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Near upset, marathon highlight Lithia Motors tennis tournament Junior player Ric Mortera nearly pulled off an upset, and Greg Morris worked overtime to win in the quarterfinals to highlight play at the 20th annual Lithia Motors Tennis Championships at the Southern Oregon Tennis Club Saturday. In the men's open division, Mortera, of Medford, took No. 4 seed Stan Cocke, of Portland, to the limit before losing. Cocke defeated Mortera, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, then downed Hao Nguyen, of Tacoma, Wash., in the quarterfinals, 6-2, 6-4. Only after a grueling third match did Morris defeat former Grants Pass resident Jason Wilson in the men's open quarterfinals, 6-2, 4-6, 10-8. The tournament concludes today. Action begins at 8:30 a.m. Lithia Motors Tennis Championships Women's 3.5 Singles Teresa Longmire, Medford, def. Sarah Forsyth, Eugene, 6-1, 6-7, 6-2; Ann Schrader, Medford, def. Jennifer Marks, SOU, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1; Nancy Leever, Medford, def. Jennie Templeton, Medford, 6-4, 6-4; MariAnn Chaney, Medford, def. Ana Gorskya, Grants Pass, 6-1, 6-2. Semifinals: Leever def. Chaney, 6-4, 6-1; Schrader def. Longmire 6-1, 4-6, 7-6. Women's 4.0 Singles Lexi Packer, Ashland, def. Lindsay Chrisman, SOU, 6-2, 7-5; Shannon Leever, Medford, def. Sabrina Duke, SOU, 6-0, 6-2; Erin Chamberlain, Medford, def. Megan Loeding, SOU, 6-2, 6-2; Shannon Nelson, SOU, def. Michelle Jordan, Grants Pass, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4. Women's 4.0 Doubles Sabrina Dake-Jackie Fultz, SOU, def. Laura Laney-Mary Steinbergs, Ashland, 6-4, 7-6. Men's 3.5 Singles Larry Fields, Medford, def. Nick Millan, Medford, 6-1, 6-2; Ralph Miele, Medford, def. Shannon Meany, Grants Pass, 6-2, 6-3. Men's 3.5 Doubles Tom Chaney-Larry Fields, Medford, def. Neil White-Tom Jones, 6-2, 6-0. Men's 4.0 Singles Reed Levick, Medford, def. Dennis Doi, Medford, 2-6, 6-3, 6-0; Chris Lampert, Ashland, def. Gary Woodring, Medford, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2; Bret Hazell, Eugene, def. Glenn Good, Canby, 6-1, 6-3; Larry Nielson, Medford, def. Ben Works, Medford, 6-0, 5-7, 6-3. Mens 4.0 Doubles Lynn Chase-Bret Hazell, Eugene, def. Greg Robinson, Eagle Point-Don Orbea, Medford, 0-6, 6-1, 6-1; Ben Works-Clint Russell, Medford, def. Troy Cloce-Steve Nelson, Grants Pass, 6-2, 6-2; John Peterson, Ashland-Larry Nielson, Medford, def. Charlie Hamilton-Andy Cochrane, Talent, 6-3, 6-4. Men's Open Singles Mark Quinney, Eugene, def. Evan Schleining, Ashland, 6-0, 6-2; Kevin Spears, Ashland, def. K.C. Erb, Brookings, 6-1, 7-5; Stan Cocke, Portland, def. Ric Mortera, Medford, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4; Hao Nguyen, Tacoma, Wash., def. Kevin Kauffman, Medford, 0-6, 6-4, 6-1; Greg Morris, Bend, def. Chris Lampert, Ashland, 6-0, 6-3; Jason Wilson, Davis, Calif., def. Bobbo Bryant, Medford, 6-1, 6-2; Tyler Wilson, Medford, def. Jeremy Root, Roseburg, 6-2, 7-5; Chad Wilson, Davis, Calif., def. Luke Rencher, Eugene, 6-4, 6-4. Quarterfinals: Quinney def. Spears, 6-2, 6-0; Cocke def. Nguyen, 6-2, 6-4; Morris def. Jason Wilson, 6-2, 4-6, 10-8; Chad Wilson def. Tyler Wilson, 6-4, 7-5. Men's Open Doubles Tristian Bounds-Jeremy Root, Roseburg, def. Ric Mortera, Medford-Evan Schleining, Ashland, 6-2, 6-1; Gerald Breyman, Medford-Leo Young, Ashland, def. Bobbo Bryant-Dan Perone, Medford, 7-5, 6-2; Chad Wilson-Jason Wilson, Davis, Calif., def. K.C. Erb, Brookings-Andris Olins, Ashland, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. Semifinals: Forsyth-Quinney def. Bounds-Root 7-6, 6-3. Mixed Open Doubles Jenny Brown-Kevin Kauffman, Medford, def. Erin Chamberlain-Tyler Wilson, Medford, 6-3, 7-5. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2001 Mail Tribune, Inc.