Lauren Herring of Greenville found success, but it was a tough day for Triangle tennis players on Monday in California.

Herring, seeded ninth in the girls 18s singles, advanced to the round
of 32 at the 43rd annual Easter Bowl Spring Nationals tournament in
Rancho Mirage, Calif., defeating Kelly Chui of Milpitas, Calif., 6-1,
6-4, at the Rancho Las Palmas Resort, according to an event news
release.

Raleigh's Will Baird didn't fare as well as Herring on Monday.

Tennis organizations on national and local levels campaign hard to
increase participation. One of those efforts takes place in the
Triangle starts this weekend.

Triangle "Tennis Night in America"
programs will be held Friday, Saturday and Monday. (A list is below.)
Area clubs and organizations, assisted by the U.S. Tennis Association,
will conduct events to get youths involved in leagues and team tennis,
including USTA Junior Team Tennis.

The events are held in conjunction with Monday's BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup
at New York's Madison Square Garden for the second straight year.
Former No. 1 Ana Ivanovic will face Kim Clijsters, and Venus Williams
will play Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semifinals of the one-night
exhibition.