UPSETS MARK OPENING ACTION IN G18s.

Two seeds were upset by qualifiers in the first round of girls 18s competition Monday. Mary Clayton [Q] (USA) persevered over Camila Silva [4] (CHI) 1-6, 6-2, 7-6(4) and Belinda Niu [Q] (USA) took out Irina Khromacheva [9] (RUS) in straight sets 6-4, 6-3.

In an interesting turn of events, Daneika Borthwick [Q] (GBR) faced Tamara Bizhukova [LL] (RUS) in the first round of the main draw. The two had met the day before in the final round of the G18s qualifying tournament, with Borthwick registering a 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 win. The tables turned in the rematch; this time Bizhukova came away with a 7-6(5), 6-3 victory.

In a matchup of former Eddie Herr champions, 2007 G12s champ Madison Keys (USA) dismissed Anna Orlik (BLR) 6-3, 6-3. Orlik won the Eddie Herr G12s in 2005 and the G14s in 2006.

In other action, Estelle Cascino (Q), last year’s Eddie Herr G12s singles champ still not been challenged in the G14s. After losing only a total of seven games in the qualies, Cascino continues to breeze through the competition with a first round 6-1, 6-0 main draw victory over Rhoda Tanui (KEN).