Source: news.nationalpost.com - Saturday, April 18, 2015
MONTREAL — Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard fell in straight sets on Saturday at its Fed Cup tie against Romania to tie the World Group playoff at a match apiece. Bouchard, of Westmount, Que., lost 6-4, 6-4 to Alexandra Dulgheru in the second singles match of the day. Bouchard never looked confident in the match, committing 21 unforced errors. Dulgheru, ranked No. 72 in the world, broke Bouchard in the only break point opportunity of the second set at 3-3. Earlier in the day, Montreal’s Francoise Abanda defeated Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the opening singles match of the best-of-five tie. The 18-year-old Montreal native needed two hours 39 minutes to register the victory. Related Eugenie Bouchard will play in Canada’s upcoming Fed Cup tie versus Romania Patience please: Eugenie Bouchard’s slump should not come as a surprise Eugenie Bouchard experiences growing pains as she follows up breakthrough season THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes Canada's Francoise Abanda celebrates after defeating Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu in their Fed Cup tennis match in Montreal. On Sunday, Bouchard will play Begu while Abanda faces Dulgheru in singles before Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Toronto’s Sharon Fichman take on Andreea Mitu and Raluca Olaru in doubles. Canada is looking to maintain its position in the elite eight-team World Group for 2016. Abanda started the match impressively, fighting off two break points in the first game be
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MONTREAL — Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard fell in straight sets on Saturday at its Fed Cup tie against Romania to tie the World Group playoff at a match apiece. Bouchard, of Westmount, Que., lost 6-4, 6-4 to Alexandra Dulgheru in the second singles match of the day. Bouchard never looked confident in the match, committing 21 unforced errors. Dulgheru, ranked No. 72 in the world, broke Bouchard in the only break point opportunity of the second set at 3-3. Earlier in the day, Montreal’s Francoise Abanda defeated Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the opening singles match of the best-of-five tie. The 18-year-old Montreal native needed two hours 39 minutes to register the victory. Related Eugenie Bouchard will play in Canada’s upcoming Fed Cup tie versus Romania Patience please: Eugenie Bouchard’s slump should not come as a surprise Eugenie Bouchard experiences growing pains as she follows up breakthrough season THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes Canada's Francoise Abanda celebrates after defeating Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu in their Fed Cup tennis match in Montreal. On Sunday, Bouchard will play Begu while Abanda faces Dulgheru in singles before Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Toronto’s Sharon Fichman take on Andreea Mitu and Raluca Olaru in doubles. Canada is looking to maintain its position in the elite eight-team World Group for 2016. Abanda started the match impressively, fighting off two break points in the first game befrom Top News on RSS Feeds http://ift.tt/1G614Xz
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