Quarterfinal

Defending champions Janice and Pete Albert of the host club defeated Bonnie George and Richie Blumberg of Philmont, 4 and 3, yesterday in the quarterfinal round of Boyle Cup match play at Green Valley Country Club.

In a quarterfinal competition that seemed to never end, Robert Graham eliminated Mark Chaloner, 15-11, 11-15, 11-15, 17-14, 15-6, last night in an all-England pro matchup of the $10,000 New England Cup Softball Squash Racquets Championship at the Cynwyd Club. Graham earned a semifinal meeting today at 7 p. m. with Damian Walker, also an English pro who won in straight games over Australian Simon Baker. The other semifinal at 6 p.m. pits Sabir Butt, 1990 champion from Canada, against Anders Wahlstedt, 1990 runner-up from Sweden.

Terry Hassall, Merion Cricket Club pro, advanced to the semifinal round of the Radley Run 35-and-over Tennis Championship with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Mike Ray yesterday at Radley Run Country Club. Jim Breech of Bridgeton, N.J., won his quarterfinal, 6-3, 6-2, over Tony Fernandez. Rain prevented the two finals from being played yesterday. Weather permitting, Lucy McAvoy and Lourie Hissey will defend their Mater et Filia (Mother and Daughter) Grass Court Tennis Championship against Sibby Toland and Deenie Kingham today at 10 a.m. at Merion Cricket Club.

In a superb match between world-class players, fourth-seeded Carole Owens of Australia defeated Claire Nitch of South Africa, 6-9, 9-2, 9-7, 6-9, 9-7 in the quarterfinal round of the women's $12,000 Philadelphia Open Squash Racquets Championship yesterday at the Racquet Club. In an exhausting men's quarterfinal, third-seeded Stefan Casteleyn of Belgium recovered for an 11-15, 15-6, 15-10, 15-13 triumph over Alex Gough of Wales. The men's and women's finals take place tomorrow at the Cynwyd Club.

Rodney Durbach of South Africa, ranked No. 3 in the world, won one of the quarterfinal matches in the $12,000 Philadelphia Open Squash Racquets Championship yesterday at the Racquet Club. Durbach came through three closely played games to defeat Juha Raumolin of Finland, No. 43 in the world, by 15-12, 15-11, 15-13. In another quarterfinal, Jason Nicolle of England, second seeded and No. 25 in the world ranking, barely stood off Damian Walker of Atlanta, 15-9, 15-11, 15-17, 15-14.

Jeff Yager of Boston came back after falling behind, two games to one, and defeated local contender Tom Elliott, 15-13, 3-15, 12-15, 15-8, 15-7, in the quarterfinals of the Jock Soutar Cup Racquets Tournament yesterday at the Racquet Club. Yager earned a semifinal meeting with Jamie Dodderidge, who beat fellow Philadelphian Richard Tanfield, 15-6, 15-6, 15-11. Philadelphian John Madzin scored by 15-11, 15-6, 9-14, 15-7 over Richard Brickley of Boston.

Sixth-seeded Alexandra Walling of Gulph Mills Golf Club surprised third-seeded Liz Haines of Merion by scoring a quarterfinal victory yesterday in the Women's Golf Association of Philadelphia's match-play championship at Philadelphia Country Club. Walling will face Sunnybrook's Lisa McGill in this morning's semifinals, while defending champion Laura Ann Hammond of Whitford will meet Kerry Rutan of the host club. The 36-hole final will start at 8 a.m. tomorrow. SCHOLASTIC GOLF ASSOCIATION Upper Darby High's Jason Loehrs topped the list of 70 qualifiers for the two-day Greater Philadelphia Scholastic Golf Association tournament by shooting a 1-over-par 72 in the qualifying round at Karakung Golf Club.

The last local contender, Lisa Raymond of Wayne, staged a strong finish but was sidelined by Jennifer Saberon of the Philippines, 6-2, 7-6 (11-9), in the quarterfinals of the USTA's Girls' International Grass Court Tennis Championship yesterday at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. Saberon, an incessant forecourt attacker, ended the 1-hour, 16-minute contest on the fifth match point with a curving serve that Raymond strained for and backhanded into the net. Off form and failing to repel Saberon's net charges until she was down 2-5 in the second set, Raymond suddenly began to show excellent strokework and rushed on to 5-5, fighting off two matchpoints - at 3-5 and 4-5. She had Saberon playing fearfully and cautiously as the score moved to 6-all.

