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Peninsula Teen Loses in First Round at the Olympics

Palo Alto teen Lily Zhang ends her first Olympic experience with a loss in the first round; San Jose teen advances.

Palo Alto High junior Lily Zhang will always remember her first Olympic experience, no matter how short.

The 16-year-old lost her first round match in Table Tennis at the 2012 London Olympic Games on Saturday, 4-0, to 28-year-old Cornelia Molnar of Croatia.

The individual game scores were 11-6, 11-8, 11-7, 11-5.

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Meanwhile, Valley Christian High of San Jose student April Hsing won her first round match, beating 26-year-old Yadira Silva of Mexico, 11-9, 11-8, 11-3, 11-5.

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