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Olympian Varvara Lepchenko Loses in Second Round
Upper Macungie's Varvara Lepchenko lost in the second round of the Olympics tennis competition to Julia Goerges of Germany.
Lehigh Valley Olympian lost Tuesday in the second round of singles tennis to Julia Goerges of Germany.
Lepchenko, who lives in Upper Macungie, was defeated 6-3, 7-5.
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Goerges now moves on to the third round in the 2012 Games.
Lepchenko, who was competing in her first Olympics, has trained at the 24/7 Fitness Club at West End in South Whitehall in recent years and had competed in a tournament there.
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Lepchenko had made it to the second round in singles tennis after defeating Veronica Cepede Royg of Paraguay on Monday. Lepchenko had defeated
Rain had caused delays in the competition.
Lepchenko has a Facebook fan page.
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