Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, August 4, 1994 TAG: 9408040065
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-4 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Sally Etterbeek, coordinator of junior player services for the U.S. Tennis Association, said selections are made based on match results for the year, meaning Hippensteel's results place him among the top three 14-under players in the nation.
The tournament is played on artificial grass from Aug. 24-28.
The six-player U.S. team - three boys and three girls - leaves Aug. 18 for Japan. Two players play singles, and the third is part of a doubles team. Who plays where won't be decided until later this week, Etterbeek said. ``We just find it to be an excellent developmental program, helping to get [our players] international experience,'' Etterbeek said.
In other sports in the region:
Mike Merolla of Richmond shot a closing round of 79 to beat Lee Taylor of Roanoke by nine strokes in the 12-13 age group of the Virginia State Golf Association Junior boys' championship at the Virginia Tech golf course in Blacksburg. Trey Clower of Roanoke was 14 shots off the pace in fourth place. Merolla had rounds of 73, 72 and 79 to finish at 225.
JoAnnah Pattison of Wytheville won the 14-15 age division of the 25th VSGA Junior girls' tournament. The George Wythe High School freshmen shot a 79-87-166 over the 5,589-yard, par-72 River Bend Golf and Country Club in Great Falls. Mandy Beamer of Crewe finished at 88-93-181.
The overall winner was Anne Cardea of Midlothian with a 72-75-147. Runner-up Heather Jeffries of Chesapeake shot an 80-82-162
Becky Poindexter of Martinsville was the 11-and-under runner-up with an 18-hole total of 67-64-131. Tucker McCarthy of Richmond won at 62-57-119.
Brent Roof of Conway, S.C., and Larry Glover of Greenville, S.C., led their respective divisions after the second round of the 54-hole Club Corp Junior Players Championship at Hot Springs.
Roof, 15, shot a 1-over-par 73 on the 6,619-yard Lower Cascades course at The Homestead resort for a two-day total of 144. Roof holds a three-shot lead over Jerry Stafford of Swannanoa, N.C., in the 15-16 division.
In the 13-14 division, Glover leads by four shots over Charlie Chen of LaQuinta, Calif., who is at 149. Brandon LaCroix of Roanoke is at 157 after a 78, the low round for Roanoke-area golfers.
South Hill defeated the two-time defending champion Vinton Nationals 5-4 in the semifinals of the Dixie Youth Major League (11-12) state tournament in South Boston. The winning run came on a single in the fifth inning. South Hill plays Dinwiddie for the championship today.
by CNB