Highest seed remaining advances to quarters in Bogota

Carla Suarez Navarro, the second seed and the highest seed remaining in the draw, was pushed to the limits on Wednesday by Swedish Johanna Larsson, but eventually won in tough straight sets. But the No. 3 seed Gisela Dulko had a much easier time on court, ousting her Belgian opponent in easy straight sets.

Navarro had a tough time on court against the Swed, but won 76(4) 64.

Dulko, who faced Tamaryn Hendler, easily reserved a spot in the quarters, after winning 62 64.

No. 4 seed Nuria Llagostera Vives demolished Olga Savchuk of Ukraine, 62 60.

No. 6 seed Mathilde Johansson was pushed to three sets by Catalina Castano, but won 67(2) 64 64.

No. 7 seed Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez humiliated Anastasiya Yakimova, winning with a score of 63 61.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Singles - Second Round

Rossana De Los Rios (Paraguay) beat Olivia Sanchez (France)4-6 6-0 6-1

Masa Zec Peskiric (Slovenia) beat 1-Flavia Pennetta (Italy)6-3 4-6 7-6(4)

7-Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (Spain) beat Anastasiya Yakimova (Belarus) 6-1 6-3

Katalin Marosi (Hungary) beat Greta Arn (Hungary) 7-5 3-6 7-5

Patricia Mayr (Austria) beat Tzipora Obziler (Israel) 6-2 6-3

3-Gisela Dulko (Argentina) beat Tamaryn Hendler (Belgium) 6-2 6-4

Betina Jozami (Argentina) beat Mariana Duque (Colombia) 5-76-0 6-1

2-Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) beat Johanna Larsson (Sweden)7-6(4) 6-4

Arantxa Parra Santonja (Spain) beat Viky Nunez Fuentes(Colombia) 6-2 6-1

Maret Ani (Estonia) beat Ma Emilia Salerni (Argentina) 5-7 6-27-5

Ioana Raluca Olaru (Romania) beat 8-Lourdes Dominguez Lino(Spain) 5-7 6-4 7-6(3)

6-Mathilde Johansson (France) beat Catalina Castano (Colombia)6-7(2) 6-4 6-4

4-Nuria Llagostera Vives (Spain) beat Olga Savchuk (Ukraine)6-2 6-0