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Show Statesma?iSports Friday, Sept. 7, 2007 Page 9 CLASS ADS CET READ. TSC105 Health insurance Guaranteed Student Issued Ferrer reaches slam semifinal NEW YORK (AP) —David Ferrer kept up his surprising run at the U.S. Open, reaching his first Grand Slam semifinal by defeating Juan Ignacio Chela 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 on a quiet Thursday at Flushing Meadows. After running Rafael Nadal ragged earlier this week, Ferrer finished off Chela with a 100 mph ace down the middle on a second serve. "Very fast. Three sets. It's better for the next match," Ferrer said. The 15th-seeded Spaniard known for his great returns will be back to face the winner of the night match between No. 3 Novak Djokovic and No. 17 Carlos Moya. "I prefer Carlos because he's my friend and he's a Spanish guy," Ferrer said. Ferrer is only 2-6 against Moya, as opposed to 2-1 vs. Djokovic. Still, Ferrer has played his countryman better and better in recent years. Ferrer was fine with playing a match that took just two hours and ended by midafternoon. When he beat Nadal in prime time, he got back to his hotel too late for a true celebration dinner. "At 4:15, my coach and me walk into the McDonald's. Only thing is open 24 hours. I'm very hungry," he said. A day after Roger Federer, Andy Roddick, Venus Williams and Jelena Jankovic thrilled the crowd with tiebreakers, it was far from a high-voltage afternoon at center court. There was a constant murmur inside Arthur Ashe Stadium _ many fans were chattering during play, and no one bothered to hush them. A few cell phones went off, usually a clear no-no met with stern looks. Midway through the FerrerChela match, the concession stands that sell $6 Coney Island hot dogs were empty. So were the counters were they line up Grey Goose vodka bottles for $8 mixed drinks. Hardly anyone walked into to the Ralph Lauren walk-in boutique store on the suite level, either. The 20th-ranked Chela had won the previous meetings against Ferrer, both in 2004. Like Ferrer, the Argentine was trying to make it to his first Slam semi. Coming off a pair of five-set matches. Chela tried to rally in the second set. The eighth game went to seven deuces before Chela won, then Ferrer came back and quickly closed it out. Chela broke Ferrer for a 2-0 lead in the final set but could not hold on. "That was my only real chance," Chela said. On Wednesday night, facing Federer, Roddick was very good, quite possibly as good as he can be. For two sets, Roddick banged big serves at up to 146 mph, collecting aces and service winners and never double-faulting, never facing a break point. For two sets, he conjured up groundstroke winners, strong volleys, impressive returns. And what did all of that superb play earn Roddick? A two-set deficit and, eventually, a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4), 6-2 loss in the U.S. Open quarterfinals, a round or two earlier than Roddick is accustomed to succumbing to Federer. And accustomed Roddick most certainly is. dropping to 114 against the man who replaced him at No. 1 in the rankings 3 1/2 years ago and has been there since. "I mean, I'm not walking off with any questions in my head this time. I'm not walking with www.janetanderson. mvmedlcalquotes.com Western Wats Western Wats has increased wages, and we are still willing to work around your schedule. We still offer weekly pay, a fun work environment, and we'll give you time off for school events, tests, and holidays. Call Cody 753-1303 or apply online at surveynetwork.com/application. artner. Perfect xart While you "studf, well do your printing. DAVID FERRER of Spain waves to spectators after defeating Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina in straight sets in their quarter-final match at the US Open tennis tournament in New York,Thursday. AP PHOTO my head down," Roddick said. "I played the right way." Federer, though, reached his record 14th consecutive Grand Slam semifinal thanks in part by being barely better in each tiebreaker. So, too, was Venus Williams earlier Wednesday, when she came back from a set and a break down to push her quarterfinal against No. 3 Jelena Jankovic into a third-set tiebreaker. Williams was solid over those decisive points, Jankovic was slightly shakier, and the American pulled out a 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4) victory to get back to the U.S. Open semifinals for the first time since 2002. Next up is a match against No. 1 Justine Henin. Know this: Venus Williams watched Henin beat younger sister Serena Williams on Tuesday and wants to right the wrong. "I wasn't happy with that result at all. I was sad that she lost. I didn't like to see her so upset," Venus said. "I definitely have to try to win for Williams." In the other women's semifinal Friday, 2004 U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova will face No. 6 Anna Chakvetadze. Federer, meanwhile, will face No. 4 Nikolay Davydenko in Saturday's semifinals. Federer is 9-0 against the Russian _ and knows that full well. "I've got a pretty good record against him. Never lost," Federer said. "But let's not get ahead of ourselves." Several AP voters expressed interest in putting Appalachian State on their ballots after a shocking 34-32 upset at thenNo. 