PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Junior Alec Spycher (Sarasota, Fla./Saint Stephens Episcopal HS) and freshman Andrew Waddington (Granby, Conn./Granby Memorial HS) remain alive in both singles and doubles play after Saturday's first day of competition at the ITA Men's Tennis East Regional at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Center.

The duo, seeded fourth in the "B" Division doubles, drew a first-round bye and defeated James Shelp and Daryl Johnson of Le Moyne, 8-0, to advance to the semifinals. Both also advanced in singles, with Spycher ousting Juan Farah (Chestnut Hill), 6-2, 6-3 in the "A" Division and Waddington receiving a first-round bye in the "B" Division.

Also winning matches to advance in the "B" singles were junior Matthew Chase (Dover, Mass./ Dover-Sherborn HS), junior Jigar Gada (Mumbai, India) and freshman Jimmy Rindo (Lowell, Mass./Lowell HS). Sophomore Rodrigo Ribeiro (Sao Paulo, Brazil) is also still alive in "B" singles after an opening round bye.

The tournament will continue on Sunday morning.

ITA EAST REGIONAL

At Arthur Ashe Tennis Center, Philadelphia

Men's A Singles

Alec Spycher: Defeated Juan Farak, Chestnut Hill, 6-2, 6-3

Lucas Wever: Lost to Patryk Polus, Queens, 7-5, 6-3

Men's B Singles

Matthew Chase: Defeated John Niland, Southern N.H., 8-0

Andrew Waddington: Advanced with first round bye

Jimmy Rindo: Defeated Mike McDonald, Post, 8-0

#3 Rodrigo Ribeiro: Advanced with first round bye

Jigar Gada: Defeated Jeramy Solema, Chestnut Hill, 8-0

Men's A Doubles

Ribeiro/Wever: Defeated Gutierrez/Joson, Chestnut Hill, 8-4; Lost to Lindell/Tisserand, Concordia, 8-3

Men's B Doubles

Gada/Rindo: Defeated Greenberg/Guerrero, Philadelphia, 8-4; Lost to Hutter/McAvoy, Philadelphia, 8-5

#4 Spycher/Waddington: Advanced with first-round bye; Defeated Shelp/Johnson, Le Moyne, 8-0