Men's Tennis: Rain disrupts action in Newport.

Sports Network, The, July, 2003

Newport, RI, Jul 9, 2003 (The Sports Network via COMTEX)

Rain prevented several matches from being completed Wednesday at the grass-court Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.

Before the rains came Frenchman Cyril Saulnier and American wild card Bob Bryan secured berths in the quarterfinals, as Saulnier stopped Aussie Scott Draper 6-2, 6-3, while Bryan, a French Open doubles champion along with his twin brother Mike last month, whipped Serbian qualifier Dusan Vemic 6-4, 6-2.

Bryan and Saulnier will do battle in the round of eight at the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

A first-round match was completed, as Aussie wild card Chris Guccione grounded Italian Stefano Pescosolido 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-4).

When officials suspended...

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