Gisela Dulko
Vina del Mar, Chile (Sports Network) - Second-seeded Gisela Dulko advanced to the second round at the inaugural $200,000 Cachantun Cup on Monday, cruising past Camila Silva in straight sets.
Dulko needed just over an hour to beat Silva, from Chile, 6-4, 6-1. Dulko’s second round opponent will be Spaniard Lourdes Dominguez Lino, who also notched a first-round win Monday.
In other first-round action at Vina del Mar, third-seeded Emilie Loit of France was ousted by Czech Petra Cetkovska 6-2, 7-6 (8-6) at this clay-court event. Additionally, fourth-seeded Pauline Parmentier of France defeated Argentina’s Maria Emilia Salerni, 5-7, 7-5, 6-3.
Other first-round wins came for German Julia Schruff and Ukrainian Mariya Koryttseva, who handled Colombian veteran Catalina Castano 7-6 (7-3), 6-1. Koryttseva will meet Cetkovska in the second round.
This week’s top seed is Italian Flavia Pennetta. The 2008 Vina del Mar champion will take home $30,500.
Source: Dulko advances at Vina del Mar
