Romanian tennis players Anamaria Federica Oana and Maria Sara Popa on Tuesday progressed to the round of 16 of the W15 Bucharest ITF tournament hosted by Nastase & Marica Sport Club, prize money USD 15,000.
Oana managed to defeat the fifth seed, the Dutch Demi Tran, 7-5 7-6 (7/4) in the first round.
Maria Sara Popa also beat compatriot Diana-Ioana Simionescu, 7-6 (7/4) 6-2.
No less than 19 Romanians are on the singles draw, with Ilinca Dalina Amariei second seeded, Lavinia Tanasie fourth seeded and Elena Ruxandra Bertea sixth seeded.
Tuesday's results:
Singles, first round
Anamaria Federica Oana beat N.5 Demi Tran (Netherlands) 7-5 7-6 (7/4)
Fiona Ganz (Switzerland) beat Karola Patricia Bejenaru 7-5 6-3
N.8 Gaia Squarcialupi (Italy) beat Linda Sevcikova (Czech Republic) 6-3 6-4
Maria Sara Popa beat Diana-Ioana Simionescu 7-6 (7/4) 6-2
Doubles, first round
Bianca Elena Barbulescu/Lavinia Tanasie beat N.1 Briana Szabo (Romania)/Demi Tran (Netherlands) 5-7 6-4 10-5
Elena Ruxandra Bertea (Romania)/Laura Svatikova (Slovakia) beat Alexia Clara Adascalitei/Karina Maria Capuzu 6-0 6-1
Alexia Iulia Marginean/Anamaria Federica Oana beat N.3 Linda Sevcikova (Czech Republic)/Gaia Squarcialupi (Italy) 4-6 6-1 10-4
Victoria Borodulina (Russia)/Zuzanna Kolonus (Poland) beat Ana Maria Brotea/Anca Stefania Sauciuc 6-2 6-2
Diana-Ioana Simionescu (Romania)/Lidia Enceva (Bulgaria) beat Alexia-Shara Iancu/Alexia Lavinia Puiac 6-3 6-0
N.4 Luiza Fullana (Brazil)/Emma Slavikova (Czech Republic) beat Patricia Georgiana Goina/Giulia Safina Popa 6-4 3-6 10-7
Iulia Maria Buculei/Evelyne Christelle Atticia Tiron beat Stefana Lazar/Ilinca Sagmar 6-3 6-2
Alexandra Irina Anghel/Cristiana Nicoleta Todoni beat N.2 Simona Ogescu/Ioana Teodora Sava 6-3 6-2 AGERPRES
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