Zoo Boys 18 - Quarterfinal Results

The Boys 18 draw in Kalamazoo is down to the final 4 and wouldn't you know it but the 4 remaining guys are seeded 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Neither of Friday's matches were very close in terms of score with both Stefan Kozlov and Taylor Fritz winning in straight sets while both of Thursday's matches were much closer with Tommy Paul needing 3 sets to beat Alex Rybakov and Frances Tiafoe getting past Reilly Opelka in 2 tight sets.

According to TennisRecruiting.Net's prediction formula the only unexpected result was Fritz's win over Mmoh though they basically had it as a pick em' with Mmoh a 51% favorite.

TRN shows both Tiafoe and Kozloz favored in the semis.

Boys 18 Quarterfinals Results:
#1 Frances Tiafoe def. #6 Reilly Opelka 6-4, 7-6(3)
#4 Tommy Paul def. #7 Alex Rybakov 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-1
#3 Stefan Kozlov def. #12 Eduardo Nava 6-3, 6-2
#2 Taylor Fritz def. #5 Michael Mmoh 6-2, 6-3

Colette Lewis has all the details from today's matches on ZooTennis and Jonathan Kelley has also been in Kzoo this week and has done a few nice interviews so take a peak at his site On The Rise as well.

Breakdown of Final 4

By High School Graduation Class
2015 - 1
2016 - 3

By TRN Stars
Blue Chip - 3
Not Rated - 1

By Home State
California - 1
Florida - 1
Maryland - 1
New Jersey - 1

By College Commitment
Turned Pro - 3
Undecided - 1

By UTR
Low - 14.35 (Kozlov)
High - 15.23 (Paul)
Avg - 14.89

The backdraw is almost down to its final 4 as well with only 2 spots left (assuming Nava and Opelka don't pull out).  Both Alex Rybakov and Michael Mmoh pulled out of the back-draw after losing in the quarters of the main draw.

Boys 18 Back Draw Quarterfinal Matches/Results:

#9 Sam Riffice def. #5 Michael Mmoh w/o

#29 Sameer Kumar vs. #12 Eduardo Nava

#16 Zeke Clark def. #7 Alex Rybakov w/o

#20 John McNally vs. #6 Reilly Opelka

Boys' 18 Singles
Q	(2) Taylor Fritz d. (5) Michael Mmoh	6-2; 6-3
Q	(3) Stefan Kozlov d. (12) Eduardo Nava	6-3; 6-2
Q	(4) Tommy Paul d. (7) Alex Rybakov	6-3; 6-7(3); 6-1
Q	(1) Francis Tiafoe d. (6) Reilly Opelka	6-4; 7-6(3)

Consolation:
QQ	(20) John McNally d. Kyle Seelig	6-3; 6-2
QQ	(16) Zeke Clark d. Eddie Grabill	6-3; 6-4
QQ	(29) Sameer Kumar d. (23) Emil Reinberg	6-3; 6-0
QQ	(9) Sam Riffice d. (28) Vasil Kirkov	6-3; 6-2
R5	(20) John McNally d. (19) Gianni Ross	7-5; 5-7; 1-0(8)
R5	Kyle Seelig d. (13) Dennis Uspensky	Wo (inj)
R5	Eddie Grabill d. (22) Brandon Holt	Wo (inj)
R5	(16) Zeke Clark d. Michael Genender	Wo (inj)
R5	(23) Emil Reinberg d. (11) Oliver Crawford	6-4; 6-3
R5	(29) Sameer Kumar d. Logan Smith	Def (ns)
R5	(9) Sam Riffice d. (10) Nathan Ponwith	7-5; 6-3
R5	(28) Vasil Kirkov d. (30) Nathan Perrone	6-1; 6-1
5Q	(19) Gianni Ross d. Spencer Richey	7-5; 4-6; 1-0(10)
5Q	Kyle Seelig d. Joshua Ortlip	6-3; 7-5
5Q	Eddie Grabill d. Brenden Volk	6-7(5); 3-0Ret (inj)
5Q	(16) Zeke Clark d. Vincent Lin	6-2; 7-6(1)
5Q	(23) Emil Reinberg d. Reese Stalder	6-1; 6-4
5Q	(29) Sameer Kumar d. (25) Liam Caruana	6-3; 6-0
5Q	(9) Sam Riffice d. Johnathan Small	6-2; 6-3
5Q	(28) Vasil Kirkov d. Alex Ross	7-5; 7-5