Hsing Falls to No. 2 Seed, 4-2

Ariel Hsing (San Jose, Calif.) gave No. 2 seed Xiaoxia Li of China a stiff battle before succumbing, 4-2, in third round Olympic women’s table tennis action at the ExCeL North Arena 1 Sunday evening. Scores for the games were 11-4, 9-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-8, 11-9.

Hsing and her teammates now turn their attention to team play, which begins on Friday, Aug. 3, when they face Japan at 10 a.m. BST.

Bay Area teenager Ariel Hsing wins again

San Jose Mercury News staff report

Bay Area teenager Ariel Hsing moved one step further Sunday, winning a second-round match against 49-year-old Ni Xia Lian of Luxembourg.

Now the senior-to-be at San Jose’s Valley Christian High will play second-seeded Li Xiaoxia of China on Sunday night.

That was a total surprise for Hsing.

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