Judith Kyrinis, Joan Higgins advance to US Senior Women's Amateur final

Published February 05, 2015

Joan Higgins and Canada's Judith Kyrinis advanced to the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur final, winning two matches Wednesday at Hollywood Golf Club.

The 58-year-old Higgins, a former University of Wisconsin tennis player who lives in Glendora, California, beat Kareen Markle of Meridian, Idaho, 2 and 1. The 50-year-old Kyrinis, a registered nurse in Toronto, beat 2011 winner Terri Frohnmayer of Salem, Oregon, 3 and 2.

In the morning quarterfinals, Higgins beat Canada's Helene Chartrand 1 up; Kyrinis topped Mexico's Mina Hardin 3 and 2; Markle routed Susan West of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 7 and 6; and Frohnmayer edged Kim Eaton of Tempe, Arizona, 2 and 1.

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