 6-3. Semifinals — Dover d. Cahterine Macan, 6-1, 6-4; Wood d. Barbara Bailey, 6-2, 6-1. Consolation — Noll d. Macan, def.; Bailey d. Ryland-Nation, 6-0, 6-2. NTRP 3.0 Doubles Quarterfinals — Miller-Pischel d. Cole-Rice, 6-7, 7-5, 1-0. Semifinals — Morrow-Sager d. Cummings-Phelps, 6-1, 6-3; Gibbs-Neumann d. Miller Paschel, 3-6, 6-4, 1-0. Consolation — Cole-Rice d. Cummings-Phelps, 6-7, 3-6, 1-0. NTRP 4.0 Doubles Quarterfinals — Collins-Spasbo d. Ames-Hern, 6-4, 2-6, 1-0; Knox-Sheadel d. Gott-Wagner, 6-7, 6-2, 1-0. Semifinals — Knox-Sheadel d. Collins Spasbo, 6-2, 6-1; Gearhart-Macan d. Laskos-Walz, 6-2, 6-2. Consolation — Lasko-Walz d. Packer-Whitener, 6-2, 6-0; Ames-Hern d. Gott-Wagner, 6-2, 6-1. NTRP 4.5 Doubles Quarterfinals — Bailey-Heinrich d. Davis-Glenn, 6-2, 7-5. Semifinals — Brennan-Drakulich d. Kelly-Smith, 6-2, 7-5; Anderson-Hatch d. Bailey-Heinrich, 6-4, ret. MIXED DOUBLES Open Semifinals — Kirby-Stevens d. Hilmer-Schoelein, 6-4, 6-3; Morse-Smith d. Greenberg-Inn, 6-3, 6-4 NTRP 6.0 Round Robin — Silva-Silva d. Leclerc-Randall, 6-2, 6-3; Bam-Bam d. Leclerc-Randall, 6-1, 6-0. NTRP 7.0 Quarterfinals — Kennedy-Swartz d. Collins-White, WO; Bam-Hodges d. Ryland-Nation-Shaw, 6-4, 6-3. Semifinals — Ricketts-Ricketts d. Kennedy-Swartz, 6-1, 6-3; Bam-Hodges d. Drager-Drager, 6-0, 6-3. Consolation — Kennedy-Swartz d. Collins-White, def; Ryland-Nation-Shaw d. Drager-Drager, 7-6, 6-2. NTRP 8.0 Quarterfinals — Collins-Spasbo d. LeClerc-Wagner, 6-7, 6-2, 1-0; Doveri-Leininger d. Anderson-Smith, 6-3, 6-1. Semifinals — Doveri-Leininger d. Collins-Spasbo, 7-5, 6-1; Gearhart-Gearhart d. Danson-Lokan, 6-3, 6-2. Consolation — Ham-Noll d. Delaney-Delaney, 6-2, 7-5. NTRP 9.0 Quarterfinals — Hatch-Johnson d. Lindsey-Patton, 3-6, 6-2, 1-0; Baker-Drakulich d. Burgess-Hern, 6-1, 6-1. Semifinals — Baker-Drakulich-Hatch-Johnson, 6-3, 6-1; Wilson-Wilson d. Ames-Molthop, 6-4, 4-6, 1-0. WCL Baseball MEDFORD 4, KITSAP 1 : Medford starting pitcher Jackson Bertsch limited Kitsap to five hits and one run in 6⅔ innings and the Rogues took advantage of some BlueJackets miscues to win the rubber match of a three-game WCL series at Harry & David Field. Bertsch struck out five and walked three for the Rogues (15-21), with D.J. Wilson pitching two scoreless innings of relief for a save. Nathan Etheridge singled and later scored on a wild pitch in the second inning for Medford. The Rogues built a 3-0 lead in the fourth when Tim Lichty slapped a two-out single and, after a walk to Tony Roque, Derron Davis followed with an RBI single that Roque also scored on thanks to a Kitsap (13-23) error. Kyle Nobach drew a bases-loaded walk against Medford reliever Gabe Genter in the seventh, but the Rogues answered in the bottom half of the frame as Billy Fredrick reached on an error and then Andrew Martinez later reached on an error, allowing Fredrick to score. Kitsap;000;000;100;—;1;7;5 Medford;010;200;10x;—;4;7;0 Omlid, Capps (5) and Veasey; Bertsch, Genter (7), Wilson (8) and Lichty. W — Bertsch (2-3). L — Omlid (0-2). S — Wilson (2). 2B — K: Scudder. American Legion AAA MEDFORD 12-1, ROSEBURG 6-2 : At Roseburg, despite the split at Legion Field the Medford Mustangs clinched the Area 4 championship. In Game 1, Bryce Rogan was 3-for-4 with two RBIs and Tate Cowden 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored for the Mustangs (30-11, 11-3 Area 4). Jared Evans and Jordan Ragan both went 2-for-4 with two runs and Micah Brown was 2-for-5 with three RBIs and three runs. Brown pounded a bases-clearing triple in the seventh inning with two outs. In the second game, Medford’s only run came in the first inning when Cowden opened with a double and scored two outs later on Rogan’s RBI single. Evans collected two hits for the Mustangs The Doc Stewart’s got two unearned runs in the third inning off Colton Westfall, who struck out four and walked two. FIRST GAME Medford;100;601;4;—;12;15;6 Roseburg;000;501;0;—;6;9;7 Fredrickson, Hutchinson (4) and Zavala; Stone, Osborne (7) and Irvine. W — Hutchinson (6-0). L — Stone. 2B — M: Rogan; R: McKnight. 3B — M: Brown. SECOND GAME Medford;100;000;0;—;1;6;1 Roseburg;002;000;x;—; 2;4;0 Westfall and Zavala; Benzel and Irvine. W — Benzel. L — Westfall (3-2). 2B — M: Cowden; R: McKnight. Auto Racing S.O. SPEEDWAY : At White City, David Marble, Josh King and Brian Poppa picked up A-Main victories during racing action at Southern Oregon Speedway. Mini Stock Trophy Dash — Gary Anderson. Mini Stocks A-Main — David Marble, Gary Anderson, Bob Burkett, Mike Cloud, Eric Hanson, Kris Mix. Dwarf Cars Trophy Dash — Josh King. Dwarf Cars A-Main — Josh King, CJ Putnam, Chad Cardoza, Kalvin Morton, Camden Robustelli, Ryan Smith, Rob Gergel, Jerry Houck, Jesse Merriman, Kaycee Sheeler, Cody Peters, Dan Penland, Steve Rambo, Travis Gergel, Mike Gehringer, Tony Engle, Brock Peters, Fred Hay, James Edwards, Jesse Lorentz. IMCA Modifieds Trophy Dash — Brian Poppa. IMCA Modifieds — Brian Poppa, Albert gill, Dave Duste Jr., Mark Wauge, Brian Bowman, Tim Bailey, Kyle Casson, Rick Kegeler. http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150719/SPORTS/150719620 © 2016 Copyright © 1995-2011 Crain Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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