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Newspaper Page TextPage 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Thursday, January 29, 2015 ATHENA Soccer 86H[WHQGVZLQOHVVVWUHDNWR¿YHJDPHV Weston-McEwen Associated Press Mark Gonzalez scored in the 66th and 75 minutes, rallying Chile to a 3-2 exhibi- tion win over the United States on Wednes- day night that sent the Americans to their ¿UVW¿YHJDPHZLQOHVVVWUHDNVLQFH The 27th-ranked Americans led 2-1 at halftime on goals by Brek Shea in the sixth minute and Jozy Altidore in the 31st around Roberto Gutierrez’s 10th-minute equalizer in the game played in Rancagua, Chile. U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann unveiled a 3-5-2 formation in his team’s 2015 opener, but the Americans once again were tripped up by their habit of fading in the second half. With the defeat to No. 14 Chile, they have lost WKUHHVWUDLJKWJDPHVIRUWKH¿UVWWLPHVLQFH late 2009 and early 2010, and they have one victory in nine matches (1-5-3) since beating Ghana in their World Cup opener last June. Both teams were missing nearly all Eu- rope-based players because the match was QRWRQD),)$¿[WXUHGDWH T-WOLVES: CBC accustomed to coming from behind Continued from 1B play the only shot BMCC was able to get off was a half-court prayer from Savannah Heugly that fell just short of the rim. Had the T-Wolves been able to get a closer, the 5-foot-10 freshman post was the player they wanted with the ball. With 25 of her career-high SRLQWV FRPLQJ LQ WKH ¿UVW half, the T-Wolves (10-7, 3-3 East) raced out to a 50-38 half- time lead. The lead remained in dou- ble digits until center Lyndsay Oswalt scored seven points during a 9-0 Columbia Basin run that brought the Hawks (14-6, 6-0) within four points with four minutes to play. “It was one of those things where they creep up on you and then you realize it and you’re like, ‘Oh, crap.’” Heugly said. The Hawks didn’t take their ¿UVWOHDGRIWKHJDPHXQWLO6\G- ney Mercer connected from long range to make it 77-75 with 43 seconds left. Mar’Shay Moore, who was held to single digits VFRULQJIRUWKH¿UVWWLPHWKLVVHD- son, drew contact on a drive at other end and tied the game by converting both free throws. But with less than a second separating the game clock and shot clock, Caballero and the Hawks were able to pick their last shot. Caballero’s drive may have EHHQWKH¿QDOQDLOLQWKHFRI¿Q for the T-Wolves, but for the Hawks it was just another play in a game that required a narrow focus and short memory to win. “We just forgot about who was winning, who was losing, how bad we were doing,” Co- lumbia Basin coach Daron San- to said. “So they just did a great job of focusing one possession at a time, that’s what got us back in.” Both coaches agreed expe- rience was a big factor in the outcome. “They have a lot more expe- rience playing in close games than we do,” Driver said. “It could have been the key, it Staff photo by E.J. Harris BMCC’s Riley Gerlinger goes up for a shot surrounded by Columbia Basin’s Lyndsay Oswalt (22) and Sydney Mercer in the Timberwolves 79-77 loss to the Hawks on Wednes- day in Pendleton probably was the key there at the end when they make that shot with six seconds left.” “We’re in that situation all the time,” Santo said. “We have been starting really slow and it’s just frustrating. The game went just as the other games have, but Blue Mountain really got to us with their speed and we were down 20 just like that. Basically I just told the girls at halftime, ‘We are not worried DERXW WKH VFRUH )RUJHW DERXW the score because they’re play- ing