The

drkoop.com USTA Women's Championships of Peachtree City

are continuing through Sunday. The action, so far, has

been as intense as the heat. Several players from the

area have been faring well in both the singles and

doubles play.

Jewel

Peterson of College Park, Ga. lost in the qualifying

round but was brought back on Tuesday as a lucky loser

when Lana Milhocek could not play. Peterson made the most

of it by winning, 6-1, 7-5. She was scheduled to face

Yoon-Jeong Cho of South Korea on Thursday.

Ansley

Cargill of Atlanta faced Janet Walker of Seffner, Fla. on

Wednesday and lost, 7-6(1), 0-6, 7-5. Erin Burdette faced

Bradenton, Fla.'s Sandra Cacic on Wednesday and lost ,

6-3, 6-2. Burdette and Cargill are still alive in doubles

play.

Lindsay

Lee-Waters of Atlanta has teamed up with Jessica Steck of

South Africa for doubles play. They played Erica Adams

and Martha Garzone-Elkins and won, 6-0, 6-4. Adams is

another girl from the area.

Cargill

teamed up with Wendy Fix of Kenilworth, IL, are doubles

partners. They were scheduled to meet Maria Pavlidou and

Jackie Trail on Thursday afternoon.

Last year's

champion, Alina Jidkova of Russia had a tough Tursday

ahead of her. Her macth against Australia's Cindy watson

was scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. That match was

delayed for several hours due to other matches being

delayed because of inclement weather. The match began at

9 p.m. and was postponed after another thunderstorm broke

out. It was rescheduled to be the second match on

Thursday and if Jidkova won, she would play again as the

fourth match.

Jidkova's

doubles match was also scheduled for Thursday, but may be

changed to early on Friday. Her partner is Jolene

Watanabe. They were scheduled to face Adria Engel and

Janet Walker.

The

tournament has been filled with great performances, as

players have fought tooth and nail the whole way. There

have been several upsets already in the tournament,

including Jolene Watanabe, the third seed, falling to

Nirupam Vaidyanathan of India on Tuesday evening.

The

tournament is also doing a great job in raising money for

the Fayette County Council on Domestic Violence. Proceeds

from ticket sales will go to support the group, which

provides assistance for victims of domestic abuse and

their families.

Play of the

drkoop.com USTA Women's Championships will continue

through the weekend. The finals in singles and doubles

are scheduled for Sunday afternoon. For ticket or

schedule information, call the Peachtree City Tennis

Center at 770-486-9474.