Canterbury's Barrett Franks and Leela Beattie have made the semi-finals at the SunSmart Canterbury ITF event in Christchurch after wins today.
Franks defeated Ryota Kishi 7-5, 6-0 to gain valuableranking points as he strives to build his ranking towards the 2010 Australian Junior Open.
Fourteen-year-old Beattie who's first 10 world ranking points came almost a year ago in Wellington, will pick up a minimum of 20 points after her three-set win over tournament 3rd seed Mana Ayukawa.
Franks will face 7th seed, Japans Shoki Hachiya who defeated Jaden Grinter from Waikato today, with the other semi final being between number two seed Sean Berman and tournament surprise package New Caledonia's Maxime Chazal.
Beattie will face South African, Natasha Fourouclas after she defeated 13 year old Emily Fanning in straight sets, with the other semi seeing the unseeded Japanese player Makoto Ninomiya taking on another member of the Oceania team 7th seed Steffi Carruthers from Samoa.
The boys take the court first tomorrow at the Scenic Circle Hotels Tennis Centre at Wilding Park followed by the girls.
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