Friday, April 17 2009

Kveta Peschke and Lisa Raymond defeated Chin-Wei and Olga Govortsova in straight sets Friday morning.


 Murphy Jensen gives a group of fans tennis pointers in a clinic Friday morning.


Murphy Jensen
The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir sang the National Anthem before the first match.
Elena Dementieva defeated Dominika Cibulkova on Friday advancing her to the semifinals, where she will face Caroline Wozniacki.
Dominika Cibulkova reached the quarterfinals, falling to the No. 1 seed, Dementieva.

Her powerful groundstrokes have helped Dementieva move forward this week.
Dementieva is the No. 1 seed in the Family Circle Cup this year.
Four-time Sony Ericsson WTA Tour titlist, Caroline Wozniacki moves forward into the semifinals after her win over Virginie Razzano.
Caroline Wozniacki defeated Virginie Razzano on Friday, advancing to the semifinals.

At 18 years old, Caroline is the No. 5 seed.


Friday proved to be an exciting day of tennis once again on Daniel Island as semifinal match-ups were revealed.