The top-seeded team of Ansley Cargill and Julie Ditty took the MECCO Cup doubles title in Allentown, PA with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over second-seeded Cory Ann Avants and Kristen Schulukebir. Southern greats, Cargill and Ditty, once again dominated the draw only dropping one set for the duration of the tournament. After their win the two lefties agreed that they stepped on the court with a similar purpose, to play aggressively and dictate points. "Julie and I came out to win, said Cargill. "We decided to come out an try to break serve first and it happened and I held and I think that’s really what set the pace for the match.”
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Also representing the Southern Section at the Women's Pro Circuit $25,000 Challenger was number one seeded Lindsay Lee-Waters. Lee-Waters met Ververa Lepchenko in the highly anticipated final, where for the first in time 2005 both the number one and two seeds advanced all the way through the draw. After a hard fought battle Lepchenko came out on top winning 7-6 (3), 6-4.
The USTA Pro Circuit is the most extensive developmental tennis circuit in the world. Former players include Lindsay Davenport, Anna Kournikova, Chandra Rubin, Meghann Shaughnessy, Teryn Ashley, Angela Haines, and Mary Pierce. The USTA Pro Circuit serves as the gateway to tennis stardom.