Curran is the only Wagga player remaining in the draw for the open men’s and women’s singles as she looks to capture the title for the first time.

Curran upset third seed Ningali Forrest-Freeman 6-3 5-7 10-4 on Sunday to book a semi-final showdown with number one seed Alyssa Simoncini on Monday morning.

Due to a bye and a withdrawal, Simoncini only had to play the one match to get into the semi-final and made light work of number nine seed Bonnie Angela Dowding 6-3 6-1.

Wagga Tennis Centre manager Matthew Hort said it was terrific to see Curran make the pointy end of the Open in AMT women’s singles.

“Stacey is a teacher at Mater Dei College and it’s good to see her going really well,” Hort said.

“She’s looking to win the title for the first time and comes up against the top seed in the semi so that’s going to be a tough ask.”

There is a strong Riverina flavour in the semi-finals of the women’s with Griffith’s Elise Townsend also there. 

She will take on number two seed Grace Bruce of Lane Cove in the second of the women’s semi-finals.

In the men’s side of the draw, there were some big surprises over the first two days.

Number one seed and defending champion, Griffith’s Daniel Dossetor, went out in the quarter final.

Dossetor lost to number 10 seed James Murrie in straight sets.

Murrie will take on Bathurst’s Alex Mitton, the number six seed, in one semi-final.

Former Russian player Igor Nikityuk, now based in Sydney, will play number nine seed Sam Fletcher in the second semi-final.

“Alex is quite a strong player so it’s no surprise to see him go deep into the tournament,” Hort said.

“It would be one of James’ first times at the tournament so it’s good to see him go well.

“Sam Fletcher is a good player and he’ll be tough to beat.”

Wagga young gun Leon Hemmings, the number seven seed, made it through to the quarter finals before being knocked out by Nikityuk 6-7 (5) 6-2 10-7.

The men’s and women’s semi-finals are scheduled for 9am on Monday, with the final expected to start at 11am.

Some 161 players have hit the courts over the first couple of days and Hort said it has been a successful Riverina Open to date.

“It’s been quite good,” he said.

“The courts have been jammed up, we’ve had a couple of long days but it’s been great, the tennis has been really good.”

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