Lehigh Valley Olympian Varvara Lepchenko competes in the second round of singles tennis today against Julia Goerges of Germany. It will be the day's second match after 11:30 a.m. London time -- about 8 a.m. in the Lehigh Valley. Lepchenko, formerly of Uzbekistan, has resided in South Whitehall but now lives in Upper Macungie. She has trained at the 24/7 Fitness Club at West End in South Whitehall in recent years and competed in a tournament there, said Liz Lentz, who works at the club's front desk. "We're all thrilled for her progression in tennis," Lentz said. "We're very excited...watching …
The Lehigh Valley's Varvara Lepchenko advanced to the second round of tennis at the London Olympics on Monday, beating Veronica Cepede Royg of Paraguay. Lepchenko, formerly of Uzbekistan, has resided in South Whitehall but now lives in Upper Macungie. She beat Cepede Royg in the third set of her first-round match. Lepchenko, who is making her Olympic debut in the 2012 games, beat Cepede Royg 7-6, 6-7, 6-2 in the first round. NBC 10 reports that Lepchenko and Cepede Royg were unable to complete their match on Sunday due to darkness. Lepchenko quickly beat Cepede Royg Monday in a 29-minute …
Fans of the 2012 Olympic gymnastics team are showing their support as Olympic fever heats up. Some are even making videos. This video -- a joint effort between "@DanielCSantos" and "@CSaccullo" -- shows all members of the 2012 Team USA Gymnastics team, including Coopersburg's Elizabeth "Ebee" Price. In the video's comment section, the pair wrote: "Your country couldn't be any more proud to have such an amazing group of athletes represent it. On behalf of fans everywhere thank you for all your blood sweat and tears, this is your moment!"
One of the feel-good stories of the 2012 Olympics is tennis player Varvara Lepchenko, who came to America from Uzbekistan a decade ago and now calls the Lehigh Valley home. Lepchenko, who resided in South Whitehall and now lives in Upper Macungie, is making her Olympic debut in the 2012 games. She will play singles. The other 2012 Olympians in women's tennis are Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Christina McHale. Coopersburg resident Elizabeth "Ebee" Price is an alternate on the U.S women's gymnastics team. Lepchenko told The Morning Call, that it "means a lot" to her to be part of the …
