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Mallory advances to quarters

On a roll: Trey Mallory is in a rich vein of form

Trey Mallory has continued his superb form after reaching the quarter-finals of the J4 Guatemala/Copa Universidad Galileo today.Mallory, the island’s top-ranked junior, defeated Mexico’s Emiliano Gonzalez 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the quarters of the competition, which is part of the ITF World Junior Tennis Tour.The Bermudian beat John Chinn, of Jamaica, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 in the opening match on Tuesday before defeating Kurt Miller, of the United States, 6-3, 7-5 in the second round yesterday.Mallory, 17, is scheduled to play his quarter-final match today.Meanwhile, Daniel Phillips’s journey in the Intime Tennis Direct Junior Open in Zoetermeer, Netherlands, came to an end after a third-round defeat.The Bermudian teenager, who is part of the prestigious Rafal Nadal Academy, fell short of causing an upset against top seed, Kyvan Rietkerk, of Netherlands, in round three, losing 6-1, 6-2.Phillips had previously beaten competition wild card Bjorn Schoemacher 6-1, 6-0 in the first round before coming out on top of a three-set battle against Freddy Blaydes, of Britain, ultimately prevailing 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 to progress into the third round.