Neilly, Kirkland gain first U.S. sweep at Orange Bowl

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Neilly, Kirkland gain first U.S. sweep at Orange Bowl tennis since '74


December 19, 2004
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) -- Timothy Neilly of Tampa and Jessica Kirkland of Dayt
on, Ohio, won the 18s singles titles Sunday to give the United States its first
 sweep since 1974 at the Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships.

Neilly, 17, beat Donald Young of Atlanta 6-4, 7-5 to become the Orange Bowl's f
irst black 18s champion in the event's 58 years. Neilly has been working recent
ly with Andy Roddick's former coach, Tarik Benhabiles.

Kirkland, 17, defeated Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia 6-3, 6-2. Kirkland was the r
unner-up in the U.S. Open junior tournament.

Updated on Sunday, Dec 19, 2004 4:03 pm EST

另外提一下Donald Young今年才15歲,以前就是被外界看好的未來新星,
可以期待他明年的表現.

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推 kour:Young is so talented!
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