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...image of her worn body leaning against the steep green drop of the deepest gorge in China's Yunnan province has since remained to haunt me as I prepare to travel to the small town of Degen, less than 50 kilometers from the official Tibetan border...
...other non-Chinese ethnic minorities clinging determinedly to their traditions on their red-brown earth--have been relatively late in embracing tourism. Stretches of the area are closed to foreign travelers. Zhongdian, the town which I am currently exploring, still has a rough-hewn, construction-made frontier feel, and Degen was opened up to foreigners less than a year ago. Through the long days of riding rickety minibuses whose doors are kept shut with screwdrivers, my excitement would rise with the knowledge that I probably wouldn't see another foreigner until I arrived at my special "foreigners-allowed" hotel...
Wang dominated her opening match against Cornell's Michelle Degen, 6-2, 6-0, to get the Crimson started. She, Jain, Ghazal, and sophomore Sinead Walsh continued the onslaught as each posted straight-set victories in the singles matches. After suffering only one singles defeat--a tight three-setter for Kim--the Crimson entered the doubles round with a commanding 5-1 lead...
...back from a 6-5 deficit to Cornell's team of Rebecca Cannom and Kelly Molly to pull out an 8-6 victory. The duo of Walsh and Kristen Flink also had their hands full, winning its doubles match 9-7. Cornell finally broke through when its team of Degen and Jodie Hurley managed to defeat the Crimson pair of Kim and Ghazal...
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