SEATTLE, Wash. – Sema Pankin continued his impressive run by reaching the singles semifinals at the ITA Northwest Super Regionals held at the Lloyd Nordstrom Tennis Center. Pankin knocked off nationally-ranked and third-seeded Alexandre Rotsaert in three sets on Saturday morning to earn a place in Sunday's semifinals.
Pankin, the No. 6 seed in the singles draw, pulled out the 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 victory over Rotsaert who was ranked No. 100 nationally in the ITA Preseason Poll. The Omsk, Russia native will now prepare to face Washington's Clement Chidekh on his home court on Sunday morning. Chidekh is the No.