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Memphis, TN (Sports Network) - Second seed Ksenia Pervak and third-seeded
Lucie Hradecka were second-round losers Wednesday at the $220,000 Memphis
International tennis event.
Italian Alberta Brianti erased Kazakhstan's Pervak 7-6 (7-3), 6-2, while
Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko came from behind to beat the Czech Hradecka 3-6, 6-4,
7-6 (7-3) on the indoor hardcourts at The Racquet Club of Memphis.
Another upset came when Swede Sofia Arvidsson took out fifth-seeded
Frenchwoman Pauline Parmentier, 7-6 (7-5), 0-6, 6-3.
Arvidsson titled at this event in 2006 and was the runner-up in 2010. She'll
meet Tsurenko in the quarterfinals.
France's Stephanie Foretz Gacon landed in the quarters by downing Italian
qualifier Camila Giorgi 7-5, 6-4. Foretz Gacon will face Russian Vera
Dushevina in the round of eight.
Thursday's other quarterfinals will pit fourth-seeded Marina Erakovic of New
Zealand against Dutchwoman Michaella Krajicek and American Varvara Lepchenko
versus Brianti.
The 2012 Memphis winner will collect $37,000.
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