RRI Sports Club

2022-11-16 13:45:00

Steliu Lambru

Tennis

Tennis (photo: pixabay.com)

Romania's women's tennis team defeated Hungary, 4-0, in the play-offs of the Billie Jean King cup. The event was hosted by the Oradea Arena, the 5,000-seat sports hall of the city of Oradea, in northern Romania.

In the first match, played on Friday, Ana Bogdan defeated Dalma Galfi 6-1, 6-4, winning Romania's first point. The second came from Jaqueline Cristian, who won the second singles match 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 against Anna Bondar.

On Saturday, the overall score went to 3-0 for Romania, after Ana Bogdan beat Panna Udvardy 6-0, 6-2. The doubles match, pitting Jaqueline Cristian and Monica Niculescu from Romania against Hungary's Reka Jani and Panna Udvardy, ended with a 5-7, 6-4, 10-4 victory for Romania.

The 2 teams, Romania and Hungary, had previously played against each other 9 times in the Fed Cup. Romania boasts 8 wins, with Hungary's only victory coming in 1993 in a match in England.

The winner of this year's Billie Jean King Cup is Switzerland, which defeated Australia in the final 2-0.

In the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers, Romania will take on Slovenia, away from home, according to this Sunday's draw. Slovenia defeated China 3-1 and is scheduled to play against Romania on April 14 and 15 next year. Romania and Slovenia only played against each other in the Fed Cup in Murcia, Spain in 2000, when Slovenia won 3-0. (AMP)