The Romanian-Italian pair Jaqueline Cristian/Angelica Moratelli qualified, on Monday, for the quarterfinals of the doubles event of the WTA 500 tennis tournament in Merida (Mexico), with total prizes of 1,064,510 US dollars, after defeating the couple Ulrikke Eikeri (Norway)/Makoto Ninomiya (Japan), 7-5, 6-1.
Jaqueline Cristian and Angelica Moratelli, finalists this month at the Transylvania Open, achieved the victory after one hour and 28 minutes of playing against the number four favorites of the event, who committed no less than 8 double faults.
Jaqueline Cristian and her partner secured a check for 9,840 US dollars and 108 WTA points in doubles, and will play in the quarterfinals against the pair Katarzyna Piter (Poland)/Mayar Sherif (Egypt).
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