The semifinalists have been confirmed and the hopes of the final two South Australians have been dashed on Day 5 of the City of Playford Tennis International II.<\/p>\n
In the men\u2019s draw, the top two seeds made it through with relative ease. Yasutaka Uchiyama<\/strong> (JPN) lost the first set 4-6 and was 3-1 up in the second before Andrew Harris<\/strong> (Vic) was forced to retire. Second seed James Duckworth<\/strong> (NSW) won his match against Jay Clarke <\/strong>(GBR) in straight sets 6-3 6-3, Luke Saville<\/strong> (SA) was defeated by [4] Marc Polmans <\/strong>(Vic) 3-6 6-1 6-0 and Alex Bolt<\/strong> (SA) was overcome by [3] Tatsuma Ito<\/strong> (JPN) 7-5 6-4.<\/p>\n In the women\u2019s, Storm Sanders<\/strong> (WA) continued her singles comeback with a 6-3 7-5 victory over eighth seed Naiktha Bains<\/strong> (GBR), Chihiro Muramatsu<\/strong> (JPN) defeated Jennifer Elie<\/strong> (USA) 6-3 6-2 and third seed Lizette Cabrera<\/strong> (Qld) defeated [5] Asia Muhammad<\/strong> 7-6(4) 6-0. In the marathon match of the day, second seed Maddison Inglis<\/strong> (WA) defeated Belinda Woolcock<\/strong> (Vic) in two hours and 53 minutes, 6-7(5) 6-3 6-3.<\/p>\n Tomorrow is singles semifinal day, with matches starting at 11.00 am. The day will also feature the women\u2019s doubles final between top seeds Asia Muhammad<\/strong> (USA)\/Storm Sanders<\/strong> (WA) and third seeds Naiktha Bains<\/strong> (GBR)\/Tereza Mihalikova<\/strong> (SVK).<\/p>\n