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Harrison Richmond competing at Australian Open juniors tournament
Published Thursday, January 19, 2012 3:42 PM
Harrison Richmond of Pawleys Island is in Australia competing in the Australian Open Junior Championships. Richmond is a senior at Waccamaw High School.
Waccamaw High School senior Harrison Richmond is in Australia competing in the Australian Open Junior Championships.
He is one of 10 Americans competing for the junior title.
Qualifying began Thursday and the tournament starts Sunday.
Richmond was named a National High School Tennis All-American in May and signed a scholarship to play at the University of Virginia in November.
Three Americans - Donald Young (2005), Andy Roddick (2000) and Kim Kessaris (1989) - have captured Australian Open junior singles titles since 1968.
The last American to reach the junior singles final was Madison Brengle in 2007.
Match results can be found at www.australianopen.com.
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