not to lose.’” Blue Mountain’s lead hit it’s largest margin at 18 points with a Kayla Reyna trey that made it 35-17 with 10:01 to play in the ¿UVWKDOI The Hawks devoted an extra defender to Heugly in the sec- ond half, but Santo said they weren’t overly concerned with stopping her. The way he saw it, every shot Heugly took was one not taken by Moore, who entered the game second in the NWAC at 23.25 points a game. “We had someone shadow her the entire time and we’re just going to take our chances,” he said. “If someone was going to beat us — which obviously it was going to be (Heugly) — ZHZHUH¿QHZLWKWKDW+HXJ- ly) is the one that I’m so very impressed with. She’s just a smart kid, doesn’t do too much, and she just killed us tonight.” Moore couldn’t get going from any distance Wednesday DQG ¿QLVKHG RI IURP WKH ¿HOGZLWKQLQHSRLQWV Riley Gerlinger contributed 10 points and Heugly added a team-high 10 rebounds. But the T-Wolves were out-rebounded 55-37 and gave up 14 offensive boards, which Driver said contributed as much to the loss as the lack of close- game experience. “Giving them two, three, four possessions every trip don’t really didn’t help,” he said. “Our rebounding was re- ally pretty bad the last 10 min- utes of the second half. Teams that shoot as well as CBC does, you can’t give them that many opportunities at the hoop be- cause they’re going to knock one down.” It was an offensive putback by Grier that brought CBC within 75-74 and raised her team-high total to 20 points. She also added 10 rebounds, and Caballero also had a dou- ble-double with 17 points and 16 rebounds. Oswalt nearly joined them with 13 points and nine boards. The Hawks shot 42.9 percent (30 of 70) for the game and 45 percent (18 of 40) in the second half. The T-Wolves shot 40 per- cent (30 of 75) in the game but just 33.3 percent (12 of 36) in the second half. “I think we played our hearts out until the end of the game,” Heugly said. “I’m proud of my team. I wish we could have pulled out the win, but I’m still proud of it.” ——— COLUMBIA BASIN 79, BLUE MOUNTAIN 77 CBC (14-6) 38 41 — 79 BMCC (10-7) 50 27 — 77 COLUMBIA BASIN — Morgan Grier 20, M. Caballero 17, S. Mercer 15, L. Oswalt 13, L, Morris 7, C. Weber 3, T. Tucker 2, S. Hicks 2, K. Garrick. 30-70 FG BLUE MOUNTAIN — Savannah Heugly 37, R. Gerlinger 10, M. Moore 9, L. Chung 9, C. Bolton 5, J. Desautel-Ootsey 4, K. Reyna 3, B. Gregory. 30-75 FG 3-point field goals — CBC 6-24, BMCC 6-21. Free throws — CBC 13-18, BMCC 11-17. Fouls — CBC 17, BMCC 18. Fouled out — Gerlinger (BMCC). squeaks out win East Oregonian DAYTON, Wash. — The Weston-McEw- en boys basketball team survived a 42-41 tussle with the winless Dayton Bulldogs Tuesday night behind Jarett Bousquet’s 13 points and seven re- bounds. The TigerScots (8-10) sped out to an early lead but the game tightened up in the second half after the Bulldogs (0-18) outscored WMHS 16-to-9 in the third period. The sides played to a standstill LQWKH¿QDOSHULRGDOORZLQJWKH7LJHU6FRWVWRHNH out the victory. Linton McAllister added 10 points and nine rebounds. :HVWRQ0F(ZHQ KRVWV 6WDQ¿HOG )ULGD\ DW 7:30 p.m. ——— WESTON-MCEWEN 42, DAYTON 41 WMHS (8-10) 15 8 9 10 — 42 DAYT (0-18) 6 9 16 10 — 41 WESTON-MCEWEN — J. Bousquet 13, L. McAllister 10, S. Broncheau 8, E. Reger 5, G. Zerba 4, G. Speed 2, C. Hall 0, B. Dearing 0, A. Finifrock 0, 3-point field goals — WMHS 2, DAYT 0. Free throws — WMSH 14- 21, DAYT 10-15. Fouls — WMHS 15, DAYT 19. Girls Basketball DAYTON (WA) 50, WESTON-MCEWEN 26 — the TigerScots (11-6) couldn’t hang with the high-powered Bulldogs (11-2), falling behind one of Washington’s premier girl basketball teams and never making up the ground. Dayton nearly doubled up WMHS, with three SOD\HUVUHDFKLQJGRXEOH¿JXUHVOHGE\-HQQD3KLO- lips 15 points. The TigerScots shot just 9 of 46 IURPWKH¿HOGDQGIDLOHGWRSURGXFHDVLQJOHLQGL- YLGXDOZLWKPRUHWKDQSRLQWV.D\OD3HWHUVRQ and Ammarae Broncheau were closest with seven apiece. This marks the third time this season that Weston-McEwen has lost consecutive games. They’ve followed up each losing streak with win streaks of four games or more. 7KH\¶OOWU\WREHJLQDQRWKHUVXFKVWUHWFK)ULGD\ YHUVXV6WDQ¿HOGDWSP ——— DAYTON (WA) 50, WESTON-MCEWEN 26 WMHS (11-6) 6 6 8 6 — 26 DAYT (11-2) 13 10 10 19 8 — 50 WESTON-MCEWEN — K. Peterson 7, A. Broncheau 7, S. Quaempts 6, M. Carlin 4, K. Shepard 2, M. Aby 0, T. Entze 0, S. Finifrock 0, A. Schroed- er 0, J. Lambert 0, S. von Borstel 0. DAYTON — J. Phillips 15, M. Mings 14, S. Andrews 10, S. Currin 4, L. Ramirez 3, J. Fullerton 2, M. Becker 2, K. Moore 0, K. Price 0. 3-point field goals — WMHS 2, DAYT 2. Free throws — WMHS 6-17, DAYT 4-11. Fouls — WMHS 11, DAYT 13. TIGERSCOTS: Three others also to be honored Continued from 1B straight to complete the 1-4 sweep. Cossitt was 13th to round out the team scoring for the District 5 champs. Monaco completed her storied WMHS cross FRXQWU\FDUHHUZLWKIRXU7RSVWDWH¿QLVKHV7KH 1994 second place effort was matched by anoth- er runnerup performance the following fall. She took fourth as a freshman in 1993, and third in 1996 as a senior. Three other Weston-McEwen graduates will DOVR EH UHFRJQL]HG DV SDUW RI WKH +DOO RI )DPH festivities: Sterling Allen (a 1972 graduate), Kath- leen Hansell Hendrix (1970) and Barrett Tillman (1967). BMCC MEN: Meyers comes off bench to add 17 points and nine rebounds for Timberwolves Lopez split the defense and sent rocket to teammate Mi- the mistake-plagued ‘Wolves chael Joseph who put in the gaffes, turning the turnovers go-ahead layup with 1:11 re- into 25 points maining. Meyers and McEl- Blue Mountain trailed roy lost the handoff on the IRUPRVWRIWKH¿UVWKDOIEXW subsequent possession: turn- used a 20-7 run to close it over No. 21 for the Timber- and take a 43-39 lead into wolves. halftime. The Timberwolves “We just didn’t execute retained control of the con- it right,” said McElroy, who test a 10-0 Hawk run re- had a season-high 26 points.” versed the good fortune and We just lost it.” gave CBC a 58-55 lead with After Oswalt’s free 9:45 remaining. throws, McElroy made a The score remained tight layup and the ‘Wolves were for the remainder. The score forced to get a defensive was knotted at 75 apiece stop. The Hawks brought the with 1:16 remaining when 35-second shot clock down NWAC leading scorer James WRWKH¿QDOWZRVHFRQGVZKHQ Continued from 1B guard Jordan King sent in the dagger. With McElroy clos- ing out hard, King launched a stepback three-point that ¿QG WKDW ERWWRP RI WKH QHW 7KHWULSOHSURYLGHGWKH¿QDO score. “If he doesn’t hit that shot,” Ellis offered. “We’ve got a chance to score it and tie the game up.” The Timeberwolves en- tered with a huge height ad- vantage, but a nagging ankle injury to 6-foot-9 center Max Mueller and four Jake Wells foul negated the size edge. With the BMCC trees side- lined for much of the second half, Lopez was able to relo- cate his scoring rhythm. After dropping in 19 points in the ¿UVWKDOIKHZDVKHOGZLWKRXW a bucket until the 10:28 mark RIWKHVHFRQG+LV¿UVVFRUH evened the count at 55, and Lopez would go on to pour in nine more second half points WR ¿QLVK ZLWK D JDPHKLJK 30 — two above his NWAC leading season