Spadea falls in Hall of Fame quarters

Newport, RI (Sports Network) - South African Wesley Moodie upended second- seeded and former finalist Vincent Spadea in Friday's quarterfinal action at the $416,000 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.
The unseeded Moodie dismissed the American Spadea in 6-4, 6-4 fashion on the grass courts at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The veteran Spadea reached the final here two years ago, only to lose to Greg Rusedski.
Moodie will meet fourth-seeded Frenchman Fabrice Santoro, who cruised past Mischa Zverev 6-4,6-3.
Fifth-seeded Frenchman Nicolas Mahut secured a berth in the final four by handling Indian qualifier Prakash Amritraj 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), while big Belgian Dick Norman outlasted qualifier and fellow non-seed Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. Mahut and the 6-foot-8 Norman will square off in Saturday's other semi.