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Thompson, Korda reach quarterfinals

Associated Press

Thursday, August 6, 2009

ST. LOUIS -- Florida teen stars Alexis Thompson and Jessica Korda advanced to the U.S. Women's Amateur quarterfinals Thursday, winning second- and third-round matches at Old Warson Country Club. The 14-year-old Thompson, the 2008 U.S. Girls' Junior champion from Coral Springs, overcame putting problems for a pair of 2-and-1 victories, beating England's Jodi Ewart in the morning and returning to top the Philippines' Cyna Marie Rodriguez. "My putting was bad," said Thompson, trying to become the ...

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