Top Players in Quarterfinals in La Jolla Tennis

The top two seeded players, Yoiam Baron of San Diego and Scott Patridge of La Jolla, advanced Saturday to today’s quarterfinals in the men’s open singles division of the 73rd La Jolla Tennis Championships at the La Jolla Tennis Club.

Baron, the defending champion and top-seeded player, defeated La Jolla’s Christian Robbs, 7-6, 7-5. No. 2 Patridge defeated San Diego’s Mike Bucon, 7-5, 6-4. No. 7 Frank Gannis of San Diego was upset by San Diego’s Peter Choi, 7-6, 6-4.

Other seeded players advancing to the quarterfinals today at 9 a.m. were No. 4 Jack Kruger of La Jolla and No. 6 John Mattice of San Diego.

In the women’s open singles division, No. 2 Allison Allen of Palm Springs was upset by Irvine’s Lindsay Matthews, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1.

No. 1 Lisa Seeman of Solvang advanced with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over San Diego’s Jennifer Hinrich, and No. 4 Christy Drage won, 6-3, 6-1, over Kimberly Khoury of La Jolla. Drage recently completed her junior season at the University of San Diego.

SOCCER

Steve Corpening, the Western Soccer League’s leading scorer, had two second-half goals to lead the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks over the San Diego Nomads, 3-1, in a match between two first-place teams at Balboa Stadium.

San Diego (8-4 and leading the South Division with 70 points) scored first on Jerome Watson’s unassisted goal, his sixth, after 39 minutes 15 seconds and took a 1-0 lead into halftime.

Corpening, who has nine goals and an assist for 19 points, scored his first goal at 68:15 of the second half to tie it. George Pastor scored four minutes later off an assist from David Palic, and Corpening scored again at 76:03.

The Blackhawks (8-3) lead the North Division with 73 points.

RUNNING

Promoters no longer bill the Scripps Ranch Fourth of July 10K as one of the county’s premiere running events, touting it instead as a community run.

Put on by the Scripps Ranch Old Pros, the 11th annual race, which at one time attracted some of the area’s top runners, will get under way Tuesday at 7 a.m. along Red Ceder Drive in Scripps Ranch. About 2,000 runners are expected; day-of-race entries will be accepted for $15.

“It’s kind of special because it’s a community activity,” said Brian Butler, one of the event’s organizers. “It’s basically for people looking for something to do on the Fourth of July.”

The course rings Miramar Lake, and much of the final mile is downhill, which provides for a fast finish.

Race records are McCormack’s 30:13 in 1985 and Pat Puntous’ 34:41 in 1984.