Two From County Advance in Wheelchair Tennis Event

Brad Parks of San Clemente and Dan Lachman of Corona del Mar advanced in men’s singles of the U.S. Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships Tuesday at the Irvine Racquet Club.

Parks, seeded third, defeated 10th-seeded David Hall of Australia, 6-4, 6-4, in a third-round match. Lachman defeated Rick Cooper of Southlake, Tex., 6-7, 6-2, 6-2, in second-round play.

Also Tuesday, fourth-seeded Nancy Olson of Stony Point, N.Y., the only American remaining in women’s singles, defeated Ellen DeLange of the Netherlands, 6-4, 7-5, in the quarterfinals.

Olson will play in the semifinals today at noon against top-seeded and defending U.S. Open champion Monique van den Bosch of the Netherlands.

Tuesday’s results:

MEN’S SINGLES third round--Laurent Giammartini (France) d. Miles Thompson (Chico), 6-1, 6-1; Parmelly (Diamond Bar) d. Wayne Leavitt (Carrollton, Tex.), 6-4, 6-4; Chip Turner (Houston) d. Paul Johnson (Canada), 6-3, 7-5; Brad Parks (San Clemente) d. David Hall (Australia), 6-4, 6-4; Scott Douglas (Birmingham, Ala.) d. Scott McNeice (Gretna, La.), 6-3, 6-3; Chris Illingsworth (Great Britain) d. Lee Hinson (Australia), 6-1, 6-1. Second round--Dan Lachman (Corona del Mar) d. Rick Cooper (Southlake, Tex.), 6-7, 6-2, 6-2; Michael Foulks (La Jolla) d. Jayant Mistry (Great Britain), 6-3, 6-0; Stefan Donner (Germany) d. Simon Hatt (Great Britain), default; Jim Black (Oceanside) d. Terry Guess (Albany, Mo.), 6-1, 6-0; Lee Montgomery (Kentwood, Mich.) d. Stefan Bitterauf (Germany), 7-5, 5-7, 6-3; Mick Connell (Australia) d. Rene Szalay (Corona del Mar), 6-2, 6-0.

WOMEN’S SINGLES quarterfinals--Monique van den Bosch (Netherlands) d. Lynn Seidemann (Nevada, Tex.), 6-0, 6-0; Nancy Olson (Stony Point, N.Y.) d. Ellen DeLange (Netherlands), 6-4, 7-5; Regina Isecke (Germany) d. Margrit Fink (Austria), 6-0, 6-2; Chantal Vandierendonck (Netherlands) d. Patty Rollinson (Sun Valley, Nev.), 6-0, 6-1.