One qualifier alive in main draw

Rajeev Ram of the United States, the only qualifier still alive,

rallied to knock off Nenad Toroman of South Africa in a wild

second-round match Thursday, 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6), and advance to the

quarterfinals of the second annual Costa Mesa Pro Classic at Costa

Mesa Tennis Center.

Of the eight singles players remaining in the main draw, only Ram

and Croatia’s Sasa Tuksar are unseeded. The event is part of the

men’s USTA Futures circuit.

Top-seeded Yeu-Tzuoo Wang, third-seeded Doug Bohaboy,

fourth-seeded Jose De Armas, fifth-seeded Mike Scheidweiler,

sixth-seeded Raven Klassen and seventh-seeded Mark Hilton have also

advanced to today’s quarterfinals.

Ram defeated second-seeded Christopher Kas of Germany in the first

round, 6-4, 0-6, 6-3, for the tournament’s biggest upset. The finals

are Sunday at noon.