Sania Mirza, Lucie Hradecka move into quarterfinals in Charleston

CHARLESTON: Sania Mirza in partnership with Lucie Hradecka beat the American wildcard entrants Francesca Di Lorenzo and Katie Volynets 7-5, 7-6 (5) in the doubles pre-quarterfinals of the USD 899,500 WTA tennis tournament on clay in the U.S. In the quarterfinals, Sania and Hradecka were scheduled to meet third seeds Alexa Guarachi and Jessica Pegula. There was a fitness concern for Sania which has put a question mark over her participation in the Billie Jean King Cup Asia-Oceania competition scheduled to be played in Antalya, Turkey, from April 12 to 18.

In the Challenger in Ecuador, fourth seed Ramkumar Ramanathan was beaten 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5) by J. C. Aragone of the U.S. in the first round. Agencies

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