average. “I think he just kind of got to the point that he realized he wasn’t getting as much help as he needed. He’s the kind of player that can take over,” Ellis said. McElroy kept Blue Moun- tain in the contest with red hot perimeter shooting. He VDQNDOO¿YHWKUHHSRLQWWULHV to pace the offense. McElroy added eight rebounds. “I shot alright. My team got me open. That’s about it. I knocked them down,” he said. The 6-foot-3 Meyers ¿OOHG LQ DGPLUDEO\ IRU WKH Timberwolves starting post players, netting 17 points and grabbing nine rebounds. With seven games re- maining, the Timeberwolves are in the East region base- ment. However, the current arrangement doesn’t have El- lis counting a postseason bid out of the question. “We always said the magic number is eight wins,” he said. “We still have a lot of time left but we’ve got to start stringing some wins together here. I think we have a team that can compete for it.” Blue Mountain will host Treasure Valley on Saturday. ——— COLUMBIA BASIN 82, BLUE MOUNTAIN 77 CBC (12-8) 39 43 — 82 BMCC (5-13) 43 34 — 77 COLUMBIA BASIN — J. King 19, James Lopez 30, M. Hirai 0, B. Oswalt 6, M. Joseph 8, J. Weems 9, A. Wren 6, C. Chase 2, J. Reed 2. BLUE MOUNTAIN — J. Schultz 12, Coleman McElroy 26, J. Bell 4, M. Mueller 4, J. Rivas 8, J. Christensen 0, J. Wells 6, L. Meyers 17. 3-point field goals — CBC 6, BMCC 9. Free throws — CBC 20-28, BMCC 12-20. Fouls — CBC 19, BMCC 19. Fouled out — none. SCOREBOARD Local Slate BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Today Umatilla at Riverside, 7 p.m. Friday Pendleton at The Dalles, 7 p.m. Hood River Valley at Hermiston, 7 p.m. Baker at Mac-Hi, 7:30 p.m. Culver at Irrigon, 7:30 p.m. Pilot Rock at Heppner, 7:30 p.m. Stanfield at Weston-McEwen, 7:30 p.m. Ione at Sherman, 7:30 p.m. Condon/Wheeler at Horizon Christian, 7:30 p.m. South Wasco at Arlington, 7:30 p.m. Pine Eagle at Echo, 7:30 p.m. Helix at Wallowa, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Vale at Umatilla, 5:30 p.m. Ione at Condon/Wheeler, 5:30 p.m. Arlington at Mitchell/Spray, 5:30 p.m. Echo at Joseph, 5:30 p.m. Powder Valley at Nixyaawii, 5:30 p.m. Riverside at Nyssa, 6 p.m. GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL Today Umatilla at Riverside, 5:30 p.m. Friday Baker at Mac-Hi, 6 p.m. Culver at Irrigon, 6 p.m. Pilot Rock at Heppner, 6 p.m. Stanfield at Weston-McEwen, 6 p.m. Ione at Sherman, 6 p.m. Condon/Wheeler at Horizon Christian, 6 p.m. South Wasco at Arlington, 6 p.m. Pine Eagle at Echo, 6 p.m. Helix at Wallowa, 6 p.m. The Dalles at Pendleton, 7 p.m. Hermiston at Hood River Valley, 7 p.m. Saturday Vale at Umatilla, 4 p.m. Ione at Condon/Wheeler, 4 p.m. Arlington at Mitchell/Spray, 4 p.m. Echo at Joseph, 4 p.m. Powder Valley at Nixyaawii, 4 p.m. Riverside at Nyssa, 4:30 p.m. PREP WRESTLING Today Pendleton at The Dalles, TBD PREP SWIMMING Saturday Pendleton, Hermiston at Baker City, noon COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL Friday Eastern Oregon at Warner Pacific, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Blue Mountain at Treasure Valley, 4 p.m. Eastern Oregon at Concordia, 7:30 p.m. COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Friday Eastern Oregon at Warner Pacific, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Blue Mountain at Treasure Valley, 2 p.m. Eastern Oregon at Concordia, 7:30 p.m. Football NFL Sunday, Feb. 1 At Glendale, Ariz. New England vs. Seattle, 6:30 p.m. (NBC) Basketball NBAEASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 31 15 .674 — Brooklyn 18 27 .400 12½ Boston 16 28 .364 14 New York 