Men\u2019s basketball team U-BT Cluj-Napoca was defeated on Wednesday, away from home, 92-75 by the German side Riesen Ludwigsburg, in the second match of the Champions League\u2019s quarterfinals. Romania\u2019s champions, that won the previous match in Cluj last Wednesday, 76-73, will play the decisive game for the qualification to the semifinals next week on home turf. The quarterfinals are held in keeping with the system \u201cbest of three matches\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Romania\u2019s women handball team, Rapid Bucharest defeated the champion Minaur Baia Mare on Wednesday, 34-31 and became 1st place again in the National League. Eliza Buceschi scored most goals – 9, just like Cristina Laslo for the guest team. Also on Wednesday, SCM Ramnicu Valcea beat HC Zalau at home, 38-28 while Magura Cisnadie defeated SCM Craiova 25-24 in an away match. Rapid is first in the rankings, one point ahead of CSM Bucharest.<\/p>\n
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The Romanian women\u2019s tennis team on Friday and Saturday are playing away from home against Poland in the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers. The Romanian team cannot count on all its top players. On Tuesday, Monica Niculescu became the third unavailable player due to a Covid infection, after Raluca Olaru and Gabriela Ruse. Simona Halep and Jaqueline Cristian are not part of the team either, due to injuries. Horia Tecau, who leads the Romania team, will have to count on Irina Begu, Mihaela Buz\u0103rnescu, Andreea Pris\u0103cariu and Andreea Mitu. Of them, Begu is the only one in top 100, ranking 63rd in the singles and 48th in the doubles. Poland\u2019s team is made up of Iga \u015awi\u0105tek, Magda Linette, Magdalena Fr\u0119ch, Maja Chwali\u0144ska and Alicja Rosolska. \u015awi\u0105tek is world no. 1, Linette ranks 58th in the singles and 26th in the doubles while Fr\u0119ch, is 87th in the singles and 179 in the doubles. <\/p>\n
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