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Seong, Carta advance in U.S. Women's Amateur

SPRINGFIELD, Pa. -- South Korea's Eun Jeong Seong and Italy's Virginia Elena Carta each won two matches Thursday in the U.S. Women's Amateur to keep alive their bids for rare season sweeps.

Seong, 16, is trying to become the first player to win the event and U.S. Girls' Junior in the same season, and Carta, 19, is attempting to become the second player to win the tournament and NCAA individual title in the same year.

Seong beat Thailand's Chakansim (Fai) Khamborn 5 and 4 in the morning in the round of 32 at Rolling Green and topped fellow South Korean player Hye-Jin Choi 6 and 5 in the afternoon round of 16.