9 37 .196 22 Philadelphia 9 37 .196 22 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 38 8 .826 — Washington 31 16 .660 7½ Miami 20 25 .444 17½ Charlotte 19 27 .413 19 Orlando 15 33 .313 24 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 30 17 .638 — Cleveland 27 20 .574 3 Milwaukee 23 22 .511 6 Detroit 17 30 .362 13 Indiana 16 31 .340 14 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB Memphis 33 12 .733 — Houston 32 14 .696 1½ San Antonio 30 17 .638 4 Dallas 30 17 .638 4 New Orleans 24 22 .522 9½ Northwest Division Portland Oklahoma City Denver Utah Minnesota Pacific Division W 32 23 19 16 8 L 14 23 27 30 37 Pct GB .696 — .500 9 .413 13 .348 16 .178 23½ W L Pct GB Golden State 36 7 .837 — L.A. Clippers 32 14 .696 5½ Phoenix 27 20 .574 11 Sacramento 16 28 .364 20½ L.A. Lakers 12 34 .261 25½ ——— Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia 89, Detroit 69 Cleveland 99, Portland 94 Toronto 119, Sacramento 102 Denver 93, New Orleans 85 Houston 99, Dallas 94 Minnesota 110, Boston 98 Atlanta 113, Brooklyn 102 New York 100, Oklahoma City 92 San Antonio 95, Charlotte 86 L.A. Clippers 94, Utah 89 Phoenix 106, Washington 98 Thursday’s Games Milwaukee at Orlando, 4 p.m. New York at Indiana, 4 p.m. Denver at Memphis, 5 p.m. Chicago at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. NCAA PACIFIC-12 CONFERENCE W Arizona 7 Utah 6 Stanford 6 Oregon St. 5 Oregon 4 UCLA 3 Colorado 3 Washington St. 3 Washington 3 Arizona St. 3 California 1 Southern Cal 1 ——— L 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 Wednesday’s Games Arizona St. 73, Oregon St. 55 Arizona 90, Oregon 56 Stanford 84, Washington 74 Thursday’s Games Colorado at Southern Cal, 9:30 p.m. Utah at UCLA, 10 p.m. California at Washington St., 11 p.m. PCT .875 .857 .750 .625 .500 .429 .429 .429 .375 .375 .143 .143 Top 25 Fared Wednesday 1. Kentucky (19-0) did not play. Next: at Missouri, Thursday. 2. Virginia (19-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 4 Duke, Saturday. 3. Gonzaga (20-1) did not play. Next: vs. Portland, Thursday. 4. Duke (17-3) lost to No. 8 Notre Dame 77-73. Next: at No. 2 Virginia, Saturday. 5. Wisconsin (18-2) did not play. Next: at Iowa, Saturday. 6. Arizona (19-2) beat Oregon 90-56. Next: vs. Oregon State, Friday. 7. Villanova (18-2) did not play. Next: at DePaul, Saturday. 8. Notre Dame (20-2) beat No. 4 Duke 77-73. Next: at Pittsburgh, Saturday. 9. Kansas (17-3) beat TCU 64-61. Next: vs. Kansas State, Saturday. 10. Louisville (17-3) beat Boston College 81-72. Next: vs. No. 13 North Carolina, Saturday. 11. Utah (16-3) did not play. Next: at UCLA, Thursday. 12. Wichita State (19-2) beat Loyola of Chicago 58-47. Next: at No. 18 Northern Iowa, Saturday. 13. North Carolina (17-4) did not play. Next: at No. 10 Louisville, Saturday. 14. VCU (17-3) did not play. Next: vs. Richmond, Saturday. 15. Iowa State (15-4) did not play. Next: vs. TCU, Saturday. 16. Maryland (18-3) did not play. Next: at Ohio State, Thursday. 17. West Virginia (17-3) did not play. Next: vs. Texas Tech, Saturday. 18. Northern Iowa (19-2) beat Southern Illinois 59-52. Next: vs. No. 12 Wichita State, Saturday. 19. Texas (14-6) did not play. Next: at No. 20 Baylor, Saturday. 20. Baylor (15-5) did not play. Next: vs. No. 19 Texas, Saturday. 21. Georgetown (14-6) did not play. Next: at Creighton, Saturday. 22. Indiana (15-6) lost to Purdue 83-67. Next: vs. Rutgers, Saturday. 23. Miami (14-6) lost to Georgia Tech 70- 58. Next: at Florida State, Sunday. 24. Oklahoma (13-7) beat Texas Tech 81- 36. Next: at Oklahoma State, Saturday. 