After avoiding the inevitable Florida summer rain for two days, the 2018 USTA Boys’ 12s National Clay Court Championships was not so fortunate on Wednesday. Even still, all main draw singles matches were finished and only seven consolation contests were still on court when play was suspended.

The biggest impact was on the doubles competition, as all round of 16 matches were postponed until Thursday.

Perhaps the most surprising fact to come from Wednesday’s singles results was that only one match in the main draw was extended to three sets. That came in the matchup between No. 22 Cooper Woestendick (Olathe, Kan.) and unseeded Maximus Dussault (Leesburg, Va.). Woestendick managed to grind out the opening frame in a tiebreak, seven points to five. Dussault, fresh off his upset over No. 13 Maxim Michaels, fought back to win the second set 6-2; he then followed that up by storming through the final set 6-1.

Zhengqing Ji (La Jolla, Calif.), who began the week with a 6-0, 7-5 victory over 19th-seeded Vincent Yang, turned in another impressive performance on day three by taking out No. 8 Piotr Andrzejewski (Chicago) 6-1, 6-4. Hillsboro Beach, Fla., native Mikel Anderson knocked off a seed for the second day in a row, backing up his defeat of No. 23 William Semler with a comprehensive 6-0, 6-2 triumph over No. 10 Andrew Rundle (Simpsonville, S.C.).

Next up for Anderson is the tournament’s top seed Rudy Quan (Sacramento, Calif.), who has dropped just four games through three matches after winning 6-1, 6-1 on Wednesday. No. 2 Andrew Salu (Sarasota, Fla.) finally surrendered a game for the first time on the week, coming through 6-1, 6-1. He has yet to meet a seeded foe, which will remain the case for another round, as his next opponent is Cole Henceroth (Midlothian, Va.). Henceroth defeated William Secord (Lake Forest, Ill.) 6-2, 6-0 in the only contest pitting two unseeded competitors against each other.

Third seed Alexander Frusina (Conroe, Texas) kept his on-court time abbreviated Wednesday, also posting a 6-1, 6-1 victory to advance to the round of 16. There he will clash with No. 29 Siddharth Moturi (Monterey, Calif.), who will enter that match following his 6-4, 6-0 performance against 15th-seeded A. Filer (South Bend, Ind.). No. 4 seed Alexander Razeghi (Humble, Texas) was challenged by No. 30 Jacob Smith (Daniel Island, S.C.), but rose to the occasion to prevail 6-2, 7-6(2). His next opponent is ninth seed Thomas Faurel (Alpharetta, Ga.), making his second consecutive appearance in the round of 16 at the event.

Thursday’s schedule is slated to get underway at 8:00 a.m., which will include all singles round of 16 matches.

Among the previous singles champions are current pros Donald Young (2001), Jack Sock (2005), and Tommy Paul (2009). Former doubles champions include collegiate head coaches at BYU (Brad Pearce – 1978), Ohio State (Ty Tucker – 1982), and UCF (Bryan Koniecko – 1999) along with MaliVai Washington (1981), Denis Kudla (2004), Jack Sock (2004 and 2005), and Tommy Paul (2009).

For more information on the 2018 USTA Boys’ 12s National Clay Court Championships, click here. Additionally, the singles final will be broadcast live on Sunday, July 22 at 9:00 a.m. on the USTA’s YouTube page.