Sunday Match Play duel includes Meland, Perch, Schwartz and Bales
The 2010 Match Play Championship was whittled down to the final four on Saturday. Tour founder Erik Meland won his first 2 matches ever in this tournament to advance to the semi finals on Sunday. He beat the 2002 Match Play champ, David Martin, with a sand save on 18 to halve the hole and win the match 1-up. He will play Thom Bales in the first semi final match. Bales, a runner-up to DeVonne Mowry at the Match Play in 2007, beat Eric Morris 2&1 on Saturday to make the final four for a second time.
The other semi final match will pit Rick Persichetti against Dan Schwartz. Persichetti, a runner-up in 2003 and 2004, beat Don Morris on Saturday 4&2. Schwartz, a runner up in 2006, beat Mike Prieskorn with a net eagle on 18 to close the deal 2-up.
Fridays opening round results:
David Martin def. Rich Dunmore 6&4 Erik Meland def. Tom R Litzler 2&1
Eric Morris def. Greg Kline 1-up Thom Bales def. Victor McCoy 4&2
Rick Persichetti def. Tom Hoelzle 5&3 Don Morris def. Tom W Litzler 6&4
Dan Schwartz def. Kelly Arnold 3&1 Mike Prieskorn def. Tom Sachs 7&6
