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Quarterfinals set at San Francisco City Championship

Top seed Andrew Biggadike and No. 3 Alex Franklin were among those that advanced at Harding Park

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (March 3, 2013) -- Top seed Andrew Biggadike continued his march at the 2013 San Francisco City Championship.

At TPC Harding Park, Biggadike was a 4- and-2 winner of M.J. Morin, the No. 16 seed. Biggadike moves on to next weekend's quarterfinals where he'll take on No. 9 Nick Ushijima, who knocked off Austin Roberts in 20 holes Sunday in the Round of 16.

No. 2 seed Timothy Nelson fell to No. 18 Jimmy Castles, 2-and-1. Castles hopes to contnue his run next weekend against seventh-seeded William Brueckner, who prevailed over No. 10 Luke Vivolo in 19 holes.

Reigning amateurgolf.com Tournament Series co-Player of the Year Alex Franklin defeated No. 19 Josh Levin in 19 holes Sunday. The No. 3 seed, who dispatched of Randy Haag on Saturday, waits to take on Justin Suh, the No. 6 seed, next weekend. Suh beat Justin Paglia 6-and-5 Sunday in the Round of 16.

"I actually did not know Randy before yesterday," Franklin said. "But I knew what kind of player he was. I felt confident in my game going into it and played well on Saturday.

"Today neither Josh or I played great but it was a very close battle that went back and forth all day. I was lucky to eventually come out on top."

Setting up a quarterfinal match of two 'underdogs', No. 29 Isaiah Salinda defeated Shintaro Ban, 3-and-2. Salinda will face 28th seeded Nicholas Rogers, who defeated Cameron Shaw, 2-and-1.

Match play continues at 'The City' on Saturday with matches starting at 7:20 a.m.

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AmateurGolf.com Rankings
2013 season — official results & points
PosPlayerFromPoints
Final 16M.J. MorinCA30
Final 16Tim NelsonCA30
Final 16Josh LevinCA30
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