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Canada's Naomi Ko Advances in US Girls' Junior

TULSA, Okla. — Canada's Naomi Ko won two matches Thursday in the U.S. Girls' Junior to advance to the quarterfinals at Tulsa Country Club.

The 17-year-old Ko, from Victoria, British Columbia, beat stroke-play medalist Megan Khang of Rockland, Massachusetts, 1 up in the round of 32, and topped Alyaa Abdulghany of Newport Beach, California, 2 and 1 in the afternoon round of 16.

Ko will face South Korea's Eun Jeong Seong on Friday morning. Seong routed Thailand's Chakansim Khamborn 6 and 5 in the round of 16.

Long-hitting Angel Yin of Arcadia, California, also powered into the quarterfinals.