Romania’s women’s
\ntennis team defeated Hungary, 4-0, in the play-offs of the Billie Jean King cup.
\nThe event was hosted by the Oradea Arena, the 5,000-seat sports hall of the
\ncity of Oradea, in northern Romania.<\/p>\n
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In the first match,
\nplayed on Friday, Ana Bogdan defeated Dalma Galfi 6-1, 6-4, winning Romania’s
\nfirst point. The second came from Jaqueline Cristian, who won the second
\nsingles match 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 against Anna Bondar.<\/p>\n
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On Saturday, the overall
\nscore went to 3-0 for Romania, after Ana Bogdan beat Panna Udvardy 6-0, 6-2.
\nThe doubles match, pitting Jaqueline Cristian and Monica Niculescu from Romania
\nagainst Hungary’s Reka Jani and Panna Udvardy, ended with a 5-7, 6-4, 10-4
\nvictory for Romania.<\/p>\n
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The 2 teams, Romania and
\nHungary, had previously played against each other 9 times in the Fed Cup. Romania
\nboasts 8 wins, with Hungary’s only victory coming in 1993 in a match in England.
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The winner of this year’s
\nBillie Jean King Cup is Switzerland, which defeated Australia in the final 2-0.<\/p>\n
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In the 2023 Billie
\nJean King Cup qualifiers, Romania will take on Slovenia, away from home,
\naccording to this Sunday’s draw. Slovenia defeated China 3-1 and is scheduled to
\nplay against Romania on April 14 and 15 next year. Romania and Slovenia only
\nplayed against each other in the Fed Cup in Murcia, Spain in 2000, when
\nSlovenia won 3-0. (AMP)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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