ATP

• Blake rolls to semifinals in Houston

  
  

  Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Top-seeded American James Blake moved into the semifinals, but fellow countryman Mardy Fish was ousted in his quarterfinal match Friday at the $436,000 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships.

  Blake topped fifth-seeded Argentine Agustin Calleri, 6-4, 6-3 at River Oaks Country Club. This is Blake's second career semifinal berth in Houston, as he fell to Argentine Mariano Zabaleta last year.

  Fish, the third seed, lost to eighth-seeded Spaniard Oscar Hernandez, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5). The world No. 42 Fish was bidding for his second title in Houston, having lifted the trophy in 2006.

  Seventh-seeded Spaniard Marcel Granollers-Pujol eased into the quarters with a 6-3, 6-2 pasting of Brazilian Marcos Daniel.

  In one other quarterfinal, American Wayne Odesnik saved a match point before overcoming Argentine Sergio Roitman 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 in 2 hours, 38 minutes.

  Blake will play Hernandez on Saturday, while Granollers-Pujol faces Odesnik.

  The 2008 titlist here will pocket $68,800.

  04/18 21:19:00 ET