25. Butler (15-6) did not play. Next: at Marquette, Saturday. Hockey NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Detroit 48 28 11 9 Tampa Bay 49 30 15 4 Montreal 46 30 13 3 Boston 48 25 16 7 Florida 45 20 15 10 Toronto 49 22 23 4 Ottawa 46 19 18 9 Buffalo 48 14 31 3 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT N.Y. Islanders 47 32 14 1 Pittsburgh 48 27 13 8 Washington 48 25 14 9 N.Y. Rangers 45 27 14 4 Philadelphia 49 20 22 7 Columbus 46 21 22 3 New Jersey 48 18 22 8 Carolina 47 17 25 5 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Nashville 46 31 10 5 St. Louis 46 29 13 4 Chicago 48 30 16 2 Winnipeg 49 26 15 8 Colorado 49 20 18 11 Dallas 47 21 19 7 Minnesota 47 21 20 6 Pacific Division GP W L OT Anaheim 48 32 10 6 San Jose 48 25 17 6 Vancouver 46 26 17 3 Calgary 48 26 19 3 Los Angeles 48 21 15 12 Arizona 47 16 25 6 Edmonton 48 12 27 9 Nashville at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Calgary, 6 p.m. Buffalo at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m. Anaheim at San Jose, 7 p.m. Pts 65 64 63 57 50 48 47 31 GF GA 144 123 158 131 126 108 126 121 111 127 143 152 126 128 90 171 Pts 65 62 59 58 47 45 44 39 GF GA 155 130 143 124 144 124 135 110 134 149 117 145 109 135 102 122 Pts 67 62 62 60 51 49 48 GF GA 141 107 148 111 151 112 138 122 128 141 146 154 130 138 Pts 70 56 55 55 54 38 33 GF GA 143 124 131 132 124 118 140 126 133 129 108 160 110 160 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. ——— Wednesday’s Games New Jersey 2, Toronto 1, SO Washington 4, Pittsburgh 0 Los Angeles 4, Chicago 3 Thursday’s Games Boston at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Montreal at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Winnipeg at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Arizona at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Detroit at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Columbus at Florida, 4:30 p.m. WHL Wednesday’s games Prince Albert 6 Saskatoon 1 Edmonton 2 Kelowna 1 (SO) Lethbridge 6 Kootenay 3 Kamloops 4 Seattle 3 Portland 4 Victoria 3 Friday’s games Saskatoon at Swift Current, 5 p.m. Moose Jaw at Brandon, 5:30 p.m. Kelowna at Lethbridge, 6 p.m. Prince Albert at Calgary, 6 p.m. Regina at Kootenay, 6 p.m. Edmonton at Red Deer, 6 p.m. Seattle at Prince George, 7 p.m. Kamloops at Portland, 7 p.m. Medicine Hat at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m. Victoria at Spokane, 8:05 p.m. Vancouver at Everett, 8:35 p.m. Tennis Australian Open Thursday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: $32.9 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Women Semifinals Maria Sharapova (2), Russia, def. Ekateri- na Makarova (10), Russia, 6-3, 6-2. Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Madison Keys, United States, 7-6 (5), 6-2. Doubles Men Semifinals Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini, Italy, def. Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, and Horia Tecau (6), Romania, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut, France, def. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Marcelo Melo (4), Brazil, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5). Mixed Quarterfinals Kristina Mladenovic, France, and Daniel Nestor (3), Canada, def. Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Juan Sebastian Cabal (5), Colombia, 6-2, 6-3. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, and Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, def. Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia, and Marcelo Melo (2), Brazil, 6-1, 6-2.