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Family Matters At Family Circle Cup: Alexandra Stevenson and 'Dr. J'
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
American Alexandra Stevenson had the pleasure of having more than the Charleston, South Carolina tennis fans observe her match against Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan - dear old dad was in the stands.
Former NBA superstar Julius 'Dr. J' Erving sat in the stands of the Family Circle Cup and for the first time witnessed Alexandra play a tour match. As depicted in ESPN's "Outside The Lines, Reaching Out: Alexandra Stevenson And Julius "Dr. J" Erving," the father and daughter have been slowly building their newfound relationship.
Of Erving's visit Stevenson said, “He actually wanted to come to one of the challenger tournaments, and I was like, I don’t think you should come there. We play on public parks, and some of them are a bit sketchy.”
“This is a nice tournament to come to, and I think he knows the tournament director, Bob Moran, and he just picked this tournament.”
“We were never in a bad place, I just didn’t know him. So it’s good now. I mean, obviously, it’s still odd, because you are getting to know somebody. But it’s nice that I know him, and he is supporting me out here, coming to watch me play."
Stevenson was not able to bring in a win in front of her father, as she was defeated by Amanmuradova 6-2, 6-4. When asked if having Erving present made her nervous Stevenson said, “I actually didn’t even see him until the second set.”
“And he can see how hard tennis is. It’s not like basketball where you have a whole team of support. So it’s nice that he came out here.”
Photos by AP
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Posted by Shelia at 4:24 AM Labels: Akgl Amanmuradova, Charleston South Carolina, Dr. J., ESPN, Family Circle Cup, Julius Erving, Outside The Lines, Uzbekistan Email this post
Perry Prevails In Charleston - Haynes Has Marathon Ended
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
American Shenay Perry, a qualifier, upset 15th-seeded Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic 7-5, 6-1 on Tuesday to advance to the second round of the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina.
At the same tournament, 'can't stop won't stop' American Angela Haynes had her marathon of tennis halted by Russian Alla Kudryavtseva 6-4, 5-7, 6-0.
This is usually not a good thing, but in Haynes' case, the opportunity to rest just might be.
Mic Smith/AP Photo
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Posted by Shelia at 5:03 PM Labels: Alla Kudryavtseva, Angela Haynes, Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Charleston South Carolina, Czech Republic, Family Circle Cup, Shenay Perry Email this post
From Semi To Qualify, Angela Haynes Works Hard For The Money
Sunday, April 12, 2009
I'm tired and energized for her!
American Angela Haynes was unable to compete on Saturday for day one of qualifying at the Family Circle Cup, Charleston, South Carolina because she was in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida playing a doubles semifinal match.
Haynes and doubles partner Liga Dekmeijere of Latvia were knocked out of the MPS Group Championships by the team of Sania Mirza and Chia-Jung Chuang 6-4 6-3.
So what does Haynes do next? She make her way to Charleston, South Carolina where she has to play two rounds of qualifying on Sunday, and of course win both, for a potential slot in the main draw.
And damn it, she does it!
Haynes will meet Russian Alla Kudryavtseva in the first round.
American Shenay Perry also prevailed in the qualifying rounds to secure a spot in the main draw. Ahsha Rolle, Danielle Mills, and Mashona Washington were all eliminated.
Photo by Chris Smith
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Posted by Shelia at 7:22 PM Labels: Ahsha Rolle, Alla Kudryavtseva, Angela Haynes, Charleston South Carolina, Danielle Mills, Family Circle Cup, Mashona Washington, Shenay Perry, The MPS Group Championships Email this post
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