LAURELDALE, Pa. — La Salle advanced to the PIAA Class AAAA semifinals with a 7-6 win Friday over Central Dauphin. Ryan Otis drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh, scoring pinch-runner Marcus Sistrun. The Explorers scored three in the sixth on a bases-clearing double by Chris Melillo. La Salle will play Hatboro-Horsham in the semifinals. The game is tentatively scheduled for noon Monday n

Steve Mock scored seven goals while Rob Pannell added two goals and six assists as unseeded Cornell routed third-seeded Ohio State, 16-6, in the NCAA men's lacrosse tournament quarterfinals in College Park, Md., on Saturday. The Big Red (14-3) will face the winner of Sunday's Duke-Notre Dame match in next Saturday's semifinals at Lincoln Financial Field. Pannell moved into second on the NCAA's career points list with 347 points, six shy of former Duke attackman Matt Danowski's career record of 353. Mock scored all seven of his goals in the first half, including three in a span of 85 seconds as the Big Red broke things open.

Paul Stastny of the Colorado Avalanche had two goals and two assists, and Nashville's Craig Smith added five assists to help the United States rout Russia, 8-3, Thursday in the world hockey quarterfinals in Helsinki, Finland. Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov allowed the first four U.S. goals before being pulled. Alex Ovechkin , Alexander Svitov , and Alexander Perezhogin scored for Russia. The Americans will face Switzerland, a 2-1 winner over the Czech Republic, on Saturday in Stockholm.

It was definitely not your typical rundown. But then again, scoring the winning run in a quarterfinal playoff game on your 15th birthday isn't the usual way to celebrate turning another year older, either. For Lansdale Catholic freshman Ashley Seal, both were parts of her special day Thursday, as the Crusaders defeated Archbishop Ryan, 5-0, to advance in the Catholic League softball playoffs. Seal walked in the third inning and advanced to second on a sacrifice by Jenna Gibbons.

The men's lacrosse teams that will play for the NCAA Division I championship in Philadelphia will be determined this weekend. Winners of the quarterfinals Saturday and Sunday will advance to the semifinals at Lincoln Financial Field on May 25 at 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. The championship game is set for May 27 at 1 p.m. at the Linc. On Saturday, No. 1-seeded Syracuse will face unseeded Yale, and No. 3 Ohio State will meet unseeded Cornell at Maryland's Byrd Stadium. On Sunday, No. 4 Denver is set to play No. 5 North Carolina, and No. 2 Notre Dame will take on No. 7 Duke at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

NEW YORK - St. Joseph's knew what to expect against a well-rested Virginia Commonwealth team, one that likes to make the opponents' tongues hang. Nothing was surprising in seeing the relentless pressure applied by second-seeded VCU or the final result. Tenth-seeded St. Joseph's hung in but eventually suffered an 82-79 Atlantic Ten quarterfinal loss Friday at the Barclays Center. St. Joseph's (18-13) will now await word on whether the NIT will consider the Hawks for the second year in a row. The Hawks were the preseason choice to win the A-10, but that type of powerful team never materialized.

ALLENTOWN - After getting hammered in its final game of one season, a basketball team with no seniors quickly looks forward to the next. How quickly? "I wish we could play them again right now . . . I wanted to win a state championship this year. " The kid who spoke those words was Floyd Preito, a 6-1, 175-pound junior wing guard who, truthfully, was the only Constitution High General to turn in a respectable performance Saturday afternoon at Parkland High in a PIAA Class AA state quarterfinal.

On some days, things just don't go well. Shots don't go in, passes aren't accurate, and bad bounces ruin plays. For Prep Charter, it was one of those games Saturday, when the Huskies fell to Bethlehem Catholic, 67-46, in the PIAA Class AAA girls' basketball quarterfinals at Spring-Ford. "Shots weren't falling, and the girls were getting down on themselves," Prep Charter coach Ashley Logue said. "They didn't stay together when things got down. " Bethlehem Catholic (27-2) opened the game with two three-pointers from sophomore guard Kalista Walters, and took momentum with a 15-6 run to start the game.

NEW YORK - Just six days ago, Temple seemed nearly invincible. Coming off a nationally televised blowout of No. 25 Virginia Commonwealth, which was their seventh straight win, the Owls appeared unstoppable in their quest for an Atlantic Ten tournament title. It didn't happen. Temple's seemingly well-oiled machine was wrecked by Massachusetts for the second consecutive season in the A-10 tourney quarterfinals. This time, the Minutemen prevailed, 79-74, on Friday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

NEW HOLLAND, Pa. - Some have called the Spring-Ford defense stifling. Stingy or oppressive are two more adjectives that sum up the Rams' performance when their opponent has the ball. In simpler terms, they merely play great team defense. Brittany Moore and Sammy Stipa provide the steals. Sarah Payonk blocks shots and intimidates opponents in the lane. Shelby Mueller pulls down rebounds. Sammi Haas harasses the opposing team's best player for the entire contest. And all the Rams play remarkable help defense.