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Stanford senior Geoff Abrams, who starred at Newport Harbor High, took a step closer to his fifth Ojai title by easily defeating former juniors opponent Ryan Moore of USC, 6-1, 6-2, in the second round of the Pac-10 men's tournament.
Moore, a sophomore from Servite, had a break chance in the first game that he let slip away, and he never got back in the match.
"I needed to capitalize on that to get into the flow of the match," Moore said. "I needed to show him that I could play."
Abrams has never lost a set to Moore in three matches.
"Today he missed a few easy shots and I was able to keep the pressure on him with my ground strokes," Abrams said. "I also served pretty well and it's tough to beat me...