Vernon’s Vasek Pospisil reached the quarterfinals of both the singles and doubles events at the Savannah Tennis Challenger in Savannah, Ga.
Pospisil, now based in Vancouver, fell in three sets (2-6, 6-4, 7-5) to France’s Augustin Gensse in the quarters. In second-round action, Pospisil brushed back Switzerland’s Michael Lammer in straight sets (6-3, 6-3).
In doubles play, Pospisil and teammate Jesse Levine of the U.S. stopped American duo Vahid Mirzadeh and Phillip Simmonds 6-2, 7-3 (3), and Britain’s Chris Eaton and American Nicholas Monroe 7-6 (5), 6-2, before falling 6-7 (3), 6-2, 10-7 to the American-German tandem of Travis Parrott and Simon Stadler in the quarters.
