San Clemente’s Parks Beats Swiss in Singles at Wheelchair Tennis

Brad Parks of San Clemente, seeded third in men’s singles, defeated Bernard Goldblatt of Switzerland, 6-1, 6-0, in the second round of the U.S. Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships Monday at the Racquet Club of Irvine.

Top-seeded Laurent Giammartini of France defeated Brad Byrom of Long Beach, 6-2, 6-2, in the second round.

In first-round play, Dan Lachman of Corona del Mar defeated Joakin Larsson of Sweden, 6-3, 6-3.

In women’s singles, Monique van den Bosch of the Netherlands defeated Joy Stout of Berkeley, 6-0, 6-1, in a first-round match. Van den Bosch is the top-seeded player and defending U.S. Open champion.

Fourth-seeded Nancy Olson of Stony Point, N.Y., the highest-ranked American, also won her first-round match, defeating Alison Mann of Hanover, N.H., 6-2, 6-3.

Monday’s results:

MEN’S SINGLES second round--Laurent Giammartini (France) d. Brad Byrom (Long Beach), 6-2, 6-2; Miles Thompson (Chico) d. Martin Legner (Austria), default; Chip Parmelly (Diamond Bar) d. Javier Gonzalez (Hesperia), 6-1, 7-5; Steve Welch (Bedford, Tex.) d. Tim Ambler (Ventura), 6-2, 6-1; David Hall (Australia) d. John Johnston (Gainesville, Fla.), 6-4, 6-2; Brad Parks (San Clemente) d. Bernard Goldblatt (Switzerland), 6-1, 6-0. First round--Rick Cooper (Southlake, Tex.) d. Pierre Fusade (France), 6-1, 6-3; Dan Lachman (Corona del Mar) d. Joakin Larsson (Sweden), 6-3, 6-3; Jayant Mistry (Great Britain) d. Robert Courtney (Fresno), 6-4, 6-7, 6-2; Michael Foulks (La Jolla) d. Torsten Purschke (Germany), 6-3, 6-3.

WOMEN’S SINGLES first round--Monique van den Bosch (Netherlands) d. Joy Stout (Berkeley), 6-0, 6-1; Lynn Seidemann (Nevada, Tex.) d. Randa Hinson (Australia), 6-1, 6-4; Nancy Olson (Stony Point, N.Y.) d. Alison Mann (Hanover, N.H.), 6-2, 6-3; Ellen de Lange (Netherlands) d. Mary Jo Kittok (Maple Plain, Minn.), 6-0, 6-0; Margrit Fink (Austria) d. Karen Connell (Australia), default; Regina Isecke (Germany) d. Sharon Clark (San Francisco), 6-2, 6-0; Patty Rollinson (Sun Valley, Nev.) d. Karen Hixenbaugh (Maple Heights, Ohio), 6-3, 6-0.