OJAI TENNIS NOTES

Erica Sauer, a 14-year-old from Somis, teamed with Reza Zalameda of Los Angeles to advance to the girls’ 16 doubles final last year.

Sauer was forced to withdraw this year because of a case of eczema on her feet.

“I have to stay out of shoes,” she said. “I can’t keep my shoes on.”

The problem surfaced while Sauer was on a U.S. Tennis Assn. tour of England and France in February.

“I was sweating and it made my feet sweat,” Sauer said.

Justin Montgomery, who won the boys’ 14-and-under singles last year, planned to play in the 16s singles but did not get his entry forms processed on time.

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Lester Cook of Calabasas, knocked out in the first round last year, has advanced to the boys’ 16-and-under semifinals at 8 a.m. today at Thacher School.

Philip Sheng, top-seeded player in the tournament, plays in the semifinals of the boys’ high school singles, also at 8 a.m. at Thacher.

In boys’ high school doubles, Prakash Amritraj and David Frankel of Harvard-Westlake advanced to semifinals at 9:30 a.m. today at Thacher. Amritraj and Frankel beat Raymond Hekmat and David Nguyen of Beverly Hills, 6-4, 6-0, on Friday.

Nina Yaftali of Westlake plays in a 16s semifinal at 8 a.m. at Thacher. Mykala Hedberg of Oxnard and Daron Moore of Studio City will be in girls’ 14 semifinals.