In the Spotlight Became Youngest U S Open Semifinalist
The story profiles a rising tennis star who became the youngest U.S. Open semifinalist since Jennifer Capriati in 1991, earning a place to face Steffi Graf in the next round.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1996
Page
10
The story profiles a rising tennis star who became the youngest U.S. Open semifinalist since Jennifer Capriati in 1991, earning a place to face Steffi Graf in the next round.
Georgia Southern cruised to a 6 0 victory over USC Aiken at Statesboro with Jason Russell netting three goals including two in the first half to fuel a 4 0 lead. Parris Soderstrom and Powenz added goals as the Eagles out shot USC Aiken 28 6 and goalkeeper Dave Joyce made six saves.
Calendar items show Aiken JV at Silver Bluff JV at 7 p m Bowman JV at Williston Eko JV at 1 30 p m volleyball matches Midland Valley Augusta Prep at Aiken North Augusta Columbia at South Aiken and JV games at 7 p m USC Aiken travels to Nanook Invitational in Fairbanks Alaska other matchups include South Aiken Stratford Midland Valley North Augusta Ridge Spring Monetta Saluda Silver Bluff W agener Valley Batesburg Leesville Strom Thurmond Winston Eko Bowman Wardlaw Richard Winn and more.
The lineup includes U S Open tennis on USA at 7 30 pm and Notre Dame at Vanderbilt football on Note Dame channel at 8 pm ESPN features Fast Mart 200 Shootout truck racing and World Cup hockey on ESPN2 later. Colorado at Los Angeles soccer on ESPN2 at 10 30 pm with auto racing on SportSouth earlier and Miller 400 time trials on ESPN2.
Hurricane Fran forces a Friday kickoff flip for Aiken High vs Silver Bluff at Hagood Stadium. Aiken 0-1 after a double overtime loss to Sumter. Silver Bluff 1-0 after a win over Battery Creek. Coaches discuss risks and players to watch as they prepare for two tough games.
Tom Glavine endured the worst start of his career at Riverfront Stadium as the Reds rallied for a 12 6 win over the Braves. Willie Greene drove in five, Roger Salkeld earned the win, and Atlanta dropped its season high fifth straight.
Portland signs 17 year old Jermaine O Neal to a three year contract worth about 2 38 million under NBA rookie rules. He will earn about 689000 in his first season after being the 17th pick in the draft. O Neal starred at Eau Claire High School in Columbia and had attracted attention from Kentucky before missing a qualifying SAT score.
Martina Hingis follows a rapid singles win over Jana Novotna to reach the U.S. Open semifinals as the youngest since 1991. She eyes Steffi Graf after routing Novotna, while Andre Agassi and Michael Chang advance to their semifinals.
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