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Ondo, England Perform Well at Ga. State Jr. Closed Challenger Championships

Both girls made it to the semi-final round of the competition held June 11-17 at the Rome Floyd Tennis Center.

By Robert Taylor

and Jordan England made it to the semi-finals of the girls 18U division of the Ga. State Jr. Closed Challenger Championships June 11-17 at the Rome Floyd Tennis Center.  

Ondo is a recent graduate of , and will attend Ga. Southwestern this fall where she will play tennis.  

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England is a rising freshman at OCHS who also made it to the finals of the girls 16U division of the Conyerstennis.com Firecracker Jr. Championships July 6-8.  England beat #1 seed Hollyanne Maxey of Morrow, Ga. 6-3, 6-0 in the semi-finals, but fell to #2 seed Taylor Richards of Martinez, Ga. 6-3, 6-2 in the finals.


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