Ping, Reed Tied for Last Qualifying Spot with One Match Remaining
Posted by Brett Fischer on 13 Jan 2008 at 12:35 pm | in: Drexel, Sports, Table Tennis

Jasna Reed Photo By: Evan Rosen/The Triangle
With just one match remaining, there is only one spot still available for the chance to advance to International play - and it is up for grabs between Jasna Reed and Whitney Ping.
Yao Huang (7-0), Nan Li (6-1) and Jacqueline Lee (6-1) have clinched their right to move past the US Olympic Team Trials - Table Tennis Round-Robin Tournament.
Now Huang just hopes to finish her amazing streak in undefeated fashion.
Huang, who lost a total of just two sets through six matches, had her most difficult match of the tournament against Ping, who needed to win in order to take the fourth an final spot to advance to the North American Trials in Vancouver, Canada.
Ping (4-3) put up a great fight, but could not match Huang’s fearless play, losing in six sets (8-11) (11-4) (11-3) (11-13) (12-10) (11-8).
Reed (4-3), who started out 4-0, took a major hit to her chances in advancing after losing to Lee in just five games (11-8) (11-6) (9-11) (11-5) (11-5).
The match that received the most attention was the match between Judy Hugh and Nan Li. Hugh (3-5) almost pulled off the upset, as she built a 2-1 lead, but could not put Li (6-1) away as she lost in seven sets (9-11) (11-5) (11-6) (9-11) (6-11) (11-7) (11-4).
Searching for their first win of the tournament, Barbara Wei and Olena Sowers finished their match in just four games. Sowers (1-6) dispatched of Wei (0-7) in easy fashion (11-1) (11-9) (11-8) (11-9).
Hugh finished with an overall record of 3-5. Every other participant has one match remaining, which will take place at 2:00 pm.








2008 Olympic Results…
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