Seong, Lee advance to U.S. Girls’ Junior final

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PARAMUS, N.J. — Defending champion Eun Jeong Seong of South Korea and American Andrea Lee each won twice Friday at Ridgewood to advance to the championship match in the U.S. Girls’ Junior.

The 16-year-old Seong beat China’s Xinying Wang 3 and 2 in the morning quarterfinals and topped fellow South Korean player Yujeong Son 4 and 3 in the afternoon semifinals. Seong is trying to join Judy Eller (1957-1958) and Hollis Stacy (1969-1971) as the only players to win consecutive Girls’ Junior titles.

“I need to enjoy tomorrow,” Seong said. “I will feel better tomorrow because I’m rested. I will have confidence …

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