Sentences with phrase «to reach the semifinals»

Darlene Hard, still a junior in tennis ranks, startled experts by reaching the semifinals of the nationals at Forest Hills before losing to Louise Brough, 1947 national singles champion.

Tennis player Gene Scott wrote of the miracle of reaching the semifinals at Forest Hills.

No U.S. player had gone as far in the tournament since Miles reached the semifinals in 1959.

Four years later, an aging Argentina again reached the semifinals before falling again to Team USA.

We've now reached the semifinals of Euro 2016 where France and Germany remain the favorites to win.

Liverpool reached the semifinals for the first time in 10 years with a 5 - 1 aggregate victory over runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City — including a 3 - 0 win at home in the first leg.

He has deservedly reached another semifinal with the Colchoneros and should go on and win it to finish the sensational five - year work he has done.

Should they progress, this will be the first time that Barcelona have reached the semifinals since their last Champions League win in 2015.

In doubles, Canadians Jessie Gong (Richmond, BC), Raphaelle Lacasse and Cleeve Harper reached the semifinals.

With our current good fortune, we could draw the winner of the Basel game and possibly reach the semifinal.

For the first time since 1986 no American man reached the semifinals at Flushing Meadow.

We should make the Champions League quarter finals, hopefully we can even reach the semifinals.

When the system was announced, I simulated how a CFP would have played out in each year of the BCS era (1998 - 2013), and I only had three mid-majors reaching the semifinals.

Jasmine Tosky — The recent Palo Alto grad reached the semifinals in the 100 meter butterfly at the Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb., on June 25.

Peralta reached the semifinals at 106s, but lost a major decision to top - seeded Zahid Valencia of St. John Bosco - Bellflower.

Foot thunder ruled Tacoma and the MISL in the late 80s, but the Stars only reached the semifinals twice.

Watford, promoted to the Premier League from the Championship in 2015/16, have achieved their primary goal of staying up, and also reached the semifinals of the FA Cup, beating Newcastle and Arsenal en route to Wembley before going out to Crystal Palace.

Cardiff reach the semifinals of the Carling Cup after knocking Blackburn Rovers out of the competition.

The Bolivians, though, were still only a goal away from reaching the semifinals.

Klas Ingesson, a former Sweden international midfielder who helped his nation reach the semifinals of the 1994 World Cup, has died.

Chelsea reached the semifinals by beating Liecester 2 - 1 after extra time, Pedro Rodriguez producing the winner in the first half of extra time.

Wales actually became the first British team to have gone past quarterfinal stage since Euro 96 when England reached the semifinals at home.

The Wolves reached the semifinals with a 9 - 6 victory over Mundelein, which had a 36 - 2 record.

Entries that reach the semifinal judging round must have a high - resolution version of the visual that is at least 2 megapixels, in order to ensure that the image can be reproduced for publication and promotional purposes.

Week 10 and we've just reached the semifinals in this extended «Dancing With the Stars» season.

He also competed in the individual men's 400m, reaching the semifinals before bowing out with a third - place finish.

We've now reached the semifinals of the MLS Playoffs and neither of last year's finalists even qualified for the quarterfinals.

We've reached the semifinals for the ACC, Big 12, Pac - 12 and Big East tournaments.

Boca Juniors are the only club to have reached the semifinals in three of the last 10 years — an achievement all the more impressive when their victory the previous season is factored in.

The Hillmen roared back to the playoffs in 2015 and reached the semifinals at 12 - 0, but perhaps the best Central Catholic team in program history won that game and three more to finish a 16 - 0 season and state title run.

We've reached the semifinals of Copa America and fans are getting two incredible matchups of USA - Argentina and Chile - Colombia.

Hettiarachi entered the Toastmasters contest every year for the past 10 years, reaching the semifinals four times, but didn't make the finals, he explains, until he stopped behaving as if he were an actor on stage.

The closest they came was in 1995, when they reached the semifinals.

Seriously, if we can't beat two non league teams (buttered up as conference premier league) to reach the semifinals, then we deserve to join them in that division....

He only needs one upset, against No. 3 Escobedo Guillermo of Bishop Amat - La Puente (SS champ), to reach the semifinals and lock up a top - 6 medal.

ANGEL JACKSON Post Salesian - Richmond 6 - 4 Junior WHAT SHE DID: Another great Salesian season — reaching the semifinals of the NorCal Open Division playoffs — was anchored on Jackson's play in the paint.

Las Lomas and Northgate each seem improved this season after both reaching the semifinals a year ago, while Carondelet is always in the mix.

Rucklos, the No. 16 seed, also beat No. 9 Nathan Haas of St. John Bosco - Bellflower to reach the semifinals and ultimately finished sixth after 2 - 1, 5 - 3 and 7 - 6 losses against the No. 5, 1 and 4 seeds.

Another great Salesian season — reaching the semifinals of the NorCal Open Division playoffs — was anchored on Jackson's play in the paint.

Cal was ranked as high as No. 3 in the country last season and reached the semifinals of the NCAA Championships.

Japan, winner of the WBC in 2006 and 2009 and a semifinalist in 2013, made it through two rounds in Tokyo undefeated, and is the first team to reach the semifinals of all four World Baseball Classics.

Between» 99 - 00 and» 03 - 04, English sides did okay, and sometimes one reached the semifinals.

And from» 09 - 10 until last season's competition, English sides have done okay, and sometimes one has reached the semifinals.

No surprise if the reach semifinal again.

Sabich scooted eagerly into the opportunity Killy had opened and reached the semifinals.

Reaching the semifinals and coming 2nd in the league is hardly a poor showing.

Now that we've reached the semifinals, both teams are still alive and could possibly meet in the finals if they pull off upsets.

Chile were my pick to win it at +800 odds and I won't be hedging now that they've reached the semifinals.

The FA Cup only starts in January for the bigger teams, and it's perfectly possible to reach the semifinals of the League Cup without playing well.