Saturday, September 17, 2011

Top-seeded Hantuchova ousted at Bell Challenge

QUEBEC CITY - Top-seeded Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia lost 6-4, 6-4 to unseeded Marina Erakovic of New Zealand in a Bell Challenge quarterfinal on Friday night. In other matches, Michaella Krajicek of Netherlands defeated No. 4-seeded Rebecca Marino of Canada 6-1, 6-3 and No. 3-seeded Tamira Paszek of Austria downed Britain's Heather Watson 6-4, 7-6 (5). In the late match, sixth-seeded Barbora Zahlavova Strycova topped fellow Czech Andrea Hlavackova 6-3, 7-5.