Americans dominate quarterfinals Friday in the Diadora Pro

Three Americans, including former Stanford star K.J. Hippensteel,

reached the semifinals of the Diadora Pro Championships in the

$10,000 United States Tennis Association Futures Tour stop Friday at

Costa Mesa Tennis Center.

Third-seeded Zack Fleishman of the U.S., the highest seeded player

remaining in the field, advanced with a 6-3, 6-2 quarterfinal win

over Great Britain’s Matthew Hanlin, while Hippensteel swept South

Africa’s W.P. Meyer, 6-1, 6-4, in another quarterfinal. Fleishman and

Hippensteel will meet today at noon on the stadium court.

In the top half of the singles bracket, Sweden’s Oskar Johansson

will play fourth-seeded Marc Silva of the U.S. in the other semifinal

today, following the Fleishman-Hippensteel match.

Johansson defeated former Stanford standout David Martin, 6-4,

6-4, in Friday’s quarterfinals, while Silva advanced with a 6-4, 6-2

win over Andrew Colombo. The public is invited to watch the action.

There’s no admission fee.