She started her run with a straight sets win over second seed Kerry Reid , then defeated unseeded players Kathleen Harter and Christine Matison to progress to the semi-finals .
Ekblom was a semi-finalist at the 1976 Australian Open , as a 17 year old .
Ekblom started Ekblom 's run with a straight sets win over second seed Kerry Reid , then defeated unseeded players Kathleen Harter and Christine Matison to progress to the semi-finals .
Ekblom was a semi-finalist at the 1976 Australian Open , as a 17 year old .