Jordan Spieth of Dallas was the only area player to advance to the second round of match play Wednesday at the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship.

Spieth, a sophomore at Jesuit, defeated Ryan Marks of Warrensburg, Mo., 2 and 1, in his opening match at Shoal Creek (Ala.) Country Club. After falling two holes behind on the front nine, Spieth took the lead with a birdie 2 at the 13th hole and closed out the match with a birdie 4 at the 536-yard 17th.

Earlier Wednesday, Spieth completed stroke-play qualifying with a 6-over-par 150 total.

Highland Park's Cody Gribble was second in stroke-play qualifying at 140, one shot behind medalist Jorge Fernandez Valdes of Argentina. But Gribble lost three of his first five holes against Andrew Steinhofer of Madison, Wis., and lost the match, 5 and 4.

Tuesday storms pushed the conclusion of qualifying into Wednesday, and 11 of the 32 opening-round matches could not be completed. Boom Stitart of Keller led his match against Jack Perry of Santa Barbara, Calif., 1 up through 12 holes.

Landon Tujague, Spieth's teammate at Jesuit, lost to J.J. Spaun of San Dimas, Calif., 3 and 2.

(At Shoal Creek, Ala.)

WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS

ROUND OF 64 MATCH PLAY

(Shoal Creek GC, par 72)

Note: Round of 64 match play suspended with several golfers unfinished. Play will resume at 7 a.m. today, followed by the round of 32.

David Persons, El Paso, Texas (150) d. Matthew Ceravolo, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (148), 2 up

Jordan Spieth, Dallas (150) d. Ryan Marks, Warrensburg, Mo. (148), 2 and 1

J J Spaun, San Dimas, Calif. (147) d. Landon Tujague, Dallas (150), 3 and 2

Andrew Steinhofer, Madison, Wis. (152) d. Cody Gribble, Dallas (140), 5 and 4

Adam Sumrall, South Bend, Ind. (149) d. Curtis Donahoe, League City, Texas (149), 4 and 2

Dominic Bozzelli, Pittsford, N.Y. (151) d. Cory Whitsett, Houston (143), 4 and 3

SUSPENDED BECAUSE OF DARKNESS

Jack Perry, Santa Barbara, Calif., and Boom Sritart, Keller, Texas, , Sritart 1 up (12)