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Varvara Lepchenko Loses Olympic Tennis Bid
Lehigh Valley Olympic tennis player Varvara Lepchenko lost in the second round of the competition to Julia Goerges of Germany.

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Lehigh Valley Olympic tennis player Varvara Lepchenko lost in the second round of the competition to Julia Goerges of Germany.

Salisbury Township Police search for forgers who used Pizza Hut checks to withdraw nearly $3,000 from District Judge Michael J. Pochron's court bank account.
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Lehigh Valley Olympian Varvara Lepchenko, who lives in Upper Macungie, competes in her second round of tennis in 2012 games in London this morning.
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Olympic tennis player Varvara Lepchenko, of Upper Macungie, beat Veronica Cepede Royg of Paraguay in the first round at the 2012 games in London.
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Varvara Lepchenko, who resided in South Whitehall and now lives in Upper Macungie, is scheduled to play Sunday in the 2012 Olympics Tennis Event.
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