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The CNMI\u2019s Carol Lee has started her three-tournament tour in Morocco.<\/p>\n
The junior player first competed in the Mediterran\u00e9e Avenir\/J1 Casablanca and won her opening singles match last Tuesday at the Club Olympique Casablanca. She swept Morocco\u2019s Yasmine Kabba, 6-4, 6-2, to march into the Round of 32 of the Grade 1 event that awards 280 ranking points to the singles champion.<\/p>\n
In the second round, Lee was paired against Slovenia\u2019s Pia Lovric and the former battled the latter toe-to-toe in the first set before losing, 6-7 (5). Lovric then took advantage of the gassed out Lee in the second set to cruise to a 6-0 triumph.<\/p>\n
The Commonwealth bet also played in the doubles contest of the J1 Casablanca and teamed up with Poland\u2019s Aleksandra Julia Jelen. The Lee-Jelen duo was pitted against the No. 2 seed Francesa Curmi of Malta and Sada Nahimana of Burundi and the latter pair won, 7-5, 6-2.<\/p>\n
After the Mediterran\u00e9e Avenir, Lee will play in the ITF\/CAT North African Circuit, starting this weekend at the Oceanic Club Casablancais. The competition will run until March 23 and it is a Grade 3 event where as much as 100 ranking points (singles) and 75 (doubles) can be won.<\/p>\n
For her third and last tournament in Morocco, Lee will travel to Mohammedia for the Raquette D\u2019Or 2008, another Grade 3 event that will take place at the Royale Tennis Club de Mohammedia from March 25 to 30.<\/p>\n
The 17-year-old player is competing in a series of Juniors ITF events as part of her activities at the International Tennis Federation\/Confederation of African Tennis Regional Training Centre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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