Playing against a 15-year-old whose resume is clearly becoming more impressive by the day, Jessica Yang (ITF 22) put forth a flawless display to beat 56th-ranked Anna Orlik (ITF 56) of Belarus, 6-2, 6-1, to set up a chancy rendezvous with second-seeded reigning Australian Open Junior Champion, Arantxa Rus, in round two of The Junior Championships, Wimbledon.

World No. 22 Jessica Yang has been drawn to face Anna Orlik (ITF 56) of Belarus in the opening round of the girls' singles at The Junior Championships, Wimbledon. The winner of this match will go on to face either Milana Spremo of Serbia or second-seeded reigning Australian Open Jr Champion, Arantxa Rus.

Jessica Yang will be the territory's lone representative at this year's Junior Championships at Wimbledon where she will compete in both girls' singles and doubles. Only four of the world's Top-16 ranked players are absent from the girls' draw according to the AELTC's latest acceptance list.

World No. 23 Jessica Yang captured her fourth career girls' doubles title when she teamed up with Indonesia's Beatrice Gumulya to beat French No. 2 seeds Amadine Hesse and Kristina Mladenovic, in a third set super-tiebreak, 7-5, 3-6, [10-6], at the Grade 2 Gerry Weber Junior Open in Halle, Germany.

Number five seed Jessica Yang (ITF 25) was defeated by Polish ninth seed, Sandra Zaniewska (ITF 63) in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, in the third round of the girls' singles at the Grade 1 ITF Int'l Tournament Offenbach in Germany.

Fourteen year-old Kelvin Lam (Tennis) was one of three athletes to receive the 2008 HKSI Outstanding Junior Athlete Award (1st quarter), it was announced at the official presentation ceremony on Wednesday. The objective of this scheme is to recognize as well as to encourage sporting excellence by Hong Kong's top junior athletes in both local and international competitions.

In round two of the girls' singles at the Roland Garros Jr Championships, Jessica Yang (ITF 25) was facing No. 10 seed Elena Bogdan (ITF 12), the same player who had ousted her from this year's Aussie Open in three sets. On clay this time, however, the Romanian ran away with a 6-1, 6-3, victory to propel herself into the third round.

World junior No. 25 Jessica Yang is to face Holland's Lesley Kerkhove (ITF 40) in the opening round of the girls' singles at the 2008 French Open Junior Championships. The match is scheduled for Sunday (Jun 1) at 11am out on Court 5.

At the 2008 Junior Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Qualifying in Bangkok, the Hong Kong trio of Katherine Ip, Lorraine Cheung, and Leung Lok Sze defeated Singapore 3-0 in the final playoff game to finish in 13th place overall. (1)Uzbekistan, (6)China, (7)Chinese Taipei, and Korea qualified for the September World Finals in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. [Full Results]

After coming away second best against the eighth-seeded Indonesians on Thursday in the opening match of the 9th-16th Placements, the Hong Kong trio of Katherine Ip, Leung Lok Sze, and Lorraine Cheung defeated Malaysia 3-0 on Friday to set up a finale with Singapore in a battle for 13th-14th place at the 2008 Junior Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Qualifying in Bangkok on Saturday.  [Full Results]