Britton to Ole Miss; Cecil to Duke; Seven U.S. Women Advance in AO Qualifying

Before the start of the Boca Raton Futures today, I'm linking to my weekly story at The Tennis Recruiting Network, which is Devin Britton's commitment announcement to University of Mississippi. Another longtime Bollettieri student, Mallory Cecil of South Carolina, has joined the Duke Blue Devils for the 2009 spring season. Her announcement came via goduke.com.

In Australia, the women's first round of qualifying is complete, with seven of the eight U.S. women advancing to the second round: Carly Gullickson, Alexandra Stevenson, Julie Ditty, Melanie Oudin, Varvara Lepchenko, Madison Brengle and Vania King. Alexa Glatch suffered the only loss of the day for the U.S. For the complete AO qualifying draw, see the official website.

Tags: college tennis, junior tennis, Devin Britton, Mallory Cecil, Australian Open, The Tennis Recruiting Network, Colette Lewis