Jul 22, 2008
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CARSON, Calif., July 22 (UPI) -- Qualifier Samantha Stosur upset 12th-seeded Shahar Peer Monday in first-round action at the East Wests Bank Classic in Carson, Calif. The scores were 6-1, 6-1. Of the other three seeded players seeing first-round action, two won their matches and one was leading late Monday night. No. 13 Virginie Razzano led Melinda Czink, 2-1, while Sybille Bammer, seeded 14th, beat Ahsha Rolle 6-0, 6-4, and Sania Mirza, seeded 16th, beat Eva Hrdinova 6-3, 6-4. In other first-round action, Petra Kvitova beat Alisa Kleybanova 6-4, 1-6, 7-5; Marta Domachowska downed Coco Vandeweghe 6-3, 6-4; Olga Govortsova eliminated Darya Kustova 6-3, 6-4; and Bethanie Mattek ousted Abigail Spears, 6-2, 6-4. Also, Jill Craybas beat Anne Keothavong...
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