Solis-Cohen scores upset in senior’s singles play

KINGSTON >> Paul Solis-Cohen knocked off top-seeded Jack Duval in the senior men’s singles quarterfinals of the Ulster County Open Tennis Tournament.

Cohen rolled past Duval, 6-1, 6-0.

Vic Ricci, who defeated David Loewen in a third-set super tiebreak, will play Cohen in the semifinals. Vern Chrisjohn and Richard Juman also advanced with straight-set wins.

The top seeds in the women’s open draw reached Saturday’s semis. Shannon Mulcahy, who is seeded first, defeated Vyda Vandenberg, 6-1, 6-2, while No.

2 Karen Gill scored a 6-0, 6-0 win over Lila Freeman. Their semifinal matches are 9 a.m. Saturday at Forsyth Park.

Tomas Pesko West rallied

to beat Jake Guralnick in a third-set super tiebreak, 4-6, 6-3, 10-6 in the men’s 3.5 singles quarterfinals. Pesko West plays Trent Shorter and No. 1 Doug Milford, a 6-1, 7-5 winner over Lawrence Roper, takes on Mike Hommel in Saturday’s 11 a.m. semis at Forsyth. Women’s Open First Round Vyda Vandenberg def. Tessa Stanley, 6-4, 7-5; Wathone Shein def. Essy Wamui, 6-1, 6-2; Elissa Staub def. Rachel Adolphe, 6-0, 6-0; Lila Freeman def. Andrea Grunblatt, 1-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 Quarterfinals Shannon Mulcahy def. Vyda Vandenberg, 6-1, 6-2; Nok North def. Wathone Shein, 6-1, 6-2; Karen Gill def. Lila Freeman, 6-0, 6-0 —— 3.5 Men’s First Round Lawrence Roper def. Saundi Wilson, 2-6, 6-1, 10-5 Quarterfinals Doug Milford def. Lawrence Roper, 6-1, 7-5; Mike Hommel def. Larry Lux, 7-5, 6-1; Trent Shorter def. Brad Dunn, 6-4, 7-6 (4); Tomas Pesko West def. Jake Guralnick, 4-6, 6-3, 10-6 —— Men’s Senior Quartefinals Paul Solis-Cohen def. Jack Duval, 6-1, 6-0; Vic Ricci def. David Loewen, 6-1, 3-6, 10-8; Vern Chrisjohn def. Michael Hale, 6-1, 6-2; Richard Juman def. Ed Rozier, 6-2, 6-0