The AVP Crocs Cup Shootout presented by Bud Light Mason continued competition Saturday at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.
In Saturday's men's action, sixth seeds John Hyden and Brad Keenan upset third seeds Nick Lucena and Sean Scott, moving on to face second seeds Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal. Gibb and Rosenthal secured their spot in Sunday's semi-finals, defeating Hyden/Keenan in and exciting three-game match, ending 21-18, 17-21 and clinching the victory with a 15-12 win. Hyden and Keenan will match up against eighth seeds Casey Jennings and Matt Fuerbringer on Sunday morning for a spot in the semi-finals.
On the women's side, the contenders' bracket was whittled down Saturday morning. Eighth seeds Carrie Dodd and Tatiana Minello unseeded fifth seeds Rachel Wacholder and Tyra Turner in three, 21-15, 19-21 and 15-12. The sixth and seventh seeds battled it out in the final women's match of the day session as Angie Akers and three-time Olympian Holly McPeak topped Diane DeNecochea and Barbara Fontana 21-14, 21-19. Dodd/Minello and Akers/McPeak all move on Sunday needing to win one more match to earn their way out of the contender's bracket and into the semi finals.
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