Other seeded players to progress were China's Na Li (16), Daniela Hantuchova (22) and Shahar Peer (29).

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Two seeded players lost in the first round on Tuesday, as number 11 Olga Poutschkova was upset 6-0 6-0 by Angelique Kerber of Germany and number 10 Severine Bremond was defeated 4-6 6-3 6-4 by Alicia Molik.

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The No. 10 seed ousted higher seeded players such as No. 7 seed Ray Rice (Baltimore Ravens), No. 2 seed Matt Ryan (Atlanta Falcons), No. 6 seed Jamaal Charles (Kansas City Chiefs), and No. 1 seed Super Bowl XLV MVP Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay Packers).

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The Orangemen (30-9) headed into the season having lost four players from a team that was seeded first last year but came up a win short of the Final Four.

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Now the Bulls move on to face the top-seeded Miami Heat in the second round, while the Nets players begin thinking about next season.

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In Syracuse's 13-9 victory against top-seeded Villanova in the Big East tournament title game last Saturday, nine players had goals and nine of the tallies drew assists.

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Third-seeded LIU (20-13) was coming off a season in which four of its players were suspended in the fall for their role in a fight and reigning NEC player of the year Julian Boyd tore his ACL in December.

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