Three of four seeds succeed in winning on Day 1 in Charleston

The Family Circle Cup in Charleston kicked off on a warm, cloudy Monday, as four seeds were in action and all but one won their first round matches.

No. 10 Shuai Peng was the highest seed who was playing, and she won to wildcard Anastasia Pivovarova in easy straight sets, 60 62.

No. 11 seed Alona Bondarenko won her match to Anne Kremer, aslo with a bagel in the score, 64 60.

No. 13 seed Virginie Razzano was the lowest seed playing, and she won to another wildcard, Mallory Cecil, in straight sets 61 62.

The seeded loser of the day was No. 14 seed Olga Govortsova, who fell in three sets to Vania King, 67(3) 76(5) 63.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Singles - First Round

(10) Peng Shuai (CHN) d. (WC) Anastasia Pivovarova (RUS) 60 62

(11) Alona Bondarenko (UKR) d. Anne Kremer (GER) 64 60

(13) Virginie Razzano (FRA) d. (WC) Mallory Cecil (USA) 61 62

Vania King (USA) d. (14) Olga Govortsova (BLR) 67(3) 76(5) 63

Tamira Paszek (AUT) d. Julia Schruff (GER) 75 62

Patricia Mayr (AUT) d. Yan Zi (CHN) 62 62

Melinda Czink (HUN) d. Jill Craybas (USA) 62 64

Rossana de los Rios (PAR) d. Carly Gullickson (USA) 61 64

Varvara Lepchenko (USA) d. Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) 61 63

Julie Ditty (USA) d. Ayumi Morita (JPN) 61 61

Anastasia Rodionova (RUS) d. (Q) Madison Brengle (USA) 62 76(4)

(Q) Lenka Wienerova (SVK) d. Alexa Glatch (USA) 64 75

(Q) Melanie Oudin (USA) d. Olga Savchuk (UKR) 64 60

(Q) Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) d. Marta Domachowska (POL) 61 16 64