Romanian tennis player Irina Bara defeated compatriot Andreea Prisacariu 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday in the round of 16 of the ITF tournament in Kursumlijska Banja (Serbia), which has total prize money of USD 60,000.
Bara (30 years old, ranked 250th in the WTA), the second seed of the W75 category competition, secured the victory after two and a half hours of play, agerpres reports.
Irina Bara now leads 3-0 in head-to-head matches against Prisacariu (25 years old, ranked 471st in the WTA), who came through the qualifiers at the Serbian tournament.
In the quarterfinals, Bara will face American Caty McNally (23 years old, ranked 255th in the WTA), the fifth seed
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