The Romanian women’s tennis team
\nplayed the Fed Cup semifinal against France in Rouen. France won 3-2 after some
\nvery tight matches. Romania’s points were earned by Simona Halep, who defeated
\nKristina Mladenovic and Caroline Garcia. On the French side, Caroline Garcia
\ndefeated Mihaela Buzarnescu, Pauline Parmentier defeated Irina Begu, while the
\nMladenovici-Garcia pair defeated the Romanian pair formed by Halep and
\nNiculescu.<\/p>\n
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We move on to news from ice hockey.
\nCorona Brasov won their third national championship title. They defeated CSM
\nGalati 6-2 in the third match and 7-2 in the fourth match. Corona won the final
\nwith an aggregate score of 3-1, with the final being held in the best-of-five
\nformat. <\/p>\n
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In rugby, three matches were held as
\npart of the national league’s 11th round. Dinamo Bucharest lost to
\nFarul Constanta 25-27; Steaua Bucharest drew 13-all against CSM Baia Mare;
\nwhile Universitatea Cluj defeated HCM Buzau 26-16. CSM Bucharest lead in the
\nstandings with 44 points, followed by Steaua Bucharest with 41 points,
\nTimisoara Saracens with 39 points and CSM Baia Mare with 38 points.<\/p>\n
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We end this roundup with football
\nand the results of League One’s 6th round. In Group 1, Astra Giurgiu
\nlost to Universitatea Craiova nil-1; Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe lost to CFR Cluj
\nnil-1; and Viitorul Constanta drew 1-all against FCSB. CFR Cluj top the ranking
\nwith 41 points, followed by FCSB with 36 points and Universitatea Craiova with
\n33 points. In Group 2, FC Hermannstadt drew 1-all against FC Voluntari and Gaz
\nMetan Medias drew nil-all against Dunarea Calarasi. The leg’s final two matches
\nare held on Monday, when Politehnica Iasi take on Concordia Chiajna and Dinamo
\nBucharest face FC Botosani. FC Botosani, with 22 points, and FC Hermannstadt,
\nwith 18 points, currently rank 5th and 6th, which means
\nthey will have to play a relegation play-off, while Dunarea Calarasi, with 17
\npoints, and Concordia Chiajna, with 14 points, are in the 7th and 8th
\nplaces, which means they will relegate straight to the second-tier league. <\/p>\n
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