MATCH SUMMARY
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Sorry for the lateness in the match summary and details.

Tiffany played Vera Douchevina of Russia (the #33 seed) on Monday,
August 29.

Tiffany fell 6-1, 6-2 in a match that had a closer second set than the
score indicated.

Tiffany played well, but credit goes to Douchevina. Douchevina played
an almost flawless match hitting aces and winners with only a few
unforced errors.

Tiffany had a great US Open qualifying for the main draw. She will
use her experience as a step to bigger and better things in the
future.

Next up for Tiff is a trip to Europe to play on the clay courts. GO
TIFF!

MATCH DETAILS
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Tiffany's match was the third match of the day on Court 6. This is
the same court where Tiffany played her second round qualifying
match.

The day started off like a typical late August day, hot and humid.
The newspapers commented that the air was as thick as cotton candy.

These conditions are well-suited for Tiffany's game as her incredible
fitness helped carry her through to three consecutive three-set wins
in the qualies.

However once the match started (around 5:00 pm), the temperature
cooled down and the sun disappeared behind the clouds.

The entourage was on-hand again to root for Tiffany. The entourage
expanded to include Michael's (that's me) wife, Heidi, and his brother
in-law, David, and Michael's sister, Nancy.

Tiffany was dressed in a stunning red, white, and blue new Fila
outfit.

Unfortunately the first set went by very fast with Douchevina winning,
6-1. Douchevina was hitting with a lot of pace and was playing
exceptionally well.

Tiffany's game picked up in the second set. Tiffany had triple break
point, but was unable to convert as Douchevina raised her game by
hitting aces.

Tiffany had some other opportunities in the second set and was able to
break Douchevina's serve. However Douchevina was too good this day
and Douchevina won the second set, 6-2.

Tiffany is excited about her first US Open. She definitely earned the
big prize money and ranking points. Tiffany said her ranking should
be around 169 after the US Open which is an all-time high for Tiffany.

Tiffany is scheduled to play in Europe next week. Wish her luck and
GO TIFF!

Please check out pictures from the match and after the match in the
29-Aug-05 subfolder located in the 05 US Open folder in the Photos
section of the Message Board.