Ten more Romanians advance to W15 Bucharest 4 R16

Ten Romanian tennis players won on Wednesday in the first round of the W15 Bucharest 4 ITF tournament, prize money USD 15,000, hosted by the Simona Halep National Tennis Centre.

After Lavinia Tanasie, Eva Maria Ionescu and Alexia Iulia Marginean's wins on Tuesday, Ilinca Dalina Amariei (2nd), Oana Georgeta Simion (3rd), Andreea Prisacariu (4th), Arina Gabriela Vasilescu (8th), Maia Ilinca Burcescu, Diana-Ioana Simionescu, Cara Maria Mester, Carmen Andreea Herea, Bianca Elena Barbulescu, and Simona Ogescu follwoed suit.

In the second round, five fixtures out of eight will be entirely Romanian.

Wednesday's results:

Singles, first round

Carmen Andreea Herea beat Anamaria Federica Oana 6-3 6-2

N.4 Andreea Prisacariu beat Giulia Paterno (Italy) 6-4 7-5

Maia Ilinca Burcescu beat Sara Victoria Balan 6-2 6-1

Cara Maria Mester beat Daria Stefania Malaescu 6-1 6-1

N.8 Arina Gabriela Vasilescu (No. 8) beat Karla Bartel (Germany) 6-2 6-2

Diana-Ioana Simionescu beat Alessia Marinescu 6-3 6-3

N.3 Oana Georgeta Simion beat Ioana Stefania Boian 6-0 7-6 (7/5)

Bianca Elena Barbulescu beat N.6 Elena Ruxandra Bertea 6-7 (3/7) 7-5 6-2

Linda Sevcikova (Czech Republic) beat Vanessa Ioana Georgiana Popa Teiusanu 6-4 7-6 (8/6)

Simona Ogescu beat Sara Maria Dragnea 6-2 6-1

N.2 Ilinca Dalina Amariei beat Denise Valente (Italy) 6-2 6-1.