Three Romanians make successful debut at W15 Bucharest 4

Three Romanian tennis players on Tuesday successfully debuted at the W15 Bucharest 4 Women ITF tournament in Bucharest, prize money USD 15,000, hosted by the Simona Halep National Tennis Centre: Lavinia Tanasie, Eva Maria Ionescu and Alexia Iulia Marginean.

No less than 23 Romanians entered the singles main draw, of which the seeded players are Ilinca Dalina Amariei (2nd), Oana Georgeta Simion (3rd), Andreea Prisacariu (4th), Lavinia Tanasie (5th), Elena Ruxandra Bertea (6th) and Arina Gabriela Vasilescu (8th).

Tuesday's results:

Singles, first round

Nina Vargova (Slovakia) beat Cristina Elena Tiglea (Italy) 6-4 6-0

Martina Colmegna (Italy) beat Daria Volosova (Ukraine) 6-3 6-2

N.5 Lavinia Tanasie beat Evelyne Christelle Atticia Tiron 6-1 6-0

Eva Maria Ionescu beat N.7 Camilla Gennaro (Italy) 6-4 6-4

Alexia Iulia Marginean beat Alexandra Irina Anghel 7-5 3-6 6-4


Doubles, first round

N.1 Ilinca Dalina Amariei (Romania)/Linda Sevcikova (Czech Republic) beat Ioana Stefania Boian/Cristiana Nicoleta Todoni 6-2 6-4

Martina Colmegna (Italy)/Nina Vargova (Slovakia) beat Bianca Elena Barbulescu/Alesia Breaz 6-0 6-2

N.4 Alexandra Irina Anghel/Carmen Andreea Herea beat Enya Neagu (USA)/Ioana-Steliana Scripcariu (Great Britain) 6-0 6-0

Ana Maria Brotea/Rianna Ioana Coreisa beat Sofia Maria Barbulescu/Anca Stefania Sauciuc 1-6 6-3 10-8

Alexia Iulia Marginean/Anamaria Federica Oana beat Sara Victoria Balan/Ana Sofia Ciobanu 6-3 6-1

Maia Ilinca Burcescu/Diana-Ioana Simionescu beat N.3 Diana Maria Mihail/Arina Gabriela Vasilescu 6-2 6-1

Alexia-Shara Iancu/Alexia Lavinia Puiac beat Alessia Marinescu/Alice Nicoleta Petrache 6-3 3-6 13-11

N.2 Simona Ogescu/Ioana Teodora Sava beat - Cara Maria Mester/Vanessa Ioana Georgiana Popa Teiusanu 6-3 6-4.