The Americans might have preferred a second-round meeting with Sweden.

Their second-round meeting with the Pitttsburgh Penguins offers even better marquee value, with mega-stars, major themes and intriguing subplots at all roster levels.

Georgetown advanced to a second-round meeting Sunday with Ohio State, which eliminated Kentucky tonight.

Davenport returned to play in Los Angeles this month, but she lost her first match, a second-round meeting against Samantha Stosur of Australia.

By winning four of their last five games, the Knicks avoided a second-round meeting with Chicago.

St. 73 The seventh-seeded Hawkeyes (21-10) advanced to a second-round meeting with second-seeded Duke on Saturday afternoon.

Roddick did win that second-round meeting in Arthur Ashe Stadium, 6-0, 6-3, 6-4.

The Hurricanes won the teams' second-round meeting.

Each won first-round matches in straight sets today to set up a second-round meeting.

A victory in that series would probably set up a second-round meeting with Detroit, which has clinched the Central Division.