Kim survives again at U.S. Women's Amateur

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08/10/2007 - Carmel, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kimberly Kim is proving a tough out at the U.S. Women's Amateur.

The defending champion survived another round of match play at Crooked Stick by squeezing out a 1-up victory over Jennifer Song in the quarterfinals on Friday.

Kim squared the match with a par at the 16th, then won with another par on the duo's 21st hole.

She also survived extra holes in the second round on Thursday, rallying from 1-down with one hole remaining to win in 20 holes. She had an easier time in the third round Thursday, winning 4 & 3.

Last year, Kim became the youngest U.S. Women's Amateur winner ever at 14.

This year, at 15, she is looking to become the first repeat champion since Kelli Kuehne in 1996.

"That makes me nervous," said Kim. "I haven't really put that much pressure (on myself). I've gotten this far, and I'm pretty proud of that. I don't think people expected me to do as well as -- as far as I've got so far."

The other three quarterfinal round matches on Friday were decided by the same score: 5 & 4.

In them, Maria Jose Uribe defeated reigning U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Champion Mina Harigae; Ha Na Jang beat 12-year-old Alexis Thompson; and Amanda Blumenherst knocked off Duke teammate Jennie Lee.

Blumenherst had four birdies in a row towards the end of the match to put away Lee.

"She played fine, it's just that when you have [four] birdies, it's hard in match play against the person you're playing," said Blumenherst, also a Curtis Cup teammate of Lee's. "I think she was kind of in shock."

Blumenherst advanced to face Kim in the semifinals on Saturday. Uribe will meet Jang.

The championship concludes Sunday with a 36-hole match play final.

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