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Lily Zhang into the Sweet 16

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(by Steve Hopkins)

Lily Zhang won her match on Monday to advance to the Round of 16 in Paris.  Her hard-fought win over Bruna Takahashi (World No. 20) was her first time topping the Brazilian star.  The match score was 4-2: 8, 7, -9, -8, 8, 8.

Next up for Lily is Shin Yubin of Korea – World No. 8.  That match is scheduled for later today. There are no easy matches from this point forward as the draw is filled with the World’s best – If Lily wins, she will could face Miu Hirano and then Chen Meng before reaching the Medal Rounds.

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Amy Wang fell in the round of 32 to Adriana Diaz on Monday.  Adriana then fell 4-3 to Pyon Song Gyong of North Korea.

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In the US, NBC will be providing broadcasts of the Summer Olympic Games through their various NBCUniversal networks.  That coverage includes the main broadcast on the NBC network as well as other broadcasts on NBC Sports Peacock, NBCSN, and streaming coverage at www.nbcolympics.com.  You can jump straight to our sport to see all of the coverage options by going directly to the schedule link at nbcolympics.com.

ButterflyOnline.com will continue to provide updates of TeamUSA throughout the Games.

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