Four pairings that had never played together on the PPA Tour before Friday have advanced to the men’s doubles quarterfinals in east Tennessee.

Those pairings are No. 3 seeds JW Johnson/Andrei Daescu, No. 11 seeds Tyson McGuffin/Max Freeman, No. 19 seeds Travis Rettenmaier/Juan Benitez, and No. 25 seeds Eric Roddy/Donald Young.

Johnson/Daescu—two highly decorated players in their own right—are through after a hard fought 11-8, 11-8 victory over No. 14 seeds Jack Sock/Augie Ge.

Even though both Johnson and Daescu typically play the left side with other partners, Daescu has played the right side far on Friday in a move similar to what he did when he and Ben Johns took gold earlier this year in Cape Coral.

They will next face McGuffin/Freeman, who defeated No. 11 seeds Eric Oncins/Pablo Tellez by an 11-8, 11-2 score line in the Round of 16.

Rettenmaier/Benitez advanced with an 8-11, 11-4, 11-8 triumph over No. 25 seeds Greg Dow/Anderson Scarpa. The No. 19 seeds benefitted from a withdrawal from James Ignatowich (illness)/Ryan Fu earlier in the day and have certainly taken full advantage.

They will next take on either Ben Johns/Gabe Tardio or Julian Arnold/Blaine Hovenier with a spot in the semifinals on the line.

And finally, Roddy/Young are through after beating No. 13 seeds AJ Koller/Rafa Hewett and No. 32 seeds Zane Ford/Alex Crum—who took out No. 4 seeds James Delgado/Collin Johns—in straight games. 

No. 7 seeds Riley Newman/Jay Devilliers await in the quarterfinals.