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October, 05 2012 09:57:21

Trang progresses to second round of Kalamata tourney

Viet Nam's Huynh Phuong Dai Trang will meet Laura Deigman of England in the second round of the women's singles at the International Tennis Federation's US$10,000 Kalamata Open in Greece.

The country's top player also paired with Israel's Keren Shlomo to defeat Spanish duo Josephine Boualem and Amaia Ormazabal-Oregui 6-1, 6-1 in the women's doubles event.

They will meet Paulina Czarnik and Corina Jaeger in the semi-finals.

It is one of six European tournaments that Trang has taken part in since August.

The Vietnamese player has signed a three year sponsorship deal with Dunlop worth VND450 million ($21,500).-VNS

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