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Your support makes all the difference.Lisa Raymond of the United States and Amanda Coetzer of South Africa advanced to the second round of the women's Advanta Championships in Villanova, Pennsylvania on Monday.
Lisa Raymond of the United States and Amanda Coetzer of South Africa advanced to the second round of the women's Advanta Championships in Villanova, Pennsylvania on Monday.
Raymond defeated 19-year-old German qualifier Vanessa Henke 6-4, 6-4. Coetzer, the seventh seed in the tournament, downed American Erika deLone 6-2, 6-3.
Raymond won the first three games in dominating fashion, taking only eight minutes to do it.
"I got off to an unbelievable start and then got complacent," Raymond said. "The surface was pretty slow and I really didn't have a lot of time to practice. I got myself in trouble and I can't afford that in the next few days."
Raymond will meet defending champion Lindsay Davenport of the United States in the second round Wednesday.
Coetzer, ranked 12th in the world, will meet Jennifer Hopkins of the United States in the second round Wednesday. Hopkins downed fellow American Lilia Osterloh 6-1, 4-6, 6-1.
In other matches, Russia's Elena Bouvina defeated Katie Schlukebir of the United States 6-2, 6-2; Canada's Renata Kolbovic beat Marie-Gaiane Mikaelian of Switzerland 6-4, 7-5; and France's Julie Halard-Decurgis defeated Germany's Greta Arn, 6-1, 6-1.
Results from the $535,000 Advanta Championships Sanex WTA Tour tournament:
Singles First Round
Elena Bovina, Russia, def. Katie Schlukebir, United States, 6-2, 6-2. Jennifer Hopkins, United States, def. Lilia Osterloh, United States, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1. Renata Kolbovic, Canada, def. Marie-Gaiane Mikaelian, Switzerland, 6-4, 7-5. Julie Halard-Decugis, France, def. Greta Arn, Germany, 6-1, 6-1. Amanda Coetzer (7), South Africa, def. Erika de Lone, United States, 6-2, 6-3. Lisa Raymond, United States, def. Vanessa Henke, Germany, 6-4, 6-4. Holly Parkinson, United States, def. Kristina Brandi, United States, 6-1, 6-3.
Doubles First Round
Alina Jidkova, Russia, and Meilen Tu, United States, def. Greta Arn, Germany, and Mashona Washington, United States, 6-3, 7-6 (8).
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