ROANOKE TIMES

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, February 21, 1994                   TAG: 9402210188
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: METRO 
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ETC. HIPPENSTEEL REACHES TENNIS FINAL

Top-seeded K.J. Hippensteel of Roanoke advanced to today's final of the Boys' Mid-Atlantic 14-and-under singles tennis tournament in Potomac, Md.

Hippensteel, 13, defeated David Wienstein of Potomac 6-0, 6-1 in a quarterfinal, then beat Andrew Vu of Reston 6-2, 6-2 to reach today's 2 p.m. final against Dustin Freeman of Baltimore.

Hippensteel is ranked No. 1 in the Mid-Atlantic region and No. 18 in the nation in his age bracket.



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