Romanian duo Irina Begu and Monica Niculescu, 2nd seed, qualified on Wednesday for the semifinals of the women's doubles of the WTA tennis tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand (Toyota Thailand Open) with prizes worth 250,000 US dollars, after defeating the pair made up of Japan's Kurumi Nara and China's Saisai Zheng, with a score of 6-2, 7-5.
The Romanian nationals' opponents will be established after the matches scheduled to take place on Wednesday and Thursday in the women's doubles event.