New Jersey native Christina McHale was defeated on Friday in third round action at Wimbledon 2012. It was her best finish at the event in her singles career. She had a second round exit in 2011.
McHale, who was seeded 28th for the tournament, fell to No. 8 seed Angelique Kerber of Germany on Friday, 6-2, 6-3.
McHale also lost in her doubles match on Friday. She was paired with Tamira Paszek. Mchale and Pasznek dropped their second round match against Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci, 6-1, 6-3.
McHale found out after the first round of Wimbledon that she had made the U.S. Olympic team for London. The women's singles tournament at the 2012 Olympics will be her debut in the event at the Olympics.
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