5 Michigan last weekend. But the poll guidelines, which souare one p r i n T i n 753-SST5 ts We Fit Your Needs MATERNITY INSURANCE Costs as little as $75 - $175 / MONTH Pays out as much as $5000 - $7000 Must be in effect 10 months BEFORE )ou deliver Works great with other health insurance policies Great prices on ail Life, Health, Auto & Renters 94 South Main. Louan (435) 752-456(f Ask for Quent Caspcrson or Curtis Cran Come play Northern Utah's Best-Kept Secret, 18 Championship Holes Driving Range Practice Putting & Chipping Greens LOUISVILLE RUNNING BACK ANTHONY ALLEN, CENTER, outruns Middle Tennessee defenders Lonnie demons, left, and Tavares Jones during the second half of their college football game in Louisville. Ky.,Thursday. Allen rushed for 275 yards and two touchdowns in his team's 58-42 win. AP PHOTO rushing and three touchdowns for the Blue Raiders. DeMarco McNair ran for 72 yards and a score and caught three passes for 92 yards and a touchdown for Middle Tennessee, which never backed down against a Louisville defense trying to replace seven starters. When Louisville opened the game with an 81-yard touchdown pass from Brohm to Barnidge on the first play from scrimmage, it took the Blue Raiders all of three plays tq.-tie; . the game. _..-" Football Top 25 poll changed (AP) - After pulling off one of the greatest upsets in college football history, Appalachian State is still shaking things up. The Associated Press said Thursday that lower-division schools — that means you, Mountaineers — are now eligible for its 71-year-old poll. "It's great they opened the door," Appalachian State coach Jerry Moore said from his office in Boone, N.C "Certainly were not going to be the No. 1 team in the country. We know that. We're not even going to be in the top 10. But if you have a win over a nice football team, I like that it's not out of the realm of possibility for a school like us to be one of the top 20 or 25 teams in the country." G30 WcsMOO \'orl Cache Valley Insurance, Inc. Louisville downs MT LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Brian Brohm threw for a career-high 401 yards and five touchdowns and Anthony Allen added a school-record 275 yards rushing and two scores as No. 8 Louisville avoided a major upset by surviving Middle Tennessee 5842 Thursday night at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. Mario Urrutia, Gary Barnidge and Harry Douglas all topped 100 yards receiving as the Cardinals (2-0) extended the nation's secondlongest home winning streak to 20 games. It wasn't easy, the Blue Raiders (0-2) never led, but the Sun Belt Conference champions never let the Cardinals get comfortable. Despite Brohm being at his efficient best, the Blue Raiders — who managed all of 217 yards in a season-opening loss to Florida Atlantic — nearly matched the high-powered Cardinals in a game that featured 1,284 yards from scrimmage, 13 touchdowns and little defense on either side. Middle Tennessee quarterback Joe Craddock threw for 290 yards and two touchdowns and Phillip Tanner added 144 yards A Professional Quality Printing ^.Business Forms ikThesis, dissertations /LWedding Invitations & Accessories mirrored the coaches' rankings conducted by USA Today, limited eligibility to teams competing in the former NCAA Division I-A, now known as the Football Bowl Subdivision. The Mountaineers compete in the Football Championship Subdivision, known before this season as Division I-AA. The AP decided to make the change because schools that show they can compete with bigtime teams on the field should have a chance to be recognized with them in the top 25, Sports Editor Terry Taylor said. "Why not? The poll was always intended to measure teams that compete against each other, regardless of division, based solely on on-field performance," she said. "It was that way long before Division I was divided into I-A and I-AA in 1978." One poll voter, Adam Van Brimmer, said he wanted to put Appalachian State at No. 25 after their win over the Wolverines, largely as a symbolic gesture. He might still do it next week, assuming the Mountaineers beat Division II Lenoir-Rhyne. "If I have any openings in my poll, they would certainly be strongly considered," said Van Brimmer, who works for the Georgia-based Morris News Service. In a previous job, he covered longtime Division I-AA powerhouse Georgia Southern, which, like Appalachian State, is a member of the Southern Conference. "Having spent so much time watching those Georgia Southern teams, I'm sure the top teams in the Southern Conference are as good as any mid majors" in the upper division," Van Brimmer said. "They're probably as good as anybody in the MAC (MidAmerican Conference). They're probably better than most in the Sun Belt." 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