Tennis: Romanian final at Brasov Open
The final of the Brasov Open (ITF) tennis tournament, organised by Tennis Club Olimpia in Brasov and endowed with total prizes of USD 15,000, will be played between Romanians Maria Sara Popa and Selma Stefania Cadar, told Agerpres.
Selma Stefania Cadar, a qualifier, defeated Anastasia Safta 6-7 (5/7), 6-2, 6-0 on Friday after two hours and 39 minutes in the first semi-final.
Maria Sara Popa, the third seed, defeated Jana Bojovic of Serbia, seeded sixth, 6-4, 6-3 in the second semi-final.
Neither finalist has a singles title to her name.
In doubles, the title was won by the main favourites Nicole Fossa Huergo (Italy) and Bojana Marinkovic (Serbia), after a 6-2, 6-4 win in the final against the Romanian-Czech pair Bianca Elena Barbulescu/Linda Sevcikova, seeded fourth.