By IANS,
Aurangabad : Seeded players moved into the singles quarter-finals as Indian challenge fizzled out in the Endurance-MSLTA $10,000 ITF Women’s Championships here Wednesday.
It was a dismal day in the singles for Indian players as third seeded Nicole Clerico of Italy outhit Kyra Shroff 6-4, 6-3 while second seeded Peangtarn Plipuech (Thailand) stopped qualifier Adnya Naik 6-2, 6-3.
No.7 Anja Prislan outplayed another qualifier, Smriti Joon, 6-1, 6-0.
A third qualifier, Shweta Rana, raised some hopes by extending seventh seeded Italian Stephanie Scimone in the first set but the visitor scrambled to a 7-5, 6-3 win over in two hours.
The results:
Singles: 1-Dalila Jakupovic (SLO) bt .Zi Yang (CHN) 6-0,6-4; Seda Arantekin (TUR) bt Misa Kinoshita (JPN) 6-1,6-4; Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic (GER) bt Maria Sakkari (GRE) 6-1,6-2; 3-Nicole Clerico (ITA) bt Kyra Shroff (IND) 6-4,6-3; 2-Peangtarn Plipuech (THA) bt Adnya Naik (IND) 6-2,6-3; 7-Stephanie Scimone (ITA) bt.Shweta Rana (IND) 7-5,6-3; 4-Barbara Luz (POR) bt Ella Leivo (FIN) 6-3,7-5; 5-Anja Prislan (SLO) bt Smriti Joon (IND) 6-1,6-0.
Doubles (quarter-finals): Dalila Jakupovic (SLO) / Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic (GER) bt 3-Trang Huynh Phuong Dai (VIE) / Nungnadda Wannasuk (THA) 6-1,4-6,10-8; 2-Nicole Clerico / Martina Caciotti (ITA) bt Seda Arantekin (TUR) / Misa Kinoshita (JPN) 7-5,6-1; 4-Anja Prislan (SLO) / Kyra Shroff (IND) bt Sharmada Balu / Rishika Sunkara (IND) 6-3,3-6,10-7; 1-Peangtarn Plipuech / Varunya Wongteanchai (THA) bt Ankita Raina (IND) / Prarthana G Thombare (IND) 6-2,6-2.